This class is now cancelled.   Celebrate the joys and colors of spring in the Garden by beginning a nature journal. Discover how word, line and color come together to create beautiful pages that capture your unique experience in the out-of-doors. Take home new skills, ideas, and inspiration along with a robust trove of journaling and […]

This class is now cancelled.   Learn how to support honey bees and other important pollinators in your own yard through companion planting and pesticide-free practices. Elise Benhase looks at plants providing support to pollinators from spring to summer.

This event is canceled. Enhance your understanding and appreciation of the Garden with this specialized garden walk featuring seasonal aspects of the collection. Walks are offered monthly except January, July, and August.  Come dressed for the weather and walking in the Garden.

This class is now cancelled. Instructor Laura Anne Brooks explores Pavé, Mil-fleur, Romantic and Modern European designs through lecture and demonstration. Participants then create a charming design in the French manner of their choice. Students are encouraged to try contemporary styles, but may choose Pavé or Mil-fleur to take home. Sharp floral clippers are required, […]

This class is now cancelled.   Container gardens help you maximize small spaces and they’re easy to maintain! Garden horticulturist Dean Dietrich, responsible for the many spectacular container plantings in the Central Garden, shows you how to plan your container garden, from soil mixes and planting techniques to design tips and succession planting for seasonal color. […]

This class is now cancelled.   Perennials can provide almost year-round color in an easy-care perennial garden.  This workshop introduces you to hardy perennials, simple starter plans, and the basics of soil preparation.  Instructor Beth Burrell (The Giving Tree) shares her years of experience as a landscape designer—including how to create a garden on a site […]

Online class conducted via Zoom Create a summery arrangement using all of the wonderful fruits, vegetables, and flowers available in our mid-Atlantic summer. David Pippin discusses various ways to showcase materials you can gather locally including some surprising and imaginative materials, while demonstrating some different possibilities. Ahead of the class, you receive a list of […]

Online class conducted via Zoom Join foodie, world traveler and herbal expert Mark Ragland in this online class as he discusses how to make and maintain a successful herb garden. Avoid extra trips to the grocery store for those often used culinary herbs by growing your own. Mark offers tips for starting your garden including […]

Online class conducted via Zoom The soil under your feet is full of life! In this class, learn the importance of soil pH in successful growing and the many factors that affect it within soil chemistry, including plant nutrition, and the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium cycles. Learn how to read fertilizer labels to truly tailor […]

Online class conducted via Zoom No space for a traditional vegetable garden? Is your only open space a balcony, deck, or patio? Horticulturist Heather Veneziano shows you how to plan an abundant fall vegetable garden with containers, including best plant selections, techniques for growing up, not out, and more.