Learn how to extend your vegetable growing season with various tactics and plant selections. Fall is a great time for planting sets and doing some cleanup for next year, too. Horticulturist Heather Veneziano shares tips and tricks, some used for centuries. This class is cancelled.

Are you craving green plants in your pandemic shelter spot? Jealous of those perfectly-manicured interiors on Instagram while wondering where they get those amazing indoor plants? Join Elise Benhase to discuss different types of houseplants, how to keep them alive, and how to find a place for them in your home. This class has been […]

One amazing plant in over 3,000 varieties produces the second most consumed beverage on Earth – tea. Steeped in history, lore and tradition, tea is again becoming America’s favorite beverage. In this virtual class, explore how that single leaf, depending on where it’s grown, picked and processed, provides an endless selection of flavors. Learn how […]

Forget lining up pumpkins on your doorstep. David Pippin shows you how to use the amazing shapes, sizes, and colors of fall’s favorite squash in clever arrangements. Learn to create arrangements for your front porch, table, and mantle using gourds and a variety of seasonal materials. Online class conducted via Zoom

Learn to make ordinary meals extraordinary by creating fabulous sauces to jazz up your home cooking. From basic pan sauces and gravies to French classics like Béchamel and Mornay, Chef Anne Maury Haapala shows you the techniques to make delicious sauces at home.   Menu and recipes will be sent before the class. This is an […]

Yes, it is fall and Halloween is in the air. Some plants have weird characteristics, eerie habitats or names that remind us of scary creatures – spiders, snakes and bats. Others eat bugs and emit unpleasant odors. Some have mysterious properties that make them appropriate for a witch’s brew, or maybe a potion to repel […]

Salt and Pepper... It's hard to imagine a table setting without this classic pair, but it hasn't always been that way. In this informative program, Mark Ragland presents how these classic spices became so popular, where they originate, the breadth of the varieties available and some fascinating trivia to amaze friends and family. Online class […]

With the splash of fall colors waning in woods and meadows, rather subdued seed pods catch the eyes of botanical artists. The seeds and pods are a perfect subject to study form, value and fine brush techniques in a monochromatic color scheme.  In this workshop, students will use milkweed seed pods, which offer various learning […]

Networks of staff and volunteers merged their talents to implement the Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights. Go behind the scenes to learn how they created beautiful decorations and installed miles of lights to transform the Garden into stages for vignettes of lighted forms that bring wonder and sparkle to visitors’ eyes. View beautiful photos of […]