This Weekend: Bees, Butterflies, Deer and Demos
Posted in Programs and Events on August 23 2013, by Matt Newman
Summer’s stint on the calendar may be dwindling, but if you were to spend an hour wandering our 250 acres you’d think the landscape had yet to take notice. Everything is so lush! Even in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, where our Wild Medicine exhibition is winding into its final weeks, the peak of summer’s growth is still very much in vogue. You can also thank our dedicated staff of horticulturists for that one—they haven’t missed a beat all season with their plantings in the Italian Renaissance Garden, and they’ll be keeping everything primped and perfect through the end of the show.
Soaking up as much of the season as you can before the leaves blush is a perfectly good reason to be here. And so is keeping your home gardening skills sharp! On both Saturday and Sunday, we’ll be holding demonstrations in the Home Gardening Center focusing on that ever-present challenge to your backyard’s beauty: deer. Their incorrigible appetites may seem impossible to trump, but our experts have a few tricks they’re willing to share that just might minimize the hassle.
We’ll also be holding cooking demonstrations in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, enjoying the butterflies and bees with Pollinator Pals, and just plain chilling out this weekend. Hope you’ll join us!
Saturday, August 24
Tour Wild Medicine in the Conservatory
In the Conservatory, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Guides throughout the exhibition help bring the stories of Wild Medicine to life and inform your experience. Learn about featured medicinal plants and their cultural significance, the origin of medicinal gardens, and more.
Music and Dance of the Italian Renaissance
In the Ross Hall, 1 and 3 p.m.
Enjoy a rich repertoire of music and dance of the Italian Renaissance period presented by members of Early Music New York and The New York Historical Dance Company.
Home Gardening Demonstration: “Oh Deer, What Happened to the Garden?”
In the Home Gardening Center – 2 p.m.
Sometimes Bambi’s bonanza can leave your garden looking bare. Join us to explore ways to fend off deer. The discussion will include deer tactics and introduce you to a host of plants that should survive the season.
Sunday, August 25
Tour Wild Medicine in the Conservatory
In the Conservatory, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Guides throughout the exhibition help bring the stories of Wild Medicine to life and inform your experience. Learn about featured medicinal plants and their cultural significance, the origin of medicinal gardens, and more.
Music and Dance of the Italian Renaissance
In the Ross Hall, 1 and 3 p.m.
Enjoy a rich repertoire of music and dance of the Italian Renaissance period presented by members of Early Music New York and The New York Historical Dance Company.
Home Gardening Demonstration: “Oh Deer, What Happened to the Garden?”
In the Home Gardening Center – 2 p.m.
Sometimes Bambi’s bonanza can leave your garden looking bare. Join us to explore ways to fend off deer. The discussion will include deer tactics and introduce you to a host of plants that should survive the season.
Ongoing Children’s Programs
Outdoor Nature Exploration at the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
Open daily during regular Garden hours; Guided Activities: Tuesdays – Fridays, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.,
Saturdays & Sundays, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Explore nature and plant science through seasonally changing programs, themed galleries, and hands-on activities in the William and Lynda Steere Discovery Center as well as through outdoor exploration of the 12-acre Adventure Garden.
Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
April 6 – October 11, 2013; 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Kids can explore with Mario’s Menu Mystery game, featuring favorite vegetables and herbs from nine of his restaurants’ kitchens, including Otto and Del Posto.
Included in any All-Garden Pass.
Cooking Demonstrations
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, at the Whole Foods Market® Family Garden Kitchen
May 11 – October 11, 2013: Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays: 2 & 4 p.m.
From late spring into early fall, learn to cook up flavorful new recipes using garden-fresh ingredients, twice a day on Wednesdays and weekends in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden.
Pollinator Pals: Bees and Butterflies
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
August 20 – October 11, 2013; 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
The Family Garden is buzzing in late summer! Join us to learn about important pollinators: our honeybees and the monarch butterflies passing us by on their way to Mexico. Get buzzy doing the honeybee dance, observe up-close the workings of a beehive, and sample honey from different nectar sources. Meander through our meadow to find the beautiful monarchs’ favorite snack-spots for fueling up before their long flight. Plants and imaginations grow at the Family Garden, where kids are allowed–no, encouraged!–to play in the dirt. Display gardens such as the Global Gardens and the Breakfast Bowl, and daily activities delight and inspire.
