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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, Sep 2 to Tuesday, Sep 23
This intensive four-session class led by Lee Buttala on Tuesdays, Sept. 2 through 23, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., explores the world of herbaceous plants, from their identification, selection and use in the garden through their basic botany, life cycle and...
Saturday, Sep 6 to Thursday, Apr 30
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Saturday, Sep 6 to Saturday, Sep 27
This four-week studio-intensive course on Saturdays, Sept. 6 through 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., introduces the fundamental drafting skills needed to accurately document and communicate scaled site plans. Students will become familiar with essential...
Monday, Sep 15 to Friday, Oct 3
Celebrate autumn with colorful creations from our community! Berkshire Botanical Garden invites local businesses, nonprofits, artists, crafters, youth groups, schools, and individuals to create a scarecrow for our new Harvest Festival feature, The...
Thursday, Sep 18
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Join us for a travel day of discovery and inspiration on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our first stop is Native Plant Trust's Garden in the Woods in Framingham, a living museum of native plants in a stunning woodland setting....
Saturday, Sep 20
The winter garden is truly a low-maintenance affair — no weeding, no watering and no dead-heading! The winter landscape may be quiescent, but the garden need not be bleak. Plants with brightly colored berries, twigs, stems, foliage, and even winter-...
Saturday, Sep 20
Whether or not you have children in your life, your home landscape can — and should — spark curiosity, imagination and joy. On Saturday, Sept. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m., join Chris Ferrero for this uplifting program, designed to awaken a lifelong love of...
Tuesday, Sep 30 to Tuesday, Oct 21
This four-session course, taught by Jenna O'Brien on Tuesdays from Sept. 30 to Oct. 21, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., will focus on the "bones" of the garden with a survey of ornamental woody plants for residential landscape design. Students will become...
Thursday, Oct 2 to Thursday, Oct 23
This four-week course on Thursdays from Oct. 2 through 23, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., led by Bridghe McCracken, will help students better understand the principles and practices of ecological gardening with a focus on native plant communities. Students will...
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