Adult Learning Programs by Date
Explore adult learning opportunities at the Garden in order by date. Courses that include multiple sessions will be listed by the date of the first session and will indicate the number of sessions. If registration after the first session of a multi-session course is possible, it will be noted by an asterisk. All programs are in-person unless otherwise noted as virtual or hybrid.
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Class Schedule May – August 2024
05/13/2024: Monday Tai Chi at the Garden: May-June (5-week course)*
05/14/2024: Seasonal Garden Tour: May
05/14/2024: Garden Salutations Gentle Yoga: May-June (6-week course)*
05/14/2024: Tuesday Tai Chi at the Garden: May-June (5-week course)*
05/15/2024: Conservation & Sustainability Talk & Walk
05/15/2024: Vinyasa Flow Yoga at the Garden: May-June (6-week course)*
05/21/2024: Vine to Glass: Bordeaux (Inspired) Blends
05/22/2024: Intermediate Botany (3-day course)
05/22/2024: Evening Seasonal Garden Tour: May
05/24/2024: Cultivating a Cut Flower Garden
05/25/2024: Berry Bliss: Strawberry Container Gardening
05/29/2024: Garden Photo Collage (2-day course)
05/30/2024: Hydrangeas Walk & Talk
05/31/2024: Flourish: Shade Plants of Flagler Garden Tour
05/31/2024: Spring Floral Tablescapes
06/01/2024: The Story of Invasive Plants & How to Remove Them with Peggy Singlemann
06/01/2024: Colored Pencil I: Rendering Beautiful Artworks in Colored Pencil (2-week course)
06/01/2024: All About Herbaria & Plant Pressing (Learning for All)
06/03/2024: Nature Journaling: Observing Fireflies (2-session virtual course)
06/04/2024: Bold Botanicals with Oil Pastel & Colored Pencil
06/04/2024: Seasonal Garden Tour: June
06/04/2024: Botanical Bath Salts & Sugar Scrubs
06/06/2024: Native Moths and Butterflies Talk & Tour
06/08/2024: Graphite Techniques for Botanical Illustration: Succulents
06/10/2024: Flourish: Shade Plants of Flagler Garden Tour
06/12/2024: Evening Seasonal Garden Tour: June
06/13/2024: Flourish: Grace Arents Victorian Garden Tour
06/13/2024: Rendering Textures in Graphite with International Artist Rogério Lupo (7-week virtual course)
06/15/2024: Building Good Garden Soil
06/15/2024: Harmony Among Hues: Drawing Inspiration from Nature
06/15/2024: Exploring Cacao Theobroma & Chocolate
06/18/2024: Flourish: Grace Arents Victorian Garden Tour
06/20/2024: Pollinator and Pollinator Habitats Talk & Tour
06/24/2024: Botanical Sketchbook: Connecting to Nature & Deepening Skills (2-session course)
06/25/2024: Seasonal Garden Tour: June
06/25/2024: Garden to Glass: Flower-Infused Cocktails
06/26/2024: Monstera Care Unveiled
06/29/2024: Living Succulent Birdhouse
06/29/2024: Foodscape Harmony: Embracing Natives and Edibles with Brie Arthur (virtual class)
06/29/2024: Tropical Food Plants: Fruit
07/08/2024: Monday Tai Chi at the Garden: July-August (6-week course)*
07/09/2024: Garden Salutations Gentle Yoga: July-August (6-week course)*
07/09/2024: Tuesday Tai Chi at the Garden: July-August (6-week course)*
07/09/2024: Basic Floral Design, Part 1 (5-week course)
07/10/2024: Victorian Splendor, 2:30 pm
07/10/2024: Victorian Splendor, 5:30 pm
07/10/2024: Vinyasa Flow in the Garden: July (3-week course)*
07/12/2024: Butterfly Pinning 101
07/13/2024: Beginner to Advanced Beekeepers: Sharpening Your Skills for Better Results
07/13/2024: Nature Journaling: Observing Native Bees of Virginia (2-week course)
07/13/2024: Pressed Flower Art: History, Pressing and Card-Making
07/16/2024: Vine to Glass: Wines of Swartland, South Africa
07/17/2024: The Art and Science of Painting Birds (2-week virtual course)
07/20/2024: Aquatic Plant Care Basics
07/20/2024: Container Gardening in Small Spaces (Learning for All)
07/25/2024: Flourish: A Tropical Extravaganza Tour
07/25/2024: Exploring Virginia-Grown Flowers with River City Flower Exchange (off-site class)
07/27/2024: Plant it Now: Fall Vegetable Gardening
07/31/2024: Flourish: Edibles in the Childrens Garden Tour
08/03/2024: Meditative Botanical Doodles & Drawings (Learning for All)
08/03/2024: Tropical Food Plants: Coconuts
08/06/2024: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes (2-day course)
08/07/2024: Vinyasa Flow in the Garden: August (4-week course)*
08/09/2024: Colorful Kokedama & Fun with Moss
08/10/2024: Meditative Botanical Doodles & Drawings (Learning for All)
08/10/2024: Living Succulent Wine Bottle
08/10/2024: Introduction to Hydroponics
08/13/2024: Basic Floral Design, Part II (5-week course)
08/14/2024: 40th Anniversary Speaker Series: Botanic Gardens: Seizing the Moment While Imagining the Future
08/15/2024: Tea: 5,000 Years of History at Queen’s Library Tea Room (off-site class)
08/16/2024: Maker Night: Nature-Inspired Polymer Clay Earrings
08/17/2024: Gardening for Birds
08/17/2024: The Secret Life of Insects
08/17/2024: From the Earth Paint Making with Artist in Residence, Kyle Epps
08/19/2024: Monday Tai Chi at the Garden: August-September (6-week course)*
08/20/2024: Garden Salutations Gentle Yoga: August-September (6-week course)*
08/20/2024: Tuesday Tai Chi at the Garden: August-September (5-week course)*
08/21/2024: Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat (3-week course)
08/22/2024: Flourish: A Tropical Extravaganza Tour
08/24/2024: Bilingual Yoga / Yoga Bilingüe (Learning for All)
08/24/2024: Mushroom Cultivation
08/27/2024: Garden to Glass: Exotic Cocktails of the Spice Trade
09/04/2024: Vinyasa Flow in the Garden: September (3-week course)*
09/07/2024: Native Plant ID for Beginners
09/07/2024: Editing Photos with Adobe Lightroom Classic (2-week course)
09/14/2024: Plant Diversity for Landscape Design
*Courses denoted by an asterisk are multi-session courses that permit registration after the first session has occurred; our system will automatically pro-rate your fee to cover remaining sessions for these courses.
Classes denoted by (Learning for All) are Learning for All opportunities. These classes offer several pricing tiers to enable you to register at the amount you’re able to pay. Through this series, we hope to make learning opportunities at the Garden more accessible to all who wish to grow through continuous education.
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Updated Adult Learning Cancellation Policy
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