Adult Learning Programs by Date

Explore adult learning opportunities at the Garden in order by date. Courses that include multiple sessions will be listed by the date of the first session and will indicate the number of sessions. All programs are in-person unless otherwise noted as virtual or hybrid.

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Class Schedule September – December 2024

 

09/04/2024: Vinyasa Flow in the Garden: September (3-week course)

09/07/2024: Native Plant ID for Beginners 

09/07/2024: Editing Photos with Adobe Lightroom Classic (2-week course) 

09/07/2024: Seed Saving 101: Practicing the Art of Seed Saving

09/08/2024: Sound Bath Session: Harmonize your Mind, Body and Spirit

09/10/2024: Seasonal Garden Tour: September 

09/12/2024: Flow and Bloom Yoga 

09/11/2024: Conservation & Sustainability Talk & Tour 

09/13/2024: Bonsai for Beginners

09/13/2024: Hand-Tied Bouquet Workshop

09/13/2024: Moth Observation Night 

09/14/2024: Plant Diversity for Landscape Design

09/14/2024: Gardening for Birds

09/14/2024: Color Mixing for Botanical Illustration (4-week course)

09/16/2024: Garden Entrance Tour

09/17/2024: Tropical Vibes in the Central Garden: Become Inspired! Tour

09/18/2024: Toned Papers with Black, White and Grayscale Pigments (5-week course)

09/18/2024: Introduction to Ikenobo Ikebana

09/22/2024: Fall Planting for Pollinators

09/24/2024: Abstracted Fall Landscapes and Still Lifes

09/25/2024: Beginning Watercolor Endeavors (4-week course)

09/25/2024: Evening Seasonal Garden Tour: September

09/25/2024: Using the Flora of Virginia: How to Get the Most Out of the Flora and the App (3-day course)

09/27/2024: Naturalistic Fall Design

09/28/2024: Brighten Your Landscape with Native Flowering Shrubs with Peggy Singlemann

09/28/2024: Fall Curated Containers

09/28/2024: Backyard Orchard: Fruit Cultivation

10/01/2024: Garden Salutations: Gentle Yoga (4-week course)

10/01/2024: Connecting with Nature (Learning for All)

10/01/2024: Hidden Life of Trees Tour

10/01/2024: Tuesday Tai Chi at the Garden (6-week course)

10/02/2024: Vinyasa Yoga: Flow with Breath (4-week course)

10/02/2024: Seasonal Garden Tour: Oct 2

10/03/2024: Beginning Native Perennials for Gardeners

10/04/2024: Locally Grown Dried Flower Fall Wreath Workshop

10/04/2024: Bonsai for the Intermediate Grower

10/05/2024: Soils, Part 1: The Properties of Soil and Life in the Soil

10/05/2024: Smarter Smartphone Photography

10/09/2024: Evening Seasonal Garden Tour: October 9

10/10/2024: Fall Fantasy Centerpieces

10/10/2024: ‘Painting with Light and Colour’ – Mastering Botanical Watercolour Painting with Light and Colour (3-day course)

10/12/2024: Photography in the Garden with Tom Hennessy

10/14/2024: Monday Tai Chi in the Garden: October-November (5-week course)

10/15/2024: The Art of Natural Dye and Flower Pounding

10/15/2024: Seasonal Garden Tour: October 15

10/15/2024: Garden to Glass: Harvest Happy Hour

10/16/2024: More Than a Witch’s Brew: Beneficial Uses of Plants Tour

10/17/2024: Introduction to Alcohol Inks

10/17/2024: Flow and Bloom Yoga (Learning for All)

10/19/2024: Succulent Wooden Wall Hanging Arrangement

10/19/2024: Herb Garden Basics: Herbs in Winter

10/19/2024: Tropical Food Plants: Pulses: Beans, Lentils and Peas

10/21/2024: For the Love of Trees Talk & Walk

10/23/2024: Explore Conifers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Tour

10/24/2024: Relax Your Neck and Liberate Your Shoulders

10/24/2024: Dia de Los Muertos Linocut Paint Night

10/26/2024: Introduction to Watercolor for Botanical Illustration (4-week course)

10/30/2024: Botanical Monotypes/Eco Prints on Paper

11/01/2024: New Garden Style

11/05/2024: Seasonal Garden Tour: November

11/05/2024: Garden Salutations: Gentle Yoga (4-week course)

11/05/2024: Drawing and Painting Fall Leaves (4-day course)

11/06/2024: Native Plants Talk & Tour

11/06/2024: Vinyasa Yoga: Flow with Breath: November (2-week course)

11/07/2024: Dueling Designers Do Holidays

11/08/2024: Creating Natural Bath Bombs

11/09/2024: Fall Migration Tour

11/09/2024: Soils, Part 2: Organic Matter and Sustainable Gardening

11/13/2024: Ceramic Botanical Ornaments (2-week course)

11/14/2024: Winter Inspired Intermediate Alcohol Inks

11/14/2024: Apples and Cider: A Virginia Story…Past, Present and Future

11/16/2024: Explore Conifers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Tour

11/16/2024: Living Succulent Winter Tree

11/16/2024: Locally Grown Dried Flower Winter Wreath Workshop

11/18/2024: Nighttime Photography Featuring Gardenfest

11/23/2024: Beyond Accuracy: Creating Beautiful Botanical Art That Engages the Viewer

12/03/2024: Garden Salutations: Gentle Yoga: December (3-week course)

12/04/2024: Snowy Winter Trees (Learning for All)

12/06/2024: Holiday Tablescape

12/06/2024: Behind-the-Scenes of Gardenfest Tour

12/07/2024: Soils, Part 3: pH and Fertilization

12/07/2024: Holiday Wreath Workshop (morning)

12/07/2024: Holiday Wreath Workshop (afternoon)

12/11/2024: Gardenfest Interiors: Featuring Nature Tour

12/12/2024: Tea: 5,000 Years of History at Queen’s Library Tea Room (off-site class) 

12/14/2024: Botanical Illustration Workshop: Focus on Fungi

12/20/2024: Behind-the-Scenes of Gardenfest Tour

Classes denoted by (Learning for All) are Learning for All opportunities. These classes offer several pricing tiers to enable you to register at the amount you’re able to pay. Through this series, we hope to make learning opportunities at the Garden more accessible to all who wish to grow through continuous education.

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As of April 12, 2024, the Garden has an updated cancellation policy for Adult Learning programs.

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