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It's not just the bees that are buzzing during the summer months at BBG. Everywhere you turn you'll find activity during all times of the day: children running around at camp, visitors on our daily tours, students engaged in classes, community members doing sunset yoga on the lawn, painting students set up with their easels, and many more. There's something for everyone. Whether you're visiting for a day or the whole summer, learning opportunities abound here at BBG.
Contact us if you are an EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare Card Holder interested in purchasing a ticket for one of these programs with a 50% discount for the Card-holder.
Program Calendar
Friday, Jan 3
The most stressful question for the garden designer/gardener is "how much should I charge?" Learn how to value your work, estimate supplies, and strategize the overall proposal to avoid under or overcharging clients in this one-day class on Jan. 3, from 9...
Saturday, Jan 4 to Sunday, Jan 5
Learn about the art and science of plant propagation with Broken Arrow Nurseries grafting guru, Adam Wheeler, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4 and 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Focus on the basic botany needed to understand and successfully propagate plants....
Saturday, Jan 11
Join Stockbridge Library and BBG on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m. for a community read, featuring Jamaica Kincaid's novel "An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children." The facilitated conversation is free, and registration is preferred.
Saturday, Jan 11 to Saturday, Feb 1
Taught by Jen Werner of Springfield Technical Community College, this four-week course will be held on Saturdays, Jan. 11 through Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn about how and why pests become invasive, the governmental agencies and working groups that...
Saturday, Jan 11
Learn to use a chainsaw safely! Taught by arborists Melissa LeVangie Ingersoll and Bear LeVangie held on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., this workshop is designed for the novice-to-beginner chainsaw operator who wishes to gain greater...
Tuesday, Jan 14 to Tuesday, Feb 18
Learn about the maintenance considerations that should be integrated into the garden design process from Daryl Beyers on Tuesdays, Jan. 14 through Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Students' horticultural knowledge will expand to factor sustainable...
Wednesday, Jan 29 to Wednesday, Feb 19
Join veteran teacher, award-winning memoirist, and avid gardener Jennifer Browdy for a series of four wintertime workshops (Wednesdays, Jan. 29 to Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon) using gardening as a theme for personal writing. You can write about your...
Saturday, Feb 1 to Saturday, Feb 22
This sequence of classes, taught by Duncan Himmelman on Zoom, is suited to gardeners of all levels, from novice to experienced. Sign up for individual classes or the whole series which run Saturdays, Feb. 1 to Feb. 22, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Series topics...
Friday, Feb 14 to Friday, Feb 28
Join Tom Ingersoll of Ingersoll Land Care for this four-session class that will be held on Fridays, Feb. 14 through Feb. 28, from 1 to 5 p.m. This course is designed for the amateur or professional horticulturist, who might not necessarily be first to...
Sunday, Feb 16
Jacqueline van der Kloet will share bulb basics, color combinations, seasonal care for bulbs including naturalizing them to become independent, layering bulbs, growing bulbs on a larger scale, and integration for constant blooms in the garden for the BBG...
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