SUNFLOWERS, A NATIVE AMERICAN BEAUTY
July 16: SUNFLOWERS, A NATIVE AMERICAN BEAUTY. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. This program is presented by James City County native, lawyer and gardener, Andy Bradshaw. He will tell...
Second Annual Butterfly Festival!
THE BOTANICAL GARDEN’S BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL RETURNS! It is with great excitement that Williamsburg Botanical Garden offers to our community the Second Annual Butterfly Festival! It will be held at the Williamsburg Botanical Gardens at...
LANDSCAPE YOUR YARD LIKE A PRO
August 20: LANDSCAPE YOUR YARD LIKE A PRO. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Peggy Krapf is an award-winning VSLD Certified Landscape Designer who has been working in the Williamsburg Area...
WORMS AND THEIR USES
September 17: WORMS AND THEIR USES. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Local worm farmer, Ron Crum, will tell you all you need to know about raising worms. Ron has...
ECOLOGICAL LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM PLANT AND INSECT INTERACTIONS
October 15: ECOLOGICAL LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM PLANT AND INSECT INTERACTIONS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Dr. Shawn Dash, who grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, began collecting and...
NATIVE USES OF NATIVE PLANTS
November 19: NATIVE USES OF NATIVE PLANTS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Helen Hamilton, author and former high school science teacher, will deliver a PowerPoint talk about the food,...
PRUNING-WINTER TREE CARE
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 and will demonstrate the proper use of pruning tools. This event is...
THINK SPRING AND HAVE BLUEBIRDS IN YOUR YARD
Join Nancy Barnhart and a team of certified Master Naturalists to learn all about bluebirds and how to attract them to your yard. This event is part of the Learn and Grow Educational Series sponsored by...
ATTRACTING BIRDS WITH WATER
Award-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
Les 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
May 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, 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...