Native plants are a wonderful addition to the landscape for their adaptability, ornamental value and pollinator support. Tour the Garden with experienced Guides and learn how to incorporate natives into your garden with greater confidence and success.

Explore the plants and animals in your schoolyard through multidisciplinary activities, experiments, art, and literature connections. 2.5 hours professional development points. Includes light fare.

Executive Chef Anne Maury Haapala helps you take the fear out of your holiday preparations by showing you how to entertain stylishly without stress. Anne demonstrates more easy, elegant and delicious holiday dishes using seasonal ingredients to impress your friends and family. As a bonus, Meriwether-Godsey’s General Manager Susan Hicklin provides some brief commercial breaks, […]

Explore plants that are adapted to survive in more hostile conditions. Huge varieties of plants are available in "big box stores" as well as native plant nurseries. Some thrive year-round and others must be over-wintered inside. Regardless, you can transform your hostile spaces into beautiful gardens (even a Fairy Garden), travel without water worries and help the […]

A crash-course on how to prune shrubs and small trees for strong structure and optimal health.  Instructor Janine Lester, a Board Certified Master Arborist, Municipal Specialist, and Qualified Tree Risk Assessor, will show you the basic “rules” of structural pruning, appropriate pruning seasons for various trees and shrubs, and demonstrate pruning techniques.  Bring questions about […]

There are so many different ways plants and animals adapt to an environment. Sharp beaks, waxy leaves, long roots, and migratory journeys are just a few of the physical and behavioral adaptations that will be explored in this hands-on workshop. Participants will move though adaptation stations gathering interactive ideas for engaging students. 2.5 hours professional […]

Interested in discovering some of the Garden’s hidden gems? Find out more about iconic Garden sculptures and structures as you tour the Garden with a knowledgeable Garden Guide. This tour is full. Please consider signing up for the November 20 tour! 

Interested in discovering some of the Garden’s hidden gems? Find out more about iconic Garden sculptures and structures as you tour the Garden with a knowledgeable Garden Guide.

Learn how to use different greenery, flowers, and other material to create garlands for many different occasions. The class utilizes materials that will dry well and keep for several months, along with some surprises--like feathers!

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.