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, […]
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Deborah Davis’ large-scale paintings of moths in our locality examine the mystery and beauty in detail of these fluttering, nocturnal creatures. Davis halts her agile subjects to create an intimate portrait, revealing a delicate complexity that is often overlooked by our swift interactions with the moth. Davis' moths seem to pop off the canvas, embracing […]
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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, […]
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If you’re working full time, it can be hard to appreciate your garden when most days you can only enjoy it in the early morning or late afternoon. There are ways to amp up your garden’s off-hours appeal. Horticulturist Laurie McMinn shares her experiences with plants that offer special interest and features for 9 to […]
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The first annual Pedal & Gears bike festival is on Saturday, April 30 and takes place along Lakeside Avenue. Activities include a family-friendly bike ride (gathering at 9 a.m.) to start at 9:30 a.m., and bike-related activities, live music, food and shopping specials from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (rain or shine).
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For those who have always wanted to learn to draw, or want to refresh unused skills, this is a fun, basic course. Class time covers skills that can be used to go into the Garden to sketch what you see and enjoy. Enhance your garden experience with art. For beginners, this class offers a relaxed […]
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In conjunction with Deborah Davis' exhibit, Moths of Virginia, Davis will give a lecture on the role moths play in our ecosystem; how to enhance your yard to encourage wildlife; and how easy, inexpensive, and fun it is to "moth" as a hobby. Davis will expose the complexity of the unobserved spaces in our own […]
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Topic: Embracing Native Plants for New Displays 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. Member $0 Non-Member $17
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Mentors and students work on certificate projects together in an informal setting. Open to BI certificate candidates only.
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This course provides an in-depth overview of the tools and techniques used by botanists to identify plants to the species level, with a strong emphasis on family characteristics. Attendees are exposed to concepts in plant classification, nomenclature, habitat, distribution, and of course, vegetative and reproductive characteristics – all of which can be used to help […]
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