CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Olbrich new Become a AT THE GARDENS member today and get ($6 value) 1/2 offclass! your first lecture JANUARY - MAY, 2015 Garden Walks Olbrich Book Club Join Olbrich staff for informative and Behind-the-Scenes Join the Book Discussion fun outdoor gardens and conservatory Greenhouse Tour Group at Olbrich! walks. Walks occur snow, rain, or Saturday, March 7, 1-2:30 pm Join fellow garden enthusiasts and shine; cancellations only in the event What would be more enjoyable on book lovers to discuss fiction and non- of dangerous lightning or snow storm. a cold winter day than a guided tour fiction books about plants, gardens, Dress appropriately for the weather. All and stroll through the warm and green nature, and the environment. The walks begin in the Visitor Center Lobby. paradise of Olbrich’s greenhouses full Olbrich Gardens Book Club is a book Advance registration required. of exotic tropical plants and beautiful discussion group hosted by Olbrich’s orchids? Join Conservatory Plant and Schumacher Library staff where readers Nighttime Winter Walk Wildlife Assistant Cindy Cary for an come together to discuss a book and Through Olbrich’s Outdoor informative behind-the-scenes visit to the share in the reading experience. The Gardens & Conservatory greenhouses. Bring your camera and discussions are free and open to the questions! Meet in the Lobby. Limited public. Participants will need to read the Thursday, February 12, 7-8:30 pm space; register early. selected book prior to the discussion. During winter, nothing could be more Books are not supplied, but a copy welcoming in the dormant garden than Registration Deadline: February 26 will be available in the Schumacher light. Join Director of Horticulture Jeff 30-04 $15/$12 member Library for check-out. Members of the Epping for an after-hours walk through Olbrich Botanical Society enjoy lending Olbrich’s spectacularly illuminated winter Spring Into Gardening Walk - privileges. For adults and youth (ages outdoor gardens and then the tropical Get Ready for the Season 16 and up). Online registration is not Bolz Conservatory. He will discuss the Thursday, April 2, 5:30-7 pm available for the Book Club discussion basics of landscape lighting through Take a walk through the outdoor gardens groups; please register by phone or mail. examples and show you perennials, with Olbrich Horticulturist Samantha Limited space; register early. shrubs, and trees that are especially Peckham as she discusses the best good for showing off the effects of ways to prepare your garden for the Book: Orchid Fever by Eric Hansen landscape lighting. He will also give season. Learn valuable time-saving tips Sunday, March 1, 1:30-3:30 pm you some great ideas to use in your and sustainable techniques to start your Registration Deadline: February 19 own home garden. Dress appropriately garden on the path to greatness this 10-12 free for the outdoor weather and tropical season. Dress for the weather. Limited Book: Merry Hall by Beverley Nichols conservatory. Meet in the Lobby. Limited space; register early. space; register early. Sunday, May 3, 1:30-3:30 pm Registration Deadline: March 26 Registration Deadline: April 23 Registration Deadline: February 5 30-06 $15/$12 member 10-63 free 30-01 $17/$13 member Visit Olbrich’s Want the latest on class Schumacher Library reminders and openings? Your Gardening Answer Service Sign up for Olbrich’s e-newsletter, Open daily from 10 am to 4 pm “like” us on Facebook, or follow us (closed holidays) on Twitter. Links can be found on our website: www.olbrich.org All visitors are invited to use the library. Olbrich members may check out items. Plant or Gardening Questions? Call the Garden Answer Service at (608)246-5805, email questions to [email protected],
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3330 ATWOOD AVENUE MADISON, WI 53704 608.246.4550 www.olbrich.org Wellness at the Gardens Tai Chi Meditation individual contemplation: soaking in Culinary Herbs that Promote Tai Chi and Chi Kung are wellness the sights, sounds, smells, and textures. Health & Vitality We will end each class by sharing our practices that originated hundreds of Wednesday, May 6, 6:30-8 pm individual experiences through movement years ago in China and are widely Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme reflections. From these we will create a recommended by healthcare providers are not just savory herbs, but useful simple dance as a group. This 4-session around the world today for their health remedies for memory loss, prevention of class brings together the healing powers benefits and positive impact on daily Alzheimer’s disease, improving digestion, of both dance and nature, informed by living. Incorporating exercise and and stabilizing blood sugar. Kathleen dance/movement therapy and eco- movement, meditation and stillness, Wildwood, founder and director of psychology. The facilitator, Ann Wingate, music and silence, this 8-week class Wildwood Institute in Madison, will lead MA, BC-DMT, DTRL, is a registered offers a variety of Tai Chi and Chi Kung you on this journey from the kitchen to the dance/movement therapist from the practices. Appropriate for adults of all herbal medicine cabinet. Limited space; Hancock Center in Madison. No dance ages, movements are typically done register early. standing but may be adapted for seated experience necessary. Held outdoors/ practices. This class is led by Master Jody indoors, depending on the weather. Registration Deadline: April 29 Curley, MA, who has been devoted to the Limited space; register early. 10-66 $22/$17 member art of T’ai Chi Ch’uan for 30 years and Registration Deadline: February 12 Yoga received the highest credential level from 20-03 $60 per person her teacher, Grandmaster William C.C. Mondays, ongoing, 5:30-6:45 pm or Chen. Wear comfortable clothing and Sharp Mind - Herbs and Tools Thursdays, ongoing, 7:30-8:45 am footwear that facilitates movement and This is a participative experiential class Wednesday, March 18, 6:30-8 pm balance. Register for one or both classes for gardeners, nature enthusiasts, and Brain renewal! Kathleen Wildwood, as a series. Limited space; register early. yoga students. Comfortable, loose founder and director of Wildwood fitting clothing and a portable mat are Institute in Madison, will share herbal Mondays, January 26-March 16, 6-7 pm recommended; bring a water bottle. remedies that are traditionally used to Registration Deadline: January 19 Instructor Jonathan A. Garber, RMT, is increase intelligence and memory by 20-10 $80 per person a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. Check tonifying and supporting the nerves and/or with the instructor concerning holiday and brain cells. Learn about foods and Mondays, March 30-May 18, 6-7 pm weeks. Class held outdoors/indoors, surprising lifestyle choices that will Registration Deadline: March 23 depending on weather. Meet in the improve mental function and sharpness, 20-11 $80 per person Lobby. as well as reduce stress and fatigue. Meditation and Movement in Limited space; register early. $12 per session or 9 sessions for $80/Walk-in the Garden Registration Deadline: March 11 3rd Thursdays; monthly, February 19, 10-30 $22/$17 member March 19, April 16, May 21, 6:30-8 pm Appreciate Olbrich’s beauty in a new way - through movement and quiet reflection. Each class begins in quiet meditation followed by lightly-facilitated movement. During the second half, you will seek a special niche in the outdoor gardens or conservatory for a time of Photo: Jonathan Garber
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2 Please check for availability after registration deadlines. Courses may still have space. Classes & Workshops for Adults All About Figs! designs, scrapbooking and/or greeting Saturday, January 17, 1-3 pm cards. Pochoir is a terrific alternative to If you are familiar with Ficus carica, then screen printing and a great way to utilize you know that the taste of a fresh fig is less expensive pastels. Simplified images an unforgettable experience. Did you and designs work best as you learn the know that you can grow these tasty fruits basics. No experience necessary. Bring a here in the upper Midwest? With a little good cutting mat and X-acto knife; other care and determination you can annually supplies provided. Limited space; register harvest these special Mediterranean early. treats. Join fig-lover John Holzwart for Registration Deadline: January 8 this enjoyable presentation and learn 20-01 $68/$55 member how to grow, maintain, winterize, and Photo: Kim Schiedermayer propagate your own fig trees from Garden Monotypes cuttings. Love Blooms - Seeded Paper Workshop (printmaking) Valentines Workshop Registration Deadline: January 8 Saturday, January 31, 1-4:30 pm Tuesday, February 3, 6:30-8 pm 10-02 $25/$20 member Explore one-of-a-kind printmaking Send heart-shaped handmade paper methods using gelatin plates - a fun, easy Valentines embedded with seeds that Herbal Soap Making Fun! method of printmaking that does not will burst into blooms when planted. Old Fashion Soap and require a press. Join Jackie Hefty from Learn to select appropriate pulp and Feltmaking Whispering Woodlands and learn both seeds for seed paper projects, along additive and subtractive printmaking with Saturday, January 17, 1-5 pm with other creative uses for seed paper. gelatin plate methods, including working Join herbalist Linda Conroy for this fun Kim Schiedermayer, an Arnold Grummer with stencils, natural materials, multi-stage afternoon of soap making. We will start certified papermaking instructor, will printing, and more. Gelatin ‘plates’ will out learning the basics and then dive into guide you through all the steps to create be prepared ahead for you, and we will a hands-on experience, making soap seed paper Valentines that are ready to use water-based mediums for printing. that you will take home. We will make send, complete with planting instructions Personal choice of printing on paper or soap with herbs, as well as fresh goat’s and envelopes. Bring your own favorite fabric. Some supplies provided; a supply milk. You will also learn how to felt soap, heart-shaped or Valentine-themed cookie list will be sent to you. No experience which is a fun way to add a natural cutters (or choose from forms supplied necessary. Limited space; register early. washcloth and decorative look to your in class), an empty 4 to 5 inch diameter bar of soap. You will go home with soap Registration Deadline: January 22 can or bowl that can hold 16 oz., and made in class, along with the instructions 20-13 $81/$65 member a kitchen-sized terry towel. For adults, and recipes for making soap and youth (ages 8 and up w/ adult), and felting soap bars at home. All supplies teens; each attendee pays the registration provided. For adults and youth ages 8 fee. Limited space; register early. and up with an adult; each attendee Registration Deadline: January 27 pays the registration fee. Limited space; 20-04 $45/$36 member register early. Registration Deadline: January 8 Glorious Groundcovers 20-09 $68/$55 member Tuesday, February 3, 6:30-8 pm Photo: Jane Gahlman Groundcovers are a wide-ranging group Pochoir Workshop Hypertufa Trough Workshop of plants from evergreen to deciduous, (French Stenciling Technique) Sunday, February 1, 1-4 pm herbaceous to woody, flowering to foliar, Sunday, January 18, 1-4:30 pm Join Master Gardener and trough and perennial to re-seeding annuals. Pochoir is the French word for stenciling, enthusiast Jane Gahlman in making an These plants range from tough plants for a form of printmaking that dates to antique trough planter for your fairy tough places, to deep shade lovers or a thousand years ago in China and garden, rock garden, or patio. We will moisture lovers, while others prefer to was made popular by French fashion mix peat moss, perlite, Portland cement, be baked in the hot sun. Whatever your illustrators from the late 1800s through and reinforcing fibers with water to form growing situation, there is a groundcover the 1930s. The resulting print is a lightweight but strong hypertufa trough plant that will fit and provide unified characterized by crisp edges and an that can be left outdoors over winter. colors and textures to make the rest of immediacy of freshly applied color. Instructions will be given for unmolding your plantings really sing. Dane County Jackie Hefty from Whispering Woodlands and planting your trough on your own UWEX Horticulture Educator Lisa Johnson will teach you this simple and elegant after it has cured. Dress to get dirty - it will offer groundcover solutions to many way to create images by layering can get messy! All supplies included. landscape and garden challenges. Limited space; register early. shapes, creating pattern, and building Registration Deadline: January 27 a rich surface using stencils and pastels. Registration Deadline: January 22 10-05 $15/$12 member Your pochoir stencils may find their 20-02 $50/$40 member way as book images, decorative paper
More info? See www.olbrich.org. Food & beverage availability and materials fees? See page 13. 3 Classes & Workshops for Adults Beginner Papermaking many varieties of cheese. You will go Workshop - Paper with home with some of the cheese we make Botanicals and Simple Cast and culture to get started. A light lunch of salad, cheese, bread, and butter that Paper we make in class will be provided. Bring Wednesday, February 4, 6:30-8:30 pm your own drink, plate, and utensils. For Learn the basic techniques of adults and teens (ages 14 and up); each papermaking and paper casting. Greg attendee pays the registration fee. Limited Grummer, MFA and an Arnold Grummer space; register early. certified papermaking instructor, will teach you how to make handmade paper Registration Deadline: January 29 embedded with beautiful botanicals 20-06 $99/$80 member from nature and simple cast paper. You will make elegant stationery and Growing and Preserving handmade cards with added paper casts Unusual Fruit to create unique items. An enjoyable and Saturday, February 7, 1-3 pm popular class. No experience necessary; Everyone enjoys the sensual pleasure of Photo: Poonam Rao materials for papermaking and paper tasting a new and exotic tropical fruit, but The Art of Henna casting provided. For adults and youth few people in the Midwest realize they Henna has been used in the eastern (ages 10 and up w/ an adult), and can taste these delicious fruits in their Mediterranean to adorn the human body teens; each attendee pays the registration own backyard. Join John Holzwart as he as part of social and holiday celebrations fee. Limited space; register early. shares tips for growing and preserving since the late Bronze Age. Markings unusual fruits in Wisconsin. Fruits that Registration Deadline: January 28 consistent with henna have been found he will discuss and provide samples 20-05 $62/$50 member on statuettes of young women dating of include edible dogwoods, aronia, between 1500 and 500 BCE. Using this elderberries, sea buckthorn, autumn Grasses & Sedges organic, plant-based dye you will learn olives, pawpaws, figs, and many more! Thursday, February 5, 7-8:30 pm how to use henna to create beautiful, Ornamental grasses and sedges are Registration Deadline: January 29 temporary tattoo patterns. Poonam arguably the most important component 10-07 $19/$16 member Rao, a local artist specializing in Indian of any great garden, whether in a handicrafts, will show you the step-by- mixed border, prairie, or gravel garden. Create Enchanting Globe Ice step process for making your own henna No other plant group has the impact Lanterns for Your Home paste and creating designs. All materials supplied. No prior experience needed ornamental grasses and sedges have in Tuesday, February 10, 6:30-8:30 pm for this hands-on class. Limited space; gardens for the beauty they add in almost Using tap water and a few supplies, you register early. every month of the year - something that will learn how to work in concert with can’t be said for any other perennial in Mother Nature to create wondrous ice Tuesday, February 10, 6:30-8:30 pm the Midwest. Director of Horticulture Jeff luminaries. Wintercraft’s Ice Wrangler Registration Deadline: February 3 Epping has incorporated a wide variety Jennifer Hedberg will discuss and show 20-08 $25/$20 member of these plants into Olbrich’s garden you the process for making globe ice and/or design, and he will share his experiences lanterns outside during winter and Thursday, April 30, 6:30-8:30 pm on the best performing species and indoors in the freezer. Once the globes Registration Deadline: April 23 cultivars with you. He will also discuss are made, they can be decorated 20-46 $25/$20 member how these beauties can be incorporated and displayed as part of an outdoor into your gardens to create knockout winterscape or indoors as fanciful Plants and Their Functionality displays. centerpieces for any occasion. You will Beyond Beauty & Food learn techniques for creating patterns in Registration Deadline: January 29 Wednesday, February 11, 6:30-8:30 pm the ice and receive design tips for both 10-06 $15/$12 member Explore the function of plants in outdoor and indoor displays. Each paid soil health, water retention, plant participant receives one starter kit to take Introduction to Home Cheese communities, and their uses in crafts, home. You will see some spectacular Making medicine, and small structures. Join luminaries first-hand; dress for the Madison Area Permaculture Guild Saturday, February 7, 1-5 pm weather. For adults and youth (ages 8 Founder Kate Heiber-Cobb and learn Join herbalist Linda Conroy for this fun and up w/ an adult); a youth with one about the fascinating multi-functionality day of cheese making. Learn how simple adult pays one registration fee and of plants and how you can incorporate it is to make cheese in your own kitchen. receives one kit. Limited space; register them into your landscape. Limited space; We will create and sample several simple early. cheeses that can be cultivated at home. register early. We will make cultured butter, feta cheese, Registration Deadline: February 3 Registration Deadline: February 4 mozzarella, and several varieties of soft 20-07 $55 per person 10-08 $15/$12 member cheese and fermented milk products. You can build on this introduction to create 4 Register online at https://www.olbrich.org/vsiwebtrac.html Classes & Workshops for Adults Calligraphy: The Art of and a useful tool in planning home and Beesentation - Bees and Written Forms Workshop garden projects. Professional Artist Kay Beekeeping Revealed Brathol-Hostvet will alleviate any fears Wednesdays, February 18 & 25, Thursday, February 26, 6:30-8 pm through fun floral and garden-related 6:30-8:30 pm both days Bees play an important role in our food drawing exercises with straightforward Learn the art of beautiful writing with systems. Whether you want to start a directions to get you started. All materials Jackie Hefty from Whispering Woodlands dance with bees through beekeeping provided, including a sketchbook and in this 2-session workshop. Working with or just learn about the dance they do to drawing tools to take home. For adults pen/brush, ink, and paper, you will learn find nectar, this class gets you buzzing. and teens; each attendee pays the the basics of constructing a few lettering Charlie Koenen, a beekeeper for 15 registration fee. Limited space; register styles. A selection of nature poems and years and the designer of a beehive he early. quotations will be provided for you to calls Beepods, will introduce you to bees hand-letter for your home, as gifts, for Registration Deadline: February 12 and beekeeping. You will discover the creating unique greeting cards, and 20-16 $112/$90 member difference between bees and wasps, who more. No previous experience necessary. is inside the hive, and how humans have Some supplies provided; a supply list will A Tropical Twist in Your managed bees for pollination and honey. be sent to you. Limited space; register Garden Limited space; register early. early. Wednesday, February 25, 6:30-8:30 pm Registration Deadline: February 19 Registration Deadline: February 11 Interest in your summer gardens can be 10-13 $22/$17 member 20-14 $87/$70 member augmented and magnified by the use of colorful tropical plantings. Our Wisconsin Plan Your Garden So You Can Designing Attractive Native summers are ideal for a wide range of Eat Locally All Year tropical selections that can thrive and Gardens for Home & Business Tuesday, March 3, 6:30-8:30 pm provide gorgeous color and texture Thursday, February 19, 6:30-8 pm Ready to start relying on the grocery with foliage, flowers, or perhaps both! In the minds of many city dwellers, store less and your vegetable garden Tropical plants can add visual beauty, the terms “native plants” and “prairie more for organic produce year-round? scent, form, function, and interest for restoration” evoke visions of wide open Join Megan Cain, The Creative wildlife. Mark Dwyer of Rotary Gardens spaces either blooming gloriously or Vegetable Gardener, to learn how you will help you explore the wide range looking wild and unkempt. Neither has can eat food from your garden during of tropical plants for sun and shade to translated well to the traditional home all 12 months in Wisconsin - it just takes add to your garden beds, borders, and lot - until now. Join John J. Gishnock a little planning. She will discuss how to containers. Limited space; register early. III, ecological designer and owner strategically plan your garden with easy of Formecology, LLC, as he takes Registration Deadline: February 18 to grow and store crops, how to elevate you through a process of developing 10-14 $15/$12 member your garden production with simple attractive native plantings and gardens. maps and records, when to plant crops Learn how to utilize wildflowers, grasses, Lower Maintenance Garden so you are harvesting from your garden sedges, shrubs, and trees to create a Design - The Mixed Border for Christmas dinner, and how to grow more natural, wild look, or a clean, more food with less work. She will focus Thursday, February 26, 7-8:30 pm organized planting suitable for the most on simple and quick techniques - no Everyone strives to have a fantastic refined of settings - from rural residencies fancy equipment of greenhouses needed! looking garden, not only during the to urban municipal buildings. Limited space; register early. growing season when colorful blossoms Registration Deadline: February 12 grace our gardens, but also during the Registration Deadline: February 24 10-10 $15/$12 member rest of the year when flowers fade. Like 10-16 $40/$32 member everyone, gardeners lead busy lives and have limited time to plant and nurture Introducing Endangered their gardens, and they would like a little and Other Plants Into Your time to sit and enjoy them! Join Olbrich Properties Director of Horticulture Jeff Epping as he discusses and illustrates garden Wednesday, March 4, 6:30-8:30 pm designs that require less time, water, and Join Madison Area Permaculture Guild chemicals to grow and thrive. He will Founder Kate Heiber-Cobb and explore present mixed border ideas that utilize how ginseng, goldenseal, and other Photo: Kay Brathol-Hostvet the entire pallet of plants - trees, shrubs, plants can be introduced into your You CAN Draw! vines, perennials, annuals, and bulbs - landscape. The discussion will focus For the Absolute Beginner using examples from Olbrich and from on wooded and shady areas and how Sunday, February 22, 9:30 am-4:30 pm other gardens across the country. homeowners can help endangered plant If you can ride a bicycle, operate a species and the ecosystems at-large of sewing machine, or drive a car, you can Registration Deadline: February 19 which they are a part. 10-15 $15/$12 member learn to draw, too! Drawing is a relaxing Registration Deadline: February 25 hobby, a foundation skill for all arts, 10-17 $15/$12 member
More info? See www.olbrich.org. Food & beverage availability and materials fees? See page 13. 5 Classes & Workshops for Adults Block Printing Made Easy native shrubs and how these beautiful, Workshop low-maintenance plants can be used in your landscape for both aesthetic appeal Wednesday, March 4, 6-8:30 pm and functional purposes. Make your own unique wrapping paper and stationary with block printing! Registration Deadline: March 3 After learning about this fun way to 10-20 $15/$12 member print patterns, use Olbrich’s gardens as inspiration to develop your own Basic Handmade Book Photo: Jeremiah Robinson block printing stamps from a number Structures Workshop Aquaponics for Cold Weather of materials such as foam, yarn, and Tuesdays, March 10 & 17, Saturday, March 14, 9 am-4:30 pm cardboard. Patrizia Ferreira, local textile 6:30-8:30 pm both days Learn how to build a cold-climate designer, will guide you through the Whether you’re interested in exploring aquaponics greenhouse with recycled process and you will take home beautiful books as art, making blank journals, materials that produces $4,000 of fish handmade cards and wrapping paper to or curious about bookbinding, this and greens per year and uses only share with friends and family. All supplies introductory workshop will help $200 of electricity in a space smaller included; no previous experience familiarize you with the materials and than a bedroom. Jeremiah Robinson necessary. For adults and teens (ages techniques of sewn book construction, will discuss the basics of aquaponics 14 and up); each attendee pays the as well as the basic principles of book design, greenhouse design, fish selection registration fee. Limited space; register function. In this 2-session workshop and care, water quality, heating, early. with Jackie Hefty from Whispering and where to find materials on the Registration Deadline: February 25 Woodlands, you will develop a portfolio cheap. Learn hands-on with a portable 20-19 $61 per person of book structures to use for journals, aquaponics trailer. Jeremiah Robinson one-of-a-kind books, or gifts. Explore is a professional energy engineer and Vegetable Garden Design selecting, folding, tearing, and cutting designer of cold-climate backyard Workshop: Create a Garden paper and learn basic sewing and gluing aquaponics systems. He writes a column That Feeds Your Body + Soul techniques to create a selection of unique for Aquaponics Survival Communities, books. Some supplies provided; a supply gives presentations around Wisconsin in Sunday, March 8, 10 am-4 pm list will be sent to you. No experience partnership with Paradigm Gardens, and Do you have lots of exciting ideas but necessary. Adults and youth (ages 15 publishes the Cold Weather Aquaponics aren’t sure how to turn them into a and up w/ an adult); each attendee pays blog. For adults and teens (ages 14 and vegetable garden? Are you less than registration fee. Limited space; register up); each attendee pays the registration thrilled with your current garden? Join early. fee. Bring a bag lunch. Megan Cain, The Creative Vegetable Gardener, in this hands-on workshop Registration Deadline: March 3 Registration Deadline: March 5 where we will break out graph paper, 20-22 $112/$90 member 20-24 $110 per person pencils, and inspirational photographs to design a beautiful vegetable garden that New Tree Selections for A Healthy Lawn for a Healthy produces a lot of food with less work. The Diversity Community second part of the workshop will focus on Wednesday, March 11, 6:30-8 pm Thursday, March 19, 6:30-8:30 pm step-by-step installation of the garden so Not another red maple, please! With Conventional lawn weed killers you go home prepared to dig in. Some every new year there seems to be present risks for people, pets, and the pre-class work required. Bring a bag another new bug or disease that is environment. Understanding these risks lunch. Limited space; register early. threatening our trees. Why is that may motivate one to learn more natural Registration Deadline: February 26 happening and what can we do about lawn care practices. Family Practice 20-21 $99 per person it? Join Mark Wegner, City of Madison Physician Claire Gervais, MD, will forester and horticulturist, to discover new discuss the specific risks of lawn care Native Shrubs - A Symbiosis planting options for homeowners and to pesticides followed by Horticulturist Astrid of Site, Structure, and explore the contributing factors behind Newenhouse, Ph.D., who will present events such as the current Emerald Ash natural and organic ways to maintain a Sanctuary Borer crisis, Dutch Elm Disease, and lawn. She will discuss current research Tuesday, March 10, 6:30-8 pm Chestnut Blight. information on overseeding, soil health, Interested in learning more about native compost, irrigation, and weed control. shrubs? Explore the exciting possibilities Registration Deadline: March 4 Drs. Gervais and Newenhouse will also of native shrubs in your landscape with 10-22 $15/$12 member share ideas on how to encourage our John J. Gishnock III, landscape architect community to adopt healthier lawn care and owner of Formecology, LLC. He will practices. share informative and easy-to-follow native shrub selection, placement, and Registration Deadline: March 12 maintenance tips. Expect to discover the 10-31 $15/$12 member environmental and economic benefits of
6 Register online at https://www.olbrich.org/vsiwebtrac.html Classes & Workshops for Adults Let’s Create Wearable Art! Saturday, March 21, 1-5 pm Scionwood Exchange Enjoy an artsy afternoon and walk away (Fruit Tree Grafting) with your own hand-dyed tube scarf and Saturday, March 21, 3-5 pm a one-of-a-kind hand-printed t-shirt! You Attention all fruit tree grafters and will explore a variety of basic fold and growers! Here is your chance to dye techniques to create a beautifully exchange plant material. Join us for patterned, multi-colored tube scarf. In a fun time trading fruit tree cuttings. the same afternoon instructor Patrizia Newbies and seasoned grafters Ferreira, a local textile designer, will will mingle and swap scionwood of guide you in creating stencils to apply various fruit trees. Do you have a to fabric and then turn a white cotton special apple or pear tree in your t-shirt into a unique hand-dyed wearable yard? Cuttings of that tree might have statement piece. No experience some value to others! All we ask is necessary to make these unique, that you bring a few labeled cuttings wearable items. All materials supplied. of dormant scionwood; no patented Photo: Greg Grummer Upon registration, please indicate unisex varieties please. If you are picking up Kitschy Papermaking size of t-shirt. Limited space; register scionwood, bring plastic bags. If you early. are bringing scionwood to trade or Workshop - Napkin Art in give away, please be ready to supply Handmade Paper Registration Deadline: March 12 a botanical name and description of Wednesday, March 25, 6:30-8:30 pm 20-25 $81 per person the fruit. Greg Grummer, MFA and an Arnold Grummer certified papermaking FREE/Walk-in instructor, will teach you how to make one-of-a-kind cards, stationery, framed Pruning Pointers Workshop pieces, and much more. Learn basic Sunday, March 22, 9 am-12 pm papermaking techniques then use a Pruning is essential to the optimal health simple transfer technique to add graphic of trees and shrubs, but it is feared design images from trendy napkins to even by experienced gardeners. Join your handmade paper. Lots of images Photo: John Holzwart Olbrich’s Director of Horticulture Jeff provided in class or bring your own. All Fruit Tree Grafting Epping as he dispels the fear by teaching supplies included. Easy and lots of fun - Saturday, March 21, 1-3 pm when, where, and what to cut. He will bring a friend! For adults and teens; each Do you wish your ornamental crabapple discuss pruning techniques, and then attendee pays the registration fee. Limited tree had large juicy apples? Maybe your demonstrate on live trees and shrubs in space; register early. the outdoor gardens. Dress appropriately fruiting apple tree is too much to handle Registration Deadline: March 18 for the weather. Limited space; register and you wish you had a crabapple tree. 20-28 $66/$54 member These are just a couple of reasons to early. practice the age-old art of grafting. For Registration Deadline: March 12 A Focus on Foliage in the centuries, people have been changing 20-26 $45/$36 member Shadier Garden fruit trees to suit their needs, and you Wednesday, March 25, 6:30-8:30 pm can too! Join John Holzwart for a Gardening for Pollinators comprehensive presentation explaining While we all enjoy flowers in our several approaches to grafting, followed Monday, March 23, 6:30-8:30 pm gardens, the shadier garden becomes by a demonstration and hands-on Butterflies, bees, and many other more reliant on colorful foliage that offers learning. You will graft and take home pollinators provide critical ecosystem visual texture and interest. By focusing on two semi-dwarf fruit trees of your choice services by pollinating both food crops the merits of plant foliage from our trees, (apple, pear, or plum). Root stocks and and wildflowers alike. Unfortunately, shrubs, perennials, and annuals, the scionwood (fruit tree cuttings) provided. these creatures are threatened by a shade garden can still be beautiful and Additional plant materials will be variety of human impacts. Frank Hassler engaging. Foliage will long outlast the available to purchase for grafting more from Good Oak Ecological Services impact of the flowers, and the multitude trees at home. Bring a sharp, clean will discuss what you can do to make of potential foliage combinations is pocket knife or similar; some knives your yard a haven for bees, butterflies, limitless! Mark Dwyer of Rotary Gardens available for your use during class. hummingbirds, and the many other “little will discuss a wide range of effective things that run the world.” If weather Limited space; register early. This class is foliage compositions for the shadier permits, we will take a stroll through followed by a scionwood exchange that is garden with lots of photographs in his Olbrich’s outdoor gardens to see some of free to the public. presentations. the plants highlighted in the presentation. Registration Deadline: March 12 Registration Deadline: March 18 20-27 $31/$25 member Registration Deadline: March 16 10-35 $15/$12 member 10-32 $15/$12 member
More info? See www.olbrich.org. Food & beverage availability and materials fees? See page 13. 7 Classes & Workshops for Adults Hydroponics 101 Rustic Willow Trellis two or three different nature-based works Thursday, March 26, 6:30-8 pm Workshop during the day. A supply list will be sent to you; all papers for this introductory Hydroponics is a method of growing Saturday, March 28, 1-4:30 pm class provided. Bring a bag lunch. plants without soil. Nutrients are In this hands-on workshop, build your This workshop is appropriate for all delivered through water in a closed-loop own willow plant tower/trellis that will skill levels. For adults and teens; each system, which allows you to grow high- look great in your garden or yard. In attendee pays the registration fee. Limited quality crops using minimal materials in the process, learn some basic basket space; register early. a controlled environment. Join Dennis weaves and rustic construction methods Anderson from Paradigm Gardens from Lee Zieke and Lindsay Lee, owners Registration Deadline: March 19 in Madison and learn the basics of of Willowglen Nursery. This workshop 20-30 $91/$73 member maximizing plant growth and yield using is the perfect compliment to the morning the gardening method of hydroponics. All About Willow presentation or can be Make Your Own Handmade He will share information about its taken alone. The plant towers are large, Paper Lampshade history, types of hydroponic systems, so participants should bring a vehicle Wednesday, April 1, 6:30-8:30 pm care and maintenance, monitoring and that can accommodate them. Bring Turn wastepaper into handmade paper adjusting water, nutrients and lighting, hand clippers/pruners and work gloves. and create a ‘green’ lampshade! Learn along with tips and tricks for common Limited space; register early. issues. the basic techniques of handmade Registration Deadline: March 19 papermaking, and then complete one Registration Deadline: March 19 20-29 $162/$130 member bedside lampshade with handmade 10-36 $15/$12 member paper. Greg Grummer, MFA and an Arnold Grummer certified papermaking All About Willow instructor, will provide sample options for Saturday, March 28, 10 am-12 pm your lampshade, or a starting point for Let Lee Zieke and Lindsay Lee, owners your own idea. All supplies included; you of Willowglen Nursery, introduce you to will leave class with one bedside lamp the wonderful world of willow. The genus and shade plated with your handmade Salix has many members, perhaps as paper - a beautiful accent for any room! For adults, youth (ages 8 and up w/ an vast as the number of uses that have been Photo: Kai Stanecki adult), and teens; each attendee pays the devised for its twigs, bark, and even Selecting and Growing wood. As basket makers and gardeners, registration fee. Limited space; register Lee and Lindsay supply their own needs Tropical Orchids early. by growing three acres of cultivated Sunday, March 29, 1:30-3:30 pm Registration Deadline: March 25 willows chosen for their size, uniformity, Orchids have a reputation of requiring 20-31 $69/$56 member and color. Learn how this versatile plant expert care and growers with deep is grown, harvested, and put to use. A pockets. Some orchids do require demonstration of making a woven plant experienced growing skills, but the tower/trellis and interesting tales about majority will do well with minimal care. willow and its lore are also included. This Conservatory Curator John Wirth will presentation is the perfect compliment discuss how to choose and care for to the afternoon Rustic Willow Trellis the best orchid suited to your home, Workshop or can be taken alone. pocketbook, and skill level. He will also take you behind-the-scenes for a guided Registration Deadline: March 19 tour of the orchid greenhouse to see and 10-38 $15/$12 member hear about Olbrich’s orchid collection. Limited space; register early.
Registration Deadline: March 19 Photo: Frank Hassler 10-39 $18/$14 member Native Plants for Any Garden Introduction to Painting in Tuesday, April 7, 6:30-8:30 pm Soft Pastel Are you thinking about using some native Sunday, March 29, 9:30 am-4:30 pm plants in your yard, but aren’t sure where Many students “fall in love” with pastels to start? Frank Hassler from Good Oak after taking this comprehensive one- Ecological Services will share information day workshop! Soft pastels are fun to about native plants that are “winners” in use, colorful, versatile, and expressive. various conditions, so you can find some Professional Artist Kay Brathol-Hostvelt that will work well and look great in your will introduce you to this fascinating dry landscape. painting medium through a variety of Registration Deadline: March 31
Photo: Willowglen Nursery exercises on different papers, completing 10-43 $15/$12 member
8 Register online at https://www.olbrich.org/vsiwebtrac.html Classes & Workshops for Adults Indoor Vegetable Gardening Caring for Mature Trees Tree Planting Workshop Thursday, April 9, 6:30-8 pm Tuesday, April 21, 6:30-8 pm Friday, April 24, 6-7:30 pm The thrill of harvesting lettuce and Swiss Mature trees are irreplaceable There are some great tree planting chard from your indoor garden in the pinnacles to our urban landscape. quotes, like “We plant trees not for middle of winter is addicting! Learn Join Briana Frank, owner of Tree ourselves, but for future generations,” about the ease of growing vegetables Health Management, LLC, and learn and “The best time to plant a tree was indoors at home with Dennis Anderson how to care for mature trees. She will 20 years ago. The second best time is from Paradigm Gardens in Madison. help you understand decay, proper now.” However, just planting a tree is Dennis will discuss indoor gardening pruning, proper nutrition and watering not enough, since improperly planted techniques, including indoor hydroponics requirements, as well as cultural trees never live to the ripe old age that versus soil containers, plant nutrients, and landscape practices to optimize their they could if the time was taken in the plant lighting needs to successfully grow health. Class occurs indoors and beginning to plant them correctly. Olbrich vegetables indoors. Specifically, he will outdoors; dress for the weather. Limited Director of Horticulture Jeff Epping will explain the differences among HID, LED, space; register early. show you how to plant trees the right induction, and fluorescent lighting. You way, so your children and your children’s will also get great tips to increase your Registration Deadline: April 14 children can enjoy the trees you plant production and how to introduce new 10-52 $15/$12 member now. Part of this class takes place varieties of vegetables to your indoor outdoors; dress for the weather. Limited garden such as cucumbers and spinach. Incorporating Fragrance in space; register early. the Garden Registration Deadline: April 2 Wednesday, April 22, 6:30-8:30 pm Registration Deadline: April 16 10-45 $15/$12 member Most of us enjoy the spring scent of lilacs 10-55 $19/$16 member in the garden; adding scent throughout the growing season can make our landscape even more enjoyable. You can extend fragrances into the summer months with the selection and placement of woody plants, perennials, and annuals that will collectively contribute fragrance. Mark Dwyer of Rotary Gardens will discuss the wide range of plants that
provide scent in the garden (day and Photo: Janet Falk night), including the fragrances of lemon, Wet-felted Laminate (Nuno) pine, vanilla, and even chocolate! Limited space; register early. Scarf Workshop Saturday, April 25, 10 am-2:30 pm Registration Deadline: April 15 Learn the technique of laminate, or nuno, 10-53 $15/$12 member felt in just a few hours! You will decorate one hand-dyed silk chiffon scarf with Photo: Kim Schiedermayer Controlling Weeds and wisps of merino wool, and then wet felt Beginner Book Making: Invasive Plants them very gently together. The result is a Sticky Note Books with Thai Thursday, April 23, 6:30-8:30 pm super-light, beautiful scarf with amazing Paper Covers We all have a few weeds growing texture! The finished scarf length will be Tuesday, April 14, 6:30-8:30 pm here and there in our yards, but most five feet. Jan Falk, artist and art instructor, Use gorgeous Thai papers, designer properties also have more insidious will also show you how to extend the embellishments, and ‘skeleton leaves’ invasive species that can spread rapidly length of your scarf with pieces of yarn. from Thailand to make sticky note books and plunder natural areas. Frank Hassler Bring your favorite colors or choose from for friends and co-workers. Never made from Good Oak Ecological Services the instructor’s yarn. Participants must a book before? Kim Schiedermayer, an will discuss invasive plants and some of have some physical endurance. Bring Arnold Grummer certified papermaking the common ornamental plants that are a sponge, an old bath towel, and a instructor, will help you get a successful becoming invasive, too. Find out what produce-sized plastic bag. Hand-dyed start by guiding you through all the these “bad” plants are and how to stop silk scarves, merino wool, and all other steps. Bookmaking and finishing supplies them from spreading in your landscape felting tools and materials supplied. No provided for 6 books. Please bring your and neighborhood. felting experience necessary. Bring a bag own scissors and ruler. For adults and lunch. For adults and youth (ages 13 and Registration Deadline: April 16 up); each attendee pays the registration teens; each attendee pays the registration 10-54 $15/$12 member fee. Limited space; register early. fee. Limited space; register early. Registration Deadline: April 7 Registration Deadline: April 16 20-38 $50/$40 member 20-43 $84/$68 member
More info? See www.olbrich.org. Food & beverage availability and materials fees? See page 13. 9 Classes & Workshops for Adults
(vinegar syrup), and a simple honey- image review, one-on-one sessions, based lozenge. You will leave with and question-and-answer sessions, recipes, information on how to use the Professional Photographer John Gregor various preparations, and inspiration for from ColdSnap Photography will help continuing your own wild plant journey. you improve your photography skills in a For lunch, a wild salad and dressing that supportive atmosphere. We will discuss we prepare together will be provided, basic photographic techniques, how a along with infused herbal beverages. camera works, modes to use for the best If you would like something additional, pictures, and image composition. Most please bring the food with you. Limited importantly, we will discuss how to SEE space; register early. photographs, and put all these principles to practice while taking photographs. Registration Deadline: April 23 Bring a digital SLR-type camera with 20-48 $68/$55 member manual controls for focus and exposure Painting: Kay Brathol-Hostvet settings (or auto with manual overrides), Contemplative Spring: Floral Pastel Interpretations tripod, cable release, and a bag lunch. Photography and Haiku Saturday, May 2, 9:30 am-4:30 pm Dress appropriately for the weather. Soft pastel is a very adaptable medium Workshop All experience levels welcome. Limited and is perfect for learning different Sunday, May 10, 10 am-4 pm space; register early. In the rush of new growth and spring painting techniques. In this workshop Registration Deadline: May 7 gardening, take a day to explore the you will do three or four different 20-54 $125 per person interpretations from the same floral or plants that are popping up at Olbrich. nature-based photograph. Each work in Learn contemplative photography and your series will be quite unlike the others! haiku, as well as other short but powerful You will be using different papers and observing practices, that will allow you styles of application, learning which to truly appreciate nature and gardening styles and techniques work best for you. in this upcoming season. This vibrant This repeatable workshop by instructor workshop, absent of competition and full Kay Brathol-Hostvet is for beginner to of appreciation, is led by Miriam Hall, advanced levels. Beginners to the soft a contemplative arts teacher based in pastel medium should have reasonably Madison. No previous writing experience good drawing skills. A supply list will be required; familiarity with your digital sent to you; all papers provided. Bring camera recommended. Dress for indoor a bag lunch. For adults and teens; each and outdoor activities. Bring a digital attendee pays the registration fee. Limited camera, writing utensil, notebook, and space; register early. bag lunch. All levels welcome. For adults and teens; each attendee pays the Registration Deadline: April 23 registration fee. Limited space; register
20-47 $91/$73 member early. Photo: Jeff Epping Wild Food & Wild Medicine: Registration Deadline: April 30 Ornamental Container Hands-on, Interactive, Fun! 20-52 $65/$52 member Gardens Workshop Saturday, May 2, 10 am-4 pm Tuesday, May 19, 6:30-8:30 pm Join herbalist and wild forager Linda Loved by small and large space Conroy for this fun and inspiring class. gardeners alike, containers are a We will begin the day by taking an fabulous way to dress up your patio, herb walk on the perimeters of Olbrich’s deck, or balcony. In this presentation gardens, the place where wild things and workshop, Olbrich’s Director of are. We will continue the day with a set Horticulture Jeff Epping will guide you on how to plant containers with overflowing of projects focused on wild food. We Photo: John Gregor will create pesto with wild greens, wild beauty. You will go home with one pickles, a wild salad, and a wild plant See, Shoot, Edit: finished ornamental container with plants infused vinegar. Some of these will be A Fundamental Approach to appropriate for the lighting conditions included in our lunch and participants Photography Workshop you indicate. Upon registration, please will take some of their creations home. indicate whether you prefer sun or shade Saturday, May 16, 9 am-5 pm After lunch, you will learn to create plants. All materials supplied. Limited If you enjoy taking photographs but simple herbal remedies for future use. space; register early. the process is a mystery to you, then The afternoon will include several hands- this workshop is for you. Through a Registration Deadline: May 12 on projects, including crafting a bug combination of lecture, field shoot 20-56 $82/$66 member repellent, a healing lotion, an oxymel in Olbrich’s gardens, slide shows,
10 Register online at https://www.olbrich.org/vsiwebtrac.html Learn + Play Together
Peter Rabbit’s Adventures Toddler Story & Stroll: Family classes are designed so adults and children can explore together. Celebrate the coming of spring with Peter Down by the Pond Series Children must be accompanied by Rabbit. In this special class, toddlers and Learn and play with your youngster in an adult; limit two age-appropriate their caregivers will hear The Tale of Peter this fun, hands-on series that focuses children per adult; adult attends free. Rabbit by Beatrix Potter and engage in on the wet and wild world around Advance registration required. Dress for fun, theme-related activities. A self-guided Olbrich’s pond. Classes include a story, the activity and weather. stroll through Olbrich’s Beatrix Potter- a walk to Olbrich’s pond, and theme- themed spring flower show is included related activities designed for you and Toddler Story & Stroll: during the class. Select either the Tuesday your preschooler to spend quality time or Friday class. Ages 2-4 with an adult. Reading in the Rainforest together. Sign up for one class or the Limited space; register early. entire series. Ages 2-4 with an adult. Series Limited space; register early. Learn and play with your youngster in Tuesday, March 10, 10-11am this fun, hands-on series that focuses on Registration Deadline: March 3 Sensational Snails quality children’s literature. Each class 50-16 $9/$7 member Friday, May 15, 10-11 am includes a story, a stroll through the Bolz and/or Registration Deadline: May 7 Conservatory, and theme-related activities Friday, March 13, 10-11am 50-10 $9/$7 member designed for you and your youngster to Registration Deadline: March 5 spend quality time together. Sign up for 50-17 $9/$7 member Fantastic Frogs one class or the entire series. Ages 2-4 Friday, May 22, 10-11 am with an adult. Limited space; register Toddler Story & Stroll: Registration Deadline: May 14 early. Stories by Dianna Pulley 50-11 $9/$7 member Aston An Orange in January Marvelous Mud Learn and play with your youngster in Friday, January 23, 10-11 am Friday, May 29, 10-11 am this fun, hands-on series that focuses on Registration Deadline: January 15 Registration Deadline: May 21 the remarkable nature books written by 50-01 $9/$7 member 50-12 $9/$7 member Dianna Pulley Aston. Classes include Chicka Chicka Boom Boom a story, a stroll through the outdoor Friday, January 30, 10-11 am gardens, and theme-related activities Registration Deadline: January 22 designed for you and your preschooler 50-02 $9/$7 member to spend quality time together. Sign up for one class or the entire series. Ages Where the Wild Things Are 2-4 with an adult. Limited space; register Friday, February 6, 10-11 am early. Registration Deadline: January 29 50-03 $9/$7 member A Rock is Lively Tuesday, March 24, 10-11 am Registration Deadline: March 17 Photo: Kai Stanecki 50-04 $9/$7 member and/or Friday, April 17, 10-11 am Registration Deadline: April 9 50-08 $9/$7 member An Egg is Quiet Tuesday, March 31, 10-11 am Registration Deadline: March 24 50-05 $9/$7 member
Photo: Kai Stanecki and/or Friday, April 24, 10-11 am Registration Deadline: April 16 50-09 $9/$7 member A Seed is Sleepy Tuesday, April 7, 10-11 am Registration Deadline: March 31 50-06 $9/$7 member and/or Friday, April 10, 10-11 am Registration Deadline: April 2 50-07 $9/$7 member
More info? See www.olbrich.org. Food & beverage availability and materials fees? See page 13. 11 Learn + Play Cont. Girl Scout Programs I Wonder . . . Series Plant, Water, Grow! The “I Wonder...” series of nighttime Saturday, April 18, 10-11:30 am Youth Classes classes combines literacy and science Grades: K-1 Advance registration required. to explore the natural world. Classes $10 girl/$0 adult; $5 additional adult include a story, a walk through the Begin the Welcome to the Daisy Flower Herbal Soap Making Fun! outdoor gardens or Bolz Conservatory, Garden Journey at Olbrich Botanical Old Fashion Soap and Feltmaking and a theme-related science exploration. Gardens. This hands-on program See page 3 for details. Dress for the weather. Sign up for one provides an opportunity for Daisy Scouts Love Blooms - Seeded Paper Valentines class or the entire series. Grades K-3 with to discover the world of plants and Workshop an adult. Limited space; register early. gardening, to make connections between See page 3 for details. insects, flowers, and gardens, and to What is a Tail For? create a mini-garden to take home. Beginner Papermaking Workshop - (Plant & Animal Adaptations) Activities can be applied toward the Paper with Botanicals & Simple Cast Friday, February 13, 6:30-7:30 pm Watering Can Award. Limited space; Paper Registration Deadline: February 5 register early. See page 4 for details. 60-10 $10/$8 member To register, call (608) 245-5791. Introduction to Home Cheese Making What Do Plants Eat? See page 4 for details. (Explore Carnivorous Plants) Registration Deadline: April 2 Create Enchanting Globe Ice Lanterns Friday, March 6, 6:30-7:30 pm for Your Home Registration Deadline: February 26 See page 4 for details. 60-11 $10/$8 member Junior Flower Badge Calligraphy: The Art of Written Forms Are Fairies Real? & Gardener Badge See page 5 for details. Friday, May 1, 6:30-8 pm Programs Registration Deadline: April 23 You CAN Draw! For the Absolute 60-12 $15/$12 member Programs available to Girl Scout troops Beginner upon request. See page 5 for details. Morning in the Rainforest Block Printing Made Easy Workshop Wednesday, April 1, 8:30-9:30 am Olbrich Botanical Gardens offers See page 6 for details. Join us in this behind-the-scenes class and programs to help Junior Girl Scouts help prepare the Bolz Conservatory and achieve the Flower or Gardener Basic Handmade Book Structures its animals for another busy day. Work Badges. Programs are available upon See page 6 for details. side-by-side with staff as you feed the request. Cost is $10 per scout with a birds and fish. Learn about the animals 10 girl/$100 minimum. Aquaponics for Cold Weather and how to care for their environment See page 6 for details. For more information or to register, in the Conservatory. Class takes place call (608) 245-5791. Kitschy Papermaking Workshop - before the Conservatory opens. Grades Napkin Art in Handmade Paper 1-5 with an adult. Limited space; register See page 7 for details. early. Introduction to Painting in Soft Pastel Registration Deadline: March 25 See page 8 for details. 60-18 $11/$9 member Make Your Own Handmade Paper Lampshade See page 8 for details. Beginner Book Making: Sticky Note Books with Thai Paper Covers See page 9 for details. Wet-felted Laminate (Nuno) Scarf Workshop See page 9 for details. Floral Pastel Interpretations See page 10 for details. Contemplative Spring: Photography and Haiku Workshop See page 10 for details. Photos: Kai Stanecki
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Bolz Conservatory Exhibit Olbrich’s Growing Gifts Shop Monday-Saturday, 10 am-4 pm Sunday, 10 am-5pm (closed holidays & Jan. 2 for inventory) Olbrich’s Growing Gifts shop specializes in unique garden-themed items for the whole family, including many locally made and sustainable products. Shopping at Olbrich’s Growing Gifts shop is a great way to support a local business while helping to keep Madison’s public garden available for all to enjoy. All proceeds from Growing
Photo: Christine Blau Gifts shop sales directly benefit Olbrich Innovations Inspired by Rainforests Botanical Gardens. Olbrich’s Growing Through March 1, 2015; Monday-Saturday 10 am-4 pm; Sunday 10 am-5 pm Gifts is also proud to be a member of Dane Buy Local. Olbrich members Have you ever wondered what inspires people to develop cool gadgets, life saving receive discounts in the Growing Gifts technologies, and solutions to complex human challenges? Rainforests are a treasure- shop year-round. trove of brilliant design and many of our best inventions are based on nature. The slippery inside of bottles and pipes mimic the slick leaves of the carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plant. Coconuts’ buoyancy inspired life preservers carried on boats and ships. Security marks on bank notes to combat counterfeiting are inspired by the iridescence of butterfly wings. All these innovations came to life with the help of biomimicry, a growing field that studies the technology of biology and emulates nature’s models, systems, and elements to solve complex human design challenges. Explore some of the ways rainforests have inspired many objects and processes that have improved our daily lives. Admission General public - $2; Children 5 & under - free; Olbrich members - free Wed. & Sat. 10 am-12 pm - free for everyone