Join others to experience the grace and beauty of movement meditation through the 5 Elements Form of T'ai Chi. Learn Qigong exercises to build strength, foster mobility, and increase balance. Classes take place in the garden or inside garden buildings depending on weather. Wear weather appropriate clothing and bring water. This is a continuing, multi level class, […]

Basic Floral Design, Part 2 continues Mimi Cassick's beginning class: learn variations and improve your skills in the elements and principles of design, composition, cut flower preparation and mechanics (underpinnings) while exploring different types of arrangements, including crescent, long and low and naturalistic style. All containers and floral materials provided. Students bring sharp floral snips. […]

You don’t need to be an artist to create or tend to a nature journal. However, you must be a lover of flowers and plants and excited to experience the beauty of the natural world! In this four session class, Stephey Baker, local creative and avid urban gardener for bumble bees, guides you step-by-step to […]

In early March, spring creeps in. Fruit trees and witch hazels bloom on bare limbs and early bulbs emerge among the leaves. By April, daffodils, tulips and bluebells color the ground while viburnum and redbuds paint the canopy above. The blazing colors of rhododendrons and azaleas fill the space between. With warming weather, peonies, iris […]

Create a unique living wreath for winter with Melissa Tebbenhoff of Rusted Rabbitt in Williamsburg. Using air plants and exotic succulents of your choice create a living work of art to perk up your winter. Melissa guides you through the process of designing your wreath with an assortment of live plants and dried flowers. Your creation will […]

Continue to explore line quality and expressiveness in this follow-up to "Introduction."  Students continue to develop the basic techniques and knowledge covered in Introduction to Drawing.  Complete one or more drawings of a seasonally-appropriate botanical  subject of your choice, practicing the core concepts taught in the class.  Accuracy of drawing is emphasized as well as […]

Practice 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 have a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate comfortable clothing. Sessions are in person either in the Garden or in a classroom with […]

With 40+ years of modern evolution under its belt, Virginia Wine knows its anchors. Viognier, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Bordeaux-inspired red blends are once-and-future stalwarts that define the Commonwealth. Nevertheless, with each passing vintage, winegrowers experiment, cultivate, and discover new varietals well-suited to Virginia's soils and styles. Join us for a tasting as we […]

Enjoy a pleasant walk in the garden and learn about how birds use our 80 acres to rest, refuel, and continue the journey north to their breeding grounds. Discover what birds will be passing through or arriving in Richmond for the summer. Spring migration can be an exciting opportunity to observe our travel weary avian friends […]

Continue to explore line quality and expressiveness in this follow-up to "Introduction."  Students continue to develop the basic techniques and knowledge covered in Introduction to Drawing.  Complete one or more drawings of a seasonally-appropriate botanical  subject of your choice, practicing the core concepts taught in the class.  Accuracy of drawing is emphasized as well as […]