Gardener's Notes

Summer is here!!  That means tomatoes and cucumbers in the Jane Quinn Saunders Farm Garden, and pollinators everywhere.  The next time you visit us, keep your eyes out for any number of our animal visitors, including butterflies, birds and bumblebees like the one on this sunflower. Along with the children we welcome every day, these animals give special life to this garden. 

See you in the Garden,
Erin Wright, Children's Garden Educator and Horticulturist

Upcoming Special Events

Families After Five will end on August 31!  The Garden stays open until 9pm every Tuesday during the summer months.  Families After Five is a great way for families to relax together at the end of the day.

Tuesday, August 24- Green Hour (with stick puppet performances)
Tuesday August 31- Garden Art
Free with Garden admission

What a fun way for families to spend a summer evening together!

Click here to learn more about Families After Five.

Nature Works! Family Workshops

Do you want to spend quality time with your family outside? Join us for one or more of the Nature Works! Family Workshops. These programs are specially tailored for families with children ages 4 to 10. Learn more about the Children's Garden as you gather ideas for your home garden.

The next Nature Works! Family Workshop is:

Garden Abundance | September 18

Celebrate the season!  Families collect edibles from the Children’s Garden to prepare and eat and learn simple recipes for making healthy and delicious food.  Collect a variety of seeds from the Garden and learn proper storage so that you can plant them in next year’s garden.  Record your favorite delectable plants in your Nature Works! family journal.  Register Now September 18

Advance registration required; space is limited. $10 per child for members/$20 per child for non-members (adult included). Register by phone at 804.262-9887, ext. 322.

Click here to learn more about Nature Works! Family Workshops.

Self Directed Activities

Kid Quest | Year Round

Investigation Stations I April through October

Garden Art I Mondays, April through October

Drop in and Dig I Wednesdays, April through October

Green Hour I First and third Fridays, April through October

Good Green Fun I Third Saturday of the month, April through October

Click here to learn more about Self Directed Activities in the Children's Garden.

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