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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
Tuesday, Oct 29 to Tuesday, Nov 19
This four-session course will explain how plant growth is affected by soils, from drainage to pH and nutrients. Learn how to evaluate soils, improve those that are less than ideal and amend soils for specific garden uses. Fertilizers, soil amendments,...
Thursday, Oct 31 to Thursday, Nov 21
This four-week course, held on Thursdays, Oct. 31 through Nov. 21, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., will help students better understand the principles and practices of ecological gardening with a focus on native plant communities. Students will learn the native...
Tuesday, Nov 26 to Tuesday, Dec 17
This program focuses on factors that affect plant health care, including insects, diseases, pathogens and abiotic influences. Basic diagnostic techniques will be taught. Learn to minimize potential problems through proper site preparation, plant...
Friday, Dec 6 to Sunday, Dec 8
An eagerly awaited tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-10, with Holiday Marketplace featuring the legendary Gallery of Wreaths.
The festivities begin Friday evening, Dec. 8, with the Holiday...
Saturday, Dec 14 to Saturday, Dec 21
Planting Design Studio
This course, offered Saturdays, Dec. 14 and 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., teaches students how to design a planting plan for private and public garden spaces. Explore the manipulation of space by using plant material through a series of...
Friday, Jan 3
A one day class that will cover the Business of Gardening on Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The question that is often stressful for the garden designer/gardener is "how much should I charge?" Learn how to value your work, estimate supplies, and strategize...
Saturday, Jan 4 to Sunday, Jan 5
Find out about the art and science of plant propagation from Broken Arrow Nursery’s Container Production & Horticulture Manager, Adam Wheeler, who will focus on the basic botany needed to understand and successfully propagate plants. Sexual...
Saturday, Jan 11 to Saturday, Feb 1
Taught by Jen Werner of Springfield Technical Community College, Invasives: Plants and Insects will take place on Saturdays, Jan. 11 through Feb. 1, 9 a.m. to noon. This four week course will include information on how and why pests become invasive, and...
Tuesday, Jan 14 to Tuesday, Feb 18
Learn about the maintenance considerations that should be integrated into the garden design process in Sustainable Garden Care and Maintenance on Tuesdays, January 14 through February 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Students’ horticultural knowledge will...
Friday, Feb 7 to Friday, Feb 21
Tree Care for Gardeners will be held on Fridays, Feb. 7 through Febr. 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. and is taught by Tom Ingersoll of Ingersoll Land Care.
Whether you are an amateur or professional horticulturalist, you are a steward of the landscape, and...
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