July 2020
Growing Gardeners: Sprouts Summer Camp
July 6-10 Ages: 7-9 9am -1pm The Avish Estate Greenhouse and Gardens $150, $125 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) For the first time, Waterfront Botanical Gardens is offering summer camp experiences for young learners in the summer of 2020. These weeklong, half-day camps will include investigative garden activities, craft projects, outdoor movement/play, and opportunities to create lasting friendships. At this camp: How do you grow a gardener? Fun in the sun, plenty of water,…
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SOLD OUT – Music in the Gardens
Thursday, July 9, sponsored by St. Matthews Feed and Seed WBG, 1435 Frankfort Ave 7pm (doors at 6pm) $25, $20 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) We are excited to welcome guests to the season's first live and in-person Music in the Gardens Concert! Join us for a performance in the Gardens, featuring the musical stylings of Appalatin with Tristen Brooke. In order to keep our guests safe and healthy, face masks and social distancing are…
Find out more »Fables, Flowers, & Fairytales: Sprouts Summer Camp
July 13-17 Ages: 4-6 9am -1pm The Avish Estate Greenhouse and Gardens $150, $125 WBG members (members use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) For the first time, Waterfront Botanical Gardens is offering summer camp experiences for young learners in the summer of 2020. These weeklong, half-day camps will include investigative garden activities, craft projects, outdoor movement/play, and opportunities to create lasting friendships. At this camp: Step into the Garden and onto the pages of some of history's…
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Tai Ji in the Gardens
Thursday, July 16 6:30 - 7:30pm Graeser Family Education Center $15, $10 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) Waterfront Botanical Gardens brings a new series to our Wellness Program with Tai Ji at the Gardens. Also written as ‘Tai Chi’, this low-impact, slow-motion exercise is often described as "meditation in motion." From the air-conditioned comfort of inside the Graeser Family Education Center, enjoy a sense of being outdoors in the Gardens with views out of the floor-to-ceiling windows.…
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Warm Season Yoga at the Avish
Saturday, July 18 The Avish Estate 8:30am $15, $10 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) Join us for an hour of yoga outside among the plants as the sun climbs in the sky. Yoga practice is geared toward all levels. Please bring your own mat and maintain appropriate social distance. Registrants will receive an email with the Avish address THE FRIDAY IN ADVANCE of the class. REGISTER HERE Refund Policy Although we are unable to refund registration fees in…
Find out more »Nature Makerspace: Sprouts Summer Camp
July 27-31 Ages: 7-9 9am -1pm The Avish Estate Greenhouse and Gardens $150, $125 WBG members (members use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) For the first time, Waterfront Botanical Gardens is offering summer camp experiences for young learners in the summer of 2020. These weeklong, half-day camps will include investigative garden activities, craft projects, outdoor movement/play, and opportunities to create lasting friendships. At this camp: Ready! Set! Make! In this STEM inspired week, campers will get a…
Find out more »August 2020
Woods of the Trees of Kentucky
Sunday, August 2 2 - 3:30pm Graeser Family Education Center $15 / $10 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) During this informal lecture by Janice Staugas, discover the beauty and diversity of Kentucky's native trees -- wood colors, grains, and valuable uses -- at the last stage of the trees' lifecycles. Learn the technical definition of a tree, the seven ecological regions of Kentucky, and what trees are found in these regions. Appreciate the beauty of these trees' wood…
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Early Morning Yoga at the Gardens
First Fridays of the Month (August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6, December 4) Graeser Family Education Center 8am $15 non-members, $10 WBG members each session (Members use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) A morning yoga session starts your day at the botanical gardens on Frankfort Avenue. Depending on the weather, enjoy a chilly morning indoors inside the Graeser Family Education Center with views outside into the gardens, or, on milder days, lay your yoga mat out on…
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Saturday, August 15 8:30am $15, $10 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) Join us for an hour for yoga outside among the plants as the sun climbs in the sky. Yoga practice is geared toward all levels. Please bring your own mat and maintain appropriate social distance. Registrants will receive an email with the Avish address THE FRIDAY IN ADVANCE of the class. Register Here Refund Policy Although we are unable to refund registration fees in the case of…
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Introduction to Bonsai
Sunday, August 16 2 - 3:15 pm Graeser Family Education Center $15, $10 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) Lee Squires, a bonsai grower for over 48 years with around 50 trees in his collection, will lead an introduction to bonsai lecture in anticipation of WBG’s Japanese Garden project. Lee will share the history of bonsai and what makes a tree or plant a bonsai. He will go over indoor vs. outdoor bonsai to clear…
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Early Morning Yoga at the Gardens
First Fridays of the Month (August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6, December 4) Graeser Family Education Center 8am $15 non-members, $10 WBG members each session (Members use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) A morning yoga session starts your day at the botanical gardens on Frankfort Avenue. Depending on the weather, enjoy a chilly morning indoors inside the Graeser Family Education Center with views outside into the gardens, or, on milder days, lay your yoga mat out on…
Find out more »Warm Season Yoga at the Avish
Saturday, September 19 9am $15, $10 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) Join us for an hour for yoga outside among the plants as the sun climbs in the sky. Yoga practice is geared toward all levels. Please bring your own mat and maintain appropriate social distance. Registrants will receive an email with the Avish address THE FRIDAY IN ADVANCE of the class. Register Here Refund Policy Although we are unable to refund registration fees in the case of cancellation by…
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