Mentors and students work on certificate projects together in an informal setting.  Open to BI certificate candidates only.

Garden Guide and hydrangea enthusiast Rich Waiton leads tours of the Garden's collections of these favorite summer shrubs.   Tours are timed throughout peak successive bloom time, so take more than one! The June 10th walk is cancelled.  Spaces remain available on the June 15 and July 22 hydrangea walks.

New best-selling books have brought revelations about how trees live their lives. Visit some of the Garden’s most prominent trees and hear discoveries about their subtle communication skills through the “wood wide web”.  Tour includes many parts of the Garden; expect some uneven terrain.

Hear harrowing tales of how some of our garden plants were first discovered through accounts of plant exploration during several centuries. You’ll even hear some stories of intrigue and industrial espionage.

Mentors and students work on certificate projects together in an informal setting.  Open to BI certificate candidates only.

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, […]

Enhance your understanding and appreciation of the Garden with one of these specialized walks featuring seasonal aspects of the collection, offered monthly except January, July, and August.  Come dressed for the weather and walking in the Garden.   

“Interviewing” plants for your home? Curious to see what those tiny plants in garden centers look like full-grown? Join Garden horticulturist Dean Dietrich as he discusses reliable, interesting plants in the Garden’s collections that provide particular spring interest.  He includes tips for selecting, placing, planting, and caring for his selections as well as the dark […]

No space for a traditional vegetable garden?  Is your only open space a balcony, deck, or patio?  Garden horticulturist Heather Veneziano shows you how to plan an abundant vegetable garden with containers, including best plant selections, techniques for growing up, not out, and more.  

Container gardens help you maximize small spaces and they’re easy to care for!  Garden designer Beth Burrell shows you how to plan your container garden, from soil mixes and planting techniques to design tips and succession planting for seasonal color. Then create your own container garden under Beth's guidance.  Soil and plant material provided, students […]