See how light falling on leaves reveals structure, form, and texture. Use the paints in your palette to make nature’s colors. Explore warm and cool colors to find just the right mix. Make four small, detailed leaf paintings on watercolor paper.
Find Out MoreBugs don’t bug us, worms don’t worry us, and spiders don’t scare us at all! Bring your curiosity and sense of adventure as we run with nets through meadows, dip into streams and ponds, and peek into a bee hive to discover the countless critters that share the world with us!
Find Out MoreBugs don’t bug us, worms don’t worry us, and spiders don’t scare us at all! Bring your curiosity and sense of adventure as we run with nets through meadows, dip into streams and ponds, and peek into a bee hive to discover the countless critters that share the world with us!
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Bring your garden to your glass as you learn how to create quick, easy and delightful summer cocktails using ingredients common to your backyard flower or herb garden. Fee includes samples of the cocktail recipes, hors d’ oeuvres, and admission to Flowers After 5. Reservations for this class are full; please check out August and […]
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Pop-up art installation of felted rocks by Virginia artist Mirinda Powers Reynolds. Join artist Mirinda Reynolds in transforming large rocks into felted works of art! Visitors can help roll colorful wool roving into long coils, which will be affixed to the rock as a free-fall swaying piece, creating a visual cascade of felted water. The […]
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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!
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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 […]
Find Out MoreBig leaves, thorny stems, and long roots are just a few of the different adaptations plants can have to help them grow in the places where they live. Join us as we explore different habitats, such as wetlands and ponds, a meadow, woodland, and rainforest, to examine the plants living in each of these environments […]
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Join us for First Fridays Plein air watercolor painting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the First Friday of every month, all summer. We provide the easels, the paper, paint and all the supplies you'll need. Drop in program, no registration needed. Check with Admissions when you arrive for each week's location.
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Go on a Garden adventure! As we explore off-the-beaten paths, we’ll hop boulders across creeks, search for treasures in the woods, dissect plants that eat insects, and use all five senses to make exciting new discoveries.
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