July 2020
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…
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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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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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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…
Find out more »September 2020
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 »October 2020
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 »November 2020
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 »December 2020
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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