Events

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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, 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...

EASY SEED STARTING

February 20: LISA ZIEGLER, author and Newport News flower grower, will be presenting a double-header program held at the James City County Recreation Center, 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon....

RESTORING POLLINATORS

James City County Recreation Center 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

February 20: LISA ZIEGLER, author and Newport News flower grower, will be presenting a double-header program held at the James City County Recreation Center, 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. This event...

THE GARDENER’S WORKSHOP POP-UP SHOP

February 20: LISA ZIEGLER, author and Newport News flower grower, will be presenting a double-header program held at the James City County Recreation Center, 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. This event...

DESIGNING THE SMALL GARDEN

DESIGNING THE SMALL GARDEN--Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Landscape architect and former CWF Director of Landscape and Facilities Services, Gordon Chappell, will talk about the hows and whys of...

BLUEBIRDS IN OUR GARDENS

April 16: BLUEBIRDS IN OUR GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public. Join Nancy Barnhart and a team of certified Master Naturalists to learn all about bluebirds and how to...

WBG Summer Concert Season Opens

RESCHEDULED DUE TO BAD WEATHER!! The Garden is once again hosting young performers in a series of early evening concerts. We begin our season with Take 757, the jazz band that we featured twice in...