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Hydrangeas
Walk and Talk

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Garden Guide and hydrangea enthusiast Rich Waiton leads tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one!

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Hydrangeas
Walk and Talk

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Garden Guide and hydrangea enthusiast Rich Waiton leads tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one!

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Hydrangeas
Walk and Talk

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Garden Guide and hydrangea enthusiast Rich Waiton leads tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one!

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Starting Seeds
with Herbalist Practices

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, United States

Herbalist Laura Baum discusses selected culinary, native, and Eastern Woodland plants associated with traditional herbalism practices and how to start them from seed.  You meet on the night of the full moon to experience and understand the ancient practice of starting plantings at this phase of the moon.  Join Laura for a garden walk to […]

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Using the
Flora of Virginia

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Recently published in 2012, the Flora of Virginia is our long-overdue technical manual covering all of the native and naturalized plant species found in the Commonwealth.  This massive volume – almost 1600 pages in all – is the first comprehensive treatment of Virginia’s flora since the mid-1700s, and if you’re like us you couldn’t wait […]

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Green Adventure Summer Camp:
Rock, Paper, Scissors - July

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Create magnificent artwork after journeying through the Garden to visit a variety of giant origami sculptures including one titled, Conversation Peace.  Artistic inspiration will come in other forms as well including Vivaldi’s music and children’s literature about artists such as Claude Monet and Henri Matisse.

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Advanced Watercolor
for Botanical Illustration

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Williamsburg-based botanical artist Juliet Kirby leads this four-day watercolor workshop for advanced botanical artists.  Participants bring a plant of their own choosing.  Focus is on composition, accuracy, and direction of light.  Students provide materials: a list of recommended materials is sent after registration.  Lunch is on your own each day.

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Sprouting Success
with Agriculture in the Classroom

Join the Agriculture in the Classroom team for a highly interactive workshop that will help you sprout successful learners in your PK-5 classroom.  The workshop will feature cross-curricular, standards-aligned lessons and resources that use Virginia agriculture and natural resources to engage learners in science, mathematics, language arts, and social studies.  Workshop participants will enjoy AITC's […]

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Lightened Up Favorites
with Chef Anne

Executive Chef Anne Maury Haapala demonstrates how to re-imagine your favorite indulgent dishes to make them healthier, but still satisfying.  She’ll show you that healthy can still be delicious and flavorful and even how to create fake-out takeout.  Anne’s hour and a half demonstration is followed by a delectable lunch featuring some of the recipes […]

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Hydrangeas
Walk and Talk

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Garden Guide and hydrangea enthusiast Rich Waiton leads tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one!

Find Out More