Container gardens help you maximize small spaces and they’re easy to maintain! Garden horticulturist Dean Dietrich, responsible for the many spectacular container plantings in the Central Garden, helps you create your own container garden emphasizing color and texture combinations. Soil and plant material provided, along with a lightweight liner that students can slip into their […]

Celebrate the joys and colors of autumn in the Garden by beginning a nature journal. Discover how word, line and color come together to create beautiful pages that capture your unique experience in the out-of-doors. Take home new skills, ideas, and inspiration along with a robust trove of journaling and art supplies to continue your […]

Explore plants that are adapted to survive in more hostile conditions. Huge varieties of plants are available in "big box stores" as well as native plant nurseries. Some thrive year-round and others must be over-wintered inside. Regardless, you can transform your hostile spaces into beautiful gardens (even a Fairy Garden), travel without water worries and help the […]

Silverpoint, a drawing medium used by the old masters, is enjoying a revival by artists today. Styluses containing a sharpened sterling silver wire produce delicate pale lines that tarnish over time to golden browns. Drawings have a lovely glow due to thin layers of silver reflecting light. Learn traditional ways to apply silverpoint to a […]

Native plants are a wonderful addition to the landscape for their adaptability, ornamental value and pollinator support. Tour the Garden with experienced Guides and learn how to incorporate natives into your garden with greater confidence and success.

Explore the plants and animals in your schoolyard through multidisciplinary activities, experiments, art, and literature connections. 2.5 hours professional development points. Includes light fare.

Executive Chef Anne Maury Haapala helps you take the fear out of your holiday preparations by showing you how to entertain stylishly without stress. Anne demonstrates more easy, elegant and delicious holiday dishes using seasonal ingredients to impress your friends and family. As a bonus, Meriwether-Godsey’s General Manager Susan Hicklin provides some brief commercial breaks, […]

Explore plants that are adapted to survive in more hostile conditions. Huge varieties of plants are available in "big box stores" as well as native plant nurseries. Some thrive year-round and others must be over-wintered inside. Regardless, you can transform your hostile spaces into beautiful gardens (even a Fairy Garden), travel without water worries and help the […]

A crash-course on how to prune shrubs and small trees for strong structure and optimal health.  Instructor Janine Lester, a Board Certified Master Arborist, Municipal Specialist, and Qualified Tree Risk Assessor, will show you the basic “rules” of structural pruning, appropriate pruning seasons for various trees and shrubs, and demonstrate pruning techniques.  Bring questions about […]

There are so many different ways plants and animals adapt to an environment. Sharp beaks, waxy leaves, long roots, and migratory journeys are just a few of the physical and behavioral adaptations that will be explored in this hands-on workshop. Participants will move though adaptation stations gathering interactive ideas for engaging students. 2.5 hours professional […]