Garden Design & Ice Cream  CLASS FILLED
Tuesday, June 24, 5:30-7 pm
Dive into our ice cream freezer and then head into the garden with Olbrich Horticulturist Samantha Egan. Enjoy creamy bliss as you learn about garden design elements such as shapes, colors, hardscaping, paths, and water features.

Registration Deadline: June 17
Cost: $8 member/$10 public | Course Number: 30-10

Shade & Lemonade
Tuesday, July 15, 5:30-7 pm
What could be more pleasant than lemonade in the shade on a hot July day? You'll sip as you stroll through shade gardens with Olbrich Horticulturist Wendy Gasch. Learn about selection and care of the huge variety of beautiful shade plants available to home gardeners. Please join our sustainability efforts; bring a travel mug for your lemonade!

Registration Deadline: July 8
Cost: $8 member/$10 public | Course Number: 31-05

Family Walk: Flashlights and Fireflies
Bring your flashlight along as we dance with fireflies and explore the Gardens by moonlight. We'll visit the Thai Pavilion and Rose Garden, Olbrich's two lit gardens, and then head to darker places to look for nighttime creatures. Limit one session per family. Children must attend with a parent. Price below is per person.

Thursday, June 26, 9-10 pm  CLASS FILLED
Registration Deadline: June 19
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 31-21

Thursday, July 31, 8:30-9:30 pm  CLASS FILLED
Registration Deadline: July 24
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 31-22

Thursday, August 21, 8-9 pm  CLASS FILLED
Registration Deadline: August 14
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 31-23

Meditation in the Gardens
Join Kevin Walsh, MM, RN, Certified Heart Rhythm Meditation Teacher, and Jody Curley, MA, Certified Heart Rhythm Meditation Instructor and Tai Chi Chuan Teacher, for a unique combination of Tai Chi and Heart Rhythm Meditation. Both practices help to decrease reactivity to stress, enhance mental focus and clarity, and expand the sense of well-being. Together, these two complementary practices are beautiful and practical methods of improving health, balance, and well-being. See www.olbrich.org for a more detailed description. Held outdoors
when weather permits.

ON-GOING, Sundays, 9-10:30 am, Check with instructors concerning holiday weeks.
Registration: Walk In
Cost: $10/session. Attend eight sessions in a row and receive your ninth session free.

Yoga
This is a participative experiential class for gardeners, nature enthusiasts, and yoga students. Held outdoors when weather permits. Comfortable, loosefitting clothing and a portable mat are recommended; feel free to bring a water bottle. Instructor, Jonathan A. Garber RMT, is a certified Kripalu Yoga and Yoga for the Special Child Teacher.

ON-GOING
Mondays, 5:30-6:45 pm, Check with instructors concerning holiday weeks.
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 am, Check with instructors concerning holiday weeks.
Registration: Walk In
Cost: $10/session. Attend eight sessions in a row and receive your ninth session free.

Nature Writing for Kids   CLASS CANCELLED
Join writing teacher, Evelyn Westbrook, to write and illustrate your own collection of nature stories and poems inspired by the gardens at Olbrich. Each week, read children's literature and then head outdoors to explore the gardens. By closely observing nature's details, children will author and illustrate their own stories and poems. Children will need close assistance from an adult, who will carefully record their language and words. Attend one or all four sessions to create a book of your masterpieces. Each participant will receive a bound journal to work in. For ages 4-6.

ABCs Naturally: Letters in the Gardens  CLASS FILLED
Wednesday, June 25, 10-11:30 am
Learn your letters by discovering them in nature. Join special guests, Jann Kalscheur and Lynne Diebel, co-authors of the children's book, ABCs Naturally, on an alphabetical journey in the natural world. Read ABCs Naturally, then go for a letter hunt in the gardens. Everyone will take home a collage of nature letters. For ages 4 & up.

Registration Deadline: June 18
Cost: $6 member/$8 public | Course Number: 61-16

Butterfly Arts & Crafts
After touring Olbrich's Blooming Butterflies exhibit, stop by this weekly session and make a fun butterfly of your own to take home. Each week will offer a different arts and crafts project that highlights butterflies and insects. Sign up for one or all four! For ages 4 & up.

Thursday, July 17, 1-2 pm
Registration Deadline: July 10
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 70-27

Thursday, July 24, 1-2 pm
Registration Deadline: July 17
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 70-28

Thursday, July 31, 1-2 pm
Registration Deadline: July 24
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 70-29

Thursday, August 7, 1-2 pm
Registration Deadline: July 31
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 70-30

Butterflies and Blooms
Enjoy a guided trip through the outdoor gardens, discovering the butterflies and bugs that live there and the beautiful flowers and plants they are attracted to. Every child will use a "Discovery Kit" to help them explore the gardens. For ages 4 & up.

Friday, July 18, 1-2pm
Registration Deadline: July 10
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 70-01

Friday, July 25, 1-2 pm
Registration Deadline: July 17
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 70-02

Friday, August 1, 1-2 pm
Registration Deadline: July 24
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 70-03

Friday, August 8, 1-2 pm
Registration Deadline: July 31
Cost: $3 member/$4 public | Course Number: 70-04

Weekly Toddler Story & Stroll
ALL CLASSES FILLED
This special Olbrich's Blooming Butterflies series focuses on insects in the garden. Every week features stories about butterflies, bugs, or plants, as well as a walk through Olbrich's outdoor gardens. Designed to stimulate the senses of babies and toddlers. For ages 1 to 4. Class will be limited to 20 participants; to guarantee a spot, please pre-register!

ENTIRE SERIES:
Tuesdays, July 22-August 5, 10-11 am
Registration Deadline: July 15
51-01 $4 members/$6 public
Cost: $4 member/$6 public | Course Number: 51-01

INDIVIDUAL CLASSES:
Tuesday, July 22, 10-11 am
Registration Deadline: July 15
Cost: $2 member/$3 public | Course Number: 51-04

Tuesday, July 29, 10-1 1am
Registration Deadline: July 22
Cost: $2 member/$3 public | Course Number: 51-04

Tuesday, August 5, 10-11 am
Registration Deadline: July 29
Cost: $2 member/$3 public | Course Number: 51-04

Breakfast for the Butterflies
Come to this special behind the scenes class as you help Olbrich get ready for a busy day of Olbrich's Blooming Butterflies. Work side by side with the staff as you feed the butterflies, birds, and fish in the conservatory. Learn about where the butterflies come from and how the chrysalis cases are set up. For ages 8 & up.

Wednesday, July 23, 8:30-9:30 am
Registration Deadline: July 16
Cost: $5 member/$6 public | Course Number: 70-40

Wednesday, July 30, 8:30-9:30 am
Registration Deadline: July 23
Cost: $5 member/$6 public | Course Number: 70-41

Wednesday, August 6, 8:30-9:30 am
Registration Deadline: July 30
Cost: $5 member/$6 public | Course Number: 70-42

Create a Willow Teepee Trellis
Wednesday, June 11, 5:30-9 pm
Join artist Dan Soman and make your own rustic willow teepee trellis. Use it for climbing plants, or as a garden sculpture. Dan will provide willow, tools, and instructions needed to create a 6-7' trellis. Class time is scheduled for three and a half hours, but depending on your creativity, you may spend more or less time to create your trellis. Regardless, you will gain the knowledge to make trellises on your own. Please make arrangements for a vehicle large enough to transport your trellis. See www.olbrich.org for a photo. Please bring gloves and pruning sheers.

Registration Deadline: June 4
Cost: $75 member/$94 public | Course Number: 21-06

Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones
Thursday, July 24, 6-9 pm
Join mosaic artist Megan Cain and create beautiful garden stepping stones! Learn the basic techniques for creating custom, decorative mosaic stepping stones using glass or tile pieces. You'll complete one stone in this one-session course, plus learn the skills to create more on your own in the future. Please see www.olbrich.org for a photo.

Registration Deadline: July 17
Cost: $35 member/$44 public | Course Number: 21-08

Herbal Pantry
Tuesday, August 5, 6:30-8:30 pm
Late summer is the perfect time to stock your herbal pantry by transforming your garden's harvest into herbal vinegars, pesto, dried herb blends, flavored honey, herbal syrups, and tea blends. Join Lauri Lee, Past President of the Madison Herb Society, to learn how to harvest and dry your herbs for peak flavor; as well as how to make pesto and herbal vinegar. You'll enjoy tasting some of the herbal bounty and you'll go home with samples, recipes and handouts.

Registration Deadline: July 29
Cost: $22 member/$28 public | Course Number: 21-03

Sand-Cast Leaf Birdbath  CLASS FILLED
Monday & Wednesday, August 25 & 27, 6:30-8:30 pm
Join Schonheit Gardens' Nursery Manager Jane Gahlman, and use large leaves like hosta and burdock to create a sand-cast birdbath. Your finished birdbath will be leaf-shaped, complete with veins and color accents. This class is divided into two sessions to allow concrete drying time. Dress to get dirty!

Registration Deadline: August 18
Cost: $40 member/$50 public | Course Number: 21-02

Bee My Honey:
How to Attract Beneficial Insects to your Garden
Thursday, July 17, 6:30—8:30 pm
Join Olbrich Horticulturist Samantha Egan for a talk about beneficial insects. Review what beneficial insects are and how you can identify them in your yard. Also, learn what these insects can do for you, and how you can easily create a landscape that they will return to year after year!

Registration Deadline: July 10
Cost: $11 member/$13 public | Course Number:11-61