“Interviewing” plants for your home? Curious to see what those tiny plants in garden centers look like full-grown? Join Garden horticulturist Dean Dietrich as he discusses reliable, interesting plants in the Garden’s collections that provide particular spring interest.  He includes tips for selecting, placing, planting, and caring for his selections as well as the dark […]

Learn how to support honey bees and other important pollinators in your own yard through companion planting and pesticide-free practices.

Enhance your understanding and appreciation of the Garden with one of these specialized walks featuring seasonal aspects of the collection, offered monthly except January, July, and August.  Come dressed for the weather and walking in the Garden.   

Jesse the Beekeeper with East Coast Honey surveys the importance of honey bee pollination to our food supply, how consumers can take personal action to protect honey bees, and various aspects of beekeeping as a hobby and a business.  He also touches on causes of Colony Collapse Disorder and what is involved in becoming a […]

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, […]

Join Master Teacher Rie Monique Cherie for this workshop, which includes review and practice of the 5 Elements Form as well as investigations into one of the five elements corresponding to the current season.   Level 2 workshops will always offer something new and current to pique your interest. Be assured that a new experience is […]

Mentors and students work on certificate projects together in an informal setting.  Open to BI certificate candidates only.

Hear harrowing tales of how some of our garden plants were first discovered through accounts of plant exploration during several centuries. You’ll even hear some stories of intrigue and industrial espionage.