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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, Dec 6 to Sunday, Dec 8
An eagerly awaited tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-8, with Holiday Marketplace featuring the legendary Gallery of Wreaths.
The festivities begin Friday evening, Dec. 6, with the Holiday Wreath...
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
Learn about the art and science of plant propagation with Broken Arrow Nurseries grafting guru, Adam Wheeler on Saturday and Sunday, January 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 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...
Thursday, Feb 27 to Thursday, Mar 20
This four-week course held on Thursdays, Feb. 27 through March 20, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. will teach the skills required for beautiful and successful container gardens with Jenna O’Brien, owner of Viridissima Horticulture and Design. Get to know the plants...
Tuesday, Mar 4 to Tuesday, Apr 8
This course taught from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and presented by Tyler Horsley, will introduce students to the design process — the systematic way designers approach a site and client. Learn design principles such as form, balance, repetition, line, texture,...
Thursday, Mar 27 to Thursday, May 1
Learn skills essential for functional garden design that honor the site and meet client needs on Thursdays, March 27 through May 1, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Led by Chuck Schnell and Walter Cudnohufsky of Cudnohufsky Associates, Landscape Design II will...
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