Art in the Garden
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesMay 10: . A program for children 7 and older in the Botanical Garden. Linda Miller, Artist and Virginia Master Naturalist, will help children create a botanical portrait in colored pencil or watercolor from...
Bluebirds in Our Gardens
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMay 17: BLUEBIRDS IN OUR GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center 10:00 am. Open to the public. $5 donation per guest is recommended. Join Nancy Barnhart and Nancy Gore and the Freedom Park bluebird trail team,...
Reptiles and Snakes
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesJune 14: 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...
Eating Locally
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesJune 21: EATING LOCALLY. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. Executive Chef Johnny McMillan uses locally grown foods in his recipes. In this...
Zoo in a Suitcase
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesJuly 12: ZOO IN A SUITCASE. Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Want an up close and personal look at a menagerie of bugs, worms...
Free Black Dirt!
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesJuly 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
Williamsburg Botanical Garden and FP Interpretive Center 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesAugust 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!
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesAugust 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
James City County Recreation Center 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesSeptember 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 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...