GARDENING FOR BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES
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
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
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
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 StatesSaturday, 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
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
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...
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...