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03/23/2024 9:30 am
(Adults) Use your basic drawing skills to accurately render realistic drawings of insects, buds or bulbs. Artist and instructor Caroline Hottenstein shows you how to use the media of your choice - a micron pen, watercolor, graphite, or colored pencils to capture and highlight details. Previous drawing experience encouraged. A supply list will be emailed before class.…
03/23/2024 10:00 am
(Adults) Experience Green Spring Gardens with all of your senses. Join Ana Ka’ahanui, co-founder of local nonprofit Capital Nature for a slow, meditative walk around the gardens. Contemplative, but more active than meditation, this forest bathing walk will help reduce blood pressure, boost immunity, and enhance mood and creativity. Decompress and feel a deeper…
03/23/2024 10:00 am
(Adults) Did your hydrangea fail to bloom? Nervous about shaping your specimen tree? Green Spring Gardens staff will teach you about timing, tools and techniques for pruning common woody plants to keep them healthy and looking their best. Dress for the weather.
04/05/2024 1:30 pm
(Adults) Branch out and try something different in your garden. Join Extension Master Gardeners to learn about spectacular underused and unusual native perennials that are sure to expand your gardening possibilities.
04/06/2024 10:00 am
(Adults) Create a Japanese-style floral design with the help of instructor Elizabeth Berry. Learn the fundamentals of the ikebana art form. No prior experience is needed.
Please register for both the class and the $30 supply fee.
04/08/2024 10:30 am
(3-5 years) Your preschooler will enjoy nature-themed activities and crafts while you meet other playgroup parents one Monday a month. Through games, songs, activities and a garden walk, we will explore seasonal topics. Kids must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who does not need to register for the program.
04/20/2024 10:00 am
(5-Adult) Experience the magic at Green Spring Gardens this spring by decorating your very own fairy house using natural materials. Then we will explore the grounds and search for the secret fairy village hidden in the trees.
04/20/2024 10:30 am
(Adults) Bees pull more than their weight when it comes to your garden! They pollinate our native flora and are responsible for one-third of our daily diet. From soybeans to apples, a large percentage of our edible crops require bee visits to form fruits, vegetables, and even nuts! Extension Master Gardeners show you how to attract and nurture bees by growing a variety…
04/27/2024 1:00 pm
(4-Adult) Hosted by ArtsFairfax and the Fairfax Poet Laureate, come celebrate “Poetry in the Parks,” the Fairfax Poet Laureate’s community engagement project. The fifth event in this series will be a poetry reading held during National Poetry Month and will feature the poetry of prominent writers in the DC/Maryland/Virginia region. Come out and enjoy some poetry at…