ATTRACTING BIRDS WITH WATER
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesAward-winning Nature Photographer Bob Schamerhorn will show us how to bring numerous species of birds to our yards by adding a water feature. Birds, like all other animals, prefer habitats that meet ALL their basic...
THE BEST PERENNIALS FOR TIDEWATER
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesLes Parks, Curator of Herbaceous Plants at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, will share information on growing the best perennials for our area. This event is part of the Learn and Grow Educational Series sponsored by...
MAKE A PET ROCK
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMay 13: MAKE A PET ROCK (ages 6 and above) Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Pet Rocks rock! Come to the Botanical Garden and learn how to change an ordinary rock into something special. Tina...
GARDENS WITH NO FLOWERS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesFreedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Susan Voigt, a JCCW and New Kent Master Gardener and the facilitator of the native plant (NWF certified) Schoolyard Habitat Garden at Stonehouse Elementary in...
MAKE A PET ROCK
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMay 27: MAKE A PET ROCK (ages 6 and above) Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Pet Rocks rock! Come to the Botanical Garden and learn how to change an ordinary rock into something special. Tina...
THE HIDDEN LIVES OF BACKYARD BIRDS
Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesTHE HIDDEN LIVES OF BACKYARD BIRDS (ages 6 and above) Want to know what a day in the life of your favorite songbird is really like? Come explore the amazing world of local backyard...
HOW AND WHY OF RAIN GARDENS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMaster Gardeners Bob Winters and Iris Burke will provide information about rain garden construction in home gardens. With PowerPoint slides and demonstrations, they will suggest suitable plants and locations in typical environments. Information will...
Garden Concert–Zack Salsberry
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesOur next concert is July 7 with Zack Salsberry Zack Salsberry is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Newport News, VA who began playing at age 5 and performing on stage at age 9. He performs solo,...
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...