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EVENING SEASONAL TOUR
JUNE 14

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Enjoy an evening out in the Garden! Enhance your understanding and appreciation of featured seasonal aspects of the collection.  Come dressed for the weather and touring the Garden.

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Succulent Driftwood
CENTERPIECE WORKSHOP

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Create a beautiful succulent driftwood centerpiece with Melissa Tebbenhoff of Rusted Rabbitt in Williamsburg. Each participant will choose from a variety of different driftwood pieces from our very own VA shorelines. Then, you will be guided on selecting the succulents to build your arrangement. Several techniques will be demonstrated on how to create this unusual […]

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Father's Day

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Spend time with the family in the Children’s Garden on Father's Day. Discover a weekend of family fun in the Garden! Enjoy the stunning sculpture exhibit Incanto: An Oasis of Lyrical Sculpture and the exciting and engaging M&T Bank Butterflies LIVE!  A special Father's Day cookout will also offer food available for purchase. The location […]

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GARDEN TO GLASS:
Tea Garden Cocktails

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Few things taste better than a tall glass of iced tea on a hot summer’s day. What does taste even better is a cocktail incorporating that icy glass of tea. Featuring tea in new and delicious summer craft cocktails is local mixologist Beth Dixon. Join Beth as she creates three delicious summertime sips: an Earl […]

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WALK AND TALK
Hydrangeas

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! Come dressed for the weather and walking in the Garden.

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THE UNIQUENESS
of Seeds

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Like the seeds and growing instructions of various plants, we each have our own set of conditions where we grow and thrive. What brings you joy? How do you rest and recharge? We will explore our individual connection with our environment through the examination of a variety of seeds and their specific growing instructions. We […]

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Thursday Yoga in the Garden:
JUNE-JULY

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture in a tranquil Garden setting. Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience. Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season. Classes take place in the Garden or inside Garden buildings, […]

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DRAWING BUMBLE BEES
ON PAPER (AND INTO YOUR YARD!)

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

Join Stephey Baker, a local creative and avid urban gardener, during Pollinator Week as she guides you step-by-step in creating a small bumble bee drawing. You don't need to be an artist in order to participate, and it's okay if you're a little scared of bees and other things "buzzing" in the garden. If you're […]

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POLLINATOR AND POLLINATOR HABITATS
TALK AND TOUR

1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States

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 walk around the Garden looking to see what pollinators we can find […]

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