More and more, designers are looking to locally grown floral materials to provide seasonal interest and variety not available from other sources. Designer David Pippin creates arrangements from materials found locally, and, as a plus, shows you techniques to stabilize your arrangements without the use of floral foam or other petroleum-based products. Enjoy a light […]
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Learn about the centuries-old relationship between plants and humans as recorded through materia medica, botanical drawings, and oral tradition. Laura Baum of Laura’s Botanicals draws a line through this history, connecting endless stories about plants and people, origins, propagation, rituals, and therapeutic purposes. Join in a vibrant discussion about early American schools of plant medicine […]
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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 […]
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Create your own miniature container garden in this workshop. Following a demonstration of plants and materials for miniature gardens, create your own 'little fairy landscape'. Bring your own container (suggestions for materials and sizes are sent). Potting and plant materials are provided, along with some whimsical accessories to start you off. This class is cancelled.
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Saturday, September 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, October 15, Noon – 4 p.m. Free with Garden admission (Includes Butterflies LIVE! too.) Come help create a new and meaningful mural for Richmond! The Senior Connections Interactive Mural Project is an interactive mural focused on the positive and transformative aspects of aging. Generously sponsored by Genworth.
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October Farm to Table Wine Dinner in the Garden -- featuring locally sourced items paired with great wines. Reservations will be available at teahouseevents.com. Rain location is the Robins Tea House.
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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.
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Butterfly art event is included with regular Garden admission Watch the Garden’s featured coloring page in Inky Richmond come alive as artist Laura Marr transforms the brick plaza outside the Conservatory into a butterfly-themed carpet made from seasonal natural materials such as pine cones, gum balls, marigolds, rose petals, acorn caps, and colorful leaves. This […]
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Saturday, September 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, October 15, Noon – 4 p.m. Free with Garden admission (includes Butterflies LIVE! too) Come help create a new and meaningful mural for Richmond! The Senior Connections Interactive Mural Project is an interactive mural focused on the positive and transformative aspects of aging. Generously sponsored by Genworth.
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See the exclusive world premiere documentary film screening of Pursuing the Monarchs, Directed by Anna Chahuneau and a talk, Monarchs and Pollinators: The Need for Habitat Restoration Dr. Chip Taylor. Scroll down for more detail.
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