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Williamsburg Botanical Garden 2012 Program Schedule
3rd Saturday of every month from February thru November
All programs start at 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. – (except for June )
Children – 5-15 yrs old
The WBG does not charge for Walk and Talk events.
All persons will be admitted free.
February 18th – “The Right Cut” Pruning Class
- Pruning Class with the James City County-Williamsburg Master Gardeners Tree Stewards –
- The basics of pruning your trees and shrubs and proper pruning tools.
- Adult program–
- Held at the Freedom Park Interpretive Center
- Free, no registration
March 17th – Planting Heirloom Vegetables
- with Barb Dunbar, York County MG and certified Master Naturalist
- Held in the Therapy Garden
- Bring home seeds for your home garden.
- Adults and children
- Free, no registration
April 21st – Bird program for children
- With Jane Frigo, local bird enthusiast and retired pre-school teacher will present a program on identifying birds for children.
- Mrs. Frigo helps children learn to identify the birds they will see in their own backyards by using color and sound.
- Children will also make their own bird feeder to take home.
- Cost: Free
- Minimum: 5 Max 30
- Registration Required--Go to Registration Page
April 21st – “Bluebirds and More” –
- An adult Walk and Talk Lecture
- Held in Freedom Park’s Interpretive Center.
- Shirley Devan, Certified Virginia Master Naturalist and Williamsburg Bird Club President will lead this fact filled workshop talking about the habits of the Bluebird family season by season and how several local groups monitor bluebird trails in our area.
- After the talk, take a walk to the garden to see which feathered friends call the garden home!
- Adults, 18 or older
- Cost: Free
- Class Minimum: 4 – Maximum 50
- Registration Required--Go to Registration Page
May 19th – Macro-Invertebrates for children with Virginia's Watershed Academy
- Virginia's Watershed Academy will conduct a hands-on Macro invertebrates class for children ages 8 - 12.
- Children will learn what Macro invertebrates are, what their presence means in identifying healthy water and actually get to find real Macro invertebrates and identify them.
- Held in the Freedom Park Interpretive Center
- Cost: Free - Minimum 15 Max 50
- Registration Required--Go to Registration Page
May 19th – The Savvy Gardener
- With the James City County Williamsburg Master Gardeners Barrels and Bins Team.
- This educational program is for the “savvy gardener” who enjoys sustainable and environmentally friendly projects to grow healthy, delicious, fresh vegetables, herbs, and more!
- A demo will show you how to build your own rain barrel and utilize the rain water for your garden.
- Learn how to make your own composter by using readily available material to enrich the soil already in your garden.
- And a “Do It Yourself” self watering container to grow great crops year after year.
- Barrels and Bins will also be available for sale.
- At the botanical garden.
- Free, no registration
June 16th – Children’s “Art in the Garden” with Linda Miller
- Led by Linda Miller, Artist and Certified Master Naturalist.
- Come to the garden and create a botanical portrait in colored pencil or watercolor from a cutting that you select.
- Miller will lead this fun workshop where the children learn to see the wonders of flora in the summer season.
- All materials are provided.
- Saturday 9 am to 10:30 am. (note the different times for this event only!)
- For children, 7 and older.
- Cost: Free:
- Class - Min. 4-Max: 15
- Registration Required--Go to Registration Page
July 21st – Children’s educational program on “Recycling and Reusing Natural Materials”
- With Barb Dunbar, York County MG and certified Mater Naturalist.
- At the end of this class, children will make clothing items using leaves and plant materials easily found in the garden.
- Children will model their fashion project to show the adults.
- Free, no registration
- At the Botanical Garden
August 18th – “Garden Detective’s” Children’s Workshop
- With Barb Dunbar and Linda Miller, Certified Virginia Master Naturalists.
- Come to the garden and bring your detective skills.
- The Williamsburg Botanical Garden team has put together a fun morning of exploration and learning.
- With a visual guide, walk around the garden and count the petals, learn about good bug ~ bad bugs and the micro habitats featured in the garden.
- For children 4 and older accompanied by an adult.
- Cost: Free
- Class - Min. 4 – Max. 20
- Registration Required--Go to Registration Page
September 15th– “Searching the garden for life stages of a butterfly”.
- Butterfly program with Barb Dunbar, teacher -
- Free, no registration
October 20th – Release and tagging of the Monarch butterflies at the garden –
- Program with Barb Dunbar and Angela Cingale.
- Watch the Monarchs begin their epic journey to Mexico for the winter!
- Free, no registration
November 17th – The garden speaks, “There’s a fungus among us”!
- With Barbara Dunbar
- Children and adults program.
- Free, no registration
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