All gardeners struggle with selecting plants for a lush, varied garden in shade and dry shade conditions.  Learn which plants work well in Central Virginia and how to adapt to shade and dry shade conditions.  Instructor: Beth Burrell. Registration is closed for this event.

Primarily associated with scientific illustration because of its ease for reproduction in books and scientific journals, pen and ink is a valuable tool for the botanical artist.  This course builds and expands on students’ previous experiences with drawing and rendering in graphite.  Become familiar with and practice the use of conventional dipping pens such as […]

Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Six-week sessions.  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 […]

Join Richmonder and famed watercolorist Eleanor Cox for a three-day plein air workshop in the Garden. This is an amazing opportunity to produce at least one complete, if not more, landscape watercolors for you to take home.  After a presentation each day by Eleanor, work in the Garden with close one on one instruction.  A […]

Forget traditional veggies-in-rows.  Beth Burrell shows you how to incorporate a wealth of edible plants into a home landscape, including tucking annual vegetables into borders, and planting fruit trees that are both ornamental and edible.  Beth includes special recommendations for Richmond area gardens.  Emphasis is placed on organic methods.  Go home with instructions to help you […]

Stroll along fragrant paths with your Garden Guide to experience all the dimensions of abundant spring bloom.  See living bouquets of the very flowers captured on canvase in the "Van Gogh, Manet and Matisse:  The Art of the Flower" exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Member $0 Non-Member $16

Learn the basics of setting up your own backyard beekeeping by following and learning the common tasks that define the rhythm of the beekeeper’s year.  Hands-on instruction, caring for your package, seasonal management, products of the hive, gardening for bees, harvesting honey, and preparing your colony for winter are all included. Pairs (adult / child--10 […]

Join master photographers Bill and Linda Lane of Nature's Image Photography Workshops for a half-day session. Subjects will cover focus stacking, equipment, fill flash and the use of natural light.  Outdoor demos and in-classroom instruction are included.  Q & A will be entertained throughout the whole session.  Time: 7:30 am - 12 pm.  Equipment: camera, […]

To celebrate spring and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts “Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower” exhibit, designer David Pippin demonstrates late 19th-century floral design with garden flowers, then creates a contemporary interpretation of the style.  Includes a French-themed lunch. Registration is closed for this class.