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ADULT CLASSES | DIY CRAFTS CLASSES | DIY ADULT Registration Begins Learn + Discover February 3 9 a.m. classes for adults, youth, + family Spring–Summer 2020 | March–August | mobot.org /classes Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE CRAFTS CLASSES | DIY ADULT Offered for a diversity of learners, from young explorers to budding enthusiasts Your love for plants to skilled gardeners, our courses have been expertly designed to educate, can change the world. inspire, and enrich. Most importantly, they are intended to strengthen the connections each of us has with the natural world and all its wonders. Whether you’re honing your gardening skills, flexing your Come grow with us! creativity, or embracing your inner ecologist, our classes equip you to literally transform landscapes and lives. And you thought you were just signing up for a fun class. SITE CODES How will you discover + share? Whether you visit 1 of our 3 St. Louis MBG: Missouri Botanical Garden area locations with family and friends, SNR: Shaw Nature Reserve enjoy membership in our organization, BH: Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House take 2 of our classes, or experience a off-site: check class listing special event, you’re helping save at-risk species and protect habitats close to home and around the world. © 2020 Missouri Botanical Garden. On behalf of the Missouri Botanical Printed on 30% post-consumer recycled paper. Please recycle. Garden and our 1 shared planet… thank you. Designer: Emily Rogers Photography: Matilda Adams, Flannery Allison, Hayden Andrews, Amanda Attarian, Kimberly Bretz, Dan Brown, “To discover and share knowledge Kent Burgess, Cara Crocker, Karen Fletcher, Suzann Gille, Lisa DeLorenzo Hager, Elizabeth Harris, Ning He, Tom about plants and their environment Incrocci, Yihuang Lu, Jean McCormack, Cassidy Moody, in order to preserve and enrich life.” Kat Niehaus, Mary Lou Olson, Rebecca Pavelka, Margaret Schmidt, Sundos Schneider, Doug Threewitt, and courtesy —mission of the Missouri Botanical Garden of Garden staff. TABLE OF CONTENTS ADULT CLASSES ................................4 Health and Wellness ......................... 41 DIY Crafts ............................................ 4 History and Heritage ......................... 43 Fine Arts ............................................... 11 Nature Study ....................................... 44 Photography ....................................... 14 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES FOR Garden Photography ....................... 14 ADULTS, YOUTH, AND FAMILY ....48 Butterfly House Photography ........ 17 YOUTH AND FAMILY .......................50 Nature Reserve Photography ........ 18 Ages 6 and Under .............................. 50 Food and Cooking ............................ 20 Ages 6 and Up ..................................... 54 Cultural Inspirations ........................ 20 Family Programming ........................ 58 Eat More Plants ................................ 20 SPECIAL EVENTS ...............................60 Drink More Plants ............................. 23 INDEX BY LOCATION .......................64 Gardening and Landscaping ........... 24 CLASS INFORMATION Gardening Best Practices .............. 24 AND POLICIES .................................66 Gardening for Biodiversity ............. 29 REGISTRATION FORM ....................67 Landscape Design Ideas ................ 34 Green Living ........................................ 36 Guided Walks and Tours .................. 38 100% of your class fees help us discover new plant species, restore and protect at-risk 2 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registrationplants and starts places, February and connect 3 at 9 a.m.!more Sign people up onlinewith nature at mobot.org/classes. and the great outdoors. 3 ADULT CLASSES | DIY CRAFTS CLASSES | DIY ADULT ADULT CLASSES Botanical Card Making and CRAFTS CLASSES | DIY ADULT Its History (MBG) Plant presses are and have been invaluable DIY CRAFTS to Garden researchers and horticulture staff to preserve and catalog plants All materials are provided and no prior experience is necessary unless otherwise noted. from around the world. Brittany Shultz Price per person, per class. will demonstrate how to make a voucher Basket Making 101: Herb Picket Think About Tables Workshop (SNR) using plant materials with a variety of Fence Basket (MBG) Ages 13 and up (17 and under need techniques. Then she will explain how to Make this great basket to display fresh guardian). In North America, bush make your own press using materials found herbs or store small gardening tools. This honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is an around your home. Use pressed flowers beginner basket is 4" x 8" x 6" with a filled invasive species. Yet honeysuckle wood and leaves to make your own cards. base using both flat and round reeds. The is sturdy, strong, grows in interesting Saturday, March 21 basket uses several weaving techniques shapes, and is ideal for transforming a 9 to 11 a.m. incorporates natural twining for the fence problem into a creative opportunity. $33 members; $39 nonmembers rails, removable wire embellishment and a Bring pieces of honeysuckle and DIY Herb Drying Rack (MBG) Botanical Room green rim. Tool list provided at registration. transform them into a table. We will The bounty of herbs can be enjoyed long Brittany Shultz Hand strength needed to complete basket. start with a demonstration and then after they have been picked with the help Saturday, March 7 make a table to take home. Visit Garden Inspired Origami (MBG) of some craftsmanship and upcycling. 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. woodworms.net/index.html and In this hands-on class you learn how Dried herbs make beautiful teas and $50 members; $60 nonmembers click on “Think About Tables” to get to transform a 1-dimensional piece of add flavor to your culinary dishes. Jenny Garden Room measurements and specifics for the paper into a 3-dimensional animal. After Murphy will discuss the proper method Stephanie Arnold size of honeysuckle you need. making 3–4 animals, use colored wire, for drying herbs. Afterward, the class Saturday, March 14 beads, and your creativity to turn them Basket Making 101: Round will build their own herb drying rack 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. into 6–8" moveable sculptures. Learn Berry Basket (MBG) from reclaimed materials. Participants $40 members; $48 nonmembers about the history of origami as well. Create a fun berry basket for harvesting or will learn basic hand tool knowledge, Meet at the Visitor Center 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. storing holiday cards. This round beginner including sawing, drilling, and wood Dale Dufer finishing. Please wear closed-toe shoes. $45 members; $54 nonmembers basket is 8" round by 5" high with a 6½" Botanical Room Thursday, June 4 base. The basket uses several weaving Eco-Friendly Furniture (MBG) Jody Chassin techniques and a variety of reed sizes and Perennial will share some of the 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. types and is embellished with a cute swing organization’s tips and tricks to finding $42 members; $51 nonmembers Japanese Cranes Commerce Bank Center for handle. Tool list provided at registration. furniture, repairing joints, and refinishing Saturday, June 20 Hand strength needed to complete basket. surfaces, all with the Earth in mind! We’ll Science Education, Room 125 Saturday, March 14 leak some of our favorite spots to find Perennial staff or Butterflies 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. discarded furniture, give you insight into Create a Journal: Long-Stitch Saturday, August 8 $54 members; $65 nonmembers the city’s bulk trash system, and link you to Book Binding (MBG) Beaumont Room Paper Flowers Workshop (SNR) resources where someone else’s trash can Learn the history behind this simple, yet Stephanie Arnold Create a colorful bouquet of native become your treasure. Through hands-on beautiful, book structure seen in the wildflowers made from recycled paper. demonstrations, you’ll learn to add a Garden’s collection. This basic book is Basket Making (SNR) Participants will learn several techniques to pop of color to your projects with natural easy for anyone to learn and repeat on Create your own basket by learning make realistic paper blooms and take home milk paint, mix and apply a fresh coat of your own. The class will begin with a basic weaving techniques and using a small bouquet of paper wildflowers. Perennial’s signature wood wax, and cook short visit from the Garden’s Conservator, natural materials. By mid-March you Friday, August 7 up natural stain from walnuts. Leave with Susan Cobbledick, who will show the will need to choose between making a 1 to 3 p.m. the knowledge to add a whole new look Garden’s sample of the book from gathering, wine, berry, Cherokee heart, $30 members; $36 nonmembers to your furniture without harming the their collection. The cover of your own twill wall, or twill bun basket. Please environment or compromising your health. Carriage House keep in mind that the twill baskets are long-stitch book can be decorated with Thursday, April 16 Jessica Kester for experienced basket weavers who are stamped impressions in the leather. Be 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. up for a challenge! Supply list provided prepared to walk and stand during class. $37 members; $45 nonmembers at registration. Bring a sack lunch. Saturday, March 7 Commerce Bank Center for Saturday, April 4 9 a.m. to noon Science Education, Room 125 $57 members; $68 nonmembers 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Perennial staff $45 members; $54 nonmembers Bayer Center, Library Adlyne