Add a new dimension to your floral design toolbox by learning how to use floral materials to mimic a landscape in miniature. The elements and principles of design are discussed, as well as how to choose appropriate materials and floral techniques to use in executing the design. Compare your creations with fellow students! Instructor: Mimi […]

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, […]

Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture during this evening offering 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 […]

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable Garden Guides lead tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one!

David Pippin shows you how to play with your food. He demonstrates creative ways to incorporate vegetables into summery floral designs for added color and a touch of whimsy; then you get to play, too.

Summer brings millions of brilliant blooms to the Garden including traditional annuals and exotic tropical specimens. Analyze the beautiful designs created by our horticulturists and become inspired to create your own version in containers, pot groupings or small beds. Look at the impact of vivid tropical foliage and how it provides longer-term color. Learn which […]

Executive Chef Anne Maury Haapala shows you how to make the most of what the summer farmer’s markets have to offer. With a focus on fresh local fruits and vegetables, Anne demonstrates tips and tricks for making summer produce the star of your dish through vegetarian mains and delectable sides.

Building with the Brick: Featuring LEGO® Education Products! This series of trainings with LEGO® Education will provide teachers and school leaders with the opportunity to bring STEM learning alive by engaging students in relevant issues and real world problem solving while connecting to current content standards. Dr. Shirley Disseler, a LEGO Education Trainer, professor at […]

Virginia’s long autumn makes this the perfect time to plant a late vegetable garden. Children's Garden Horticulturist Heather Veneziano describes how to plan a fall garden and which plants work best in our climate. Veneziano describes organic gardening techniques like those used in the Children's Garden, and  provides pointers for those who want to grow […]

Primarily associated with scientific illustration because of its ease for reproduction in books and scientific journals, pen and ink is a valuable tool for the botanical artist.  Instructor Lorraine Brevig helps you build and expand on your previous experiences with drawing and rendering in graphite.  Become familiar with and practice the use of conventional dipping pens […]