Summer Classes for Adults at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Roses & Ice Cream Walk at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
June 12 Thursday 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: June 5
$8 Olbrich members / $10 general public
Learn about both shrub and garden roses, as well as sustainable garden elements such as drain tiles, rain gardens, pest resistance, local hardscaping materials, and low-maintenance plant varieties with Olbrich Horticulture Director, Jeff Epping. For more information or to register call 608-246-4550. Visit www.olbrich.org.
Garden Design & Ice Cream Walk at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
June 24 Tuesday 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Registration Deadline: June 17
$8 Olbrich members / $10 general public
Enjoy ice cream as you learn about garden design elements such as shapes, colors, hardscaping, paths, and water features with Olbrich Horticulturist Samantha Egan. For more information or to register call 608-246-4550. Visit www.olbrich.org.
Shade & Lemonade Walk at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
July 15 Tuesday 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Registration Deadline: July 8
$8 Olbrich members / $10 general public
Sip lemonade and 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 Olbrich's sustainability efforts; bring a travel mug for your lemonade! For more information or to register call 608-246-4550. Visit www.olbrich.org.
Bee My Honey: How to Attract Beneficial Insects to your Garden at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
July 17 Thursday 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: July 10
$11 Olbrich members / $13 public
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. For more information or to register call 608-246-4550. Visit www.olbrich.org.
Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
July 24 Thursday 6 - 9 p.m.
Registration Deadline: July 17
$35 Olbrich members / $44 general public
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. Complete one stone in this one-session course, plus learn the skills to create more on your own in the future. Visit www.olbrich.org for a photo. For more information or to register call 608-246-4550.
Herbal Pantry at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
August 5 Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: July 29
$22 Olbrich members / $28 general public
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 vinegar. You'll enjoy tasting some of the herbal bounty and you'll go home with samples, recipes, and handouts. For more information or to register call 608-246-4550. Visit www.olbrich.org.
Sand-Cast Leaf Birdbath at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
August 25 & 27 Monday & Wednesday 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Registration Deadline: August 18
$40 Olbrich members / $50 public
Join Schonheit Gardens' Nursery Manager Jane Gahlman, and use large leaves like hosta and burdock to create a sand-cast leaf 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! For more information or to register call 608-246-4550. Visit www.olbrich.org.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens is located in Madison, Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Monona at 3330 Atwood Avenue. For membership information call 608-246-4724. For more information call 608-246-4550 or visit www.olbrich.org.
CONTACT:
Sharon Cybart,
Manager of Marketing & Public Relations
608-246-4716
scybart@cityofmadison.com
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