Free Black Dirt!
July 19: FREE BLACK DIRT! Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. Art Gustafson knows all about composting – with PowerPoint slides and demonstrations,...
Life Stages of Monarch Butterflies
August 16: LIFE STAGES OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Children will learn the remarkable transformation that results in the stunning monarch butterfly and...
Go Natives!
August 16: GO NATIVES! Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. A Certified Member of the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers, Denise Greene has...
Macro Photography
September 11, MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY. 7 pm, James City County Recreation Center, 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, Va. Felice Bond, Historic Rivers Chapter Master Naturalist and expert photographer will show how to achieve “up close and...
World of Worms
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5537 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesSeptember 13: WORLD OF WORMS! Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Do you like to wiggle? Join us to meet our hardworking earthworms—the Red Wigglers! Explore...
No Bees, Fewer Fun Foods
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesSeptember 20: NO BEES, FEWER FUN FOODS! Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. A member of the Colonial Beekeepers Association, Pam Burton has...
How and Why Rain Gardens
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesOctober 18: HOW AND WHY RAIN GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. Master Gardener Carol Fryer has designed rain gardens for James...
Light and Native Plants
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesNovember 15: LIGHT AND NATIVE PLANTS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. All plants need light, but how much shade they can tolerate, and how much...
CAST-IRON PLANTS FOR WILLIAMSBURG GARDENS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesFebruary 21: CAST-IRON PLANTS FOR WILLIAMSBURG GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Gordon Chappell, FASLA, Williamsburg Landscape Architect. Gordon is a resident of Williamsburg and...
THE GEOLOGY OF PLANTS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesFreedom Park Interpretive Center 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Retired Geology Professor Dr. Jerre Johnson will give a short review of the geologic history of this area, the processes...
ADULT INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL PAINTING
Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesOn Saturday, April 25th (rain date May 2nd), Linda Miller, local artist and Virginia Master Naturalist, will help you develop your artistic skills. Working with a dogwood bloom drawing created by the artist, participants will...
THE AMAZING BLUEBIRD
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesApril 25: THE AMAZING BLUEBIRD. Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Join the Master Naturalists and learn about one of the most beautiful and best-loved...
CHILDREN’S BOTANICAL SKETCHING IN THE GARDEN
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMay 9: CHILDREN’S BOTANICAL SKETCHING PROGRAM. Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden (inside Freedom Park Interpretive Center if rain), 10:00-11:30 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Learn how to observe and draw stems,...
WATER WISE GARDENING
Water Wise Gardening: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Learn tips for creating a pleasing multi-season garden by selecting and designing with beautiful plants that are...