June 2020
Summer Glory: Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs for the Hot Months
Thursday, June 4 6:30 - 8:30 pm Graeser Family Education Center, WBG $15, $10 WBG members (members use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) Don’t overlook the bulbs, perennials, grasses, and hot-season annuals when building your garden palette this time of year. Find out what plants (and when) to acquire and use them to ensure your landscape looks richest from mid-July through Labor Day and beyond ’til frost. Go well beyond wax begonias, geraniums, and petunias and gain tips…
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Early Morning Yoga at the Gardens – April Session Cancelled
First Fridays of the Month (January 3, February 7, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5) 7:30 - 8:15 am $15 non-members / $10 WBG members each session (members use code WBGMEMBER to receive discount) Graeser Family Education Center A monthly, 45-minute yoga session starts your day at the botanical gardens on Frankfort Avenue. Depending on the weather, enjoy chilly mornings indoors inside the Graeser Family Education Center with views outside into the gardens. On milder days, lay…
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Beneficial (and Some Bad) Bug Identification
Saturday, June 6 10 am - 12 pm Graeser Family Education Center, WBG $15, $10 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) Gardens are filled with all sorts of insects, both helpful and harmful. Gain confidence and some practical experience identifying those beneficial bugs, beyond our well-known species like honeybees and butterflies. We’ll learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of altruistic insects living in your garden, what they look like from the egg to adult,…
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Warm-Season Yoga at The Avish
Saturday, May 23 Saturday, June 20 The Avish Estate 9 - 10:15 am $15, $10 WBG members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount) Join us for an hour on two late spring mornings for yoga among the plants as the sun climbs in the sky. This yoga practice is geared toward all levels. Following each session, enjoy a cool glass of fruit juice in the gardens at The Avish before continuing your day refreshed. BYOM (bring your…
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Fascinator Affair
Friday, July 31 11:30am-1:30pm Graeser Family Education Center $75 Kick off your (now September) Derby season in style at WBG! Join us and our emcee Jean West Losavio for our inaugural Fascinator Affair, presented by Colin and Woo Speed Mcnaughton and Blue Grass Motorsport. Models will be showing fascinator designs by Formé Millinery Co., Simply Laura Millinery, and Hats Off by Helen. Enjoy the musical talent of Rick Bartlett and lunch provided by Farm to Fork Catering. Event artwork by cartoonist Marc Murphy…
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