Class Schedule July – December 2026

 

07/16/2026: Beginning Botany — Learn the Plant Families Every Virginian Should Know! 

07/18/2026: Succulent Wine Bottle Arrangement 

07/18/2026: Tropical Landscapes Under Glass 

07/21/2026: Paths Around the Glass Tour: A Tour of Resilient Beauty 

07/21/2026: Basic Floral Design, Part 2 (5-week course) 

07/22/2026: Grace Arents: Invisible Philanthropist Tour 

07/22/2026: Botanical Escape: Designing with Tropicals 

07/23/2026: Dream Creatures of Mexico: A Walking Tour of Alebrijes 

07/23/2026: Worlds Under Glass: Desert to Rainforest Tour 

07/25/2026: Botany for Botanical Illustration: Tropical Fruits (2-week course) 

07/25/2026: Plant Propagation 101 

07/25/2026: Nightlife at Home: Creating Firefly Habitat 

07/26/2026: Butterflies Bloom Backstage Pass 

07/26/2026: Botanical Illustration Studio: Roots 

07/28/2026: Introduction to the Perpetual Journal and Field Sketching 

07/30/2026: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes (2-day course) 

08/01/2026: Waterlilies 101 

08/01/2026: Bloomistry Wellness: Mushrooms 101 

08/01/2026: Alebrijes-Inspired Linoleum Printmaking and Collage (2-week course) 

08/04/2026: Garden Salutations: Gentle Yoga (4-week course) 

08/06/2026: Worlds Under Glass: Desert to Rainforest Tour 

08/07/2026: Reach for the Sun: Upright Floral Design Workshop 

08/08/2026: Botanical Incense: Summer Scents 

08/08/2026: Habitat to Houseplants: A History of Indoor Gardening & Greenhouse Technology 

08/09/2026: Butterflies Bloom Backstage Pass 

08/12/2026: Edible History: Plants of the Mediterranean 

08/13/2026: Dream Creatures of Mexico: A Walking Tour of Alebrijes 

08/13/2026: Locally-Grown Summer Centerpiece Workshop 

08/15/2026: Meditative Botanical Drawing 

08/15/2026: Floral Portraits with Tom Hennessy 

08/15/2026: Herbalism 101: Oils & Salves 

08/16/2026: Butterfly Pinning 101 

08/18/2026: Worlds Under Glass: Desert to Rainforest Tour 

08/19/2026: Garden To Glass: Beyond the Margarita: Tequila Cocktails 

08/21/2026: Guided Forest Therapy Walk in Flagler Perennial Garden 

08/22/2026: No Soil Needed: Epiphyte Mounting, Care, and Display Design 

08/22/2026: Fall in the Kitchen Garden 

08/22/2026: Meadow Creation for Beginners 

08/23/2026: Butterflies Bloom Backstage Pass 

08/27/2026: Tea – A 5,000 Year Tradition at the Queen’s Library Tea Room 

08/28/2026: Don’t Be a Chicken of Chicken Wire: Creating Sustainable Designs 

08/29/2026: Our Little Feathered Friends – A Bird Photography Workshop (2-day course) 

08/29/2026: Living Succulent Candlestick Topiary 

09/01/2026: Garden Salutations: Gentle Yoga (5-week course) 

09/01/2026: T’ai Chi Guided Practice (6-week course) 

09/01/2026: Vine to Glass: The End of Summer: Unconventional Whites & Fire-Roasted Red Clones 

09/01/2026: Nuts and Bolts of Floral Design (4-week course) 

09/02/2026: From Colonial America to Today 

09/03/2026: Dream Creatures of Mexico: A Walking Tour of Alebrijes 

09/03/2026: Introduction to Botanical Drawing I (4-week course) 

09/09/2026: Paths Around the Glass: A Tour of Resilient Beauty 

09/09/2026: Introduction to Alcohol Inks 

09/11/2026: Fall Bouquet Paint Night 

09/12/2026: Beginning Birding 

09/12/2026: Creating a Resilient Garden: Growing Landscapes in a Changing World 

09/12/2026: Herbalism 101: Herbal Elixirs & Mocktails from the Garden 

09/13/2026: Botanical Illustration Studio: In Glowing Color 

09/14/2026: Dance with the Alebrijes 

09/15/2026: Altered Book Botanical Journals (2-day course) 

09/16/2026: 1930s Mexico City 

09/17/2026: Fall Botanical Whimsy 

09/20/2026: Fall Planting for Pollinators 

09/20/2026: Prepping Your Fall and Winter Vegetable Garden 

09/22/2026: Seasonal Splendor Tour 

09/22/2026: Fall Florals in the Victorian Style 

09/22/2026: Garden to Glass: Beyond the Margarita: Tequila Cocktails 

09/23/2026: Beginner Koryu Ikebana 

09/24/2026: Brush Up Watercolor (2-day course) 

09/25/2026: Bonsai for Beginners 

09/26/2026: Fall Writing in the Garden 

09/26/2026: Designing a Four-Season Perennial Garden 

09/26/2026: Dream Creatures of Mexico: A Walking Tour of Alebrijes 

09/26/2026: Native Plant Propagation 

09/26/2026: Seed Saving 101: Practicing the Art of Seed Saving 

09/26/2026: Fall Flower Crown Workshop 

09/27/2026: Dividing Perennials: A Hands-On Fall Propagation Workshop 

09/29/2026: Art in Bloom: Art Nouveau Floral Design 

09/29/2026: Basic Floral Design, Part 1 (5-week course) 

09/30/2026: Abstracted Fall Landscapes and Still Lifes 

09/30/2026: Gardening in the Shade: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Your Landscape 

10/01/2026: Walking Meditations at Wick Lake (4-week course) 

10/02/2026: Botanical Drawing II: Shading and Structure (4-week course) 

10/03/2026: Learn Tai Chi Five Elements Form in One Day 

10/03/2026: Building Healthy Soil 

10/03/2026: Scarecrow Making for the Modern Garden 

10/03/2026: Fall Pruning and Seasonal Gardening 

10/06/2026: Seasonal Splendor Tour 

10/06/2026: Garden Salutations: Gentle Yoga (4-week course) 

10/06/2026: Vine to Glass: The Architecture of Autumn: Earth, Forest Floor, & Volcanic Shadows 

10/07/2026: More Magic with Alcohol Inks (3-week course) 

10/10/2026: Qigong with the Trees 

10/10/2026: Best Pest Management Practices in an Organic Veggie Garden 

10/10/2026: Plant, Design & Grow: Fall Container Garden Workshop 

10/13/2026: T’ai Chi Guided Practice (6-week course) 

10/15/2026: Plant Identification: Tools and Techniques for Identifying Native and Naturalized Plants in the Mid-Atlantic Region (2-day course) 

10/15/2026: Locally-Grown Hand-Tied Bouquets 

10/16/2026: Native Plants for Beginners 

10/17/2026: Exploring the Mystery of Bird Migration 

10/17/2026: Botany for Botanical Illustration: Fungi (2-week course) 

10/17/2026: Beginning Beekeeping 2.0 

10/17/2026: Dahlias: Harvesting, Dividing & Storing for Seasons of Blooms 

10/18/2026: Post-Harvest Handling of Veggies: Washing, Curing, and Storing 

10/18/2026: Butterfly Pinning 102: Common Morpho 

10/20/2026: Painting Fall Leaves with Gouache 

10/21/2026: Wellness in Bloom: The Healing Garden Tour 

10/22/2026: Botanical Illustration Intensive: Gorgeous Gourds in Colored Pencil 

10/23/2026: Art in Bloom: Art Deco Floral Design 

10/23/2026: Delicious Ferments: Fermentation 101 

10/24/2026: Container Gardening with Bulbs 

10/24/2026: Botanical Incense: Autumn Scents 

10/24/2026: Exploring Conifers: Selection, Planting & Garden Highlights 

10/25/2026: A Taste of the Tropics 

10/25/2026: Botanical Illustration Studio: Blending Tools: Powder, Liquid, Pencil, and More 

10/28/2026: Essence of a Still Life (2-week course) 

10/29/2026: Autumnal Sunset: Paint a Picture in Flowers 

10/29/2026: Paint Night: Pumpkin Stack 

10/31/2026: Introduction to Nature Journaling (2-day course) 

10/31/2026: Botany for Botanical Illustration (4-week course) 

10/31/2026: Guided Forest Therapy Walk in Flagler Perennial Garden 

11/03/2026: Garden Salutations: Gentle Yoga (4-week course) 

11/04/2026: Dueling Designers: Triple Threat 

11/05/2026: Seasonal Splendor Tour 

11/07/2026: Daffodil, Jonquil, or Narcissus? 

11/07/2026: African Violets 101 

11/07/2026: Qigong with the Trees 

11/08/2026: Butterfly Pinning 103: Owl Butterfly 

11/10/2026: Worlds Under Glass: Desert to Rainforest Tour 

11/10/2026: Falling for Leaves 

11/10/2026: Garden to Glass: Seasonal Cocktails for Special Occasions 

11/11/2026: Watercolor Experimentation and Card Making: Fall/Winter Edition (2-day course) 

11/12/2026: Introduction to Botanical Drawing III (4-week course) 

11/14/2026: Ecological Garden Cleanup and Fall Preparation 

11/14/2026: Orchids 101 

11/15/2026: Botanical Illustration Studio: Exploring Appropriate Backgrounds for Botanical Art 

11/18/2026: Seasonal Remix: Fresh Meets Dried 

11/19/2026: Snowy Winter Trees 

11/23/2026: Thanksgiving Centerpiece Workshop 

12/01/2026: Garden Salutations: Gentle Yoga (3-week course) 

12/02/2026: Locally-Grown Dried Winter Wreath Workshop 

12/03/2026: GardenFest Behind-the-Scenes Tour 

12/04/2026: Botanical Drawing: Mixed Media Explorations (3-week course) 

12/05/2026: Holiday Wreath Workshop (Morning Session) 

12/05/2026: Holiday Wreath Workshop (Afternoon Session) 

12/06/2026: Nighttime Photography Featuring GardenFest of Lights 

12/08/2026: Festive Flair: Holiday Centerpiece Workshop (Morning Session) 

12/08/2026: Festive Flair: Holiday Centerpiece Workshop (Afternoon Session) 

12/09/2026: Seasonal Greens in Colored Pencil and Micron Pen 

12/10/2026: GardenFest Interiors: Featuring Nature Tour 

12/12/2026: Natural Botanical Incense: Winter Scents for the Holidays 

12/12/2026: Propagating Plants as Gifts 

12/13/2026: DIY Floating Butterfly Ornaments