Advisors and students work on certificate projects together in an informal setting.  Open to BI certificate candidates only. Attendee $25

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, […]

Bring in interesting, whimsical, and inexpensive “finds” from yard sales, flea markets, or other “trash and treasure” places to make a stunning arrangement.  Laura Anne Brooks demonstrates possibilities using traditional, contemporary, and creative design styles, then helps you explore your creative side. Students bring sharp floral snips and a couple of challenging containers; all floral […]

Instructor Susie Kowalik introduces you to nature journaling! Learn how to create a journal and how to use the provided supplies. You'll have time in the Garden to observe and record what you see. Journaling has two components: visual (sketching) and verbal (writing thoughts and observations.)  The day also gives you tools to both educate yourself […]

For those who have always wanted to learn to draw, or want to refresh unused skills, this is a fun, basic course.  Class time covers skills that can be used to go into the Garden to sketch what you see and enjoy.  Enhance your garden experience with art.  For beginners, this class offers a relaxed […]

In this follow-up workshop students will learn to expand their practice of the Five Elements Form or T'ai Chi by studying the currents of Chi within the movement form, integrating the breath and refining the subtleties of the form. Benefits include increased circulation, balance, and posture. Many find an increase in strength and flexibility and […]

Everything starts with the soil! Find out  how to build your soil for spring gardening.  Learn the characteristics of basic soil types, and how to analyze your own soils, including amendment techniques, drainage, and more. A garden walk shows you how Lewis Ginter horticulturists remediate different parts of the Garden’s soil.  Instructor: Karin Stretchko, Agriculture […]

Join nationally acclaimed photographer Lynda Richardson for an evening of fun playing with long exposures and colorful lights to create incredible abstract images and portraits with your digital camera!  Use the almost-ready-for-prime-time annual holiday light display in the Garden as your studio.  Lynda introduces the topic with a quick lecture giving examples and discussing techniques […]

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 […]