UNDERSTANDING SNAKES: FEAR NOT!
July 21: UNDERSTANDING SNAKES: FEAR NOT! Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Tim Christensen is a biological scientist who works at the Conservation Branch at Joint Base Langley-Eustis at Fort...
4th Annual Butterfly Festival and Plant Sale
Come and walk through magic! Enjoy hundreds of butterflies as they flutter all around you inside 2 enclosed butterfly tents. Watch them up close as they sip from nectar sticks, and feel the tickle...
TIPS ON GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY
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
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...
HOW TO GROW HERBS
October 20: HOW TO GROW HERBS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Briscoe White, co-owner of the Growers Exchange, an online company for herb plants in Charles City County, will give recommendations...
BULBS AS COMPANION PLANTS
November 17: BULBS AS COMPANION PLANTS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Brent Heath of Brent and Becky’s in Gloucester, will advise you whether you are planning to plant bulbs...
WINTER – TIME to PRUNE and PLAN
The Master Gardeners Pruning Team 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, along with...
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BUGLY IN YOUR GARDEN
Dr. Shawn Dash, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University, will show why insects are necessary for a healthy garden. Learn which bugs are friends and which ones are not. Dr. Dash's passion...
Learn and Grow: Creating Habitats for Pollinators in YOUR Yard
Award-winning Peggy Krapf of Heart’s Ease Landscape & Garden Design will show you how to design a pollinator-friendly garden with plants that will attract more birds, bees, and butterflies to your yard. Free. Registration...
Learn and Grow: Feathered Friends in the Backyard All Year Long
Providing habitat and food sources for birds throughout the year is beneficial to our feathered friends. Melinda Cousins of the Backyard Birder will share info and tips to enjoy a healthy bird population all...
Learn and Grow: The Curious Case of the Calcareous Ravine
Tucked-away in the woodland section of the Williamsburg Botanical Garden is a small, rock-walled model of a ravine that showcases a specific kind of flora and habitat that occur naturally right here in Williamsburg...
Learn and Grow: 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,...