Learn & Grow Educational Series
Bluebirds in Our Gardens
May 17: BLUEBIRDS IN OUR GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center 10:00 am. Open to the public. $5 donation per guest is recommended. Join Nancy Barnhart and Nancy Gore and the Freedom Park bluebird trail team,...
Eating Locally
June 21: EATING LOCALLY. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. Executive Chef Johnny McMillan uses locally grown foods in his recipes. In this...
Free Black Dirt!
July 19: FREE BLACK DIRT! Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. Art Gustafson knows all about composting – with PowerPoint slides and demonstrations,...
Go Natives!
August 16: GO NATIVES! Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. A Certified Member of the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers, Denise Greene has...
No Bees, Fewer Fun Foods
September 20: NO BEES, FEWER FUN FOODS! Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. A member of the Colonial Beekeepers Association, Pam Burton has...
How and Why Rain Gardens
October 18: HOW AND WHY RAIN GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. Master Gardener Carol Fryer has designed rain gardens for James...
Light and Native Plants
November 15: LIGHT AND NATIVE PLANTS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. All plants need light, but how much shade they can tolerate, and how much...
CAST-IRON PLANTS FOR WILLIAMSBURG GARDENS
February 21: CAST-IRON PLANTS FOR WILLIAMSBURG GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Gordon Chappell, FASLA, Williamsburg Landscape Architect. Gordon is a resident of Williamsburg and...
THE GEOLOGY OF PLANTS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Retired Geology Professor Dr. Jerre Johnson will give a short review of the geologic history of this area, the processes...
ADULT INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL PAINTING
On Saturday, April 25th (rain date May 2nd), Linda Miller, local artist and Virginia Master Naturalist, will help you develop your artistic skills. Working with a dogwood bloom drawing created by the artist, participants will...
WATER WISE GARDENING
Water Wise Gardening: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Learn tips for creating a pleasing multi-season garden by selecting and designing with beautiful plants that are...
BARRELS AND BINS
Barrels and Bins: At 10:00 am, in the Botanical Garden, the Williamsburg Master Gardener Barrels and Bins team will show gardeners how to grow healthy and delicious fresh vegetables and herbs using sustainable and...
WHAT’S WRONG WITH MY TREE?
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesWHAT’S WRONG WITH MY TREE? Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Bartlett Tree Expert Andrew Koenig will show homeowners how to prevent tree damage, care for...
GROWING ORCHIDS
August 15: GROWING ORCHIDS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. James Pressly, a James City County Williamsburg Master Gardener, will discuss the basics of orchid growing...
THE NIGHT BELONGS TO MOTHS
THE NIGHT BELONGS TO MOTHS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. With slides and narratives, Teta will introduce those night-flying insects that she attracts with white...