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Take advantage of these special happenings in the Garden.
GREEN THUMB GARDENING SERIES
Taken from the pages of the ever popular Master Gardener programs, these are highlights that every home owner should know. Practicing smart gardening increases property value, is environmentally friendly and gets the best results. Get informed!
In partnership with Master Gardeners of Virginia Cooperative Extension, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach.
Tuesdays • 5-week series • 7-9PM
May 6 LAWN CARE FOR HAMPTON ROADS
Jim Lachowicz, Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener of Chesapeake
What are the best choices for your lawn? Learn the hows, whys and whens of lawn care.
May 13 LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Marie Butler, Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener of Chesapeake
Gardening success depends on selecting the right plant for the right place for you and your landscape.
May 20 WATER WISE GARDENING
Tom Bolt, Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener of Norfolk
As a Water Steward, Tom teaches water saving gardening practices and ways to improve our water quality.
May 27 ALL ABOUT TREES
Ed Bradley, Gardener and Certified Arborist - Norfolk Botanical Garden
Trees have a lot to teach us-if we only would listen…learn tree care while gaining a greater knowledge of trees inside and out.
June 3 CONTAINER GARDENING
Bill Smoot, Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener of Portsmouth
Beautiful gardens can be created even in small places, as Bill will show with pictures from his visits to gardens around the world.
Cost: $40 for series ($10 per session)
Class min: 20 / max: 60
Cooperative Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, along with state and local governments.
We are pleased to announce this brand-new series
OVER THE GARDEN GATE -Summer Day Camp for Adults!
Come join in the fun - spaces are limited, so sign up early!
9:30AM-3:30PM * Monday – Friday * June 23- 27
Enjoy the whole week and save- Cost: $275 ($250 for NBG Members)
Session A: Monday, Wednesday & Friday; Cost: $175
Garden Art projects: LEAF CASTING, STONE TROUGHS & CLAY SLAB ART
Session B: Tuesday & Thursday; Cost: $120
Garden Art projects: Nature Printing, Stepping stones, Backyard Bouquets & Silk Painting
Come join us for a week of creative crafts, fun and learning. Active adults will enjoy garden art projects plus much, much more! Bring a bag lunch for picnics in the Garden – we’ll provide the snacks. You’ll enjoy Garden walks and boat rides, make new friends and chase away the summer blahs-
WHY SHOULD KIDS HAVE ALL THE FUN???
Scheduled so that parents may drop off kids at Naturekids Summer Camp and then enjoy themselves!
Artist-in-Residence SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Monday – Friday • September 15- 19 • 10AM-5PM
5-day workshop
This is the chance of a life time! Learn to create your very own stone sculpture while carving beside one of the greatest African sculptors of the century, Sylvester Mubayi. Turn raw Guruve Serpentine stone into an inspired masterpiece as you learn to carve under the shady trees. Participants will break for lunch; bring a bag lunch or visit our new Café - picnicking is allowed anywhere in the Garden.
Class fee includes a sculpting stone from Zimbabwe, a set of tools to keep and instruction by prominent Zimbabwean artist.
Cost: $525 ($500 for NBG Members)
Class min: 8 / max: 12
Norfolk Botanical Garden and Old Dominion University present
THE TWILIGHT LECTURE SERIES
for all individuals with
Botanical Curiosities and Natural History Interests
Jan 15 • PERENNIALS FOR YEAR-ROUND COLOR AND INTEREST
Mr. Steve Urick, Conservator of the ODU Kaplan Orchid Conservatory
Rose Garden Hall at Norfolk Botanical Garden •
Feb 20 • WETLAND HABITATS
Dr. David Cooper, Colorado State University, Keynote Speaker for National Technical Committee on Wetland Vegetation meeting at Norfolk Botanical Garden
Rose Garden Hall at Norfolk Botanical Garden • 7 pm
Mar 18 • NEW DISCOVERIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY
FROM THE MYSTERIOUS SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND OF RAPA ITI
Dr. Tim Motley, J. Robert Stiffler Distinguished Professor, Old Dominion University
Mills Godwin Building at Old Dominion University • 7 pm
Apr 3 • NATURAL HISTORY OF ORCHIDS
Dr. Ken Cameron – Orchid Curator, New York Botanical Garden
Mills Godwin Building at Old Dominion University • 7 pm
In conjunction with ODU Natural History Symposium and Kaplan Orchid Conservatory ribbon cutting celebration.
May 13 • ISLAND MADAGASCAR: PARASITIC PLANTS AND OTHER UNUSUAL SPECIES
Mr. Jay Bolin – Research Assistant, Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University
Rose Garden Hall at Norfolk Botanical Garden • 7 pm
all Twilight Lectures are FREE and open to the public
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