If our landmark trees could talk they would tell you many tales. Volunteer Garden Guides enjoy speaking for them about their bark, flowers, roots, and even knees. Tour lasts 1.5 hours and visits many parts of the site including some areas of uneven ground. Member $0 Non-Member $17
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See how light falling on leaves reveals structure, form, and texture. Use the paints in your palette to make nature’s greens. Explore warm and cool colors to find just the right mix. Make four small, detailed leaf paintings on watercolor paper. Member $190 Non-Member $242
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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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Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture during this evening offering 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 […]
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Not all insects in your garden are the same. Horticulturist Chelsea Mahaffey discusses some of the ‘bad’ bugs you might encounter, and how to identify them. Then, discuss ‘good’ bugs and how they help your plants. Learn about beneficial insectaries and how to implement one in your home garden. Identification of insects will be by […]
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The Five Elements Form of T’ai Chi is filled with simple and gentle movements easily mastered in a short period of time. Students study the physical movements and philosophy of T’ai Chi as well as breathwork and meditation. Benefits include increased circulation, balance, and posture. Many find an increase in strength and flexibility and a […]
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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. Member $0 Non-Member $17
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Make a collection of interesting plant images by using the plants themselves. The flower, leaf or fruit itself is painted and applied to paper or fabric to make a print. This is similar to the Japanese technique of Gyotaku, or fish rubbing. No two prints are the same! Take the prints you make in class […]
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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! The June 11th walk is full. Spaces remain available in the July walks.
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Make a summer home for the fairies in your garden using materials that are durable outside in sheltered areas. Under the guidance of horticulturist Shannon Smith and experienced staff and volunteers, adults and their accompanying children (children 5 years old and up; no more than two children per accompanying adult) create one house together. Come […]
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