Experience how honey bees gather nectar and pollen from the Garden’s flowers. We see beauty; they see lunch! Your Garden Guide will introduce you to some of the most popular “honeybee plants” and end your tour where the bees do at the Apiary (bee hives) installed in 2016. Gain a whole new understanding of pollination […]

Pick up tips on how to prune shrubs and small ornamental trees in the fall.  Instructor Joel Koci describes the basics of pruning, discusses appropriate pruning times for various trees and shrubs, and demonstrates techniques.  Bring questions about personal pruning problems.

Learn tips and tricks for mastering the art of making delicious soups and stews with Meriwether-Godsey’s Executive Chef Anne Maury Haapala.  Chef Anne will showcase three soups: one vegetarian, one cream-based and one hearty stew.  Anne explains the basic method  for soup-making so that you can “clean out your fridge” by making fantastic soups using […]

New best-selling books have brought revelations about how trees live their lives. Visit some of the Garden’s most prominent trees and hear discoveries about their subtle communication skills through the “wood wide web”.  Tour includes many parts of the Garden; expect some uneven terrain.

Much of the mystery and intrigue surrounding mushrooms comes from the tiny kingdom on the forest floor that they inhabit. Join Margaret Saylor for a two-day painting fungi workshop to examine different types of fungi and mushrooms, then sketch, compose, and build a unique and accurate painting. Include secondary elements such as spiky grasses, brittle […]

The whimsical fairy houses that accompany the Garden’s train displays during GardenFest are crafted by volunteers, horticulturists, and other Garden staff.  Learn what goes into these unique creations and make one of your own to take home, under the guidance of horticulturists Shannon Smith and Laurel Matthew.  Adults and adult/child groups  (children 5 years old […]

The whimsical fairy houses that accompany the Garden’s train displays during GardenFest are crafted by volunteers, horticulturists, and other Garden staff.  Learn what goes into these unique creations and make one of your own to take home, under the guidance of horticulturists Shannon Smith and Laurel Matthew.  Adults and adult/child groups  (children 5 years old […]

The whimsical fairy houses that accompany the Garden’s train displays during GardenFest are crafted by volunteers, horticulturists, and other Garden staff.  Learn what goes into these unique creations and make one of your own to take home, under the guidance of horticulturist Shannon Smith and volunteer Debbie Guckert.  Adults and adult/child groups  (children 5 years […]

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, […]