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Step into a season of creativity, craftsmanship and garden-driven discovery. From watercolor workshops to expert-led horticulture intensives, immersive botanical field trips, artisan crafts, wellness traditions, and design-forward garden education, this Winter/Spring lineup invites you to grow your skills, spark your imagination and connect more deeply with the natural world.
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.
Events, Classes and Workshops
Saturday, Feb 28
Learn to bring your design ideas to life through clear, compelling perspective sketches on Saturday, February 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Taught by Tom Smith of Springfield Technical Community College, this workshop introduces the fundamentals of...
Tuesday, Mar 3
Come together at the Stockbridge Library with the Library's Director, Wendy Pearson, and Berkshire Botanical Garden's Director of Education, Jennifer Patton, to discuss Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy on Tuesday, March 3, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. This...
Tuesday, Mar 3 to Tuesday, Apr 14
This design course, taught by Tyler Horsley, will introduce students to the design process—the systematic way designers approach a site and client. The class will run from Tuesdays, March 3 through April 14 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The course will include a...
Saturday, Mar 7
Create a beautiful, functional willow basket while learning the foundational techniques of stake-and-strand weaving on Saturday, March 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Designed for beginner and intermediate weavers, this hands-on class is taught by Heleny...
Saturday, Mar 7
Discover the art of kokedama, a centuries-old Japanese practice that blends horticulture and design, on Saturday, March 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. Unlike bonsai, which focuses on outdoor trees, or ikebana, which features cut flowers, kokedama are living plants,...
Saturday, Mar 14
Learn vegetable and flower seed-starting and plant-growing techniques from organic grower Maureen Sullivan of Left Field Farm in Middlefield, Mass on Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This lecture and hands-on workshop will focus on indoor sowing...
Saturday, Mar 21
Step into the fascinating world of competitive giant pumpkin growing and learn what it takes to cultivate pumpkins that tip the scales at 1,000 pounds and beyond. Led by Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery, this lecture, held on Sat., March 21 from 10 a....
Saturday, Mar 21
Warm up your kitchen and your appetite in this hands-on cooking class with farmer, chef and educator Tracy Hayhurst as you learn to make hearty, flavorful, seasonal soups from scratch on Saturday, March 21, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Starting with rich,...
Saturday, Mar 21
Kick off the gardening season with inspiration and expert guidance from Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery, in this lively program for Northeast gardeners on Saturday, March 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. Discover 30 standout trees and shrubs that bring color,...
Thursday, Mar 26 to Thursday, Apr 30
Learn skills essential for functional garden design that honor the site and meet client needs. Led by Chuck Schnell and Walter Cudnohufsky of Cudnohufsky Associates, this course will cover a different topic or technique focusing on the importance of...
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