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  • CUTTING GARDENS:
    PEST MANAGEMENT & HARVEST PRACTICES

    Keep your cutting garden thriving with natural, organic methods this season! This class focuses on maintaining a productive flower garden by exploring simple yet effective pest management strategies and proper harvesting techniques to keep your blooms healthy and abundant. Learn how to prevent and control pests using eco-friendly methods, support plant resilience, and harvest flowers […]

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  • Ikebana for Early Summer

    IKEBANA
    FOR EARLY SUMMER

    Join us for a peaceful and inspiring floral design experience exploring the ancient Japanese art of Ikebana. This month we are honored to feature the Kado Sensho Ikenobo School, a distinguished tradition known for its deep respect for Ikebana’s rich history and its emphasis on simple, elegant designs that allow each designer to express their […]

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  • PLANTS, CUISINE AND CULTURE:
    Memi's Egyptian Kitchen

    Join Memi, the heart and soul behind Memi’s Egyptian Kitchen, for a cooking demo celebrating the vibrant flavors and rich history of Egyptian cuisine. Discover how plants and herbs have been central to Egyptian cooking for centuries, from fresh vegetables to aromatic spices. Memi will guide you through traditional dishes, showing how ancient food practices […]

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  • Evening Seasonal Tour

    EVENING SEASONAL GARDEN TOUR
    JUNE 26

    Enjoy an evening out in the Garden! Enhance your understanding and appreciation of featured seasonal aspects of the collection. Come dressed for the weather and walking in the Garden. THIS TOUR IS CANCELED. Fees: Member $0, Non-Member $22 All programs are subject to change. Pre-registration through our website is required. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden strives […]

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  • LEAF MANIPULATION
    IN DESIGN

    Upgrade your designs by incorporating stylized leaves. Learn a variety of leaf manipulation techniques with several different types of leaves with floral designer Betty Ann Galway, AIFD, CFD. Participants will then create a design featuring their fancy foliage. Fees: Member $86, Non-Member $103 All programs are subject to change. Pre-registration through our website is required. […]

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  • POLLINATOR-INSPIRED
    Polymer Clay Earrings

    In this fun maker night, you’ll learn the basics of making polymer clay earrings with Sarah Schultz of Fragment Jewelry Co. We’ll mix, texture, shape, bake and assemble our polymer clay pieces to create a lovely pair of nature-inspired earrings you can wear when you leave! You will be able to choose from a wide […]

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  • Moth Observation Night

    Moth Observation
    NIGHT

    As the moon and stars come out, so do the moths! Join Lepidopterist Clara Aus for a night filled with fun moth activities in the Garden during National Moth Week. Before class begins, she will set up a moth observation sheet and special UV lamps to attract them. After a brief introduction to native Virginia […]

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  • An orange and black monarch in its natural habitat

    THE POWER OF
    POLLINATORS

    Pollinators and their choices have a powerful impact on our local ecosystem. They pick which flowers to pollinate, therefore deciding which plants get to form a fruit with seeds and reproduce. Without pollinators, entire terrestrial food webs and ecosystems would collapse. Fortunately, there is still a lot we can do to protect and support the […]

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  • EDIBLE HISTORY:
    SPOTLIGHT ON SPICES

    Join spice expert Mark Ragland as you learn how the desire and quest for spices played a huge role in the history of mankind. What was so special about these seeds and bark? Learn where favorite and exotic spices come from and how they were used both historically and in today’s kitchen. Discover how to […]

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  • Botany for Botanical Illustration: Insectivorous Plants

    Botany for Botanical Illustration:
    INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS

    Explore the amazing world of plants that consume insects and the diverse contrivances by which they catch their prey: snap traps, pitfall traps, sticky traps, and hair-triggered suction traps.  A selection of small insectivorous plants will be provided.  Media, either graphite or watercolor, student’s choice.  Prerequisite: one previous course in the medium selected. Prerequisite: one […]

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