Container gardens help you maximize small spaces and they’re easy maintain!  Garden designer Beth Burrell shows you how to plan your container garden, from soil mixes and planting techniques to design tips and succession planting for seasonal color. Then create your own container garden under Beth's guidance.  Soil and plant material provided, students bring a […]

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!

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!

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!

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 […]

Williamsburg-based botanical artist Juliet Kirby leads this four-day watercolor workshop for advanced botanical artists.  Participants bring a plant of their own choosing.  Focus is on composition, accuracy, and direction of light.  Students provide materials: a list of recommended materials is sent after registration.  Lunch is on your own each day.

Executive Chef Anne Maury Haapala demonstrates how to re-imagine your favorite indulgent dishes to make them healthier, but still satisfying.  She’ll show you that healthy can still be delicious and flavorful and even how to create fake-out takeout.  Anne’s hour and a half demonstration is followed by a delectable lunch featuring some of the recipes […]