This class is cancelled. Get ready to discover a world of color! Join Stephey Baker, a local creative and avid urban gardener for bumble bees, in this four-day, 20 hour class as she guides you step-by-step to creating a color palette unique to you. Learn dependable watercolor and simple drawing techniques for nature journaling, as […]

What is a pollinator? Why are pollinators so important?  What do they need for habitats?   How can you create a habitat? Come talk about what pollinators are, what they do and what is necessary for them to survive.  Then we will enjoy a tour around the Garden looking to see what pollinators we can find […]

Celebrate the fall season with the dynamic duo of local mixologist Beth Dixon and Restaurant Associates’ Chef Jared Serr as they team up for a demonstration showcasing how to create fabulous craft cocktails and delicious paired small plates. Beth showcases the orchard through a Walnut Old Fashioned, Pear-ginger Margarita and Jack Rose featuring Applejack and […]

Explore the various ways we physically bond with our plants by opening one's awareness to them. In this workshop, explore the garden through the mindfulness of the senses, sight, hearing, touch, temperature and feeling the textures of the ground and plants. Come dressed for the weather and walking in the Garden. Bring a water bottle. […]

Spend an evening at the Garden enjoying wine and nibbles while creating your own work of botanical art under the step-by-step guidance of local artist Laura Flournoy. Perfect for an evening out with friends! Fee includes wine, nibbles and all materials. Our Garden continues to follow CDC recommendations and state guidelines for preventing the spread […]

Join Restaurant Associates’ Chef Anne Maury Haapala in this celebratory gathering as she showcases the delights of fall produce in festive flavorful dishes. Chef Anne’s hour and a half demonstration highlights ways in which home chefs can incorporate what is fresh, local and in-season into mains and sides that are unique, elegant and simpler to […]

Learn how to design, select, plant and care for perennial plants in a year-round garden. Correct selection of plants is as important as care in creating a successful environment. Learn which plants thrive in the Richmond area and which are more challenging. The course covers perennial identification, soil preferences, how to plant and care according […]

This program is cancelled. Sepia allows for the creation of a detailed painting, focusing on structure and form, without the challenge of color matching. Students will continue to hone watercolor techniques and brush skills using sepia to develop form by observing and painting light and shadow while continuing to build experience in watercolor brush techniques […]