Book Club: The Botanist’s Daughter
Saturday, March 25 | 10-11 a.m.
$15 | 10% less for members
Terrace Room
Savannah Lore, archivist and librarian, will lead Powell Gardens’ quarterly book club on Saturday, March 25 (10-11 a.m.). This quarter, the book club will read The Botanist’s Daughter by Kayte Nunn. Snacks and drinks are included with your ticket.
Garden to Glass: Killer Bee Cocktail
Saturday, March 25 | 3-4 p.m.
$30 | 10% less for members
Terrace Room
Learn to make a Killer Bee cocktail with Education Manager Caitlin Eckard. This cocktail utilizes tequila, honey, and lemon. Attendees will receive two drinks, a Powell Gardens branded glass, and a snack. Must be 21+ to attend.
About Garden to Glass Classes
Everything we drink comes from a plant! Garden to Glass classes are taught by rotating experts and include two drinks attendees make themselves, a short explanation of how the featured drink is made and its history, and a goodie bag featuring a Powell Gardens branded glass, ingredients for a future drink, or other fun items. Look for Garden to Glass classes once or twice a month.
Work & Learn: Fruit Tree and Small Fruit Pruning
Thursday, March 30 | 9 a.m. – noon
$40 | 10% less for members
Powell Gardens
All healthy fruit plants require pruning. Pruning helps form structure, removes dead and diseased wood, rejuvenates buds, and increases productivity. Learn how to prune on a variety of fruit plants to insure a healthy tree and a bountiful harvest in Work & Learn: Fruit Tree and Small Fruit Pruning (Thursday, March 30, 9 a.m. – noon).
The class will begin inside with a short presentation on pruning dos and don’ts. After the presentation, attendees will have hands-on training about how to prune fruit plants and/or trees. A boxed lunch and non-alcoholic drink is included with your ticket and will be served at the end of the class.
This class requires standing, bending, and light lifting. Please dress appropriately. No refunds. By registering for this event, you agree to receive communications from Powell Gardens. You may opt-out at any time.
Intro to Foraging: Part 2
Saturday, April 1 | 10-11 a.m.
$20 | 10% less for members
Intro to Foraging: Part 2 focuses on incorporating foraged items into your diet. Lydia Brawner, Lead Horticulturalist, will take the class into the woods to guide a search for foraged items. (Attendees should come prepared to be out in the changing elements with long sleeves, pants, and hats to deter contact with ticks and poison ivy.)
Learn how to harvest mushrooms in the wild, handle and store mushrooms post-harvest, prepare and eat mushrooms, and preserve your harvest.
This class will also introduce the basics of shitake, wine cap, and oyster mushroom home cultivation. Medicinal purposes and uses of mushrooms will be explored as research on this topic is increasingly positive for health outcomes. A mushroom cooking demonstration is included.
NOTE: The Intro to Foraging class series was created alongside a annual exhibit, Midwest Foraging. Foraging is not permitted outside of class time on Powell Gardens property. In the interest of public health, safety, and in respect of our conservation efforts, all participants are expected to appreciate this content for educational purposes only at Powell Gardens.
Work & Learn: Aquatic Gardening
Thursday, April 27 | 9 a.m. – noon
$40 | 10% less for members
Greenhouse 2 (Powell Gardens Greenhouse Complex)
Work & Learn: Aquatic Gardening (Thursday, April 27) attendees will work in Greenhouse 2 with Aquatic Gardener, Matt Hockaday on aquatic plant clean up and care. All attendees will take home a hardy waterlily and an aquatic plant instruction handbook.
A boxed lunch with non-alcoholic drink is also included with registration.
Terrarium Workshop
Saturday, April 29 | 2-4 p.m.
$40 | 10% less for members
Powell Gardens
Join lead Horticulturalist, Brent Tucker, for a terrarium workshop on Saturday, April 29 (2-4 p.m.). Each attendee will make a terrarium and learn how to maintain them at home. After the workshop, attendees can tour the terrarium display in the Terrace Hall, located in the Visitor Center.
Workshop registration includes 7″ glass terrarium, plants, and care instructions.