Events and Programs for Adults

• Thursday, April 24, 6 – 7 PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $12; Nonmember $15
• Chris Martin, OG&E
• Register by April 22
• REGISTER HERE

Join Christ Martin as we learn the essential techniques for maintaining healthy, beautiful trees. Chris will guide us through the best practices for cutting, shaping, and ensuring proper growth, whether you’re a beginner or looking to sharpen your skills. Don’t miss this opportunity to master tree care and keep your landscape thriving and your canopies safe!

• Saturday, April 26, 9AM – 12PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $3; Nonmember $5
• Randy Bennett, American Bonsai Society
• Register by April 24
• REGISTER HERE

Myriad Botanical Gardens is thrilled to partner with the Oklahoma Bonsai Society to bring you an exciting opportunity to learn from a master of the art of bonsai! Join Randy Bennett as we learn the basics of shaping, pruning, and caring for miniature trees with an emphasis on bald cypress as a native species excellent for bonsai. Randy will provide an in depth analysis of the growth patterns of this tree as applied to bonsai and reveal his knowledge of sophisticated techniques from his upcoming book. This class is a perfect jumping off point for budding bonsai enthusiasts and those curious but intimidated with what they need to begin.

• Saturday, April 26, 1-4PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $35; Nonmember $40
• Suzie Loveless, Handmade with Loveless
• Register by April 22
• REGISTER HERE

Join Suzie Loveless as we create daisy chain seed bead bracelets. Select colors and designs to suit your desires as you are guided through the process from beginning to completed project.

• Thursday, May 1, 6–7PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $16; Nonmember $20
• Instructor: Bradley Fowler, City of Oklahoma City
• Register by April 29
• REGISTER HERE

Propagating plants, whether from seed, root stock, leaf cuttings, or something more, is an outstanding and budget-friendly way of increasing your indoor or outdoor plant collections. While certain plants ‘propagate’ better than others, we can increase the likelihood of success with a little know-how. Join us as we discuss and demonstrate methods and strategies of propagation as well as what plants propagate best with which methods, timing, and more. You’ll be the star at your next get together when you show up with a rooted cutting for a friend or family member!

Adult Education Programming supported by Oklahoma City Community Foundation.

• Saturday, May 3, 10-11AM
• Terrace Room
• Member $18; Nonmember $22
• Instructor: Peggy Turner, Oklahoma County Master Gardener
• Register by May 1
• REGISTER HERE

Monarch Waystations are garden habitats specifically designed to provide the resources necessary for monarchs to produce successive generations and sustain their migration. Learn how to build your own waystation from the ground up, including planning and design, sourcing host and nectar plants, garden maintenance, and certification. Participants will head home with one host plant and one nectar plant.

Adult Education Programming supported by Oklahoma City Community Foundation.

• Saturday, May 3, 1-4PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $75; Nonmember $85
• Instructor: Kaitlin Bacon, Director of Education
• Register by April 23
• REGISTER HERE

Join us as we take a deep dive in to the art of floral arranging! Over the course of several sessions, you’ll learn essential techniques, from selecting the right flowers to mastering composition and color coordination, all while enhancing your creativity and floral arrangement skills. Guests will leave with a beautiful arrangement each class that will highlight the lessons taught during that session. This is the perfect opportunity to develop and fine tune a new skill with fresh flowers for your home throughout the season!

May 3, Session 1: Form, Line, and Space
May 31, Session 2: Color and Texture
June 14, Session 3: Containers + Arranging and Stabilizing Techniques
June 28, Session 4: Cutting Techniques, Wiring and Skewering, and Stem Care
July 12, Session 5: Categories of Florals and Building a Recipe
July 26, Session 6: Finding Your Floral Style
TBD, Session 7: Shopping and Sourcing Florals

Adult Education Programming supported by Oklahoma City Community Foundation.

• Thursday, May 8, 6–7PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $12; Nonmember $15
• Instructors: Dale and Carrie Spoonemore, From Seed to Spoon
• Register by May 6
• REGISTER HERE

Now that the threat of frost has cleared, our gardens are ready to introduce our warm season crops! Whether you’re growing herbs, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, or something else, now’s the time to get growing. Join Dale and Carrie Spoonemore as they share their own strategies, schedules, and more for growing food for their family in their own Oklahoma City yard.

Adult Education Programming supported by Oklahoma City Community Foundation.

• Saturday, May 10, 10AM – 12PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $40; Nonmember $45
• Instructor: Kaitlin Bacon, Director of Education
• Register by May 5
• REGISTER HERE

Brighten up your doorway, balcony, or patio with a gorgeously arranged 13” patio pot full of flowers and foliage of your choice! Learn strategies for design and color matching, pairing plants with similar needs and growing requirements, and more. Guests will leave with a display of their own to show off and the knowledge and confidence to continue creating for seasons to come.

Adult Education Programming supported by Oklahoma City Community Foundation.