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 […]

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

Mentors and students work on certificate projects together in an informal setting.  Open to BI certificate candidates only.

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 […]

In this follow-up workshop students will learn to expand their practice of the Five Elements Form or T'ai Chi by studying the currents of Chi with in the movement form, integrating the breath and refining the subtleties of the form. Benefits include increased circulation, balance, and posture. Many find an increase in strength and flexibility […]

Explore the delicate forms of the ferns and mosses.  The morning session will focus on the basic biology of these interesting plants. Study and draw a diversity of plant parts under the guidance of a botanist. Afternoons are devoted to graphite illustrations of plants related to the morning’s discussion.  Emphasis is placed on observation, accurate […]