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, […]

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 […]

Enhance your understanding and appreciation of the Garden with one of these specialized walks featuring seasonal aspects of the collection, offered monthly except January, July, and August.  Come dressed for the weather and walking in the Garden. (Formerly Ginter in the Morning)   

This class continues Mimi Cassick's beginning class:  expand your knowledge of composition, cut flower preparation, and mechanics for various types of arrangements.  Fee includes all materials except floral snips.

Learn how to support honey bees and other important pollinators in your own yard through companion planting and pesticide-free practices. Garden beekeeper Elise Benhase looks at plants providing support to pollinators in late summer and early fall.

Vines and groundcovers add height, structure, and layers of interest to gardens while providing settings for showier plants. Correct selection is essential to achieve the proper balance in the garden.  Instructor Beth Burrell reviews the use of these plants in the landscape and provides suggestions for use in our area.

Learn how to use smoked, charred and grilled produce from the late summer harvest to create delicious craft cocktails and accompanying hors d’oeuvres.  These smoky recipes are perfect for September’s warm days and cool nights during the summer-to-fall transition.  Fee includes samples of the cocktail recipes, hors d’oeuvres, and admission to the final evening of […]

The Five Elements Form of T’ai Chi is filled with simple and gentle movements easily mastered in a short period of time. Students study the physical movements and philosophy of T’ai Chi as well as breathwork and meditation. Benefits include increased circulation, balance, and posture. Many find an increase in strength and flexibility and a […]

Mindfulness is the ability to have a non-judgmental awareness of events as they unfold in the moment.  It is a fundamental and ancient component of may Eastern and Western spiritual traditions.  In recent years, there has been substantial research on its use in the treatment of medical conditions and mental disorders, as well as its […]