Events and Programs for Adults

• Thursday, February 19, 6-7PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $12; Nonmember $15
• Kaitlin Bacon, Director of Education
• Register by February 17
• REGISTER HERE

From home gardens to schoolyards, raised beds are a great way to grow year-round crops and flowers by providing elevation to lessen compaction, easier weed control, and extended growing seasons. Come learn strategies, benefits, layouts, and more to get a head start on your spring gardening adventures.

• Saturday, February 21, 3:30-5PM
• Park House
• Member $45; Nonmember $50
• Wei Li, Simple Morea
• Register by February 19
• REGISTER HERE

Kokedama is a botanical planting style originating in Japan and popular in modern aesthetics. Ornamental houseplants are planted within balls of soil and moss and can be hung or displayed decoratively. Join Wei Li of Simple Morea in learning the art of kokedama in this workshop. Guests will leave with a complete kokedama they have made, including a plant.

• Saturday, February 21, 6-7PM
• Park House
• Member $45; Nonmember $50
• Wei Li, Simple Morea
• Register by February 19
• REGISTER HERE

Create a timeless piece of living art for your wall with Wei Li of Simple Morea. Li will guide us through selecting a plant appropriate for mounting, how to properly mount it for health and longevity, and strategies for longterm survival. Guests will leave with a mounted plant ready to be displayed in their homes.

• Thursday, February 26, 6-7PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $16; Nonmember $20
• Kaitlin Bacon, Director of Education
• Register by February 24
• REGISTER HERE

Starting your garden from seed provides many benefits from cost savings to extending your growing season. Seed sharing can bring gardeners in the community together and allow you to try new plants for a fraction of the cost of buying individual starter plants. Guests will all leave with a mini greenhouse to take home.

• Thursday, March 5, 6-7PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $15; Nonmember $18
• Kaitlin Bacon, Director of Education
• Register by March 2
• REGISTER HERE

An ideal time to take care of much of our pruning, the spring allows us to manage our plants and send them off with their best foot forward. We will cover the hows and whys of pruning, plants best suited for spring pruning versus holding back, old wood versus new wood, and more.

• Sunday, March 8, 1-5PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $35; Nonmember $40
• Suzie Loveless, Handmade with Loveless
• Register by March 4
• REGISTER HERE

Get crafty and colorful in this beginner-friendly macrame bracelet class! You’ll learn simple knotting techniques to create your own vibrant bracelet with dozens of cord colors and charms to personalize your design. No experience needed: you will be guided step-by-step to make a bracelet that is uniquely yours. Perfect for all ages!

• Saturday, March 14, 10AM-12PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $50; Nonmember $55
• Brooke Hutchens, Redbud Pigment Co.
• Register by March 11
• REGISTER HERE

Paint a colorfully playful display of tulips perfect for celebrating Spring with Brooke Hutchens of Redbud Pigment Co. as she guides us through a botanically-inspired watercolor piece using handmade pigments that are locally foraged and sustainably sourced.

• Thursday, March 19, 6-7PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $12; Nonmember $15
• Kaitlin Bacon, Director of Education
• Register by March 16
• REGISTER HERE

Take advantage of the cooler spring weather for growing fan favorite vegetables like cauliflower, spinach, carrots, and more. Join us in learning crops that do well in Spring, when to start seeds and starter plants, how to work the soil and ensure your crops survive any surprise cold snaps, and more. As a bonus, get a head start on your summer garden by learning what you can and can’t do earlier to extend your season!

• Saturday, March 21, 10AM-12PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $45; Nonmember $50
• Kaitlin Bacon, Director of Education
• Register by March 18
• REGISTER HERE

Learn how to create your own floral arrangement using seasonal flowers and foliage collected from the garden grounds. We’ll begin with a basic introduction on floral design, go over the already collected materials available, and then head outside to collect a few items together. We’ll end the class by creating our arrangements to take home, as well as discussing tips for foraging in your own yard and ways to prolong the life of your arrangements.

• Saturday, March 21, 2-4PM
• Member $40; Nonmember $45
• Kaitlin Bacon, Director of Education
• Register by March 18
• REGISTER HERE

Join us as we discuss techniques and tips for selecting, prepping, and pressing florals before we settle in to create our own pressed floral art within a floating glass frame. Guests will leave with a small flower press of their own as well as a piece of art brought to life from their own hands and imagination.