Events

THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN:  STRATEGIC PLANTS THAT ATTRACT AND RAISE BUTTERFLIES

Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

Master 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 States

Jim 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 States

Briscoe 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 States

January 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 States

February 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 States

March 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 States

April 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/WBGarden

The 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 States

Saturday, 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 States

May 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...

ART IN THE GARDEN–CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5537 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United States

Saturday, June 9, 2018 10:00 to 11:00 am Art in the Garden Calling all children 6 years and older who are interested in botanical art. Sally Henderson, art teacher at Matoaka Elementary School, will...

THE ART OF GARDENING WITH ROCKS AND PLANTS

Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

June 16:  THE ART OF GARDENING WITH ROCKS AND PLANTS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Our speaker, Joseph Tychonievich, is the author of Rock Gardening:  Reimagining a Classic Style....

THE MAGIC METAMORPHOSIS OF BUTTERFLIES–CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

Saturday, July 14, 2018 10:00 to 11:00 am When humans and animals are born, the babies look like miniature versions of their parents. But not so for butterflies! Learn how butterflies start as tiny...

TIPS ON GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY

Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

August 18:  TIPS ON GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. John Whistler, local gardener, photographer and owner of Whistler Works Studio, will give those gardeners who want to...

THE TINY WILDLIFE IN YOUR GARDEN; INSECTS ON YOUR SIDE

Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

September 15:  THE TINY WILDLIFE IN YOUR GARDEN; INSECTS ON YOUR SIDE. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Dr. Shawn Dash, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University, will...