Bay-Friendly Gardening
Learn how your garden is connected to water resources and why your gardening practices affect the health of the Chesapeake Bay waterways. Karen During, coastal scientist at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS),...
5th Annual Butterfly Festival
Note: No Learn & Grow program in August 2019
Learn and Grow: Stunning Sunflowers!
Learn about the botany and historic uses of sunflowers, and get tips for growing, cutting and arranging them for a stunning display. Details and Register: www.bit.ly/growsep19. Free, but please register to guarantee your spot...
Learn and Grow: Bees in the Garden
Learn about honeybees and native pollinators, including the life of a hive and what you can do to help the endangered ecosystem. Details and Register: www.bit.ly/growoct19. The Williamsburg Botanical Garden, located in Freedom Park,...
Learn and Grow: Irresistible Iris
Collected and cultivated for over 3,500 years, Iris are prized for their elegance and vivid colors. Join VCE Master Gardener Elizabeth McCoy to learn about Iris species and hybrids, including cultivars that re-bloom in...
Pruning Workshop
An experienced team of local Master Gardeners will show you how to care for dormant trees and shrubs during the winter. Learn about the right tools for pruning, how to use and maintain them,...
First Ladies and their Orchids
Arthur E. Chadwick, known world-wide as an author and expert on cultivating orchids, brings us the stories of the Cattleyas (orchids) and the American First Ladies for whom they are named. Art will also...
Compost is Garden Gold
In the interest of public health and safety, this program is canceled. We plan to reschedule it at another time. For announcements about this and other programs, sign up for our eNews. NOTE: Justin...
Planting for Pollinators
In the interest of public health and safety, this program is cancelled. We hope to reschedule it at another time. For announcements about this and other programs, sign up for our eNews. NOTE: Adrienne...
Rain Gardens: Why and How?
Due to Coronavirus COVID-19, this program is cancelled. We hope to reschedule it at another time. For announcements about this and other programs, sign up for our eNews. Learn what Rain Gardens are all...
Planting for Pollinators – Online Learn & Grow
Join us on Zoom to learn about the best native and non-native plants to attract pollinators to your garden and how to support them.
Nature Photography with a Focus on the Garden
Presented via Zoom and available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/a9vPrisTB04 Local nature photographer and Master Naturalist Jim Easton will show and talk about his photos, many of which were taken at the Williamsburg Botanical...
Butterfly Trek – The Amazing Monarch Migration
Presented via Zoom and available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YWaHlxJhxg4 Learn about Monarch butterflies and the life cycle of the 4 generations it takes to complete their 6,000-mile migration from Mexico to Canada and...
Hanging with the Bat Squad
Presented via Zoom and available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iO8hvRsLaXg?si=CvnUvGFHgnhdjmfb There is something about October that makes us think of bats! Have you ever wondered WHY bats hang upside down? Or, how many species...
Everything is Connected
Presented via Zoom and available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cBSelvR0E-U?si=Km7YI20znP2IliDB Learn about mindful gardening for environmental conservation. Brian Taber, the director of the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory, will share insights into how garden spaces...