ADULT | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS

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 ADULT | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS Offered for a diversity of learners, from young explorers to budding enthusiasts Your love for to skilled , 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 skills, flexing your Come grow with us! creativity, or embracing your inner ecologist, our classes equip you to literally transform landscapes and lives.

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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 ...... 24 CLASS INFORMATION Gardening Best Practices ...... 24 AND POLICIES...... 66 Gardening for ...... 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 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 | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS ADULT CLASSES Botanical Card Making and ADULT | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS Its History (MBG) Plant presses are and have been invaluable DIY CRAFTS to Garden researchers and 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: 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 , bush make your own press using materials found or store small gardening tools. This honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is an around your home. Use pressed beginner basket is 4" x 8" x 6" with a filled . 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 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 Freund Center Joanne Kluba Linda Brown

4 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 5 DIY Crafts continued... ADULT | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS ADULT | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS Crochet a Rag Rug (MBG) Weave Your Own Table Runner (MBG) Succulent Centerpiece (MBG) NEW Shibori Dyeing with Indigo (MBG) NEW Making crochet rag rugs has been a Learn how to weave this spring using Succulents are hot, hot, hot! Come learn Shibori, Japanese tie dye, is a multifaceted tradition for many years. Originally, hand-dyed textured weft on about the care and culture of these art where you can tie, fold, and stitch your it was a way of getting one last use hand-painted cotton warp. With a pre- wonderful plants and design a beautiful way to a whole new look for tired linens, out of unwearable clothing. In the warped loom, you will be ready to weave succulent dish garden for your home. clothes, and more. Participants will get spirit of recycling we will be learning a 10" x 36" table runner during class. Tuesday, May 19 to sample 3 different traditional shibori ways to make discarded fabric into Learn the Brooks Bouquet weave, a new 5:30 to 7 p.m. techniques, including kumo, which involves strips and how to knit those strips technique for students who have woven $55 members; $66 nonmembers tying and binding your fabric; itajime, into accent pieces for our homes. or beginners. Bring a snack if you like. Botanical Room which involves clamping your fabric; and Saturday, March 7 Saturday, March 14 Sharon Lloyd arashi, which involves wrapping the fabric 9 to 11 a.m. 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. around a pole to create striking lines. We $38 members; $44 nonmembers $80 members; $96 nonmembers Succulent Wreath Design (MBG) NEW will provide 1 yard of reclaimed natural Missouri Room Missouri Room Come learn how to take a wreath frame, cotton fabric to each participant. We’ll Suzanne Hirth Jill Kettler moss, and succulent cuttings and turn be using indigo dye to dip into a vibrant, them into a beautiful, unique wreath. striking blue you’re sure to love. Use these Stitch the Garden in Spring (MBG) Weave Your Own Scarf (MBG) Thursday, June 11 techniques outside of class to revive your Come join Kristen Gula of Gulush Learn how to weave this spring with a 10 a.m. to noon old sheets, pillowcases, or articles of Threads as she teaches modern floral blend of natural fibers that might include $55 members; $66 nonmembers clothing! Please wear closed-toe shoes. embroidery with a special focus on spring hemp, cotton, or . With a pre- Missouri Room Thursday, July 16 . Learn 7 stitches, as well as how to warped loom, you will be ready to weave Sharon Lloyd 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. transfer patterns and finish a piece for a scarf during class. Learn a basic weave $47 members; $57 nonmembers display. All supplies are included: hoop, to make a lacy scarf, which is great for a Pounding (SNR) Commerce Bank Center for thread, fabric, scissors, and Kirsten’s first-time project. You will have several Learn techniques to make a print from Science Education, Room 125 book, 200 Embroidered Flowers: Hand colors to choose from, and all supplies native wildflowers. This technique Perennial staff Embroidery Stitches and Projects for are provided. Bring a sack lunch. involves pounding the plants onto the Flowers, Leaves and Foliage (2018). Saturday, March 21 fabric to make the colors transfer. Learn Nature Printed Pillow (SNR) Saturday, March 14 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. what supplies work best, how to prepare Create a unique 14" x 14" cotton throw 9 a.m. to noon $80 members; $96 nonmembers the fabric, and take a short hike to see pillow case by pressing and rolling painted $67 members; $77 nonmembers Garden Room plants that can be used. There will be native plant material onto the fabric. We PlantLab Jill Kettler design options, and you will be able will take a short walk around the Whitmire Kristen Gula to take your item home that day. Wildflower Garden to gain inspiration DIY Woven Pocket Necklace (MBG) NEW Friday, June 12 and to help you decide if you want to Stitch the Garden in Summer (MBG) In this class, each student will create 10 a.m. to noon make a garden scene or focus on a single Come join Kristen Gula of Gulush their own one of a kind wearable piece $28 members; $34 nonmembers plant. Come prepared for a short walk. Threads as she teaches modern floral of art. Using plant-based fibers, Jody will Glassberg Thursday, August 13 embroidery with special focus on the teach some basic weaving concepts to Jessica Kester 10 a.m. to noon hydrangea. Learn 7 stitches as well as how create your 2" x 2" necklace. Embellish it $32 members; $38 nonmembers to transfer patterns and finish a piece for with fringe, tassels, or beads to enhance Amish Knot Rag Rug (MBG) Carriage House display. All supplies are included: hoop, the pocket. Feel free to bring your own Making Amish knot rugs has been a Rachel Weller thread, fabric, scissors, and Kirsten’s favorite beads or trinkets to add. tradition for many years. Originally, book, 200 Embroidered Flowers: Hand Saturday, May 16 it was a way of getting one last use Needle Felting (MBG) Embroidery Stitches and Projects for 9:30 a.m. to noon out of unwearable clothing. In the Needle felting is a simple, dry felting Flowers, Leaves and Foliage (2018). $47 members; $56 nonmembers spirit of recycling, we will be learning technique that uses roving (unspun Saturday, June 27 PlantLab ways to make discarded fabric into wool) and a special needle tool to 9 a.m. to noon Jody Chassin strips and how to knit those strips apply the fiber to a backing to create $67 members; $77 nonmembers into accent pieces for our homes. an applique or a 3-dimensional soft PlantLab Saturday, June 20 sculpture of a . The possibilities Kristen Gula 9 to 11 a.m. for creative embellishments and $38 members; $44 nonmembers accessories are endless. Missouri Room Saturday, August 15 Suzanne Hirth 9 a.m. to noon $38 members; $44 nonmembers Botanical Room Suzanne Hirth

6 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 7 DIY Crafts continued... ADULT | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS ADULT | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS An Evening of Wine and Painting (SNR) Create a Whimsical Yard Sculpture (MBG) Simple Flower Arranging (MBG) NEW Terracotta Wall Vase (MBG) For ages 21 and up. You and your friends Add whimsy to your garden in this Creating arrangements from your Create a wall pocket vase perfect for cut or are formally invited to Shaw Nature hands-on class. Be inspired by Jody’s fun own yard can be a relaxing and dried flowers this spring! In this hands-on Reserve to enjoy an evening of wine yet simple flower sculpture ideas to create rewarding experience. We will learn class, you will hand-build a 5" x 8" tall clay and painting. No prior painting skills your own 3-foot wire sculpture. Choose about the season’s best plants for vase with impressed decorations guided necessary. This class is geared towards from brightly colored wire, beads, and cut arrangements that you can grow by artist Mary Henderson. After she fires beginners ready to explore their artistic buttons. Jody will show you easy-to-make, in your own yard, maximizing store- your creation in her studio, pick up your side. Follow along with an instructor to wire-wrapped beads to intersperse bought bouquets, and unusual vase vase on May 19 in the Visitor Center. create a masterpiece of your own! All with buttons and glass beads! You will ideas. Includes a 30-minute walk. Monday, May 4 painting supplies, 2 glasses of wine per also learn wire weaving techniques Thursday, April 23 6 to 8 p.m. person, cheese, and crackers provided. for “color blocking” entire areas. 10:30 a.m. to noon $40 members; $48 nonmembers Wednesday, March 18 Feel free to bring your own wire $36 members; $43 nonmembers Beaumont Room or Wednesday, May 13 cutters and bead embellishments. Garden Room Mary Henderson 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Sharon Lloyd $38 members; $45 nonmembers 10 a.m. to noon Wine Bottle Reuse (MBG) Carriage House $38 members; $46 nonmembers Fill Your Vase (MBG) Do you have a hard time recycling beautiful Bailie Kleekamp Botanical Room Come build your flower arranging glass bottles? Learn to transform used Jody Chassin confidence in this 3-part series. Also, wine bottles into a self-watering planter learn about the season’s best plants for for your home. The creative folks at DIY Mosaic Stepping Stones (MBG) cut arrangements that you can grow in Perennial will demonstrate safe ways to Learn to use broken plates and forgotten your own yard, maximizing store-bought cut glass bottles using techniques you tiles to create a beautiful DIY mosaic! bouquets, and unusual vase ideas. In can replicate in your own kitchen. Learn Perennial will guide you through each each class, you will create a seasonal, an easy and eco-friendly way to remove step from cutting tile to mixing concrete one-of-a-kind vase arrangement. Price adhesive residue with SoyGel. In class, for your mosaic. Each participant will includes a flower frog and vase to be you’ll practice scoring and cutting glass create a unique concrete stepping brought back with you for each class in with Perennial’s handmade glass cutter tool stone, cast in an upcycled baking pan the series. Includes a 30-minute walk. in combination with a hot/cold water bath. that you can reuse for future stepping 3 Tuesdays: April 23; June 25; August 6 Decorate your home with these upcycled stones, to take home to their outdoor 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. creations, or give as a unique, handmade spaces. Please wear closed-toe shoes. $98 members; $118 nonmembers gift. Please wear closed-toe shoes. Saturday, March 21 Price per person, per 3-session class Saturday, August 1 or Saturday, August 22 Missouri Room noon to 3 p.m. Paint and Sip: An Evening of 1 to 4 p.m. Sharon Lloyd $40 members; $48 nonmembers Wine and Painting (BH) $47 members; $57 nonmembers Commerce Bank Center for For ages 21 and up. You and your Commerce Bank Center for Summer Eucalyptus Wreath (MBG) Science Education, Room 125 friends are formally invited to the Science Education, Room 125 Join us for this fun and creative class as we Perennial staff Butterfly House to enjoy a fun evening Perennial staff take a walk to learn about the best summer of wine, snacks, and painting. Follow plants for dried wreath making. You will Make Your Own DIY Personal along with an instructor to learn how to Discover Kokedama (MBG) create your own beautiful 10" wreath to Care Products (MBG) paint a colorful butterfly on canvas! All Kokedama is Japanese for “moss ball” take home using a combination of fresh Come make your own DIY lip balm, bath painting supplies, 2 glasses of wine per and has evolved from the ancient bonsai and dried plant materials. Feel free to bring bombs, and—new this time— person, and hors d’oeuvres provided. tradition of plant display. Join us as we gloves and additional elements for your scrub! We use simple, mostly natural wreath. Come prepared for a ½-mile walk. ingredients great for those wanting to Tuesday, March 31 create little hanging string and use less hazardous products or who 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. learn about our western adaptation of Tuesday, May 5 have sensitive skin or allergies. Light $45 members; $54 nonmembers this technique. Dress for playing in the 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. snacks and lemonade provided. Meet at the ticket counter dirt and bring garden gloves if you wish. $62 members; $74 nonmembers Maggie Farrell Saturday, April 18 Botanical Room Thursday, March 19 9 to 10:30 a.m. Sharon Lloyd 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $35 members; $42 nonmembers $37 members; $45 nonmembers Botanical Room Commerce Bank Center for Suzanne Hirth Science Education, Room 126 Julie McCrosky and Glenda Abney

8 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 9 DIY Crafts continued... ADULT | DIY CLASSES CRAFTS ADULT | FINE ARTS CLASSES Soldered Jewelry (MBG) FINE ARTS Create an upcycled pendant from scraps All materials are provided unless otherwise noted. Price per person, per class. of ceramic and glass! Learn to use recycled glass, copper foil, flux, and lead-free Watercolor: Bold and Beautiful (MBG) The Garden in Watercolor (MBG) solder to sculpt custom jewelry pendants. All levels. Transparent watercolor is an All levels. Capture the beauty of the Perennial staff will demonstrate how expressive, dynamic, and fluid medium. Garden in watercolor while learning new to safely use a glass cutter and grinder It can be simple and complex; it can be techniques and composition skills. Through to create custom shapes from found subtle or bold. Using both tradition and demonstrations and critiques, you will vintage plates, mirrors, clear glass, or nontraditional watercolor techniques receive individual and group instruction broken heirlooms. Participants will also students will utilize bold color and outdoors, when weather permits. learn to make a custom-sized jump ring composition to make paintings that Supply list provided at registration. and discover the right places to look for reflect their own personal style. Judy 8 Mondays: April 6, 13, 20, 27; upcycled treasures! Feel free to bring A Spa Evening (MBG) teaches the process of watercolor in May 4, 11, 18; June 1 (no class on 5/25) in broken glass pieces and pressed a simple and straightforward manner 9:30 a.m. to noon Would you love to treat yourself to a spa plants to use in your jewelry. Note: evening? Learn the basics of aromatherapy encouraging students to expand $180 members; $216 nonmembers This class requires hand strength and and explore painting possibilities. Price per person, per 8-session class safety and blending of fragrances to create the use of a very hot tool. Patience, an products. You will leave with 3 products Supply list provided at registration. Missouri Room eye for safety, and hand dexterity will 8 Fridays: March 6, 13, 20, 27; Mary Dee Schmidt to bring relaxation into your home: lotion, help participants achieve their design sugar scrub, and room or pillow spray. April 3, 10, 17, 24 goals. Please wear closed-toe shoes. 9:30 a.m. to noon Botanical Watercolor Painting Join us for an evening of relaxation. Makes Saturday, May 9 Workshop (SNR) a wonderful evening out with friends! $180 members; $216 nonmembers 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Price per person, per 8-session class All levels. Theresa Long, a botanical Tuesday, May 5 $50 members; $60 nonmembers watercolor artist, offers this 3-day 6 to 8 p.m. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Commerce Bank Center for Judy Seyfert workshop focused on carefully observing $38 members; $44 nonmembers Science Education, Room 126 botanical specimens selected from the PlantLab Perennial staff Watercolor Essentials (MBG) Whitmire Wildflower Garden. Through Debra Jenkins All levels. The true beauty of watercolor close observation, learn to record This Ain’t Your Granny’s Lye Soap— lies in the explosion of color and textures, colors, and shapes with accuracy. Pamper Your Summer Skin (MBG) Making Old-Fashioned Soap with luminosity every time paint and water This 3-day workshop includes painting Come learn about which essential oils Modern Convenience (MBG) meet. In this class, the emphasis will flowering specimens as well as their derived from plants are best for summer Come and learn how our pioneering be on techniques such as applying related parts such as leaves, stems, seeds, ailments. Make a soothing lotion for relations made soap for washing and glazes, achieving value contrast, and and interior structures. Participants will summer sunburns, an insect repellent cleaning just about everything. Learn a implementing design principles. The goal learn to use measurement techniques that smells wonderful, and an after-bite little of the science behind soap making is to stimulate enthusiasm, confidence, along with dissection to identify accurate cream. Great for the whole family to use. and many of the associated terms. and creativity in each participant. The scale. Sessions will wrap up each day Monday, June 1 Best of all learn to make soap with the class is designed to inspire beginners with discussion of progress, questions, 6 to 8 p.m. great resources we have today as you and challenge experienced artists. and insights. Supply list provided at $38 members; $43 nonmembers make a batch from start to finish. Your Supply list provided at registration. registration. Bring a sack lunch. PlantLab takeaway will be 1 pound of soap, which 6 Mondays: March 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6, 13 2 Tuesdays and a Thursday: April 14, 16, 21 Debra Jenkins will become 4 small bars that you and 6:30 to 9 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. your family can use to see the nourishing $135 members; $162 nonmembers $150 members; $180 nonmembers benefits of handmade soap. Please note: Price per person, per 6-session class Price per person, per 3-session class animal products may be used in some Missouri Room Carriage House recipes. Please wear closed-toe shoes. Judy Seyfert Theresa Long Saturday, August 22 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. $60 members; $72 nonmembers Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Julie McCroskey

10 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 11 Fine Arts continued... ADULT | FINE ARTS CLASSES ADULT | FINE ARTS CLASSES Plein-Air Watercolor Workshop (SNR) Creating Fun and Interesting All levels. Enjoy Plein-air watercolor Nature Journal Entries (SNR) biodiverse painting in the Whitmire Wildflower Nature Journaling is a fun and easy way st. louis Garden with watercolor artist, Theresa to explore the outdoors. By recording Long. Plein-air is a French term defined what is of interest to you over time, you as painting done outside while directly will compile a documented account of observing the landscape. We’ll begin with your outdoor adventures that you can Throughout St. Louis, every a demonstration, followed by independent treasure for a lifetime! We will begin day, people are making painting with instructor support. For those inside by exploring a variety of ways to big and small changes to wanting to paint indoors from botanical design a page to record your outdoor specimens chosen from the garden, experiences. These page design their backyards, balconies, classroom space will be available. Sessions techniques will help you make your streetscapes, schoolyards, will wrap up each day with discussion subject of investigation look creative parking lots, and play areas. Watercolor in Bloom (MBG) of progress, questions, and insights. and inviting. Before we move outdoors Some are doing this because we will also explore other possibilities All levels. Using the free flowing, Supply list provided at registration. such as pocket pages, small flip books they love nature and want to spontaneous nature of watercolor, students 2 Tuesdays and a Thursday: June 2, 4, 9 attached to journal pages, and more. will paint the beauty of spring into 9 a.m. to noon experience more of it in their Beginners and those that want to broaden expressive, vibrant, and colorful paintings. $100 members; $120 nonmembers daily lives. their sketching and recording skills are Techniques to be present include painting Price per person, per 2-session class welcome. Artistic skills are not required. wet into wet, glazing, negative and positive Carriage House Supply list provided at registration. Others recognize that native shape making. Students will also learn Theresa Long to make “painterly” paintings through Thursday, April 9 plants in the right places help design and the use of decisive, expressive Painting from Nature Workshop (MBG) 9:30 a.m. to noon prevent flooding, clean and brushstrokes. The focus of the class is to Beginner/Intermediate. Leonardo Da Vinci $28 members; $34 nonmembers cool our air, and improve said, “Study the science of art. Study the Carriage House have fun while exploring impressions of human health and well-being. spring through the medium of watercolor. art of science.” Beginning with pencil, Angie Jungbluth Supply list provided at registration. learn how to define form and structure, translate proportion and depth, and Sketching and Nature 5 Saturdays: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Still others embrace the explore line and value. Students will Journaling Flowers (SNR) 9:30 a.m. to noon then learn how to apply color to their Do you enjoy exploring the world of positive impact that leafy $113 members; $136 nonmembers compositions, gaining in-depth knowledge flowers and wish you could creatively streets, accessible parks, Price per person, per 5-session class of color mixing and paint application. record your discoveries somehow on Missouri Room hiking and biking , and Clear, step-by-step instructions will be paper? If yes, then join us as we begin Judy Seyfert other quality green spaces provided to enable you to fully understand our investigation of flowers at the Carriage House by learning or reviewing have on property values and Oil Painting in the Garden (MBG) the process, creating multiple renderings 5 techniques to creatively capture Intermediate and advanced. Award- from nature along the way. A final project the economic vibrancy of your observations of flowers on paper. winning painter Tito Gay shows the ins and critique will round out the workshop. our region. This inside study will include taking a and outs of the most forgiving medium, 3 Saturdays: June 13, 20, 27 flower apart and observing all of the oil painting. Learn about hue, brush 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. components of its make up, as well as Gardening for Biodiversity strokes, color mixing, and composition in $94 members; $113 nonmembers their functions. With these sketching and the most beautiful Garden in the world. Price per person, per 3-session class Page 29 journaling skills, we will then go outside Supply list provided at registration. PlantLab Emily Dustman to observe wildflowers in nature and 6 Thursdays: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7 record our discoveries. Both beginners 9:30 a.m. to noon and those that want to broaden their $135 members; $162 nonmembers sketching and recording skills are Price per person, per 6-session class welcome. Artistic skills are not required. Garden Room, except 4/23 (PlantLab) Supply list provided at registration. Tito Gay Come prepared for a short walk. Thursday, April 30 9:30 a.m. to noon $28 members; $34 nonmembers Carriage House Angie Jungbluth

12 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. ADULT | PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES PHOTOGRAPHY ADULT | PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES Creativity in Your Photography: Spring Blooms (MBG) NEW The Art of Seeing in Photography (MBG) GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY NEW All levels. Spring is the perfect time Photography (MBG) NEW Intermediate. Add some sparkle to your to capture the colors and forms of All levels. Our photography is often photos. During this multi-session, flowers, especially in the early morning Photography Boot Camp I (MBG) blocked by looking for things versus hands-on class, we will concentrate light. During this hands-on field class, All levels. Tired of going through confusing finding them. During these sessions we on improving your creativity. Scott will Scott will concentrate on peak blooms manuals and not understanding where will spend the vast majority of our time discuss and show you some techniques around the Garden. He will increase your to start? In this multi-session, hands-on in the field (weather permitting). As we to use outdoors using most lenses. understanding of light, composition, and course, we will simplify your life by walk through the garden, we will stop at Zooming, panning, shutter speed, subject selection during this photo shoot. explaining the key functions on your locations that have the greatest potential and depth of field will be some of Be prepared to walk around the Garden. camera, why they are important, and how for a strong image. We will discuss light, the tools he will demonstrate. These Thursday, April 16 to use them to your advantage. We will also design, and aperture and likely take techniques are perfect for imperfect 7 to 10:30 a.m. discuss camera settings, ISO settings, white images of areas you may normally pass conditions. To gain basic camera or Thursday, May 14 balance, and a few other critical features. by. We will also discuss some of the knowledge, consider taking Photography 7:30 to 10 a.m. You should bring a camera and manual obstacles we create for ourselves. Consider Boot Camp I. Held rain or shine. $35 members; $42 nonmembers to the classes as you will have some class taking Photography Boot Camp I for a 2 Wednesdays: July 22, 29 Meet at the ticket counter time to practice what you have learned. better understanding of your camera. 9:30 a.m. to noon Scott Avetta 4 Tuesdays: March 10, 17, 24, 31 3 Tuesdays: May 5, 12, 19 $56 members; $67 nonmembers 9:30 a.m. to noon 6 to 8 p.m. Price per person, per 2-session class Photographing Trees (MBG) Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room $72 members; $86 nonmembers Meet at the ticket counter During this class we will concentrate or 4 Wednesdays Price per person, per 3-session class Scott Avetta on some of the Garden’s many unique March 11, 18, 25; April 1 Missouri Room trees. At each tree, Scott will provide 5:30 to 8 p.m. Scott Avetta you with tips on the best ways to select Botanical Room and photograph the subject, be it the $140 members; $168 nonmembers tree, leaves, branches, bark, or roots. Price per person, per 4-session class He will discuss how to use the light, Scott Avetta aperture, backgrounds, and your lens for a stronger image. Held rain or shine. Photography Boot Camp II Friday, April 24 Beginner/Intermediate. In this multi-session 9:30 a.m. to noon class, learn how composition, light, and $35 members; $42 nonmembers lens choice all work together and how to Meet at the ticket counter apply them in the field. Scott Avetta will Scott Avetta focus on lenses that most photographers already have. He will emphasize making Behind the Scenes: the most of the outside photo shoots Island Photography (MBG) and increase your understanding of All levels. Get rare access to this what lens to use based on the light and special non-public space where we conditions. Space is limited so Scott Photographing in the Climatron (MBG) Behind the Scenes: will photograph the neutral tone and can spend individual time with each All levels. Join Scott Avetta for this unique Orchid Show Photography (MBG) simple beauty of Nakajima, or Teahouse photographer during photo shoots. opportunity to photograph the vast All levels. Get rare access to the orchid Island, and its limitless patterns and 3 Tuesdays: April 7, 14, 21 subjects inside the Climatron. From wide show to take photos with professional shapes. Slow down, relax the mind, and 9:30 to noon angle to close-ups of the 2,800+ plants in assistance. This class will have the special see what is in front of you. The creative Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room this tropical climate, Scott will assist you privilege of taking photographs after possibilities are endless. As the light or 3 Wednesdays: April 8, 15, 22 with suggestions on light, aperture, and hours using tripods and flash photography changes, so do the images. Space and 5:30 to 8 p.m. composition. Tripods and flash allowed to capture those gorgeous flowers. We gear will be limited for this special place! Botanical Room but not required in this small class. will have a brief discussion on subject Thursday, May 7 $90 members; $108 nonmembers 2 Mondays: June 8, 15 selection and composition at the start 9 a.m. to noon Price per person, per 3-session class 6 to 8:30 p.m. of the class. A flash is not needed $52 members; $62 nonmembers Scott Avetta $70 members; $84 nonmembers for this class, but will be allowed. Meet at the ticket counter Price per person, per 2-session class Monday, March 9 Scott Avetta Meet at the ticket counter 5:30 to 8 p.m. Scott Avetta $52 members; $62 nonmembers Meet at the ticket counter Scott Avetta

14 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 15 Photography continued... ADULT | PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES ADULT | PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES Photographing Summer Working an Area to Its Greatest Morpho Mardi Gras Photography (BH) BUTTERFLY HOUSE Blooms: (MBG) Potential (MBG) NEW Beginner/Intermediate. This class will All levels. Get special access to early All levels. This class will concentrate PHOTOGRAPHY offer the special privilege of taking morning light and limited crowds to on photographing a small, flat area of photographs with an instructor at a time photograph the iris in May bloom. We will the Garden close to the Visitor Center Photography Fridays (BH) when the Butterfly House is closed to the discuss how to get better botanical images with limited walking. It is difficult to find All levels. Enjoy an early, tranquil hour public. More than 1,000 blue morpho using wide angle to close-ups. You will interesting details until you stop and pay in our Tropical Conservatory before we butterflies fill our Conservatory during learn tips on field photographing, subject close attention. By spending more time open our doors to the public. Spend this event, and their beauty makes them selection, and how light plays a significant in a small area, we will learn to notice key time on your own taking photos of our wonderful photography subjects. Get role in your photograph. Held rain or shine. elements that are often overlooked but butterflies and plants. Tripods are allowed rare access to the Butterfly House to take Monday, May 11 make powerful images. Time will be spent during this special time. Come be one of photos with professional assistance using 7:30 to 10 a.m. in the field on an individual and group the few to take fabulous tripod photos a tripod. Participants should have a basic $35 members; $42 nonmembers basis to explore nature and improve your of our butterflies in natural light. understanding of their camera’s features. Meet at the ticket counter photography with discussion of subject Friday, March 13 Monday, March 16 Scott Avetta selection, backgrounds, composition, and or Friday, April 10 9:30 a.m. to noon working the scene. Bring your camera and or Friday, May 8 $40 members; $50 nonmembers extra batteries to class. Held rain or shine. or Friday, June 12 Meet at the ticket counter Monday, July 20 or Friday, July 10 Scott Avetta 6 to 8:30 p.m. or Friday, August 14 $35 members; $42 nonmembers 9 to 10 a.m. Botanical Room $8 members; $10 nonmembers Scott Avetta Meet at the ticket counter Butterfly House staff Photographing Water Lilies (MBG) All levels. Get special access to evening Introduction to Close-Up light during restricted hours and Photography (BH) NEW photograph water lilies. During this field Beginner/Intermediate. In this 2-day class, session we will discuss how to get better you will learn some of the difficulties and images using anything from wide angle to joys of close-up photography. We will a close-up perspective. You will learn tips focus on sharpness, lighting, working the Origami in the Garden on subject selection and how light plays subject, and composition for stronger images. On the first day, Scott will lead Photography (MBG) NEW a significant role in your photography. All levels. See how many of the Tripods will be allowed. Held rain or shine. a classroom discussion where you will sculptures have many similar elements Monday, August 3 discuss subject selection, equipment, as photography: balance, composition, or Wednesday, August 12 and depth of field selection. The second scale. We will spend time reflecting on 5 to 7:30 p.m. day will be spent in our Conservatory these qualities in both our photography $42 members; $50 nonmembers practicing what you have learned with Insect Photography (BH) and our appreciation of the sculpture in Meet at the ticket counter our butterflies. Please bring your camera Beginner/Intermediate. Photograph the walking photo shoot. Get tips on how Scott Avetta equipment for both days. A tripod and insects and arachnids not on display to to capture these monumental sculptures cable release/remote are recommended, the public! Use artificial lighting selected in this private evening class. A tripod and From Busy to Beautiful: Photographs but a macro lens is not required. by professional photographer Scott remote recommended. Held rain or shine. That Speak (MBG) NEW Saturday and Monday: August 8, 10 Avetta to highlight these unique subjects Sunday, June 14 All levels. Do you sometimes find your 9:30 a.m. to noon indoors. Discuss camera settings for or Sunday, July 26 photos to be busy or confusing? Do $70 members; $84 nonmembers working with subjects in a controlled 7:30 to 10 p.m. they require cropping and adjustments Price per person, per 2-session class environment and apply this knowledge $42 members; $52 nonmembers later? This class will give you tips on Meet at the ticket counter for truly unforgettable photos. Subjects Meet at the ticket counter how to improve your image and your Scott Avetta may include praying mantises, beautiful Scott Avetta vision. Simple things like lens choice beetles, tarantulas, walking sticks, and (lenses that most of us own), aperture others. A tripod and remote cable selection, backgrounds, design, and release are recommended for this class. WANT MORE INFO? light will make stronger images. Wednesday, May 20 Saturday, August 22 Learn more about Origami in 5:30 to 8 p.m. 10 a.m. to noon the Garden on pages 32–33. $43 members; $51 nonmembers $28 members; $34 nonmembers Lopata Learning Lab Botanical Room Scott Avetta Scott Avetta

16 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 17 Photography continued... ADULT | PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES ADULT | PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES Summer Buggin’ Photography (BH) Photographing the Virginia Art in Nature (SNR) Beginner/Intermediate. The waning Bluebells (SNR) Beginner/Intermediate. May brings a days of summer are an ideal time to All levels. Join us for the opportunity to vast selection of subjects to Shaw Nature photograph butterflies, dragonflies, photograph the sea of Virginia bluebells Reserve including wildflowers, birds, and and other beautiful insects. Join us at that bloom each spring in the Meramec insects. Join us for this exciting all-day the Butterfly House as professional River bottomlands. Weather permitting, workshop with renowned photographer photographer Scott Avetta leads you we will hike 2 miles on rocky terrain with Noppadol Paothong. Through fieldwork, through our outdoor native habitat garden. rolling hills roundtrip to the bluebell classroom presentations, and discussions, Scott will share tips and techniques for “show.” This is not a formal class. Noppadol will share tips on equipment, photographing all the stunning insects However, photographer Scott Avetta subject expertise, and techniques that that summer has to offer. Our native plants will be on hand to offer techniques and he uses in the field to overcome the will be very showy and worthy of photos suggestions to get the most out of this difficulty of working with wild subjects. as well. The class will focus on finding experience. There is potential for every Participants should have a good subjects and the best way to get a shot lens. Capture a field of bluebells with a understanding of exposure with natural of them. Participants should have a basic wide-angle lens or hone in on its delicate light and concepts such as aperture, ISO, understanding of their camera’s features. bloom with a macro lens—and everything and shutter speed. Bring a sack lunch. Astrophotography: Dillard Mill (SNR) NEW Intermediate. Join us for a dark sky Wednesday, August 19 in between. Participants should have Saturday, May 23 photography workshop. Participants are 6 to 8 p.m. a basic working knowledge of their 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. expected to know their camera’s menus $28 members; $34 nonmembers camera. We will help shuttle equipment $140 members; $168 nonmembers to make adjustments in dark locations Meet at the ticket counter and those who are not able to hike. Carriage House and basic photo-editing skills. Learn to Scott Avetta Friday, April 10 Noppadol Paothong 8 to 11 a.m. capture the night sky featuring the Milky $30 members; $36 nonmembers Macro and Close-Up Nature Way in a beautiful Dillard Mill setting. SHAW PHOTOGRAPHY Maritz House Photography Workshop (SNR) NEW The class covers how to plan, shoot, Scott Avetta Beginner/Intermediate. Through a macro and process nightscape photos using lens, the veins of leaves become a mosaic Adobe Lightroom Classic CC. Supply Mastering Smartphone Photography: Conversations with Nature (SNR) NEW pattern, textures of tree bark become a list provided at registration. A block of Shooting and Sharing (SNR) All levels. Do you love photographing mountain range, and shallow depth of field rooms has been reserved 45 minutes Learn how to get the best-looking images nature? Find a way to experience it in an simulates a watercolor background. A long from Dillard Mill. Transportation and out of your phone’s built-in camera even deeper and more meaningful way. lens can also produce compelling close-ups meals are not included. Sturdy shoes, and discover some of the amazing This outdoor-based class will focus on more while shooting further from the subject. such as hiking boots, are recommended things you can do with your cell phone thoughtful composition. Recording a scene This workshop will include a presentation, as the landscape is uneven terrain. photos. Snacks and drinks provided. versus taking a picture, be engaged with basic equipment considerations (macro Saturday, June 20 Saturday, March 14 nature and discover its wonder. Participants and long lens), shooting assignments in the 3 p.m. to midnight 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. should have a basic working knowledge field, and a friendly critique of participants’ $115 members; $138 nonmembers $80 members; $96 nonmembers of their camera and be prepared to walk images. There will also be a visual Dillard Mill State Historic Site Adlyne Freund Center on grass, dirt, and gravel trails. The use scavenger hunt for a fun challenge. Bring Lonnie Gatlin Jeff Hirsch of a tripod and cable release is helpful. a sack lunch. Snacks and drinks provided. Saturday, May 9 Saturday, June 6 Astrophotography (SNR) Moonlit Fridays: Shaw Nature Reserve 7 to 11 a.m. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Intermediate. Participants are expected Night Photography (SNR) NEW $55 members; $66 nonmembers $110 members; $132 nonmembers to know their camera’s menus to make Intermediate. This is a guided photography Carriage House Adlyne Freund Center adjustments in dark locations and basic session for experienced nightscape Scott Avetta Dan Dreyfus photo-editing skills. Learn to capture the photographers, not a class. Ever wanted to night sky featuring the Milky Way in a photograph beautiful moonlit landscapes beautiful Shaw Nature Reserve setting. at Shaw Nature Reserve? You’re in for a The class covers how to plan, shoot, and treat. Each session will feature a different process nightscape photos using Adobe location in the Nature Reserve. Nightscape Lightroom Classic CC. Weather permitting, photographer Lonnie Gatlin will be on hand participants will shoot outdoors. to answer night photography questions. Come prepared for a ½-mile walk. Friday, April 3 Saturday, August 15 or Friday, May 8 6 p.m. to midnight or Friday, June 5 $70 members; $84 nonmembers 9 to 11 p.m. Maritz Trail House $25 members; $30 nonmembers Lonnie Gatlin Meet at the Visitor Center Lonnie Gatlin 18 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 19 ADULT | FOOD CLASSES AND COOKING FOOD AND COOKING ADULT | FOOD CLASSES AND COOKING Chocolate Immersion: Unwrapping Let’s Make Gnocchi! (MBG) All cooking classes are demonstrations only unless otherwise noted. Chefs serve the Secrets of Chocolate (MBG) Join us for a fun evening while we sample-sized portions and provide copies of their recipes. Price per person, per class. Have you ever taken the time to really explore the world of gnocchi, the little taste chocolate and think about why you fluffy dumplings of Italy. The menu will CULTURAL INSPIRATIONS love it? Join fellow chocophile Kim Petzing include gnocchi made with potatoes EAT MORE PLANTS to take your chocolate obsession to the and with ricotta cheese. Everyone will next level. You will gain insights on how get a chance to try their hand at cutting A British Twist on Cooking chocolate is made, the health benefits, and shaping these mouthwatering with Herbs (MBG) NEW common terminology, in the morsels. We’ll prepare a couple of Join Jane from the Queen’s Cuisine, chocolate world, and pairing chocolate. different sauces then eat our creations. equipped with expert information Of course, you will also sample a variety of Take home the recipes, which will from The St. Louis Herb Society, for a chocolate to support the discussion. You include many variations of the basics. demonstration making tomato-basil will walk away with a deeper understanding Wednesday, April 15 “made-from-scratch” pizza, asparagus- and appreciation of that food you 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. mint soup, coconut-lavender scones, crave, and possibly even discover a new Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room and lemon verbena iced . favorite. You get to eat your homework $37 members; $43 nonmembers Monday, May 11 with plenty of samples to take home! Marianne Prey or Monday, May 18 Saturday, March 21 6 to 8 p.m. 10 a.m. to noon Spring Your Herb Garden $37 members; $43 nonmembers or Tuesday, August 4 Into Action! (MBG) Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room 6 to 8 p.m. Time to spring into action with information Jane Muscroft $37 members; $43 nonmembers to have herbs abundant in your garden. PlantLab We will present ideas on how and what Summer Shrimp Boil (MBG) Kim Petzing to plant in you garden so you have the Gather your family and friends and dig Meatless Meals (MBG) All new recipes! Trying to eat less meats? herb garden you dream about. It could be into our Southern, French, and Cajun Festive Spring Desserts from containers full of culinary herbs on your roots! Chef Diana Smith will be making Try all these new recipes from Chef Diana Smith. She will be demonstrating how to the Tea Room (MBG) NEW deck or a whole garden of glorious herbs. buttery toasted pecans, “the boil” Join Jane from the Queen’s Cuisine We will guide and explain how to make the (shrimp, sausage, potatoes, corn-on- prepare butternut squash and caramelized galette, stuffed portobellos, zucchini for a lovely evening and learn to make magic happen in your yard! There will be the-cob, and spices), creamy coleslaw, beautiful desserts for the upcoming Spring a chef to show off the herbs you choose no-knead crusty bread, and peach boats with feta, pesto and white beans, and spaghetti squash burrito bowls. holidays! She will demonstrate butterfly to grow and some tips on other uses for icebox cake. Perfect for entertaining! cake, hummingbird cake, bakewell tart, Saturday, March 7 your herbs. Come enjoy and learn as we Saturday, June 20 and delicious coconut cream pie, and you 10 a.m. to noon give you the lay of the land in herbs. 10 a.m. to noon can enjoy a wonderful cup of hot tea. $37 members; $43 nonmembers Monday, April 20 $37 members; $43 nonmembers Monday, March 30 6 to 8:30 p.m. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Diana Smith or Monday, April 6 or Wednesday, April 22 Diana Smith 6 to 8 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to noon Soups in 30 Minutes (MBG) $37 members; $43 nonmembers $37 members; $43 nonmembers Please join Marianne and learn to Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room make quick, wonderful soups. She Jane Muscroft The St. Louis Herb Society will be make Portuguese sausage and kale soup, Italian tomato soup with Ode to Cauliflower (MBG) NEW parmesan crisps, creamy cauliflower Love cauliflower? Join Chef Diana Smith soup with roasted spiced chickpeas in for a flurry of creative recipes based on addition to a 30-minute beer bread. this fabulous . Recipes will Wednesday, March 11 include yellow curry cauliflower with 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. potatoes and , roasted cauliflower Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room salad with creamy honey mustard $37 members; $43 nonmembers vinaigrette, oven baked buffalo cauliflower, Marianne Prey and sticky sesame cauliflower bites. Monday, April 27 6 to 8 p.m. $37 members; $43 nonmembers Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Diana Smith

20 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 21 Food and Cooking continued... ADULT | FOOD CLASSES AND COOKING ADULT | FOOD CLASSES AND COOKING Paella! (MBG) Baking with Olive Oil (MBG) Join us for an evening of Spanish fun Summer Soups (MBG) NEW Have you ever considered baking with DRINK MORE PLANTS as we explore the world of Paella! We’ll Your wish for “Summer Soups” has olive oil? Cookies, quick breads, pies, make a big pan from scratch as we been fulfilled. Jane Muscroft from the cakes, brownies, and muffins are all Sustainabili-Tea (MBG) learn about the history of the dish, the Queen’s Cuisine will demonstrate the possibilities. Learn how to convert recipes Travel the “world” in cups of tea. “Visit” traditional ingredients and just how most delicious soups for summertime. from butter to olive oil and enjoy the rich a variety of regions and experience fine easy it is to prepare this 1-pot meal. She will be making cold vichyssoise flavor, increased moistness, and longer handcrafted, organic teas. Learn about While the Paella simmers, everyone ( and soup), chilled plum freshness of baked treats made with the people who create them and how will sample classic tapas. Take home soup, cold cucumber and yogurt soup, olive oil. The menu will include jalapeno your tea enjoyment aids them and their recipes for your own Paella party! and hot summer vegetable gumbo. cheddar corn muffins, French tomato and care of our planet. Find out how the tea Wednesday, May 13 Wonderful to enjoy all summer long. goat cheese tart, and chocolate chip sea world is changing and responding to the 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 1 salt cookies with olive oil ice cream. changing environment our demands for Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room or Monday, June 15 Tuesday, July 7 sustainability. Lots of tea sampling! $37 members; $43 nonmembers 6 to 8 p.m. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21 Marianne Prey $37 members; $43 nonmembers Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room 10 to 11:30 a.m. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room $37 members; $43 nonmembers $20 members; $25 nonmembers Let’s Do Lunch! (MBG) Jane Muscroft Marianne Prey Commerce Bank Center for Bring your friends for a walk in the Garden, Science Education, Room 126 stay for a cooking demonstration and a Bakin’ with Bacon with Crisps and Cobblers Encore! (MBG) Kateri Meyer delicious lunch! Chef Diana Smith will be Fr. Dominic (MBG) NEW Back by popular demand with all preparing capresse skewer appetizers, People have been enjoying smoked new, delicious recipes! This summer How to Sample Wine (MBG) goat cheese quiche with hash brown crust, meats with bread for thousands of years, Diana will demonstrate how to make Are you perplexed by lengthy restaurant crustless asparagus quiche, and Italian and bacon’s widespread popularity blueberry buckle, cherry clafoutis, apple wine lists? Overwhelmed by the volume flourless chocolate tart for dessert. inspires this latest class from the Bread and blackberry polenta cobbler, and of wine selections? Unsure how to Thursday, May 21 Monk. Fr. Dominic will demonstrate a salted caramel apple crumble. Yum! select wines for a home dinner party? 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. few of his favorite baked goods using Saturday, July 11 Come sample several wines and learn $28 members; $34 nonmembers bacon, including bacon dill bread 10 a.m. to noon how to appreciate and describe the Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room (a favorite of his monastic brethren); $37 members; $43 nonmembers wine’s flavor profile. Learn that taste Diana Smith a traditional Austrian bread with bacon, Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room plus aroma equal flavor. Increase your egg and walnut filling; and a tomato Diana Smith confidence to make delicious wine Risotto in 18 Minutes (MBG) bacon galette with gorgonzola that is choices. Must be 21 or older to register. Risotto is not a fancy dish just for sure to become a favorite summer treat Rave Reviews Ravioli (MBG) Tuesday, April 7 restaurants. The core ingredients of once the tomatoes start coming in. Roll up your sleeves and get ready to 6 to 8 p.m. rice, stock, , butter, wine, and As a bonus, the handouts will include make ravioli! We’ll prepare the dough, $34 members; $40 nonmembers parmesan are simple. The key is the right additional “Bakin’ with Bacon” recipes roll it thin, fill with variety of ingredients, Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room rice, a flavorful stock, and technique. not included in the demo. The smells cook, and feast on our creations. That’s Michael J. Leonardelli After this class you will be whipping alone are worth the price of admission‚ not all—a surprise dessert awaits! up risotto in your kitchen like an Italian but you’ll get to taste samples, too! Wednesday, August 5 Wine Flavors and Food chef! The menu will include Risotto alla Saturday, June 13 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Pairing (MBG) NEW Milaneses (risotto with saffron), Risotto 1 to 3:30 p.m. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Learn to chose from the wide varieties con Zucchine (risotto with zucchini), and $45 members; $54 nonmembers $37 members; $43 nonmembers of wine when selecting a bottle to Risotto al Tonnato (risotto with tuna). Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Marianne Prey serve with a meal. Michael will discuss Tuesday, June 9 Fr. Dominic Garramone, OSB traditional European varieties, Native 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. American grapes and hybrids. After Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room examining grape varieties and sampling $37 members; $43 nonmembers wines, you will be able to anticipate a Marianne Prey wine’s flavor profile and acidity level. It’s a great way to pair food and personal favorites. After all, one of wine’s great pleasures is built on flavor expectations! Must be 21 or older to register. Thursday, June 18 6 to 8 p.m. $34 members; $40 nonmembers Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Michael J. Leonardelli

22 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 23 ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING Edible Gardening in Containers Low-Maintenance Porch Pot (MBG) Want to grow your own food? Not Do you want a beautiful summer sun Fabulous Foliage (MBG) NEW GARDENING BEST PRACTICES Flowers come and go but foliage sure where to start? No room for a container without all the constant plants look good all the time. Join traditional garden? Come learn how watering, fertilizing, and fuss? Then Become a Great us on a walking tour of the Garden to grow fresh, delicious edibles in this is the class for you! Come learn These classes are designed for and learn new ways to combine containers including edible flowers, container gardening basics, including beginners just getting into gardening. gorgeous foliage plants in your garden herbs, , and . Create how to choose low-maintenance plants All plants and supplies are provided. or containers. We will look at both a burlap-lined bushel basket. and pot up a container to take home. Come prepared for a ½ to 1-mile tropical and perennial plants that grow 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 9 walk. Price per person, per class. well in the region and take home a $62 members; $74 nonmembers 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sharon Lloyd small plant to add to your garden. $62 members; $74 nonmembers at the Missouri Botanical Garden Tuesday, June 23 Botanical Room Back to Basics Garden Tuesday, April 7 5:30 to 7 p.m. Boot Camp (MBG) Botanical Room Mother’s Day Container Whether you are new to gardening $35 members; $41 nonmembers Gardening (MBG) Botanical Room or just need a refresher, this series at the Butterfly House Looking for something fun to do with is for you. Join us for this intensive, mom this year? Grab your mom, friend, Refresh Your Containers (MBG) Wednesday, April 15 interactive 4-part series and discover NEW or just yourself and join us for a fun Are your containers looking tired, Lopata Learning Lab the importance of soil, mulch, and relaxing evening as we explore worn, overgrown, or just plain watering, and plant nutrients. Learn Spring Porch Pot (BH) how to create a just scraggly? By mid-summer our about plant location, types of plants, Learn the basics of container in time for Mother’s Day. Take a walk containers are in need of some much division, and overall maintenance. gardening from types of containers, in the Garden to see this season’s deserved TLC. You will learn a variety This series will be a combination of potting soils, watering, fertilizing, and creative containers. Create a beautiful of techniques to bring those once classroom lecture and outdoor walks. plant selection. Take a walk around the container garden filled with summer beautiful containers back to life! 4 Tuesdays: March 26; April 2, 9, 16 Butterfly House to see the season’s plants for sun to part-shade to take Thursday, July 9 5 to 7 p.m. creative containers. Create a container home. Tea and cookies will be served. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $72 members; $86 nonmembers filled with spring plants to take home. Thursday, May 7 $28 members; $34 nonmembers Missouri Room Thursday, April 30 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Botanical Room 1 to 30 p.m. $62 members; $74 nonmembers Low-Maintenance Perennials (MBG) Blooms for Four Seasons (MBG) $62 members; $74 nonmembers Missouri Room Every gardener wants beautiful flowers, Flowers, flowers, everywhere! Learn Lopata Learning Lab but they don’t have endless hours to how to plant a diversity of annuals, work in the garden. Dig deep into Pollinator Porch Pot perennials, and shrubs, and trees NEW the top 20 plants for the St. Louis Want to attract bees and butterflies that will provide you with a yearlong garden in sunny and shady areas. to your garden? This is the class supply of color and interest. Tuesday, May 12 for you. We will learn container Tuesday, July 14 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. garden basics, take a walk in the 10 a.m. to noon $28 members; $34 nonmembers garden, and build a container to take $28 members; $34 nonmembers Botanical Room home filled with pollinator-friendly Botanical Room plants that you will love too! Pop of Purple (MBG) NEW $62 members; $74 nonmembers Purple is the “oh so versatile” color that compliments everything! In this at the Missouri Botanical Garden walking tour we will explore beautiful Thursday, May 21 trees, shrubs, perennials, , 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and annuals that can add a “pop of Botanical Room purple” to your garden. Take home a small plant to add to your garden. at the Butterfly House Tuesday, June 16 Thursday, May 14 5:30 to 7 p.m. 1 to 3 p.m. $31 members; $37 nonmembers Lopata Learning Lab Botanical Room

24 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 25 Gardening and Landscaping continued... ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES Rain Gardens (MBG) Growing Hydrangeas (MBG) Seeing Trees (MBG) Come learn more about how you can Hydrangeas are amazing shrubs that Deepen your understanding of trees in this plan and install one in your home provide 4 seasons of interest. Anne will two-session class expanded due to popular landscape as a means not only to guide you through which species and demand. In the first session, David will capture storm water runoff but also cultivars are most successful for our area discuss tree anatomy, soil structure, and to create a colorful and pleasing and will cover techniques and basic tree I.D. In the second class, learn garden that attracts butterflies and selections for the best blooms. Following David’s favorite trees, good tree practices, birds. Rain gardens represent a the presentation, Anne will take you on a and trees to avoid. Dave will also answer sustainable landscaping initiative that tour of the Center for Home Gardening’s questions throughout. Bring your walking many communities and homeowners amazing collection with tips along the shoes to see the best tree garden in are adopting not only to beautify the way. Come prepared for a short walk. St. Louis. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. landscape but also to reduce pollution Monday, June 22 2 Tuesdays: May 12, 19 in our streams and waterways while 6 to 8 p.m. 5 to 7 p.m. simultaneously supporting $28 members; $34 nonmembers $56 members; $67 nonmembers St. Louis Master Gardeners Series (MBG) and the general environment. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Price per person, per 2-session class Join St. Louis’s own Master Gardeners for Tuesday, April 14 Anne Kirkpatrick Meet at the ticket counter tips and tricks for St. Louis gardening. 5 to 7 p.m. David Gunn $28 members; $34 nonmembers Historic trees of the Garden (MBG) NEW Purposeful Color in Your Garden NEW Botanical Room Look beyond the leaves and acorns Spring Care (MBG) Let’s take a page from our coloring Ned Siegel to appreciate the long history of trees Cool-season of bluegrass and books and transfer our imaginations growing at the Missouri Botanical Garden. fescue varieties are best for St. Louis. In to our gardens! Whether it’s creating Organic Gardening Basics (MBG) From sweet gum seeds that went to space this class, Glenn will focus on seeding, a front door focal point, mixing With increasing concern over the to Dawn redwood started by Dr. Raven renovating, fertilizing, and watering. He shades for a monotone planting, or adverse effects of synthetic, chemical to trees planted during Henry Shaw’s will also discuss weed, disease, and pest just getting a better idea of how color in the environment, time, Dave Gunn will show you historic control challenges. You’ll come away with combinations work, join Terry as you concerned gardeners are looking trees on the Garden grounds through this a complete picture of the steps necessary “step out of the box” for some different for effective alternatives. Organic informative walking tour filled with amazing to maintain your cool-season lawn. approaches to applying the principles gardening is where many of these stories. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. Tuesday, March 31 of color theory to your garden. Bring ecologically minded gardeners are Monday, July 27 6 to 8 p.m. your color-themed project ideas along turning. In this class, Cheryl will 9 to 11 a.m. $28 members; $34 nonmembers to class and Terry will discuss some explain the basic principles of organic $28 members; $34 nonmembers Botanical Room choices to add to your plant palette. gardening which can provide a Meet at the ticket counter Glennon Kraemer Thursday, April 9 conservative and economical approach David Gunn 6 to 8 p.m. to gardening. Organic approaches DIY Repot Your Orchids (MBG) $28 members; $34 nonmembers to soil preparation, pest control, Easy Tree I.D. (MBG) Bring 1 pot-bound orchid to class and Botanical Room and plant care will be covered. Do you ever wonder about the trees in your Babs Wagner will show you the proper Terry Milne Monday, May 4 neighborhood? Can you tell the difference way to give it more room. She will also talk 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. between a native tree and an invasive? about sterile pruning practices, culture Spring Organic Vegetable $31 members; $37 nonmembers Maybe it’s time to take a beginner’s tree information, and more! Please bring your Gardening (MBG) Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room I.D. class! Learn about the trees that make own pruners. Soil and pots are provided. Start a spring vegetable garden this year Cheryl Rafert up your world. Join certified arborist Tuesday, April 7 using organic methods! Topics covered Mark Grueber as he eases students 5 to 7 p.m. will include garden planning for spring, into this multi-day learning experience Botanical Room soil preparation, mulching, composting, through a PowerPoint presentation and Babs Wagner insect control, and seed selection. Take lots of time on the Garden grounds. a guided tour of the Center for Home What better place to learn about trees Gardening vegetable garden, where than the best garden in the world? the spring vegetable garden is already Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. underway, and learn how to distinguish 3 Tuesdays: May 12, 19, 26 sprouted vegetables from weeds. 5 to 7 p.m. Take home a plant for your garden. $84 members; $100 nonmembers Monday, April 13 Price per person, per 3-session class 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Garden Room $28 members; $34 nonmembers Mark Grueber Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Cheryl Rafert and Tammy Palmier

26 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 27 Gardening and Landscaping continued... ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES Growing Orchids Part II (MBG) Behind the Scenes: Spring ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES Are several of your orchids overgrown? Is Tour (MBG) NEW GARDENING FOR it time to repot them? If so, then this class The Missouri Botanical Garden is known BIODIVERSITY is for you. Babs Wagner will show you how worldwide for its fabulous bulb collection. to divide and repot a variety of orchids like Join horticulturist Travis Hall as he leads Native Plant School (SNR) Phalaenopsis, Dendrobiums, Cymbidiums, an intimate tour through the Bulb Garden, Native Plant School is a year-round series and more in this demonstration class. pointing out the beauty and diversity of indoor/outdoor classes in the Whitmire This course is appropriate for both of spring flowering bulbs. He’ll discuss Wildflower Garden at Shaw Nature orchid novices and enthusiasts. design concepts, bulb physiology, and Reserve that covers various aspects of Saturday, April 18 cultural methods required for growing native landscaping. Please bring your 10 to 11:30 a.m. healthy bulbs in this outside class. questions, comments, drawings, and plant Meet a the ticket counter Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. specimens. Participation from the audience Babs Wagner Wednesday, April 22 is encouraged. Native Plant School at 5 to 6:30 p.m. Shaw Nature Reserve is underwritten by The Beauty of Boxwoods (MBG) NEW $21 members; $25 nonmembers the Missouri Department of Conservation If you’re intrigued by the beautiful hedges Meet at the ticket counter and Wild Ones Natural Landscapers. in our Blanke Boxwood Garden, join The Travis Hall 1 to 4 p.m. Boxwood Society for a presentation on $14 members; $17 nonmembers Rescue Your Zoysia (MBG) current trends, propagation, and concerns Carriage House regarding Boxwoods. You will also learn Zoysia has different cultural requirements the most current recommendations for than cool-season grasses. In this class, Features for Wildlife maintenance, pruning, and proper care specific information and schedules Water gardens and birdbath bubblers of all your pruning equipment. Come for fertilizing, watering, and weed are the best way to attract wildlife to prepared for a walk to the Center for control will be presented. Learn how your garden. Come learn how to plan Volunteer Home Gardening and a tour of the to make your zoysia lawn the best and create birdbaths that gurgle, drip, Boxwood Garden, approximately 1 mile. on the block with minimal effort. and flow year-round using sunlight. Opportunities Saturday, April 18 Tuesday, April 28 Also learn how to create a mini 10 a.m. to noon 6 to 8 p.m. in a container and a small frog pond. $28 members; $34 nonmembers $28 members; $34 nonmembers Come prepared for a short walk. Take action to bring Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Botanical Room Thursday, April 9 more significance The Boxwood Society Glennon Kraemer Scott Woodbury to your daily life! Pruning with Ben Chu (MBG) Thriving Perennials (MBG) Wild Edible Plants Pruning is often needed to control plant Some information about perennial Did you know that many native plants size, enhance beauty, correct damage maintenance in gardening books is are edible and delicious too? Together, Become a part of a from pests, and increase flower and inappropriate for the Midwest gardener. class members and Whitmire Wildflower vital volunteer community production. In this class, you will In this 2-hour walking tour in the Center Garden horticulturists will identify some learn when and how to prune trees, for Home Gardening gardens, Aaron common native edible plants, view them at the Garden, Butterfly shrubs, and evergreens to maximize will highlight what to do this season and in a garden setting, discuss different House, Shaw Nature these beneficial effects. In addition, what not to do for the most popular ways to utilize them in recipes, and you’ll learn about the selection and perennials. Tips will include pruning, sample them too! This will be a fun and Reserve, or Litzsinger care of the best pruning tools. common mistakes, mulching, and interactive class for gardeners and cooks Road Ecology Center. Tuesday, April 21 getting ready for the next season. Come alike. Come prepared for a short walk. 5 to 7 p.m. prepared for a short walk during class. Thursday, May 21 $28 members; $34 nonmembers Saturday, May 2 Jen Sieradzki Interested? Please visit Botanical Room 10 a.m. to noon Ben Chu $28 members; $34 nonmembers mobot.org/volunteer Garden grounds, Kemper Center to view opportunities and for Home Gardening Room Aaron Lynn-Vogel fill out an application.

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28 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Gardening and Landscaping continued... ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES Council Ring Conversations (SNR) NEW Rainscaping Practices Gardening for Hummingbirds (MBG) Made in the Shade (MBG) These informal classes will be Rain gardens function like miniature Interested in attracting hummingbirds to Do you have a shady spot in your garden? conversational in style and will occur in natural watersheds. They slow down, your garden? Learn how to create the ideal A diverse world of beautiful plants thrive the new Council Ring Garden. Class will capture and absorb water using hummingbird habitat in your own yard. in shady environments. Learn about meet indoors if rain. You are welcome to elements similar to those in nature: We will take a walk to the Bird Garden great plants that add color and texture to bring your own appetizers and beverages. plants, rocks, shallow swales, and and take home a humming bird-attracting part-shade and full-shade gardens and 5 to 7 p.m. depressions that hold water temporarily plant to get you started! Come prepared then take a walking through the Garden $10 members; $12 nonmembers rather than let it quickly run away. for a ½-mile walk. Bring a sack lunch. to meet them yourself. Class will finish Carriage House They provide beauty, natural diversity, Tuesday, June 2 in the Strassenfest . Scott Woodbury and guests and wildlife habitat in areas that 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. otherwise would be a of $33 members; $39 nonmembers Monday, April 20 Designed Plant Communities lawns, pavement, concrete culverts, PlantLab 6 to 8 p.m. Designed plant communities are and storm drains. This conversation Sharon Lloyd $28 members; $34 nonmembers densely planted, plugged plantings will discuss how to plan, install, and PlantLab with high species diversity. They aren’t maintain rain gardens. It will also Top 10 Natives (MBG) Jim Wagner maintenance free by any means, but take introduce you to MSD Project Clear, Do you see native plants for sale at half as much time to maintain compared a small grant program that funds nurseries but are not sure which ones to to a traditional landscape. For large- rainscaping practices in St. Louis. choose or how to combine them in your EDIBLE GARDENING scale landscapes, time management Thursday, June 11 existing garden? Join us as we take a look is critical. As a society, we either need at the top 10 native plants, shrubs, and to begin to fully realize the cost of Seeded Prairie and Savannas trees for the St. Louis area and learn how traditional landscape maintenance or Do you have too much lawn? Do you to incorporate them into your landscape. use smarter designed plant communities want to convert an old pasture into Take home a native plant to get you to leverage ever-shrinking resources. tallgrass prairie? It’s a good time to get started. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. Thursday, April 23 serious about converting that turf or Thursday, June 18 pasture to prairie or savanna. How can 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Incorporating Native Landscape it be done in urban locations? What $33 members; $39 nonmembers Concepts into Existing about the perceptions of weediness? Botanical Room Non-native Gardens Come discuss how to plan, install, Sharon Lloyd More often than not, homeowners and maintain natural-style prairie or are looking to add native plants and woodland landscapes (using seed) with “Know” Maintenance Perennial features to already existing gardens full high diversity and low maintenance. Gardening (MBG) of non-native plants. This discussion Thursday, July 9 Do you want more beauty with less will explore how to incorporate native work? Are you sick of caring for fussy plants into existing gardens. It will Inviting Native Bees into perennials that require too much TLC? cover the pros and cons of certain Your Garden (MBG) Join Garden horticulturist Nathan Urben cultivars of native plants. It will also Learn how to create an inviting bee-friendly to learn about a new perspective in will help you understand garden garden this Spring. There are thousands Perennial gardening. Nathan will teach Integrated Pest Management for the design better so your gardens will of native bee species that are important you the principles of “knowing” your Vegetable Garden (MBG) NEW not only look good to birds and pollinators in your garden. Beginning plants’ needs and ornamental qualities Growing your own food without the use of butterflies, it will look great to you. with a discussion of how to identify these to make perennial gardening easier. synthetic pesticides requires planning and Thursday, May 14 pollinators, we will learn which common You will be introduced to some great preparation. Join University of Missouri vegetable plants benefit from these native plants and designs that work well with Horticulturalist, Justin Keay, as he details bees and which flowering plants will attract this method. A short walking tour of the Integrated Pest Management strategies bees to your garden. We will also discuss “Know” Maintenance Garden will follow. for the home vegetable garden. Learn the nesting sites of these bees and you will Monday, July 27 to identify common vegetable pests and make a native bee house to take home. 5 to 7 p.m. understand the planning and preparation The class concludes with a tour of the $28 members; $34 nonmembers that will help your garden thrive. vegetable garden to see the pollinators at Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Monday, March 9 work. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. Nathan Urben 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 $28 members; $34 nonmembers 6 to 7:30 p.m. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room $21 members; $23 nonmembers Justin Keay Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room Chris Hartley

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On display throughout Garden grounds, Origami in the Garden captures the delicate nature of folded paper in metal sculptures of soaring birds, gliding airplanes, galloping Nature Unfolds April–October ponies, floating boats, and emerging butterflies—some up to 24 feet tall.

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• Garden Inspired Origami Page 5 • Origami in the Garden Photography Page 16 • Garden Buds: Summer Search for Secrets Page 53 • Budding Artist: Origami in the Garden Page 54

32 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 33 Gardening and Landscaping continued... ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES ADULT | GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING CLASSES Strawberries, Blueberries, and More (MBG) LANDSCAPE DESIGN IDEAS Grow and harvest sweet strawberries, juicy become a grapes, tasty blueberries, and succulent Landscape Design Made blackberries in your own backyard. This Simple! (MBG) class is designed to teach you the basics, NEW Landscape Design Made Simple was member including establishing plants, pruning, and developed to help you “fix” your yard. common pests. Elizabeth Wahle will get You don’t need to name plants, no need you started with these small fruits and help of the Missouri Botanical to read “architectural” drawings, just easy you avoid common beginner mistakes. to understand concepts. Structured to Garden, Shaw Nature Wednesday, March 11 homeowners, this class has proven to be Reserve, and Sophia M. 6 to 8 p.m. fun and effective. Amateurs welcome. $28 members; $34 nonmembers Sachs Butterfly House! Friday, March 27 Garden Room 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Elizabeth Wahle $42 members; $50 nonmembers Members receive discounted Creating an Edible Food Shoenberg Theater prices on classes, plus many Jamie Kidd Forest (MBG) NEW other benefits. In this class, Crystal Stevens, community Home Landscape Design (MBG) Add More Nature to Your expert in growing, harvesting, and Transform your home landscape into a Neighborhood (MBG) (314) 577-5118 preserving food, will share tips from her natural oasis that’s both beautiful and Create a habitat for wonderful song birds new book to help you discover how to [email protected] beneficial to the environment. Beginning and nectar-loving butterflies to share with transform your yard into an edible oasis. mobot.org/membership with the basics of design, you will learn your children or grandchildren. Learn how Crystal will cover the wide range of topics about how to turn your yard into a to grow plants both native and non-native needed to be successful in growing and personal place, reflective of you and your that are beneficial for wildlife in both shady harvesting edible food in your own yard family. You’ll learn about landscapes, and sunny locations. Your garden will come including soil building, choosing the right sustainability, and plant selection for your alive with the movement of your “visitors.” plants for our climate, creating cultivated home. Develop a landscape plan during Tuesday, May 5 , creating edible foodscapes, class for your own yard and study plant 6 to 8 p.m. and attracting pollinators. All participants material independently. Some gardening $28 members; $34 nonmembers will receive a copy of Crystal’s new experience recommended. Bring photos Garden Room book, Your Edible Yard, to take home. of your yard to the first session. Kyle Cheesborough Saturday, March 21 6 Wednesdays: March 11, 18, 25; 1 to 3 p.m. Gardens Inspired by Gertrude Jekyll April 1, 8, 15 $40 members; $48 nonmembers and the Style (MBG) 6 to 8 p.m. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room $149 members; $179 nonmembers There are many cottage-style gardens Crystal Stevens Price per person, per 6-session class but only one Gertrude Jekyll. Learn about her iconic gardens and historic designs. Cover for Vegetable Missouri Room Hear how Garden staff adapted her plant Gardens (MBG) Russ Volmert NEW selection for the Midwest and installed Including cover crops in your vegetable Perennial Bed: Remake (MBG) the plantings during renovations of the garden can be a great way to; suppress NEW Garden’s Herring House. See how the weeds, build soil health and structure, Spring is a great time to rejuvenate your garden went from paper to planting increase the fertility of your garden, and perennial garden through dividing and in the Victorian District of the Garden so much more! You may have heard a . During Mariel’s indoor and then take a guided walk around lot about cover crops recently but this presentation, learn easy maintenance the secluded, non-public grounds. practice is thousands of years old. Learn techniques to keep your garden beautiful Come prepared for a short walk. how to get started with cover crops throughout the year. Outdoors, take a Monday, June 1 and how they can fit into vegetable short tour to see perennials that grow great 6 to 8 p.m. gardens throughout the seasons. in the Midwest. Then try dividing some perennials yourself and take home a plant $28 members; $34 nonmembers Monday, March 23 or two. Come prepared for a short walk. Missouri Room 5 to 7 p.m. Mariel Tribby $28 members; $34 nonmembers Thursday, April 30 Kemper Center for Home Gardening Room 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Justin Keay $28 members; $34 nonmembers Garden grounds, Botanical Room Mariel Tribby

34 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. ADULT | GREEN LIVING CLASSES ADULT | GREEN LIVING CLASSES GREEN LIVING Composting in Small Spaces: Bokashi Green Burial: A Better Way to Go (MBG) and Vermicomposting (MBG) Are you curious about green burial but During this class we will dive into the don’t know what or who to ask? Join Gracie science and art of indoor composting, Griffin of St. Louis’s historic Bellefontaine a way to help reduce the amount of Cemetery as she provides a closer kitchen waste your home sends to the look at green burial practices, dispels landfill daily while creating a nutrient- myths, and explores some exciting and rich soil amendment for your gardening fascinating options available throughout projects. While there are many composting the world. You will learn the range of methods, this class will focus on 2 “green” funeral and cemetery options small-scale, adaptable methods for the available today, like “becoming a tree,” kitchen: bokashi and vermicomposting. what one can expect when choosing a Maggie will demonstrate how to build green service, and the environmental each of these systems and participants benefits of green burial as compared will walk away with their own kitchen to cremation and traditional burial. scrap collector to get them started. Wednesday, May 20 Practicing the 3Rs (MBG) Reusing 101 Wednesday, April 29 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 6:30 to 8 p.m. The 3Rs is a familiar trio of conservation— Discover new ways to reuse old items $10 members; $12 nonmembers $36 members; $44 nonmembers reduce, reuse, and recycle—but there with the creative staff at Perennial! Commerce Bank Center for Commerce Bank Center for are often questions about each of these Tara Morton, Perennial’s Programs Science Education, Room 125 Science Education, Room 126 actions. Why is reducing important if Manager, will demonstrate techniques Gracie Griffin Maggie McCoy items can be recycled? How can items for transforming common everyday be reused? What happens after plastic items into material that can be used in DIY Rain Barrel Demonstration (MBG) goes into that blue bin? The 3Rs series is your next craft project. Participants will In this class, EarthWays Center staff designed to help answer these questions learn about many different projects that member Kat Golden will share information and many more. Each class will give can be made with reused materials, and about the impact stormwater has on our you tools you can use immediately will even get to make a few handmade region and how a rain barrel can help after leaving class to help “green” your projects of their own! We’ll talk about prevent pollution among other great life. Attend 1 or all 3 classes to learn ways to reuse year-round, and will make garden benefits. After the talk, Perennial in depth about how you can reduce, upcycled market bags, seed starters staff will demonstrate the full process of reuse, and recycle in your home. and savers, and markers for the garden. how to alter a food-safe 55-gallon drums 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 21 into rain collectors. You will learn how to $10 members; $12 nonmembers Maggie McCoy and Tara Morton incorporate rain barrels into your yard, Commerce Bank Center for including creating a base to elevate them, Science Education, Room 126 Recycling 101 and how to connect them to your gutters. It’s often hard to figure out what can Please note: you will not create a rain barrel Reducing 101 be recycled and what has to be thrown in this class, but will be given instruction Reducing waste is one of the best ways away, and even harder to explain it to and a list of suggested materials and to help our environment, but it can be skeptical friends and family. Are bottle supplies to create on your own. difficult to reduce waste in our own caps okay? What about plastic bags? Saturday, May 16 lives. Why is reducing so important Does it even get recycled anyway? In 10 a.m. to noon when recycling is available? How can this class, you will learn firsthand what $28 members; $34 nonmembers food waste and waste from single-use actually can be recycled, where Commerce Bank Center for items be reduced? This class will help St. Louis recyclables go, and what has Science Education, Room 125 you identify strategies for reducing to be tossed to the landfill. We’ll discuss Kat Golden and Tara Morton waste, with a special focus on food the importance of recycling, the value of and plastic waste. You will walk out products, the process it takes for things with concrete steps for how to reduce to get sorted and recycled, and tips and your impact on the environment. tricks for you to get friends and family Wednesday, March 25 member to embrace recycling in their Maggie McCoy lives. Leave class feeling knowledgeable and empowered to become a community recycling ambassador. Tuesday, July 14 Maggie McCoy

36 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 37 ADULT | GUIDED CLASSES WALKS AND TOURS GUIDED WALKS AND TOURS Walking Tour for Individuals with Memory Behind the Scenes: Cleaning the ADULT | GUIDED CLASSES WALKS AND TOURS Loss and Their Care Partners (MBG) City’s Wastewater (MBG) Dress for the weather and wear appropriate walking shoes for all guided walks and tours. NEW Enjoy a guided tour of the historic Missouri Have you ever wondered what happens Known and Grown in Missouri: EarthDance Organic Farm: Historic Botanical Garden created especially for to all the water that goes down the drain? Behind the Scenes of Local Organic Farm in Ferguson, MO people with memory loss and their family/ Now’s your chance to find out! Join us as Urban Farms (off-site) NEW Gather your friends, family, or civic friends. We will be taking a short walk we take a behind the scenes tour of the Join us at one of these exciting group for a private tour of our historic highlighting the history and beauty of Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s opportunities to tour local farms right farm in Ferguson! EarthDance Organic the Garden. Wheelchairs are available at wastewater treatment plant. You’ll be in our own backyard in our new behind Farm School’s goal is to educate no cost, and scooters are available for a amazed at the entire process (and lack the scenes tours. Each farm featured members of the St. Louis community small rental fee. Registration is required. of smell!). Learn how MSD’s 7 treatment is part of Known and Grown STL, a about organic farming and gardening. Come prepared for a short walk. facilities in the St. Louis work around the program of the Missouri Coalition This special 90-minute tour lead by Monday, April 27 clock to help keep our waterways clean for the Environment, that promotes EarthDance’s own farmer will include or Tuesday, May 18 and what you can do in your own home local, environmentally responsible an overview of the farm’s history, an or Thursday, June 18 or yard to help prevent water pollution. farmers within 150 miles of St. Louis. introduction to our many hands-on 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Note: This field trip includes a combination $20 members; $24 nonmembers educational and community programs, Free for members and nonmembers of bus travel and a short walk through and guided walking and tasting tour of Meet in Bayer Hall the treatment plant. Please arrive on time Charleston Family Farm: our 14-acre non-profit, certified organic Garden Docent and ready for adventure for this field trip Choosing Sustainable Fruits farm. Come prepared for a short walk. excursion. Please wear closed-toed shoes. Come and visit a working mini Technology of Single Stream Tuesday, April 14 Wednesday, May 20 Recycling (off-site) in the city. This tour will be a look into 1 to 2:30 p.m. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Have you ever wondered just how your some of the many fruiting trees, shrubs, EarthDance Organic Farm School $45 members; $54 nonmembers recycling is separated or how a recycling and vines that grow well in our climate 233 S Dade Ave., Ferguson, MO 63135 Meet at Commerce Bank Center center operates? Take this tour of the and answer questions about how to EarthDance Organic Farms Farmer for Science Education Lobby grow them sustainably without a lot of Republic Recycling Renter in Hazelwood Roland Biehl and Metropolitan costly inputs. One of the best ways to and see just how amazing the process St. Louis Sewer District Staff select fruits for your own yard is to see can be! The tour will include a full tutorial them growing firsthand and hear about by Republic staff on how the machines Behind the Scenes: Landfill the needed time and work to make them operate, an up-close look at the whole Field Trip (MBG) thrive before you commit to planting. If process, and an overview of proper Take a trip to see where things actually end you’ve been curious to see what it takes recycling practices to help you learn up when you throw your trash “away.” to grow a raspberry patch, heritage the dos and don’ts of recycling in our On this popular field trip we will tour a apples, native passion fruit vines, and region. Please wear closed-toe shoes. local landfill and learn how landfills are more, join us this spring. Bring all of your Tuesday, April 7 designed to reduce their impact on the fruit questions along. Come prepared 4 to 5:30 p.m. environment. Learn about the engineering, for a short walk. Please note that only $15 members; $18 nonmembers regulations and monitoring, and the street parking is available. The entirety Republic Recycling Center daily routine of modern landfills. We will of the tour is outdoors; please dress for 6025 Byassee Dr., Hazelwood, MO 63042 discuss the impacts of waste and the the weather and comfort. No restrooms Republic Services staff future outlook for waste disposal in the St. Louis area. Note: participants will remain are on site. We will have drinking water Tram Tour for Individuals with Memory on the bus for the duration of the landfill available for the tour, or feel free to Loss and Their Care Partners (MBG) tour. Please arrive on-time and ready for bring your own. There are uneven paths Enjoy a tram tour of the historic adventure for this field trip excursion. which can be slippery at times; please Missouri Botanical Garden created consider bringing a cane if you may especially for people with memory Wednesday, August 12 need extra stability walking outdoors. loss and their carepartners. The tour 9 a.m. to noon Monday, March 23 is presented in collaboration with the $45 members; $54 nonmembers 10 to 11:30 a.m. Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Missouri Meet at Commerce Bank Center $20 members; $24 nonmembers Chapter. Registration is required. for Science Education Lobby Kat Golden Charleston Family Farm Friday, April 10 3317 South Virginia, or Friday, May 29 St. Louis, MO 63118 or Friday, June 12 Kelsey Power 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free for members and nonmembers Meet at the Tram Shelter Garden staff

38 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 39 Guided Walks and Tours continued... ADULT | GUIDED CLASSES WALKS AND TOURS ADULT | HEALTH CLASSES AND WELLNESS Bluebells Abound (SNR) Behind the Scenes: Tour of the HEALTH AND WELLNESS In the Nature Reserve’s Meramec River (MBG) bottomland, a sea of Virginia bluebells Experience this popular after-hours Nature Immersion: Take blooms each spring. They are off the walking tour in the Japanese Garden the Time (MBG) NEW beaten path, but we will get you as with senior horticulturist Greg Cadice Experience nature at the Garden in a close as possible. Hike will be 2 miles and gain a new appreciation for guided, personal way. Immerse yourself on rocky terrain with an uphill walk Seiwan-en, “the garden of pure, clear in the details of seasonal characteristics back. A sweet treat follows your hike. harmony and peace.” Greg will highlight by taking time to explore with your Wednesday, April 15 features of this world-famous garden senses during a 90-minute walk. The 1 to 3:30 p.m. including scenic vistas, Teahouse Island, wonders of the Garden will provide a $14 members; $17 nonmembers and how the staff and volunteers create setting for slowing down, with a walk Maritz Trail House an overall feeling of serenity in this special designed to change how you view Rachel Weller place. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. nature, including suggestions for making Monday, April 27 these practices a part of everyday life. Sculptures in the Garden (MBG) NEW or Tuesday, April 28 Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. Did you know Henry Shaw added 6 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19 sculptures to the Garden and no additional Meet at the ticket counter 10 to 11:30 a.m. pieces were added for over 100 years? Join $28 members; $34 nonmembers $28 members; $34 nonmembers us for a fascinating walking tour and learn Greg Cadice Meet at the ticket counter the history of our sculptures, why they are Jeanne Carbone here, and the talented artists that created Journey to Well-Being Mindfulness in the Garden (MBG) them. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. The Journey to Well-Being is an intentional Explore the treasures of the Missouri Saturday, May 30 walking program designed to aid Botanical Garden through the senses. 10 a.m. to noon participants in experiencing the calming, We will experience the Garden’s essence $28 members; $34 nonmembers restorative powers of nature. The Japanese through its sights, sounds, and smells. Meet at the ticket counter Garden serves as a peaceful setting for Learn secrets to dealing with distractions— Lee Ann Grush people to explore their relationship with both inner and outer—and discover the nature and with themselves. This Sacred Seeds Medicinal gifts of being fully present. Enrich your 10-week program consists of 3 facilitated Walking Tour (MBG) appreciation of your surroundings through meetings, including a guided tour of the Take a guided tour through the Sacred mindful walking, guided relaxation, and Japanese Garden. The remaining weeks Seeds Sanctuary, a garden showcasing deep listening. Quiet your mind, restore consist of 7 self-guided walks, inspired by Native American medicinal plants in their emotional balance, and revitalize by themes related to natural elements such natural habitat. Your guide‚ Dr. Wendy deepening your connection to nature. Behind the Scenes: Tour of as wind, stone, tranquil water, fire, wood, Applequist, a curator of ethnobotany at the Come prepared for a short walk. the Water Lilies (MBG) powerful water, and sky. Participants will Missouri Botanical Garden‚ will explain the 4 Thursdays: May 21, 28; June 4, 11 Please join horticulturist Derek Lyle on receive a guide book which provides rich cultural history of Native Americans 9:30 to 11 a.m. a behind-the-scenes tour of the aquatic suggested pauses for each walk, intended in the Missouri region, their traditions $75 members; $90 nonmembers plant displays. Learn the historical to increase awareness and encourage of medicinal plant use, and the legacy Price per person, per 4-session class significance of water lilies and the time for reflection. Nonmembers will that these cultures have left on medicine Garden Room, 6/11 PlantLab process of creating the displays from receive 7 garden admission passes today. Come prepared for a short walk. Rhonda Leifheit start to finish. During this class you will in order to complete the walks. Saturday, June 13 have access to the aquatics 3 Thursdays: March 12; April 9; May 21 10 to 11:30 a.m. where propagation and plant production or 3 Saturdays: April 18; May 16; June 27 $21 members; $26 nonmembers occur. There will be demonstrations in 10 a.m. to noon Meet at the ticket counter the pools discussing plant maintenance $120 members; $162 nonmembers Wendy Applequist and pollination techniques of the Meet at the ticket counter Victorias. Do not forget to bring your Jeanne Carbone camera as you will view the lilies in the outdoor pools during peak lighting hours. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. Tuesday, July 28 or Tuesday, August 4 5 to 7 p.m. $28 members; $34 nonmembers Meet at the ticket counter Derek Lyle

40 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 41 Health and Wellness continued... ADULT | HEALTH CLASSES AND WELLNESS HISTORY AND HERITAGE ADULT | HISTORY CLASSES AND HERITAGE Butterfly House Yoga (BH) NEW Essentrics: Dynamic Stretch (SNR) Enjoy an hour-long, all-levels yoga class. Essentrics is a full-body workout that Beginners are encouraged to join. Classes rapidly changes the shape of your body Inside Look at Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR) will be held indoors and students are through a dynamic and fluid combination Shaw Nature Reserve staff and volunteers invited to a pre-practice meditative stroll of strengthening and stretching. The will share the history of the Nature Reserve through our Conservatory to see our technique develops lean, strong, and with you through pictures or take you flying butterflies. Doors open at 6 p.m. flexible muscles with immediate changes to on a tour around the property or behind for a pre-practice meditative stroll. your posture. Perfect for men and women the scenes in our historic buildings. Tuesday, March 10 of all fitness levels, this program rebalances 10 a.m. to noon or Tuesday, April 14 the body, prevents and treats injuries, $9 members; $11 nonmembers or Tuesday, May 12 and unlocks tight joints. With a diverse Daffodil Hike or Tuesday, June 9 music playlist accompanying each routine, There are literally thousands of or Tuesday, July 14 this equipment-free workout leaves you daffodils blooming at Shaw Nature or Tuesday, August 11 feeling energized, youthful, and healthy. Reserve in late March and early April 6 to 7:30 p.m. 6 Wednesdays: June 10, 17, 24; July 1, 8, 15 each year. Hear the history of how the $15 members; $18 nonmembers 6 to 7 p.m. plants came to be here, learn about Meet at the ticket counter $45 members; $54 nonmembers our different varieties, how to grow Yoga Buzz Instructor Price per person, per 6-session class Carriage House them, and view the spectacular display. Vinyasa Flow Yoga (SNR) Meaghan McGuire The hike is a leisurely 1-mile walk on A class for all fitness levels. We will grass and pavement trails. There will concentrate on connecting the Ujjayi Wednesday Walkers (SNR) be time to take pictures as well. breath as you flow from one movement to We will walk on dirt, gravel, and grass Thursday, March 26 the next. Bring awareness to the present trails through woodland, prairie, wetland, Meet at the Visitor Center as you release tension and anxiety with and river bottom trails that range from Rachel Weller every exhale. Build strength, stamina, and easy to more strenuous beginning at 1 increase your flexibility. Practicing yoga mile and working up to 3 miles (weather Eastern Bluebirds Tour in this serene, natural setting will help permitting). At the end of 2 months you View a presentation about our eastern Bellefontaine Cemetery Tour (off-site) you to become a more focused, relaxed, will have hiked most of Shaw Nature bluebird monitoring program, then drive We invite you to take an amazing bus and happier you. Classes will be held Reserve’s trails and made new friends. The our 3-mile loop road to tour of the nest tour which highlights champion trees, in the Carriage House (which overlooks final walk is called “Reward Wednesday” boxes and take a peek inside a few boxes symbolic , and gorgeous mausoleums the Whitmire Wildflower Garden). and includes a potluck gathering. to check on chicks. Each year more than of famous St. Louisans guided by Emily 300 chicks hatch in our 86 bluebird 6 Sundays: April 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 9 Wednesdays: April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Leidenfrost. Take a closer look and you boxes. Be prepared to walk on uneven 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. May 6, 13, 20, 27 will see plant imagery everywhere: laurel ground to view the boxes (optional). $60 members; $72 nonmembers 10 to 11:30 a.m. wreaths, acanthus leaves, and fleur-de- Price per person, per 6-session class Free for members and nonmembers Friday, May 29 lis. Learn their meanings as well as the Carriage House $45 nonmembers Carriage House stories of those people who shaped Barbie Benetin Follow the signs from the entrance Shaw Nature Reserve St. Louis as you tour the cemetery. Rachel Weller staff and volunteers Meet the Trolley at Bellefontaine Garden Yoga (MBG) Cemetery in Wildwoods Valley Area. Make the Garden your sanctuary Saturday, May 2 with a Sunday morning yoga session 10 a.m. to noon among the flowers and trees. Enjoy $34 members; $40 nonmembers an hour-long, all-levels yoga class. Bellefontaine Cemetery Beginners are encouraged to join. Emily Leidenfrost Sunday, May 3 or Sunday, May 10 or Sunday, May 17 or Sunday, May 31 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. $15 members; $18 nonmembers Garden grounds, Missouri Room Yoga Buzz Instructor

42 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 43 ADULT | NATURE CLASSES STUDY ADULT | NATURE CLASSES STUDY NATURE STUDY Morning Bird Walk (SNR) Signs of Spring (SNR) This morning walk during the height of Take a walk through Shaw Nature Reserve Basics of Birding (MBG) Migratory Bird Hike (SNR) spring migration is designed to help you with Master Naturalists who know the best If you enjoy the outdoors and want to We’ll begin at the Maritz Trail House and see many bird species at Shaw Nature spots to view signs of springs—specifically learn more about finding, observing, and visit the trails near the Meramec River. Reserve. This walk is for those who spring wildflowers. Come ready for a identifying birds, this course is for you. This is the time of year thousands of birds have a basic knowledge of local birds 3-mile moderate hike; bring water and Though primarily aimed at beginners, it are migrating through and warblers will and are comfortable using their own hiking shoes/boots with camera in hand! can also be a refresher course for students potentially be abundant. The various binoculars. Walk will be slow and up to Friday, April 3 who have had some experience. The species will be pointed out as we walk 2 miles on uneven ground with possibly 1 to 4 p.m. 4 evening classes will be devoted mainly along. This walk is for those who have a some rolling hills. Come to 1 or all 3 $10 members; $12 nonmembers to learning the local birds, including basic knowledge of local birds and are of the walks; each will be different. Meet at the Visitor Center songs and calls, as well as visual marks. comfortable using their own binoculars. Wednesday, April 15 Master Naturalists We will cover field guides, binoculars, Walk is approximately 2½–3 miles with or Wednesday, April 22 Besa Schweitzer and Darla Preiss organizations, and where to go birding some rocky terrain. Bring binoculars. or Wednesday, April 29 around St. Louis. The field trips will visit Wednesday, May 6 8:30 to 11 a.m. Gardens for Native Bees (BH) NEW 2 good areas with a great diversity of 8:30 to 11 a.m. $10 members; $12 nonmembers Learn about the common native bees spring birds. You will be responsible for $10 members; $12 nonmembers Meet at the Visitor Center that call Missouri home. This class will your own transportation and lunch and Maritz Trail House Don Hays, Shaw Nature Reserve Volunteer cover how to identify common native bee should expect to hike up to 2 miles. Don Hays, Shaw Nature Reserve Volunteer species as well as how we can provide 4 Mondays: April 13, 20, 27; May 4 FrogWatch USA™ Training shelter for them around our homes. We 7 to 9 p.m. For ages 14 and older. FrogWatch USA™ will cover some easy-to-grow native 2 field trip dates: April 25 and May 2, is a long-term citizen science monitoring plants that attract these bees and provide time and locations to be determined program of frogs and toads. As a sustenance for them, and we will also $180 members; $216 nonmembers volunteer-based monitoring program, discuss where and how they nest. Price per person, per 6-session class FrogWatch USA™ gives citizens across Saturday, March 21 Botanical Room the country an opportunity to be directly 2 to 3:30 p.m. Joseph Eades involved in gathering information that $21 members; $25 nonmembers can ultimately lead to practical and Lopata Learning Lab Birding Basics at Shaw workable ways to stop amphibian Chris Hartley Nature Reserve (SNR) decline. You do not have to be a frog or Would you like to learn more about our toad expert to be a FrogWatch USA™ Plant Milkweed for Monarchs (BH) NEW feathered friends, but not sure where to volunteer, just have an interest in frogs This class will cover what makes milkweeds start? If yes, then join us for an introduction and toads and a willingness to participate. such special plants and why they are the to the basics of birding! We will start Come prepared for a short walk. only possible food source for monarch inside with the following: an interactive Free for members and nonmembers butterflies. You will learn how to grow presentation learning how to identify birds Owls of Missouri (MBG) common species of milkweed, and you will using field marks, exploring different types Join us as we learn about the at Shaw Nature Reserve also learn the basics of monarch biology of field guides (including apps), a quick characteristics, relationships, adaptations, Thursday, March 19 including their lifecycle, migration, and overview of Community Scientist Projects and the habitat of the nocturnal, 1 to 3 p.m. more. We will also cover some of the other such as the Great Backyard Bird Count, and crepuscular, and diurnal owl species of Carriage House insects that call milkweed plants home and a brief investigation of migration routes the Show-Me State. We will focus on the Rachel Weller learn their role in the local ecosystem. and patterns. Outside, participants will 4 native owl species that live in Missouri Saturday, April 25 have the opportunity to practice tips for and learn of 4 others who frequent our at the Butterfly House 2 to 3:30 p.m. binocular use and we will visit the to state during migration and on other Saturday, March 7 $21 members; $25 nonmembers view the species present in the spring such occasions. We will take a 1-hour sunset 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Lopata Learning Lab as red-winged blackbird, goldfinch, and hike to listen and look for any owls living in Lopata Learning Lab Chris Hartley more. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. the Garden. Bring a flashlight or headlamp Curtis Parsons Thursday, April 23 and join us for a fun evening adventure. 10 a.m. to noon Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. $18 members; $21 nonmembers Wednesday, April 8 Carriage House 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Angie Jungbluth $28 members; $34 nonmembers PlantLab Brenda Hente

44 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 45 Nature Study continued... ADULT | NATURE CLASSES STUDY ADULT | NATURE CLASSES STUDY Getting to Know Local Caterpillars (BH) Spring Wildflower Walk (SNR) Urban Foraging: Wild Edibles (MBG) What’s that caterpillar on my plant? This Join these informal, educational walks Did you know that many of the weeds you class will help you learn to recognize through the colorful spring season. The see in sidewalk cracks and empty lots are some of the most common caterpillars Nature Reserve’s excellent trail system, species that humans have been eating or found in home gardens. We will focus winding through upland and bottomland using in one way or another for thousands on butterfly caterpillars but will also forest, is an ideal place to enjoy ephemeral of years? Join paleoethnobotanist mention some moths that are commonly spring wildflowers and other natural Dr. Catrina Adams to learn some seen. You will learn host plants that can wonders. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. fascinating facts about the tough plants be added to your garden to specifically Thursday, April 9 that thrive in urban environments, attract these caterpillars and we will cover or Thursday, April 16 their uses, and some safety concerns references that can be used to continue or Thursday, April 30 to keep in mind when foraging learning. We will conclude with a short or Thursday, May 7 plants in cities. Class includes a walk Raising Monarchs: Tagging walk to look at host plants in our garden. or Thursday, May 14 outside to look at urban edibles. and Testing (MBG) Saturday, June 13 or Thursday, May 28 Saturday, May 30, Learn how to participate in the Citizen 2 to 3:30 p.m. or Thursday, June 4 1 to 4 p.m. Science aspect of monarch conservation. $21 members; $25 nonmembers 9:30 a.m. to noon $28 members; $34 nonmembers Josh will cover why we tag monarchs and Lopata Learning Lab $18 members; $22 nonmembers Meet in the Botanical Room how you can do it at home. He will discuss Chris Hartley Meet at the Visitor Center Dr. Catrina Adams the problems associated with natural Dr. James Trager Introduction to Tree Identification (BH) parasites such as protozoans and parasitic Weather Spotters (MBG) Have you ever been walking in the park flies that can kill monarch chrysalises. Learn the basic tools you need to Wild Edibles (SNR) and wondered, “What kind of tree is Learn how to send off valuable information become a Severe Weather Spotter for Learn to identify some of the common that?” Or maybe you have a tree in your people can collect at home to scientists the National Weather Service. Starting seasonal wild edibles found in Missouri. backyard that you’d like to know what who will use it to aid conservation efforts. with a blue sky, individuals are taught the This class includes safety tips for foraging it is. Join us at the Butterfly House for Saturday, May 2 basics of thunderstorm development, plants, identification keys, a hike to let an introduction to tree identification. 9 to 11 a.m. storm structure, and what features to you practice identifying wild edibles in Discuss the features to examine on a tree $28 members; $34 nonmembers look for and where to find them. What their environment, and the opportunity to for proper identification and learn about Botanical Room and how to report information and sample a variety of raw and prepared wild Missouri’s most common trees. We will Josh Higgins basic severe weather safety are also foods. Come prepared for a ½-mile walk. covered. This multimedia presentation Sunday, May 3 conclude with a walk in our Native Garden Midwest Butterfly is appropriate for public service as well 9 a.m. to noon and in Faust Park to identify trees in the field. Come prepared for a ½-mile walk. Identification (BH) NEW as those interested in learning more $24 members; $30 nonmembers Would you like to learn how to identify about St. Louis weather. There are no Adlyne Freund Center Saturday, June 6 native butterfly species? This class age restrictions for attending this class, Dr. Catrina Adams 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. will look at the 25 most common but only high school age and older $21 members; $25 nonmembers butterflies in the St. Louis region and may sign up to be a volunteer weather Advanced Wild Edibles (SNR) Lopata Learning Lab give detailed instructions on how to spotter. Minors must be accompanied Further your knowledge of wild edibles Curtis Parsons identify them and distinguish them from by an adult. Limited walk-ins accepted. and other useful plants with this advanced Wetland Walk (SNR) similar species. All experience levels Tuesday, April 7 class. Learn new ways to process and NEW are welcome, from beginner to expert. 6:30 to 9 p.m. prepare wild plants, go on a brief hike to Join Dr. James Trager as he guides you Come learn about butterflies from Free for members and nonmembers become more comfortable identifying through our wetland full of wildflowers Butterfly House entomology staff. Shoenberg Theater wild edibles in their environment, (water lilies might be in full bloom), bald cypress, red-winged blackbirds, various Saturday, May 9 Kevin Deitsch and have the opportunity to practice amphibians that might be calling, and 2 to 3:30 p.m. processing techniques and sample a much more. Learn new species of plants $21 members; $25 nonmembers variety of raw and prepared wild foods. and animals or review what you already Meet at the ticket counter Come prepared for a ½-mile walk. know as we walk the 1 -mile mostly Chris Hartley and Tad Yankoski Sunday, May 3 ½ 1 to 4 p.m. flat gravel trail plus enjoy a stroll on our $24 members; $30 nonmembers wetland boardwalk as you hear how this Adlyne Freund Center area has transformed over the years. Dr. Catrina Adams Thursday, June 11 9:30 a.m. to noon $18 members; $22 nonmembers Wetland parking lot Dr. James Trager

46 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 47 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES OUTDOOR ADVENTURES OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Quick Start Kayaking (SNR) Discover Nature: Women’s Day (SNR) For ages 16 and up. This 2½-hour class For women ages 14 and up. Ages 14–17 FOR ADULTS, YOUTH, AND FAMILY focuses on the basics of paddling a kayak. must be accompanied by an adult. This Alpine Shop instructors will start the class program offers the opportunity to Evening Raptor Hike (SNR) Trail House Hike (SNR) with a discussion outlining basic safety participate in outdoor activities led by Come learn about the raptors that call Take a hike along the trails near the rules and paddling terminology. On-water knowledgeable instructors. Learn, improve, Shaw Nature Reserve home such as the Trail House. This area is scenic Ozark instruction will include 4 basic strokes and or practice outdoor skills in kayaking, wild barn owl, barred owl, great horned owl, woodlands, dolomite glades, and includes 5 basic maneuvers to teach new paddlers edibles, and tree identification and learn eastern screech owl, American bald views of the Meramec River from the bluff how to control their boat. Finally, the class natural dyes through flower pounding. In eagle, and more. We’ll begin indoors overlooks. Several spring wildflowers will conclude with a review of paddling partnership with the Missouri Department with a brief presentation about these will be along the trail and wildlife such as safety and an optional opportunity to of Conservation. Lunch provided. amazing animals, hear how conservation birds, frogs, and more can potentially be participate in rescue drills for those who Thursday, June 4 efforts like restoration have helped seen. Walk is 2 miles over rocky terrain. feel comfortable being out of their boat. To 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. them, and take a 2-mile night hike to Friday, April 17 register go to: http:/bit.ly/alpineprograms. $35 members; $42 nonmembers view ideal habitat for these animals 10 a.m. to noon Be prepared to get in the water. Dana Brown Overnight Center and potentially hear or see them. $7 members; $9 nonmembers Sunday, May 17 Shaw Nature Reserve staff and Friday, April 3 Maritz Trail House or Sunday, June 7 Missouri Department of Conservation 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Loretta Romanic or Saturday, July 11 $14 members; $17 nonmembers A Unique Gift or Saturday, August 15 Canopy Climb 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Adlyne Freund Center Perfect for Brenda Hente Whether you’re an or Sunday, May 17 adventurous adult, a Mother’s or Father’s Day! or Saturday, August 15 Hiking with Rover Series (SNR) family of explorers, or 1 to 3:30 p.m. For ages 8 and older. This is a rare anyone over 8 who $45 members; $45 nonmembers opportunity to spend time with your loves climbing trees, Follow the signs from the entrance 4-legged friend at the Nature Reserve this experience is a must-do. Alpine Shop where dogs are not normally allowed. In this 2-hour course taught by expert Your dog must be socialized (nice to instructors, you’ll be introduced to the Fly Fishing for Beginners (SNR) all dogs and people), remain on 6-foot extraordinary world of recreational tree For ages 16 and up. Join members of leash at all times, and you must pick up climbing; learn tree-climbing mechanics the Gateway Chapter Trout Unlimited and properly dispose of all waste. Please including techniques, balance, and safety; for this beginner classes. Learn about bring a current vaccination record on the and have the opportunity to explore the equipment needed to get started day of class and be sure to include the different parts of a majestic tree’s canopy. and basic fly-tying and rod-casting skills. weight of your dog when registering. This course is designed for first-time Practice catch and release at Pinetum Lake Stand-Up Paddleboarding (SNR) Price per person climbers. Special offer for groups: register where fishing is not normally allowed. For ages 16 and up. Have you ever Adlyne Freund Center an entire session (12 climbers), and each All fishing equipment is provided. wanted to get the feeling of standing on Karen Bryan climber receives the member rate. Come prepared for a short walk. water? Get in on the action on one of 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26 the hottest trends in paddle-sports: Mini Hiking with Rover or 3 to 5 p.m. 1 to 5 p.m. stand-up paddleboarding (or SUP for Bring your favorite canine $35 members; $42 nonmembers $24 members; $30 nonmembers short). These stand-up boards are versatile, companion for a nice 1-hour hike. Vertical Voyages Carriage House fun, and a new way to experience a Sunday, April 5 Gateway Chapter Trout Unlimited day on the water. This 2-hour class will 4 to 5 p.m. at the Missouri Botanical Garden show you the different boards that are $9 members; $11 nonmembers Saturday, May 9 or June 20 available, how to get on and off the board or Sunday, May 10 or June 21 safely, and various paddle strokes used Hiking with Rover (SNR) Meet at climb site; see map in propulsion and steering. To register Visit the Nature Reserve’s wetland and provided at registration to go: http:/bit.ly/alpineprograms. prairie on a 2-hour hike with your dog. Sunday, June 7 Sunday, April 19 at Shaw Nature Reserve or Saturday, July 11 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 16 1 to 3 p.m. $12 members; $15 nonmembers or Sunday, May 17 $30 members; $30 nonmembers Maritz Trail House Follow the signs from the entrance Alpine Shop

48 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 49 YOUTH AND FAMILY | AGES 6 AND UNDER Little Bugs (BH) YOUTH AND FAMILY | AGES 6 AND UNDER For ages 2–4. Explore the world of YOUTH AND FAMILY invertebrates with your toddler while developing language, communication, cognitive, and knowledge skills. Each session includes story time, craft, snack, and an adventure in our native garden or conservatory. 11 a.m. to noon $12 members; $15 nonmembers Lopata Learning Lab Butterfly House Staff

Lively Ladybugs Monday, March 2 THE LITTLE YEARS Little Nature Explorers (SNR) Big Beetles For ages 3–5. Early childhood peer The Little Years Series is designed for parent-and-child experiences at 3 St. Louis area Monday, March 9 interaction is key to early development. sites: Missouri Botanical Garden, Butterfly House, and Shaw Nature Reserve. Each week has a different nature-based Sensational Spiders theme, hands-on activities, story time, This series places the focus on your child, you, and the wonders of nature, while preparing Monday, April 6 snack provided, and will be held outdoors your child for preschool and kindergarten. Your child will learn skills such as taking turns, (weather permitting). Take 1 class or listening to the teacher and their friends, sharing, and making choices. Each class includes Ants All Around take them all. Register by March 8 for 3 hands-on activities, songs, stories, snacks, and a short walk. Price per child; 1 adult per child. Monday, April 13 or more Little Nature Explorer classes, and your child will receive a t-shirt! PLEASE NOTE: Little Sprouts, Little Nature Explorers, Little Bugs, and Garden Buds are Bodacious Butterflies 10 to 11:30 a.m. specifically designed as an adult/child program. Having younger children present can distract Monday, May 4 $12 members; $15 nonmembers from the one-on-one experience for you and for others. Please no infants or toddlers. Carriage House Witty Water Bugs Shaw Nature Reserve staff and volunteers Monday, May 11 AGES 6 AND UNDER Little Sprouts: Summer (MBG) All About Seeds For ages 2–3. Learn about plants and Magnificent Millipedes Tuesday, April 7 Monday, June 1 Little Sprouts: Spring (MBG) nature with your toddler during this 4-week series. Each session includes Let’s Pretend: Camping For ages 2–3. Learn about plants and indoor, hands-on activities, songs, stories, Charming Cockroaches Tuesday, May 19 nature with your toddler during this 7-week snacks, and a walk in the Garden. In Monday, June 8 series. Each session includes indoor, the first session, we’ll use our senses to Polliwogs and Popsicles activities, songs, stories, snacks, and a explore a new part of the Garden each Talented Tarantulas Friday, June 19 walk in the Garden. This spring we will week. In the second session, we’ll explore Monday, July 6 visit a special garden each week, including a new Garden habitat each week. Creek Play the Climatron, Scented Garden, Kemper Missouri Millipedes 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 17 Vegetable Garden, and Prairie Garden. Monday, July 13 $60 members; $72 nonmembers 10 to 11:30 a.m. Price per child, per 4-session series Summer Wagon Ride $105 members; $126 nonmembers Fly, Fly, Fireflies 1 adult per child Friday, August 21 Price per child, per 7-session series Monday, August 3 Botanical Room, Garden grounds 1 adult per child Kelly Wehrheim Botanical Room, Garden grounds Sporty Skipper Butterflies Kelly Wehrheim First session Monday, August 10 4 Mondays: June 1, 8, 15, 22 Monday Series | 7 Mondays or 4 Tuesdays: June 2, 9, 16, 23 April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 18 or 4 Wednesdays: June 3, 10, 17, 24 Tuesday Series | 7 Tuesdays Second session April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19 4 Mondays: July 20, 27; August 3, 10 or 4 Tuesdays: July 21, 28; August 4, 11 Wednesday Series | 7 Wednesdays April 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20

50 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 51 Youth and Family continued... YOUTH AND FAMILY | AGES 6 AND UNDER YOUTH AND FAMILY | AGES 6 AND UNDER Garden Buds: Spring (MBG) The Giving Tree Garden Buds: Summer (MBG) Become a Plant Detective For ages 4–6. Discover the amazing Help us celebrate Earth Day and Arbor For ages 4–6. Discover the amazing Do you see what I see? Become a young world of plants with your preschooler Day by discovering all the treasures we world of plants with your preschooler plant detective as we head out to the in Garden Buds! Price includes 1 child get from trees. We’ll eat tree treats and in Garden Buds! Price includes 1 child Garden with our magnifying glasses and 1 adult. Register by March 8 for 3 go on a short hike in search of trees. and 1 adult. Register by May 8 for 3 or to discover the many things that are or more spring Garden Buds classes, We will also learn different ways we can more summer Garden Buds classes, hanging around, including man-made and your child will receive a t-shirt! take care of trees and the environment. and your child will receive a t-shirt! things and natural items like plants, $16 members; $19 nonmembers Thursday, April 2 10 to 11:30 a.m. seeds, and tiny living creatures. Garden grounds, Botanical Room 10 to 11:30 a.m. $16 members; $19 nonmembers Saturday, July 25 Sharon Lloyd or Kelly Wehrheim or Sunday, April 5 Botanical Room and Garden grounds or Thursday, July 30 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sharon Lloyd or Kelly Wehrheim Tropical Treats Everlasting Flowers Did you know that many of our yummy Buzzing and Blooming Search for Secrets: Join us as we learn about which treats come from plants in the tropical Let’s discover why bees and flowers The Japanese Garden flowers you can grow at home that rainforest? Come along as we explore are such great friends! We’ll learn Join us for 2 of our favorite topics, will last forever and make your in the Climatron and then make some of about pollination as we pretend to be both of which can be found in the own flower craft to take home. our very own delicious tropical treats! bees and go on a flower hunt. Then Japanese Garden: the koi and the lotus, Saturday, August 8 Sunday, March 1 we’ll pot some flowers to take home. which are often included in stories 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16 and artwork that come from Japan. or Thursday, March 5 10 to 11:30 a.m. We’ll also visit a few of the Origami in 10 to 11:30 a.m. or Sunday, April 19 the Garden sculptures on display as 1 to 2:30 p.m. we walk to the Japanese Garden. A Walk in the Woods Saturday, June 6 Spring comes to life in the English Veggie Tales or Thursday, June 11 Woodland Garden. Come along and Every vegetable has a story to tell! see the woods wake up from winter. Join us as we see how different Watercolor in the Garden We’ll learn about all the critters that vegetables grow, create some veggie Join us as we use the Garden as call the woods their home and why they art, and sample a garden buffet. the inspiration for our watercolor Birthday Parties think it is such a great place to live. Thursday, May 14 masterpieces. Create your own Sunday, March 8 10 to 11:30 a.m. watercolor pictures while being Have your child’s next 1 to 2:30 p.m. or Sunday, May 17 surrounded by flowers. or Thursday, March 19 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13 birthday party at the 10 to 11:30 a.m. or Thursday, June 25 Butterfly House! Sweet Spring Smells The Butterfly Garden What is that wonderful smell? Spring Did you know that butterflies are very means new growth, flowers, rain, and important pollinators in the Garden? Parties are perfect for sweet spring smells! We’ll use our senses Join us as we go in search of these children of all ages and as we explore all the signs of spring “winged jewels.” Plant a butterfly- in the Garden, and make an aroma- attracting plant to take home. are available year round filled craft to remind us of our visit. Saturday, June 27 Sunday, March 15 Contact us at 1 to 2:30 p.m. A Gnome Home/Fairy Garden or Thursday, March 26 Back by popular demand! After a visit [email protected] 10 to 11:30 a.m. to the Garden, we will each create to learn more! our own tiny container garden to take home. Let your imagination soar as you design your tiny treasure. Saturday, July 11 or Thursday, July 16

52 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 53 Youth and Family continued... YOUTH AND FAMILY | AGES 6 AND UP Budding Artist (MBG) YOUTH AND FAMILY | AGES 6 AND UP AGES 6 AND UP For ages 6–12. Join us each season as we explore nature by make a seasonal nature Budding Scientist (MBG) journal of your very own or learn about For ages 6–12. Join us during your an artist that was inspired by nature. We’ll spring and summer breaks to explore and also plant a plant for you to take home so observe plants and animals in the Garden you can continue to make observations. as we become Budding Scientists. We’ll 1 to 3 p.m. learn about plant and animal lifecycles, $20 members; $24 nonmembers interactions, and ways to become Botanical Room and Garden better stewards of the environment. grounds except 3/15 Be prepared to spend the entire time Kelly Wehrheim outdoors. Price per child, per class. 1 adult per 3 children. Younger siblings Springtime Journal may attend. Registration is required. Join us as we celebrate spring in the Free for members; $3 plus Garden by making a journal. Then admission for nonmembers we’ll use our journals in the Garden Meet at Spoehrer Plaza between to examine the new plant growth Latzer Fountain and the Tram Shelter and search for animals visiting. Great Green Adventures (MBG) Interesting Insects Kelly Wehrheim Sunday, March 15 For ages 6–12. Sign up now or just What insects call the Garden their home? Note: this class will be held in PlantLab drop in to explore a special area of the We’ll search for insects and spiders Garden. Younger siblings may attend. Join us as we explore the Origami in the Garden that make their home in the Garden. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Garden for signs of spring. We’ll This summer we’ll make a small Saturday, June 20 or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. look for cherry blossoms, leaf origami book. Then we’ll use this Free for members; $3 plus Exploring the budding, and active insects. book to draw in while we visit the admission for nonmembers Tucked away from view, the Chinese Friday, March 13, 20, or 27; Origami in the Garden Sculptures. Meet at Doris I. Schnuck Garden may be easy to pass by, but this or April 3, 10, or 17 Sunday, May 3 Children’s Garden Ticket Fort special garden is well worth the stop. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Kelly Wehrheim or 1 to 2:30 p.m. Insect Observation Journal Saturday, July 18 Join us this summer as we make Getting the Garden Ready Summer Solstice Dazzling Dragonflies an insect observation journal. Let’s explore the Vegetable Join us as we celebrate summer by Join us as we search the pond Then we’ll take the journal into the Garden before it’s planted. observing the plants flowering and and the Central Axis pools for Garden and search for insects. What would you plant in your fruiting, as well as the insects and these amazing insects. Sunday, June 7 very own vegetable garden? other animals visiting the Garden. Saturday, August 15 Saturday, March 21 Friday, June 12 or 26; or July 24 Beatrix Potter and the 10 to 11:30 a.m. Vegetable Garden Spectacular Spring Join us as we visit the Vegetable Spring is in the air! Join us as we take a Celebrate Urban Birds Garden and learn about author and stroll and search for spring wildflowers. Join us as we celebrate birds by illustrator Beatrix Potter. While in Saturday, April 18 observing them and the plants the Vegetable Garden, we’ll use they use during the summer. watercolors to paint some of our Missouri Native Friday, June 19; or July 17 or 31 favorite fruits and vegetables. Let’s learn about the plants of 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, August 16 Missouri woods and how to protect the remaining native ecosystem. Saturday, May 16

54 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 55 Youth and Family continued... YOUTH AND FAMILY | AGES 6 AND UP YOUTH AND FAMILY | AGES 6 AND UP Nature Navigators (SNR) Spring Chorus For ages 6–12. Learn about nature with Our wetland is full of chorus in the your family as we have fun outdoors! spring from all the toads and frogs Each program involves an outdoor calling. We’ll hike 2 miles roundtrip activity using our senses to discover on the wetland trail as we try to catch what’s around us as you master a skill. tadpoles at the boardwalk, see red- winged blackbirds from up high in the Kid’s First Time Fishing bird blind, and end with a sweet treat. Fishing is not normally allowed at Thursday, May 28 the Nature Reserve, but the Missouri 10 a.m. to noon Department of Conservation is teaming $12 members; $14 nonmembers up with the Nature Reserve to provide Follow the signs from the entrance a special fishing experience for first- Rachel Weller time or young anglers (6 to 12 years old) wanting more experience. Equipment, River Trail Adventure bait, and assistance will be provided. Climb aboard the wagon and we’ll ride Fishing is for kids only. A parent or to the Trail House where the adventure guardian must be present. Kids can begins! We’ll learn 5 native trees, Explore the world of insects, choose to catch and release or keep practice learning animal tracks in the and watch fish-filleting demonstrations small creek crossing, visit the Meramec go for a hike, or get your and eat their fried fish or take it home. River gravel bar to explore, and enjoy Come prepared for a short walk. popsicles to cool off when we return hands dirty planting a seed! Saturday, June 6 to the Trail House. Be prepared to 9 to 11:30 a.m. hike up to 1½ miles including uphill. $12 members; $14 nonmembers Thursday, June 11 Scouts enjoy a variety of hands-on, Follow the signs from the entrance 10 a.m. to noon nature and STEM-based programming Shaw Nature Reserve staff and $12 members; $14 nonmembers Missouri Department of Conservation Meet at the Visitor Center at all 3 of our sites: Missouri Botanical Rachel Weller Geocaching Garden, Shaw Nature Reserve, and the You will learn navigation basics, Camp EarthWays: Young Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. how to use a GPS, what geocaching Green Builders (MBG) is, and practice finding a cache For ages 10–13. Calling all cool planet Programs are aligned with badge and before going out on the trail to kids! Come explore the built environment award requirements. find the 8 hidden caches. Come with the Garden’s sustainability team‚ the prepared for a 1-mile walk. EarthWays Center. In this week-long day • Programs for Troops and Dens Wednesday, June 17 camp, campers will investigate sustainable 10 a.m. to noon building design, principles, and concepts • Scouting Award Workshops $10 members; $12 nonmembers as they create their fantasy green home Carriage House from the inside out. Campers will get to • Scout Night at the Missouri Rachel Weller interact with architects and other green Botanical Garden (April) building experts from the St. Louis region, hop aboard public transportation to • Girl Scout Night at the Butterfly discover new St. Louis sites, and make their House (April) dreams come to life! Many thanks to the St. Louis–Jefferson Solid Waste • Scout Day at Shaw Nature Reserve Management District for making this program available at a lower (May and October) cost to our participants. • Merit Badge Skill Centers for July 6–10 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Boy Scouts $170 members; $195 nonmembers PlantLab • Overnights at the Missouri Botanical Maggie McCoy and Garden, Shaw Nature Reserve, and EarthWays Center Staff Butterfly House

56 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. RegistrationFind the starts perfect February 3 atfit 9 a.m.! for Sign your up online group at mobot.org/classes. atmobot.org/scouts 57 Youth and Family continued... YOUTH AND FAMILY | FAMILY PROGRAMMING Easter Brunch Featuring Seed YOUTH AND FAMILY | FAMILY PROGRAMMING FAMILY PROGRAMMING Sprout Spoon (BH) NEW For families with kids of all ages. Bring Shaw Family Adventures (SNR) the family together for a unique brunch For families with kids ages 3–10. Join us experience at the Butterfly House! We’re for an adventure and get hands-on with partnering with Seed Sprout Spoon to nature! Each class includes activities for create a truly brunchtastic event. Enjoy a your family to learn together about the delicious meal on our Lakeside Terrace, plants and animals of the Nature Reserve. followed by a stroll in the garden and 10 a.m. to noon a trip to the Conservatory to visit our $7 members; $9 nonmembers beautiful butterflies. Brunch buffet, , Carriage House and juice provided with ticket price. Shaw Nature Reserve staff Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. To ensure your family is Wagon Ride seated together, please register your Hear a story, climb aboard the wagon entire group at one time. We cannot to search for signs of summer during accommodate groups larger than 10. Painting Pollinators (BH) NEW your scavenger hunt ride, explore at Sunday, April 12 For families with kids 6 and up. You and Special 2 short stops, and enjoy a cool treat. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. your family are formally invited to enjoy an Behind-the- Come prepared for a short walk. afternoon of drinks, snacks, and painting. Scenes or noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26 or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. No prior experience is needed. Follow Opportunity $44 members ages 13 and up; along with an instructor to learn how to Creek Stomp $48 nonmembers ages 13 and up; paint a colorful butterfly on canvas! All Grab your creek shoes and come paint supplies, snacks, and drinks provided. Keeper for a Day (BH) $27 children ages 3 to 12 explore Brush Creek with us! We will see Sunday, June 14 For ages 8–12. Students will get an Emerson Lakeside Terrace what kinds of critters live in the creek. 2 to 4 p.m. opportunity to go behind the scenes Come prepared for a 1-mile walk. Dads, Dogs, and Donuts (BH) NEW $32 members; $38 nonmembers and see what is involved in our animal Tuesday, June 16 For families with kids of all ages. Bring Lopata Learning Lab care. Working alongside our entomology or Thursday, June 18 the whole family to the Butterfly House as Maggie Farrell and education staff, students will assist we celebrate dads, grandpas, and uncles! with general care of our animals. This Polliwogs and Popsicles Enjoy delicious donuts, fun activities, Design a (BH) NEW includes feeding insects, releasing We’ll take a hike to see what we can and meet Clifford the Big Red Dog! For families with kids 6 and up. Design butterflies, preparing fruit trays, and spy, use nets to explore what’s in the Guests will enjoy story time and have the your family pollinator garden like an more. Students also participate in water, make a craft, hear a story, enjoy opportunity to take photos with Clifford. expert. Our staff will teach you some animal handling demonstrations for the a popsicle, and play games along the Saturday, June 20 good strategies for picking pollinator public. This program will give students way. Come prepared for a short walk. 9 to 10 a.m. garden plants, and we will do a fun activity an understanding of the skills necessary Friday, July 24 or 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. to learn how gardens are designed. for taking care of live arthropods. or 1 to 2 p.m. Each participant will take home a Each participant will receive a name Morphos and Muffins (BH) $9 members; $11 nonmembers personalized pollinator and badge, t-shirt, and mounted butterfly For families with kids of all ages. Join us Lopata Learning Lab a pollinator plant to start the process. to take home. To schedule a date, for a unique and unforgettable experience Sunday, April 19 please call (314) 577-0888 ext. 2 at the Butterfly House. Participants in this Bookworm Brunch Featuring Llama 2 to 3:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to noon program will be able to release a blue Llama Red Pajama (BH) NEW $14 members; $17 nonmembers $100 members; $120 nonmembers morpho butterfly into our Conservatory. For families with kids of all ages. Join us Lopata Learning Lab Meet at the ticket counter After the release, spend the rest of the at the Butterfly House for a pajama party Butterfly House staff Butterfly House staff class visiting our butterflies in the calm with our guest of honor, Llama Llama! The early morning before we open for the morning will be filled with activities, story day. Participants will also enjoy a muffin time, a delicious breakfast, and of course and beverages as part of this program. photos with Llama Llama. All guests are Price is per person. You may purchase encouraged to wear their favorite pajamas! additional releases during the event. Saturday, July 25 Saturday, March 21 or Sunday, July 26 9 to 10 a.m. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. $9 members; $11 nonmembers $15 members; $20 nonmembers Meet at the ticket counter Meet at the ticket counter

58 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 59 SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS

Green Living Festival (MBG) MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN Join us at our annual Green Living Festival! Be inspired and connect with practical sustainable solutions for where you live, learn, work, and play! Celebrate sustainable living and get expert tips on Tacos, Tequila, and Tarantulas (BH) recycling, energy efficiency, NatureScaping NEW Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Tacos, and native gardens, renewable energy Tequila, and Tarantulas at the Butterfly systems, transportation, décor, and more! House! Learn how tequila is made while you Bring your home and lifestyle improvement enjoy animal encounters, music, appetizers, ideas and talk with 40+ green product libations, and more. Are you brave enough and service exhibitors. For kids: a recycled to get up close to one of our tarantulas art project, games, solar cars, and solar or try one of our Bug Chef’s famous oven s’mores. Specialists from all areas cricket street tacos? Don’t worry, liquid of sustainability will gather together to courage will be provided if needed! This share their ideas and resources. Enjoy is sure to be a celebration like no other! diverse workshops and DIY demos about the many ways that plants, air, water, Tuesday, May 5 soil, and energy sustain our homes, lives 6 to 8 p.m. and the planet. Savor local foods and Fancy Tea with Mommy and Me (BH) $25 members; $35 nonmembers; beverages at this fun, family-friendly event. Don’t be late for this very important $15 designated driver Meet at the ticket counter Saturday, June 6 date! Our tea party will have you feeling 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. fancy and acting silly as we celebrate mommies, grammies, and aunites. We’ll be Fireflies After Dark (BH) Free for members; included with Experience an evening out like no admission for nonmembers eating tasty treats and sipping delightful drinks while having fun in Wonderland! other! Enjoy delicious appetizers, taste a variety of libations, and go Saturday, May 2 on moonlit strolls to see real fireflies. 2020 Events 10 to 11:30 a.m. BUTTERFLY HOUSE Bring your friends and learn about what Orchid Show...... Feb. 1–Mar. 22 or Sunday, May 3 makes these little beetles twinkle. Orchid Nights..... Feb. 13, 20, 27, and Mar. 5 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 26 Science Open House...... Mar. 14 Morpho Mardi Gras (BH) or 2 to 3:30 p.m. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Meet Me Outdoors in St. Louis..... Apr. 1–30 Escape the cold by visiting Morpho $15 members; $20 nonmembers $25 members; $35 nonmembers Sake and Sakura...... Apr. 3 Mardi Gras: Bugs, Butterflies, and Meet at the ticket counter Meet at the ticket counter Origami in the Garden ���������� April–October Beads! Bring your krewe to the carnival Chinese Culture Days...... Apr. 25–26 “Under the Big Top” at the during the months of February and Pollinator Plant Sale (BH) Grapes in the Garden...... May 8 Butterfly House (BH) NEW March. Join the party at our Bugs on Don’t miss our pollinator plant sale! The Whitaker Music Festival...... Wed. Nights, Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Parade, make a masquerade mask, and horticulture experts at the Butterfly May 28–Aug. 28 Step right up to witness our magnificent immerse yourself in a sea of blue as House will help you plan your pollinator Origami Nights...... Thurs. and Fri. Nights, menagerie as the Butterfly House goes the Butterfly House floods the . We will have a wide variety of May 27–July 29 “Under the Big Top” this summer! Guests Conservatory with thousands of blue native plants that benefit butterflies, bees, Green Living Festival...... June 6 of all ages will be awed by arthropod morpho butterflies. Inaugurate the season and other native pollinators. All plant Henry Shaw’s Birthday (Observed) ������������July 22 with these and other majestic creatures. acrobats and thrilled by the sideshow spectacles. Spy on the fabulous flea sale proceeds benefit Project Pollinator, Japanese Festival...... Sept. 5–7 Tuesday–Sunday, February–March circus and then meander through our initiative. Best of Missouri Market...... Oct. 2–4 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. circus-inspired botanicals. Daily show 3 Saturdays and 3 Sundays: Spirits in the Garden...... Oct. 30 Free for members; included with schedules include story time, live animal April 18, 19, 25, 26; May 2 and 3 Victorian Christmas...... Nov. 21–Jan. 3, 2021 admission for nonmembers Garden Glow...... Nov. 21–Jan. 3, 2021 encounters, and butterfly releases. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday, May 25–September 7 Free for members; included with admission for nonmembers Visit mobot.org/events for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Emerson Lakeside Terrace updates and information about Free for members; included with special, one-time events! admission for nonmembers

60 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 61 Special Events continued... SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS Firefly Festival (BH) Frog Festival (BH) Join us for a celebration of Earth’s living Fabulous frogs fill the summer nights with lanterns, the fireflies. We will celebrate song, and the Butterfly House is throwing fireflies with a variety of activities that a festival in their honor! There will be showcase their amazing talents. Come with games, frog walks, live animal encounters, our staff on a flashlight tour of our Tropical and more. Join us as we celebrate the Conservatory. Wrap up the evening by amazing things frogs can do and learn joining our entomologists on an outdoor how we can protect them around our journey (weather permitting) to see real neighborhoods. For families with kids of fireflies. Come prepared for a short walk. all ages and adults that are kids at heart! Friday, June 19 Friday, July 17 8 to 9:30 p.m. 8 to 9:30 p.m. $12 members; $14 nonmembers $12 members; $14 nonmembers Meet at the ticket counter Meet at the ticket counter Butterfly House staff Butterfly House staff

Spring Wildflower Market (SNR) SHAW NATURE RESERVE Choose from the widest selection of native plants available in the metro St. Louis area. Browse hundreds of varieties of annual Daffodil Dash 5K Trail Run (SNR) and perennial wildflowers, ferns, trees, Join us for the 7th annual family 5K and shrubs to use in home landscaping 1 Visit the (3 /10 miles) trail run at Shaw Nature and to attract wildlife, along with both Reserve! There are literally thousands of showy and hardy plants for sun or shade. daffodils blooming around the Nature Saturday, May 9 Reserve’s Pinetum Lake. Runners will 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Doris I. Schnuck follow the course, but they will run only Member preview Friday, May 8 for the pleasure of it. In other words: no 3 to 7 p.m. clock. This race is perfect for families Free for members; included with (extremely bumpy for strollers), first-time admission for nonmembers Children’s trail runners, or seasoned trail runners Follow the signs from the entrance who want a spectacular view. Expect to run on uneven mulch, gravel, and dirt Shaw Bloom 10K/20K (SNR) Garden surfaces. All participants receive a shirt. Shaw Nature Reserve and the Alpine Saturday, April 4 Birthday Bash (BH) Shop are teaming up to present the 9 to 11 a.m. We’re feeling 22, and we would love 6th annual run in the natural beauty of $28 members; $34 nonmembers Discover, explore, to celebrate with you! Come help the the Nature Reserve! These timed races Follow the signs from the entrance Butterfly House ring in 22 years of offer a course suitable for all skill levels. pretend, search, observe, providing memorable experiences for you Refreshments available. To register go and more! Learn about and your family. We will have fun activities, to: http:/bit.ly/hawBloom10k20k. treats, music, and more as we celebrate Saturday, March 21 plants, nature, and our birthday. Here’s to another 22 years! 9 a.m. to noon history through hands-on $49 members and nonmembers Saturday, July 11 activities offered daily. and Sunday, July 12 if registered by February 4; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $59 members and nonmembers Free for members; included with if registered by March 19 The Children’s Garden admission for nonmembers Follow the signs from the entrance Alpine Shop opens March 28. Join us in welcoming spring with special programming and activities. Plan your visit at mobot.org 62 Registration starts February 3 at 9 a.m.! Sign up online at mobot.org/classes. 63 INDEX INDEX INDEX BY LOCATION Watercolor: Bold and Beautiful...... 11 FrogWatch USA™ Training...... 45 Weather Spotters...... 46 Geocaching...... 56 Little Sprouts: Spring...... 50 Weave Your Own Scarf...... 6 Hiking with Rover...... 48 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN Little Sprouts: Summer...... 50 Weave Your Own Table Runner...... 6 Incorporating Native Landscape Concepts Low-Maintenance Perennials...... 24 Wine Bottle Reuse...... 9 into Existing Non-native Gardens...... 30 Low-Maintenance Porch Pot...... 25 Wine Flavors and Food Pairing...... 23 Kid’s First Time Fishing...... 56 A British Twist on Cooking with Herbs...... 20 Made in the Shade...... 31 Working an Area to Its Greatest Potential...... 16 Little Nature Explorers...... 51 A Spa Evening...... 10 Make Your Own DIY Personal Care Products...... 9 Macro and Close-Up Nature Photography Workshop.....19 Add More Nature to Your Neighborhood...... 35 Meatless Meals...... 20 Mastering Smartphone Photography: Amish Knot Rag Rug...... 7 Mindfulness in the Garden...... 41 Shooting and Sharing...... 18 Back to Basics Garden Boot Camp...... 23 Mother’s Day Container Gardening...... 25 Migratory Bird Hike...... 44 Bakin’ with Bacon with Fr. Dominic...... 22 Nature Immersion: Take the Time...... 41 BUTTERFLY HOUSE Mini Hiking with Rover...... 48 Baking with Olive Oil...... 23 Needle Felting...... 7 Moonlit Fridays: Shaw Nature Reserve Basics of Birding...... 44 Ode to Cauliflower...... 21 Night Photography...... 18 Basket Making 101: Round Berry Basket ...... 4 Oil Painting in the Garden...... 12 Birthday Bash...... 62 Morning Bird Walk...... 45 Basket Making 101: Herb Picket Fence Basket...... 4 Organic Gardening Basics...... 26 Bookworm Brunch Featuring Nature Printed Pillow...... 7 Behind the Scenes: Cleaning the City’s Wastewater...... 39 Origami in the Garden Photography...... 16 Llama Llama Red Pajama...... 59 Paper Flowers Workshop...... 5 Behind the Scenes: Landfill Field Trip...... 39 Owls of Missouri...... 44 Butterfly House Yoga...... 42 Photographing the Virginia Bluebells...... 18 Behind the Scenes: Orchid Show Photography...... 15 Paella!...... 22 Canopy Climb...... 46 Plein Air Watercolor Workshop...... 12 Behind the Scenes: Spring Bulb Tour...... 28 Painting from Nature Workshop...... 12 Dads, Dogs, and Donuts...... 59 Quick Start Kayaking...... 49 Behind the Scenes: Teahouse Island Photography...... 15 Pamper Your Summer Skin...... 10 Design a Pollinator Garden...... 59 Rainscaping Practices...... 30 Behind the Scenes: Tour of the Japanese Garden...... 40 Perennial Bed: Remake...... 34 Easter Brunch Featuring Seed Sprout Spoon...... 59 River Trail Adventure...... 56 Behind the Scenes: Tour of the Water Lilies...... 40 Photographing in the Climatron...... 14 Edible Gardening in Containers...... 25 Seeded Prairie and Savannas...... 30 Blooms for Four Seasons...... 24 Photographing Summer Blooms: Iris...... 16 Fancy Tea with Mommy and Me...... 61 Shaw Bloom 10K/20K...... 63 Botanical Card Making and its History...... 5 Photographing Trees...... 15 Fireflies After Dark...... 61 Shaw Family Adventures...... 58 Budding Artist...... 54 Photographing Water Lilies...... 16 Firefly Festival...... 62 Spring Chorus...... 56 Budding Scientist...... 54 Photography Boot Camp I...... 14 Frog Festival...... 62 Spring Wildflower Market...... 63 TM Camp EarthWays: Young Green Builders...... 56 Photography Boot Camp II...... 14 FrogWatch USA Training...... 45 Signs of Spring...... 45 Canopy Climb...... 48 Photography: Spring Blooms...... 15 Gardens for Native Bees...... 45 Sketching and Nature Journaling Flowers...... 13 Chocolate Immersion: Pollinator Porch Pot...... 25 Getting to Know Local Caterpillars...... 46 Spring Wildflower Walk...... 47 Unwrapping the Secrets of Chocolate...... 21 Pop of Purple...... 24 Insect Photography...... 17 Stand-Up Paddleboarding...... 49 Composting in Small Spaces: Pruning with Ben Chu...... 28 Introduction to Close-Up Photography...... 17 Think About Tables Workshop...... 4 Bokashi and Vermicomposting...... 37 Purposeful Color in Your Garden...... 26 Introduction to Tree Identification...... 47 Trail House Hike...... 48 Cover Crops for Vegetable Gardens...... 34 Rain Gardens...... 26 Keeper for a Day...... 58 Vinyasa Flow Yoga...... 42 Create a Journal: Long-Stitch Book Binding...... 5 Raising Monarchs: Tagging and Testing...... 46 Little Bugs...... 51 Water Garden Features for Wildlife...... 29 Create a Whimsical Yard Sculpture...... 8 Rave Reviews Ravioli!...... 23 Midwest Butterfly Identification...... 46 Wednesday Walkers...... 42 Creating an Edible Food Forest...... 34 Recycling 101...... 36 Morpho Mardi Gras Photography...... 17 Wetland Walk...... 47 Creativity in Your Photography...... 15 Reducing 101...... 36 Morpho Mardi Gras...... 60 Wild Edible Plants...... 29 Crisps and Cobblers Encore!...... 23 Refresh Your Containers...... 24 Morphos and Muffins...... 58 Wild Edibles...... 47 Crochet a Rag Rug...... 6 Rescue Your Zoysia...... 28 Paint and Sip: An Evening of Wine and Painting...... 8 Little Nature Explorers...... 49 Discover Kokedama...... 8 Reusing 101...... 36 Painting Pollinators...... 59 Nature Navigators...... 54 DIY Herb Drying Rack...... 5 Risotto in 18 Minutes...... 22 Photography Fridays...... 17 DIY Mosaic Stepping Stones...... 8 Sacred Seeds Medicinal Walking Tour...... 40 Plant Milkweed for Monarchs...... 45 DIY Rain Barrel Demonstration...... 37 Sculptures in the Garden...... 40 Pollinator Plant Sale...... 61 DIY Repot Your Orchids...... 27 Seeing Trees...... 27 Pollinator Porch Pot...... 25 DIY Woven Pocket Necklace...... 6 Shibori Dyeing with Indigo...... 7 Spring Porch Pot...... 25 OFF-SITE Easy Tree ID...... 27 Simple Flower Arranging...... 9 Summer Buggin’ Photography...... 18 Eco-Friendly Furniture...... 4 Soldered Jewelry...... 10 Tacos, Tequila, and Tarantulas...... 61 Bellefontaine Cemetery Tour...... 43 Edible Gardening in Containers...... 25 Soup in 30 Minutes...... 20 “Under the Big Top” at the Butterfly House...... 61 Charleston Family Farm: Fabulous Foliage...... 24 Spring Your Herb Garden Into Action!...... 21 Choosing Sustainable Fruits...... 38 Festive Spring Desserts from the Tea Room...... 21 Spring Lawn Care...... 27 EarthDance Organic Farm: Fill Your Vase...... 9 Spring Organic Vegetable Gardening...... 26 Historic Organic Farm in Ferguson, MO...... 38 From Busy to Beautiful: Photographs That Speak...... 16 Stitch the Garden in Spring...... 6 Technology of Single Stream Recycling...... 39 Garden Buds: Spring...... 52 Stitch the Garden in Summer...... 6 SHAW NATURE RESERVE Garden Buds: Summer...... 53 Strawberries, Blueberries, and More...... 34 Garden Inspired Origami...... 5 Succulent Centerpiece...... 7 Advanced Wild Edibles...... 47 Garden Yoga...... 42 Succulent Wreath Design...... 7 An Evening of Wine and Painting...... 8 Gardening for Hummingbirds...... 31 Summer Eucalyptus Wreath...... 9 Art in Nature...... 19 Gardens Inspired by Gertrude Jekyll Summer Shrimp Boil...... 20 Astrophotography...... 19 and the Cottage Garden Style...... 35 Summer Soups...... 22 Astrophotography: Dillard Mill...... 19 Great Green Adventures...... 55 Sustainabili-Tea...... 23 Basket Making ...... 4 Green Burial: A Better Way to Go...... 37 Terracotta Wall Vase...... 9 Birding Basics at Shaw Nature Reserve...... 44 Green Living Festival...... 60 The Art of Seeing in Photography...... 14 Bluebells Abound...... 40 Growing Hydrangeas...... 27 The Beauty of Boxwoods...... 27 Botanical Watercolor Painting Workshop...... 11 Growing Orchids Part II...... 28 The Garden in Watercolor...... 11 Canopy Climb...... 48 Historic Trees of the Garden...... 27 This Ain’t Your Granny’s Lye Soap— Making Conversations with Nature...... 18 Home Landscape Design...... 34 Old-Fashioned Soap with Modern Convenience...... 10 Creating Fun and Interesting Nature Journal Entries...... 13 How to Sample Wine...... 23 Thriving Perennials...... 28 Daffodil Dash 5K Trail Run...... 62 Integrated Pest Management Top Ten Natives...... 31 Daffodil Hike...... 43 for the Vegetable Garden...... 31 Tram Tour for Individuals with Memory Loss Designed Plant Communities...... 30 Inviting Native Bees into Your Garden...... 30 and Their Care Partners...... 38 Discover Nature: Women’s Day...... 49 Journey to Well-being...... 41 Urban Foraging: Wild Edibles...... 47 Eastern Bluebirds Tour...... 43 “Know” Maintenance Perennial Gardening...... 31 Walking Tour for Individuals with Memory Loss Essentrics: Dynamic Stretch...... 42 Landscape Design Made Simple!...... 34 and Their Care Partners...... 39 Evening Raptor Hike...... 48 Let’s Do Lunch!...... 22 Watercolor Essentials...... 11 Flower Pounding...... 7 Let’s Make Gnocchi!...... 21 Watercolor in Bloom...... 12 Fly Fishing for Beginners...... 49

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