Title: Children’s Story Time in the GardenLocation: Mercer Arboretum & Botanic GardensLink out: Click hereDescription: I Love Bugs! by Emma Dodd. Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library’s children’s librarian Nancy Rodriguez shares some of her favorite nature books with children and their parents in the garden. This program has quickly become a favorite with moms and children, and gives them a chance…
Title: Lunch Bunch: Paper-Making WorkshopLocation: Mercer Arboretum & Botanic GardensLink out: Click hereDescription: Virginia (a ceramist) and Andy (an artist and landscape architect) Bally conduct this hands-on workshop that demonstrates the properties of various natural ingredients and recycled materials needed to capture paper pulp for making paper. Participants are encouraged to begin collecting interesting plant parts and seeds now to…
Title: Orchids and Tropical WorkshopLocation: Mercer Arboretum & Botanic GardensLink out: Click hereDescription: Sign-up now for this one-day workshop that focuses on lush and exotic plants. The day’s activities include speakers, a plant sale, and garden tour. The tour focuses on the plants that survived the winter freeze in Mercer’s tropical garden and that are well-suited to tropical landscapes. The…