Events

Art in the Garden

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

May 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 States

May 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 States

June 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 States

June 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 States

July 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 States

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

Williamsburg Botanical Garden and FP Interpretive Center 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United States

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!

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

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

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

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 States

September 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 States

September 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 States

October 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 States

November 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 States

February 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 States

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...