A butterfly alone can create an exquisite painting, but when added to a botanical work it not only enhances the image, it can also inform the viewer of the role the butterfly plays in some of the intricate interdependencies of nature. This class is full.  Click on the registration links below to add yourself to […]

Primarily associated with scientific illustration because of its ease for reproduction in books and scientific journals, pen and ink is a valuable tool for the botanical artist.  Instructor Lorraine Brevig helps you build and expand on your previous experiences with drawing and rendering in graphite.  Become familiar with and practice the use of conventional dipping pens […]

Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture during this evening offering 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 […]

Playing off the ever-trending “modern farmhouse” craze, these two sessions explore arranging with the muted gray foliage of mulleins and eucalyptus intermingled with textural greens and seasonal garden flowers in both vegetative and naturalistic mass styles. Demonstration and discussion explores the marriage of these materials and designs with appropriate aged metal, rustic wood and pottery […]

David Pippin uses everything BUT flowers: foliage, sticks, fruits, veggies, berries, to create great summer looks and spark new ways of looking at the contents of your back borders and veggie bin. Includes lecture/demonstration and a buffet lunch.

Container gardens help you maximize small spaces and they’re easy maintain!  Garden designer Beth Burrell shows you how to plan your container garden, from soil mixes and planting techniques to design tips and succession planting for seasonal color. Then create your own container garden under Beth's guidance.  Soil and plant material provided, students bring a […]

Garden Guide and hydrangea enthusiast Rich Waiton leads tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one!

Garden Guide and hydrangea enthusiast Rich Waiton leads tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one!

Garden Guide and hydrangea enthusiast Rich Waiton leads tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one!

Recently published in 2012, the Flora of Virginia is our long-overdue technical manual covering all of the native and naturalized plant species found in the Commonwealth.  This massive volume – almost 1600 pages in all – is the first comprehensive treatment of Virginia’s flora since the mid-1700s, and if you’re like us you couldn’t wait […]