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  • Basic floral design, part 2

    BASIC FLORAL DESIGN
    PART 2

    In this course, participants will explore the elements and principles of design and floral techniques such as focal area, grouping and basing with floral designer Mimi Cassick. In each step-by-step […]

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  • Botanical Escape: Designing with Tropicals

    Botanical Escape
    DESIGNING WITH TROPICALS

    Enjoy a tour of the tropical wing of the newly expanded Conservatory followed by a demonstration and hands-on lesson in the classroom. Participants will use a combination of exotic, unique […]

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  • GRACE ARENTS
    INVISIBLE PHILANTHROPIST TOUR

    Join Garden Guides Susie Austin and Nancy Crouch for a dive into the life of our benefactor Grace Arents, the ways she transformed Richmond and a rare opportunity to tour […]

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  • DREAM CREATURES OF MEXICO
    A WALKING TOUR OF ALEBRIJES
    JULY 23

    Join us as we explore a fantastical outdoor art exhibit on display throughout the Garden featuring vibrant and whimsical, large-scale cartoneria (papier-mâché) creations designed by Mexico City cartoneros (papier-mâché artists). This immersive […]

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  • Propagating Plants 101

    Plant Propagation
    101

    Join Horticulture Section Lead Jayton Howard and explore a variety of plant propagation techniques while touring several garden spaces, including the Central Garden, Conservatory, Greenhouse, and Kroger Community Kitchen Garden. […]

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  • Botany for Botanical Illustration: Tropical Fruits

    Botany for Botanical Illustration:
    TROPICAL FRUITS

    The course addresses structural diversity of fruits of flowering plants, with emphasis on edible fruits of tropical origin, such as bananas, mangos, coconuts, citrus fruits, pineapple, passionfruit, dragon fruit, papaya, […]

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  • Nightlife at Home: Creating Firefly habitat

    Nightlife at Home
    CREATING A FIREFLY HABITAT

    A garden doesn’t stop being beautiful when the sun goes down– the nighttime brings a whole new dynamic! In this course we will discuss which flowers are pollinated by moonlight […]

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  • Butterflies Bloom
    BACKSTAGE PASS

    Step behind the scenes of the new Butterflies Bloom exhibit for an exclusive backstage tour. Join Butterfly Exhibit Manager, Clara Aus, for a look inside the exhibit to learn more […]

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