YOUNG BUDS PROGRAMS

Summer Independent Garden Explorations are available! We will begin accepting reservations for the 2025-26 school year the first week in August.

Please note the Garden will not have Butterflies LIVE! in 2024 or 2025. This is due to the Garden’s THRIVE: Growing the Garden’s Future expansion of the Conservatory and grounds.

Pricing

  • The cost is $12 per student; the minimum group charge is $120.
  • One adult per five students is admitted free to ensure adequate supervision during the program. Exceptions will be made for students who require additional support.
  • The cost for additional adult chaperones is $15 per person. The limit of adult chaperones that can accompany each guided program is five, including teachers. Additional adults can accompany their child before and after the guided program time.

Program Details

  • Programs are designed for students aged 4-5 years old.
  • Programs take place outdoors, rain or shine. There are no indoor classrooms available. Please have everyone dress for the weather. We reserve the right to cancel programming when weather conditions prove unsafe or detrimental to a positive experience for your students (such as in the event of heavy rains or poor air quality). While we do everything possible to reschedule visits canceled due to inclement weather, nature is unpredictable and we cannot make any guarantees.

Availability

PROGRAM OFFERINGS


September – November

Program information coming soon!


December – February

Program information coming soon!


March –
May

Program information coming soon!

Registration

We are currently accepting reservations for Summer self-guided Independent Garden Exploration. Visit this page to get further information. Thank you!

To register, contact our Youth Program Logistics Coordinator, Laura Lee Folman, at [email protected] with the following:

    1. Your name, email address, and phone number, contact person’s information (if it is someone other than yourself).
    2. Your organization’s name and mailing address.
    3. Which program topic you would like.
    4. The number of classes you would like to bring.
    5. The total number of students who will attend.
    6. Your top three choices of program dates in order of preference (please include the program time(s) you prefer as well).