CARING FOR ANIMALS
Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesCARING FOR ANIMALS (all ages) Do you want to learn some helpful ways to care for dogs, cats, and other animals? Be prepared to fall in love with some adorable adoptable animals. The Heritage...
OLD AND NEW GARDEN FAVORITES-IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesJohn McFarlane, Assistant Director of Gardens and Grounds of The College of William and Mary, will talk about his favorite plants and local garden treasures from the Williamsburg area and William & Mary campus. He...
Garden Concert–In Layman Terms featuring Cole and Logan Layman
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesCole and Logan Layman have grown up making music together. They are both multi-instrumentalists and write original music. They are young, passionate, and love blues and jazz. Their unique and diverse sound ranges from...
BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesLIVING LARGE IN SMALL PLACES…CREATIVE IDEAS FOR LITTLE YARDS AND GARDENS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesThe program will be presented by Peggy Krapf, an award winning VSLD Certified Landscape Designer who has been working in the Williamsburg area for 24 years. This event is part of the Learn and...
THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN: STRATEGIC PLANTS THAT ATTRACT AND RAISE BUTTERFLIES
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMaster Naturalist and experienced butterfly raiser, Joni Carlson, will cover butterfly life cycles and let us know how to grow plants that sustain a variety of butterfly species. Her focus will be on the...
USING HARDY FERNS IN THE LANDSCAPE
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesJim Orband, retired York County Extension Agent and Senior Agent Emeritus, will present a very comprehensive discussion of ferns that are hardy to the climate of the Tidewater area. Slides will be used to...
MEDICINAL HERBS: MYTHS, STORIES AND HOW TO GROW
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesBriscoe White, co-owner of The Growers Exchange which began in 1985 and over the years has become a successful web-based business, will share his knowledge on growing herbs. Briscoe’s workplace is in Charles City...
PRUNING—WINTER TREE CARE
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesJanuary 20: PRUNING—WINTER TREE CARE. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. This workshop will provide instruction on early winter tree care. James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardeners will demonstrate the proper...
NATIVE ORCHIDS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HAMPTON ROADS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesFebruary 17: NATIVE ORCHIDS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HAMPTON ROADS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. In this program Lise Schioler will talk about some of...
COTTAGE GARDENS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMarch 17: COTTAGE GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Local landscape architect and former garden director at Colonial Williamsburg, Gordon Chappell will talk about the history and design of cottage gardens and the plants found...
GARDENING FOR BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesApril 21: GARDENING FOR BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m. Register for this free program to guarantee a seat. Bob Schamerhorn, an award-winning nature photographer, will share information packed with tips and...
Give Local 757 Fundraising – 24 Hours to Give Where You Live
Online at www.givelocal757.org/WBGardenThe Williamsburg Botanical Garden is participating in this 24-hour online fundraising event that begins at 12:01 am and ends at Midnight on May 8th. To donate to WBG, click www.givelocal757.org/WBGarden. Thank you for your support!
THE MAMMAL MAN–CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesSaturday, May 12, 2018 10:00 to 11:00 am Are you interested in skulls, bones, pellets, and scat? Come hear Les Lawrence, a Virginia Master Naturalist, explain how to identify mammals by their skulls and...
GROW YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLES IN YOUR YARD
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMay 19: GROW YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLES IN YOUR YARD. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Barbara Gustafson, Master Gardener & Co-Chair of the Historic Triangle Community Garden, will share ways...