Events

DEER IN YOUR BACKYARD!!

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

June 13: DEER IN YOUR BACKYARD!! Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested.  Description: Do deer have teeth? What do they love to eat? How do mother...

BARRELS AND BINS

Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

Barrels and Bins: At 10:00 am, in the Botanical Garden, the Williamsburg Master Gardener Barrels and Bins team will show gardeners how to grow healthy and delicious fresh vegetables and herbs using sustainable and...

WHAT’S WRONG WITH MY TREE?

Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United States

WHAT’S WRONG WITH MY TREE? Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Bartlett Tree Expert Andrew Koenig will show homeowners how to prevent tree damage, care for...

REPTILES!! SNAKES!!

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

July 25: REPTILES AND SNAKES!! Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested.  Description: Scary, no more! Children can join us for a hands-on journey to observe our native...

BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL

Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

It is with great excitement that, to celebrate their 10th anniversaries, Williamsburg Botanical Garden and Virginia Master Naturalists Historic Rivers Chapter offer to our community a Butterfly Festival at the Williamsburg Botanical Gardens at...

Tangent Trio in Open Air Concert

Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

The Tangent Trio will perform an evening concert as part of the "Music in the Garden" series at the Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park on friday, August 7 at 6:30pm. The trio is...

LIFE OF BEES

Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

August 8: LIFE OF BEES.  Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden, (inside Freedom Park Interpretive Center if rain), 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested.  Description: Did you know that of the 900 THOUSAND kinds...

GROWING ORCHIDS

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

August 15: GROWING ORCHIDS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. James Pressly, a James City County Williamsburg Master Gardener, will discuss the basics of orchid growing...

WORLD OF WORMS!

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

September 12: WORLD OF WORMS! Location: Outside on the patio adjacent to the Freedom Park Interpretive Center (Inside Freedom Park Interpretive Center if rain), 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested.  Description:...

THE NIGHT BELONGS TO MOTHS

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

THE NIGHT BELONGS TO MOTHS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. With slides and narratives, Teta will introduce those night-flying insects that she attracts with white...

HERB-INFUSED OILS AND VINEGARS

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

HERB-INFUSED OILS AND VINEGARS. Oct 17: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Speaker Carol Schmidt is a member of the Herb Society of America, Colonial Triangle...

ADULT PLEIN AIR PAINTING AND SKETCHING

Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

On Saturday, October 17th, the last of three workshops will occur, offered to all who are artists or wannabe artists.  So bring your chair, an easel, a sketchpad, or a nature journal and get...

GROWING HERBACEOUS PEONIES

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

GROWING HERBACEOUS PEONIES—On November 21st from 10:00 till 11:30 am, come join us to learn about growing peonies.  Mike Lockatell from Roots & Blooms, LLC located in North Chesterfield, VA will be presenting “Modern Herbaceous Peonies...

MAKING THE RIGHT CUT–Early Winter Tree Care

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

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 discuss the basics of pruning trees and shrubs...