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LEARN AT THE GARDENS
JUNE — DECEMBER 2022
W E LC O M E
Whether you are a gardening expert, new to gardening, interested in wellness topics,
looking to flex your artistic muscles while you connect to nature, or wanting to explore
nature with your family, Olbrich Botanical Gardens is the perfect place for you to relax,
slow down, and deepen your connection with nature. We invite you to check out our
incredible variety of in person and virtual learning opportunities for all ages, interests,
and skill levels. Featuring 16 acres of outdoor gardens and a tropical conservatory,
talented instructors, inspiring subject matter, and fun social connections, we welcome
you to experience something new at Olbrich Botanical Gardens.
In addition to classes, there are endless opportunities for you and your family to
connect with nature and plants at Olbrich. Here are just a few highlights:
Relax with family and friends as you enjoy live music on Olbrich’s Great Lawn.
Olbrich’s Summer Concert Series occurs every Tuesday at 7 p.m., June 14 – August 16.
Learn about the Herb Garden, Thai Garden and Pavilion, and interesting
insects from Olbrich’s talented docents on weekends and select weekdays.
Explore the endless possibilities of designing containers to enhance your landscape.
Visit the Herb Garden to learn about the Indigenous Garden, which highlights
plants important in Native culture and the intersection of food in culture,
traditions, and history.
Engage your senses with the magnificent sights, sounds, and scents in the
Bolz Conservatory.
Take a ride on the Tram for a guided, pre-recorded audio tour of the Gardens
by Olbrich’s talented team of horticulturists.
Deepen your understanding of nature and gardening topics with a book from
Schumacher Library.
Look for native plants and other notable plants displayed in the Lobby’s
Garden Highlights Cart as you explore the gardens.
An exciting semester of learning opportunities awaits you!
COME LEARN AT THE GARDENS!
Kim North, Director of Education
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Adult Programs Youth & Family Programs
Walks....................................... 4-8 Learn & Play Together ............ 25-28
Wellness................................. 9-11 Little Sprouts Programs ........ 26-27
Classes & Workshops ............ 12-23 Family Classes..........................28
Literature.....................................24 Youth Programs .................... 29-31
Scout & Community Groups.......30
Some of our adult programs accept
Explorer School Program...........30
youth participants. Please email
Writing Workshops ..................31
rbenedict@cityofmadison.com if
you are interested in signing up a Writing Camps ........................31
youth participant for an adult class.
Virtual ZoomTM Class
Virtual class Zoom links will be shared via email. Please provide a working email
address when registering for a virtual class.
Thoughtful garden practices help support local ecosystems.
In 2022 and 2023 Olbrich is highlighting the wonders of
native plants as they strengthen biodiversity and enhance
the land to sustain all living things – humans included!
Look for the Native Plants. Natural Wonders. logo next to
classes that explore the ways native plants can elevate any
garden and heal our planet in the process.
To Register for Classes:
Registration can be completed online, by phone, or in person. Visit olbrich.org/
education for additional registration information or to register. Registration
by the deadline is required for most classes. Classes may be canceled if the
minimum number of participants has not been met by the registration deadline.
Walk-in registrations may be accepted if space, supplies, and instructor contract
allow. Call (608)245-3648 for availability.
Become a member and receive a
20% discount on most education programs!
Visit olbrich.org for more information
WALKS
Join us for informative, casual, and fun outdoor gardens and conservatory
walks. Walks occur snow, rain, or shine; cancellations only in the event of
dangerous lightning or snow storm. Dress appropriately for the weather. All
walks begin in the Visitor Center Lobby. Limited space; register early and
by the deadline.
Early Summer Tips and Tricks Fantastic Ferns and How
from Olbrich’s Herb Garden to Grow Them Walk
This informal tour by Herb Garden horticulturist Ferns are an ancient plant lineage with many
Erin Presley is sure to delight both experienced contemporary garden uses. Take a walk through
and aspiring herbies! Join us for a preview of Olbrich Gardens with horticulturist Dan
the summer’s plans and the techniques that Schuknecht while discussing the biology and
contribute to the garden’s bountiful, beautiful culture of this large and varied group. We will
displays. This session is a prequel to a later also talk about how to use and care for ferns in
fall session in September and will touch on the garden.
selection, design and planting techniques, Instructor: Dan Schuknecht,
harvesting early season herbs, and plans for the Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Indigenous Garden in its second year.
Wednesday, July 6, 6-7:30 p.m.
Instructor: Erin Presley, Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Registration deadline: June 29
Wednesday, June 8, 6-7:15 p.m. $20/$16 member
Registration deadline: June 1
$20/$16 member
Summer Container Walk
Discover the endless possibilities of designing
Herb Garden Walk with an Herbalist garden containers to enhance your landscape!
Join us for an engaging stroll through Olbrich's Containers can thrive all season long by learning
stunning Herb Garden as you learn about the tricks and tips of designing, planting, pruning,
history and uses of medicinal plants, herbal lore, and general maintenance. Design techniques
harvesting tips, and interesting scientific facts. for sun and shade containers, hanging baskets,
Herbalists and gardeners of all skill levels will succulent combinations, herbs, tropicals,
find inspiration in this summer garden stroll. and more will be shared. Gardeners of any
Instructor: Kathleen Raven Wildwood, experience level will enjoy this walk.
Wildwood Institute of Herbalism Instructor: Samara Eisner,
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Wednesday, June 15, 6-7:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 8 Wednesday, July 13, 6-7:30 p.m.
$35/$28 member Registration deadline: July 6
$20/$16 member
Wild Food & Wild Medicine
Plant Walk Evening Meadow Stroll
Each season brings new possibilities for Take a relaxing, summer evening stroll through
the forager, and summer is no exception. the meadows of Olbrich. Get lost in the beauty
Experienced and beginner foragers alike will be and tranquility of each meadow in full summer
inspired to deepen their connection to the plant bloom while learning to appreciate what
world. Your experienced instructor will discuss makes each meadow unique. We will discuss
wild food and wild medicine as we walk the each meadows’ creation, maintenance, and
garden. We will learn how to identify, harvest, contributions to Olbrich's vast ecosystem.
and prepare plants for food and medicine. Gardeners of all skill levels will enjoy this
Instructor: Linda Conroy, Moonwise Herbs gorgeous garden stroll!
Instructor: Avery Pronschinske,
Thursday, June 30, 6-8 p.m.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Registration deadline: June 23
$36/$29 member Thursday, July 14, 5-6 p.m.
Registration deadline: July 7
$20/$16 member
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Home Garden Tour
This year’s Home Garden Tour features
charming rural garden gems in
Oregon, Wisconsin. The tour provides
an invitation for gardeners to share
in the rare, the quirky, the beauty,
and the conservation opportunities a
garden naturally provides.
Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9
Ticket information available
at olbrich.org
Summer Blooms & Bouquets Walk A Walk through Olbrich:
Enjoy a stroll through the gardens with Replacing Lawn in Your Garden
horticulturist Samantha Malone while learning Join Olbrich's Director of Horticulture to review
some basic tips on using flowers from your own various garden designs throughout Olbrich
garden to make bouquets. After the walk, you that you too can incorporate into your own
will get a step by step bouquet-making tutorial. garden. We will discuss simple to more complex
Then practice your new skills by designing your designs that can reduce energy-consumptive,
own bouquet using flowers from Olbrich to ecologically incompetent lawns. Come see how
take home at the end of the evening! the plants in your garden can help support
Instructor: Sam Malone, insects, pollinators, and countless songbirds. Jeff
Olbrich Botanical Gardens will inspire you to engage with Doug Tallamy's
"Home Grown National Park" movement and to
Wednesday, July 20, 6-7:30 p.m.
"get on the map" with Olbrich and other home
Registration deadline: July 13
gardeners across the country to help make
$35/$28 member
gardens a beautiful sanctuary for both you and
Mother Nature.
Sustainable Success Instructor: Jeff Epping,
Garden Walk Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Olbrich Botanical Garden's horticulturists take
Wednesday, July 27, 6:30-8 p.m.
tremendous pride not only in the beauty of the
Registration deadline: July 20
gardens but also in the thoughtful, research-based
$30/$24 member
practices we use to protect soil, conserve fuel and
water, and provide habitat for the wildlife and
other organisms that share this space. Join us for Discovering Olbrich’s Insects
a relaxed midsummer garden walk highlighting Enjoy a casual evening stroll with horticulturists
our best sustainable gardening tips including Sam and Katey as they identify fascinating insects
gardening for pollinators, meadows and gravel in the garden. We will learn what plants attract
gardens, leaf mulching, and more. beneficial insects, as well as our top 10 favorite
Instructor: Erin Presley, insect-friendly plants. You might also be lucky
Olbrich Botanical Gardens enough to spot garden spiders, active native bees,
wasps, beetles, and more!
Thursday, July 21, 6-7:30 p.m.
Instructor: Katey Pratt and Sam Malone,
Registration deadline: July 14
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
$20/$16 member
Wednesday, August 3, 6-7:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: July 27
$25 per person
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Create a Tropical Effect in your Garden
Olbrich’s Thai Garden is designed to convey
a tropical effect while using plants hardy to
the midwest climate. Stroll through the Thai
Garden with horticulturist Dan Schuknecht
while we discuss plant selection and special
techniques used to create this look along with
ways to duplicate it in home gardens.
Instructor: Dan Schuknecht,
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, August 16, 5:30-7 p.m.
Registration deadline: August 9
$20/$16 member
13 Sedges
Sedges abound at Olbrich! These grass-like
plants are versatile, ecologically valuable,
and offer design options for any garden. In
this class, we will talk about thirteen top
performing, native Carex species during a
Wild Food & Wild Medicine Plant Walk, p. 5
classroom presentation and then take a stroll to
see these sedges firsthand in the gardens.
Instructor: Philip Stutz,
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Friday, September 9, 5-6:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 1
$20/$16 member
Are Flowers Necessary?
Are flowers overrated? We often focus on the
spectacular blooms of perennials and annuals, but
good garden design requires more than attention
to flowers. Foliage is a necessary component
(while flowers are not!). Join us for a walk through
the gardens as we learn how to design beds and
borders as well as containers considering color,
shape, texture, and sheen of foliage, and learn a
palette of plants that are foliage stars.
Instructor: Dan Schuknecht,
Olbrich Botanical Gardens Fantastic Ferns & How to Grow Them Walk, p. 5
Tuesday, September 13, 5-6:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 6
$20/$16 member
I found this class very
valuable and was able to
follow up with the instructors
about a question I had later
via email. The passion of these
instructors for gardening was
clear and a delight to see and
learn from them.
– Your Winter-Ready Garden Walk
Evening Meadow Stroll, p. 5
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Your Winter-Ready Garden Fall Blooms & Bouquets Walk
Are you and your garden ready for winter? Enjoy a stroll through the gardens with
Learn how Olbrich's horticulturists prepare horticulturist Samantha Malone while learning
their gardens for the cold winter months ahead. some basic tips on using flowers from your own
Fall gardening tips and tricks will be shared garden to make bouquets. After the walk, you
so you can enjoy a more beautiful winter and will get a step by step bouquet-making tutorial.
a relaxing, rewarding spring. We will address Then practice your new skills by designing your
common questions related to fall gardening own bouquet using flowers from Olbrich to
and include technique demonstrations, take home at the end of the evening!
strategies, and tools to help gardeners of any Instructor: Sam Malone,
skill level tackle and enjoy getting gardens Olbrich Botanical Gardens
ready for the next season.
Instructor: Samara Eisner & Sam Malone, Tuesday, September 27, 5:30-7 p.m.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens Registration deadline: September 20
$35/$28 member
Wednesday, September 21, 5:30-7 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 14
$26/$21 member Fantastic Fall Colors Walk
If you find fall as fleeting as we do then this
is the class for you! Admire the vibrant fall
Fall Tips and Tricks from colors – reds, oranges, yellows (even purples!)
Olbrich’s Herb Garden – during a brisk walk through the gardens
This informal tour of what’s happening in the with Olbrich Horticulturist Katey Pratt. We will
Herb Garden is sure to delight both experienced discuss various trees, shrubs, and perennials
and aspiring herbies! Horticulturist Erin Presley with excellent fall and late season interest to
recaps the summer and the techniques that add beauty to your own garden. You can even
contribute to the garden’s bountiful, beautiful collect a handful of colorful leaves to press and
displays. This fall class is a sequel to the early preserve at home!
summer session in June and will touch on how Instructor: Katey Pratt,
we adapted to the season’s weather, fall harvest Olbrich Botanical Gardens
and overwintering tips, and highlights of the
Indigenous Garden in its second year. Tuesday, October 25, 4:30-6 p.m.
Instructor: Erin Presley, Registration deadline: October 18
Olbrich Botanical Gardens $20/$16 member
Thursday, September 22, 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 15
$20/$16 member
Discovering Olbrich's Insects Walk, p. 6 Fantastic Fall Colors Walk, p. 8
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WELLNESS
Whether you are trying new ways to enjoy physical activity, restore
balance to your life, improve stress management or incorporate more plant-
based foods into your meals, Olbrich Botanical Gardens can support you
on your journey to better health. Round out your wellness practices with our
diverse adult classes led by experts in their fields. Limited space; register
early and by the deadline.
Tai Chi Meditation in the Gardens Plant Spirit Medicine
(5-week series) All plants have their own unique energy and
"Move like a great river; be still like a mountain" healing wisdoms. Learn how to tune into a
instructs the age-old description of the meditative plant using one or more of your five clair
health exercise and art of Tai Chi Chuan. This senses (clairvoyance, clairaudience, etc.) to
class offers standing movement exercises rooted personally receive plants' healing messages. We
within the Chinese tradition of Tai Chi and Chi will use guided drumming meditation to tune
Kung for the enrichment of body, mind and spirit. into the plants in the garden, and will discuss
This in-person series is open to all skill levels. some of the local medicinal species and the
Instructor: Jody Curley, M.A., medicines they offer. Meditations will be lead
Master Certified Instructor outside, so dress appropriately for the weather.
Instructor: Jennifer Helmer,
Mondays, June 13-July 18
Community Pharmacy
(no class on July 4), 6-7 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 6 Sunday, August 21, 1-2:30 p.m.
$50 per person Registration deadline: August 11
$28/$22 member
Mondays, July 25-August 22, 6-7 p.m.
Registration deadline: July 18
$50 per person Ecopoetry as Healing Art
Find inspiration through exploring and writing
eco-centric poetry. An eco-spiritual practice will
Nourishing Herbal and
often have to do with experiencing the natural
Fermented Beverages
world first-hand, observing it in relation to self,
Learn to make your own nourishing herbal
and then creating as a natural act in itself that
beverages and fermented drinks. This engaging
allows us to restore our connection to place,
workshop will guide you in making herbal
self, the earth.
infusions and transforming them into delicious
Instructor: Troy Hess, On the Yahara
fermented drinks. Everyone will take home a
beverage that we create in class, as well as a Saturdays, September 3-24, 1-3 p.m.
culture and instructions for continuing to create Registration deadline: August 25
delicious beverages at home. Bring a 2-quart $30 per person
size mason jar and a cup for samples; all other
supplies provided.
Instructor: Linda Conroy, Moonwise Herbs
Thursday, July 7, 6-8 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 30
$63/$50 member
Tai Chi Meditation in the Gardens, p. 11 Plant Spirit Medicine, p. 10
10 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens June-December 2022Tai Chi Meditation Herbs for Winter Health
"Move like a great river; be still like a mountain" can promote winter health and address
instructs the age-old description of the meditative common ailments. Participants will have the
health exercise and art of Tai Chi Chuan. This opportunity to make their own elderberry
class offers standing movement exercises rooted oxymel syrup, elderberry tincture, and herbal
within the Chinese tradition of Tai Chi and Chi lozenges to take home. During class, we will
Kung for the enrichment of body, mind and spirit. also taste a variety of herbal tea and infusions
This virtual series is open to all skill levels. that can be easily replicated. All skill levels are
Instructor: Jody Curley, M.A., Master welcome; recipes and all supplies provided.
Certified Instructor Instructor: Linda Conroy, Moonwise Herbs
Mondays, September 12-October 17, Thursday, October 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
6-7 p.m. Registration deadline: October 13
Registration deadline: September 5 $63/$50 member
$60 per person
Mondays, October 24-November 28, Make a Gratitude Journal
6-7 p.m. Create your own gratitude journal and learn
Registration deadline: October 17 the rejuvenating practice of daily journaling!
$60 per person We will explore a variety of ways to engage
with a gratitude journal, and you will make
one of your own to take home. Learn to create
Invaders or Medicine?
a deckled-edge with hand-torn paper, enhance
Invasive Plant Medicine
texture with watercolor paints, and create
Anyone with a garden or lawn knows that
a decorative cover. The finished size will be
burdock, dandelion, garlic mustard, thistle, and
approximately 2.5" by 3.5". All supplies are
ground ivy are almost impossible to get rid of!
included and all skill levels are welcome.
They just keep coming back every time with
Instructor: Angela Johnson, Angela Johnson Artist
more determination. What if these invasive
weeds actually have nourishment and medicine Sunday, October 30, 1-3 p.m.
to offer you? They do! Join Jennifer Helmer, of Registration deadline: October 20
Community Pharmacy, as she discusses several $32/$26 member
invasive weeds in Wisconsin and their healing
and medicinal uses. She will also discuss ways
that you can easily incorporate them in your life.
Summer
Concert Series
You will never look at these weeds in the same
way after this class!
Instructor: Jennifer Helmer, Bring your own lawn chairs,
Community Pharmacy blankets, picnics and
Sunday, September 18, 1-2:30 p.m. beverages to enjoy an evening
Registration deadline: September 8 concert at Olbrich.
$28/$22 member
Tuesdays at 7 p.m.,
Zentangle®: An Invitation to Wonder June 14-August 16
What happens when you combine the calming
practice of Zentangle® with the beautiful
patterns of nature? By focusing on one stroke
at a time you can create beautiful, unique
images and learn a practice that calms your
body. Beginner artists will especially enjoy
the surprise, delight, and wonder that this
drawing technique can bring! No experience
necessary and all supplies are provided.
Instructor: Ginny Stiles & Julie Swanson,
Certified Zentangle Teachers
Sunday, October 9, 1-4 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 27
$45/$36 member
olbrich.org Register online at olbrich.org/education | 11CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Engage your senses, discover hidden talents, learn a new technique,
and explore a more personal relationship with plants and nature. From
gardening practices to using nature as inspiration for the arts and do-
it-yourself projects, Olbrich Botanical Gardens offers a broad range
of classes and programs for adults. Led by experts in their fields, our
programs provide something for every interest and skill level. Visit Olbrich
Botanical Gardens to explore the wonder of plants, gardening, and the
natural world. Limited space; register early and by the deadline.
Snow Cap Blooms with Alcohol Ink Gardening for Pollinators
Join us to create three 5x7" paintings of Butterflies, bees, and countless other pollinators
beautiful flowers with translucent white petals provide critical ecosystem services as they
on organic alcohol ink backgrounds. Each pollinate both food crops and wildflowers alike.
painting will be matted to 8x10", ready to Unfortunately, these creatures are under threat
be taken home and framed. All supplies are from a variety of human impacts. Learn what
provided and no experience is necessary. This you can do to make your yard a haven for bees,
workshop is great for beginners, but those butterflies, hummingbirds, and the many other
experienced with alcohol inks will be sure to "little things that run the world".
pick up new tips and techniques. Instructor: Frank Hassler, Good Oak
Instructor: Beth Kluth, Ink Art by Beth Kluth Ecological Services
Sunday, June 5, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 6-8 p.m.
Registration deadline: May 26 Registration deadline: May 31
$98/$80 member $28/$22 member
Cranes over Wisconsin Weed Identification
Have you heard about the international and Management
conservation organization just north of Madison Did you know you can use weed life cycle
that works to bring North America's tallest birds knowledge and various cultural techniques to
back from the brink of extinction using puppets, manage weeds in your garden and landscape?
planes, and communities like yours? Join the We will review a gallery of common weeds,
International Crane Foundation for an engaging including grassy and broadleaf types, for
and informational virtual presentation about our identifying characteristics and control tips. You
work with Whooping Cranes in Wisconsin. will receive an electronic copy of a handout
Instructor: Stephanie Schmidt, that walks you through a taxonomic key for
International Crane Foundation identifying grasses as well as other resources.
Instructor: Lisa Johnson, Dane County
Monday, June 6, 6-7:15 p.m.
Extension, Horticulture Educator
Registration deadline: May 30
$15/$12 member Thursday, June 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 2
$22/$18 member
Summer Breeze
Join in the fun – grab a refreshing beverage
and take a relaxing stroll in the Gardens
with your sweetheart, create in community
workshops, play a friendly game of bocce ball
or cornhole with your pals, or start a dance
party in the Thai Garden.
Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18, 4-9 p.m.
For ticket information visit olbrich.org
olbrich.org Register online at olbrich.org/education | 13Morning Birches with Alcohol Ink Fabulous Flowers Brush Painting
Learn to use masking techniques to create Enjoy a day painting fabulous flowers. You will
contrast between trees and a colorful sunrise! learn various Asian watercolor styles including
The alcohol inks will bring your 9x12" painting spontaneous and outline (contour) styles. We
to life. Your finished painting will be matted will cover specific techniques to paint roses,
to 11x14", ready for framing. All supplies are camellias, orchids, iris, peony, sunflowers, and
provided and no experience is necessary. This wisteria. You will also learn calligraphy for each
workshop is great for beginners, but those flower. Bring your own supplies or reserve and
experienced with alcohol inks will be sure to purchase a supply kit from the instructor on the
pick up new tips and techniques. day of class. Email rbenedict@cityofmadison.
Instructor: Beth Kluth, Ink Art by Beth Kluth com to reserve a supply kit.
Instructor: Stella Dobbins,
Sunday, June 12, 1-4 p.m.
National Watercolor Society
Registration deadline: June 2
$98/$80 member Sunday, June 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 16
$90/$70 member
Growing Herbal Pollinator Plants
Create your own pollinator-friendly garden!
Learn how to select and grow herbal plants
that can be enjoyed by both you and insects. Milkweed
Prepare to get your hands dirty as you learn Soup Tasting
to sow dill and transplant parsley and fennel
into containers that you can take home with
Visit the Herb Garden for free
you. These herbs are specifically enticing to
swallowtail butterflies! We will discuss light samples of delicious milkweed
considerations, watering, temperature, and soup featuring milkweed grown
potting mix. All materials provided. in our Indigenous Garden,
Instructor: Melody Orban, Master Gardener which highlights vegetables and
Thursday, June 16, 6-7:30 p.m. other plants important in Native
Registration deadline: June 9 culture and foodways.
$44/$35 member
Thursday, July 7, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Maahic is Ho-Chunk for Milkweed:
Explore and paint! Succulent Container Art
Deejop, the land of four lakes (Madison), is Ho-
Create your own succulent dish garden! Your
Chunk land. In this class, Ho-Chunk member
instructor will inspire you with an artistic
Bill Quackenbush will guide us in a conversation
orientation of materials such as a mini terracotta
about milkweed, also known as maahic in
pot as a tree trunk, a succulent as the crown of
the Ho-Chunk language. After tasting some
the tree, and colored gravel to bring it to life. We
traditional Ho-Chunk soup made with milkweed
will learn how to propagate succulents while
buds, we will use watercolors to paint a monarch
you assemble your own dish and discuss light
butterfly sitting on a milkweed leaf. All supplies
considerations, watering, temperature, and
are provided and all skill levels welcome.
potting mix. All supplies provided.
Instructor: Emily Schroeder,
Instructor: Melody Orban, Master Gardener
Emily Marie Watercolors
Monday, June 27, 6-8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 25, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 20
Registration deadline: June 16
$44/$35 member
$54/$43 member
Beth was a great instructor for the pros and the beginners
(like me!). She was super at coming around and helping us when
needed. SO MUCH FUN for celebrating my mother's 85th birthday!
She kept saying all day what a wonderful day it was.
– Abstract Floral Bouquets with Alcohol Ink
14 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens June-December 2022Native Wisconsin Berries:
Explore and Paint!
Join us to explore three types of berries native
to Wisconsin - gooseberries, currants, and
juneberries - through sight, touch, and taste!
After a brief introduction from Wisconsin Food
Forests, we will try our hand at painting these
vibrant plants with watercolors. All supplies
included and all skill levels welcome.
Instructor: Emily Schroeder,
Emily Marie Watercolors
Wednesday, June 29, 1-3 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 22
$54/$43 member
Native Plants
and Pollinators Weed Identification and Management, p.13
This virtual lecture will focus on groups of
insect pollinators and how you can attract
and support them by growing various native
and nativar plants. We will also discuss a
number of recommended native plants
attractive to pollinators that grow in sun and
shade, reviewing their characteristics and
maintenance needs.
Instructor: Lisa Johnson, Dane County
Extension, Horticulture Educator
Thursday, June 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 23
$22/$18 member
Native Plants for
the Formal Garden
How do we incorporate native plants into
more formal landscapes? Explore structurally
Morning Birches with Alcohol Ink, p. 14
well-behaved native plants for sun and shade
that offer interesting architecture, distinctive
flowers, and host a bevy of beneficial insects in
this engaging virtual lecture.
Instructor: Heather Prince, Fearless Gardening
Friday, July 1, 1-3 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 25
$24/$19 member
Growing Herbal Pollinator Plants, p. 14
olbrich.org Register online at olbrich.org/education | 15Abstract Floral Bouquets
with Alcohol Ink
Learn simple techniques for using alcohol inks
to create vibrant floral bouquets. Your finished
8x10” painting will be matted to 11x14", ready
for framing. All supplies are provided and
no experience is necessary. This workshop is
great for beginners, but those experienced with
alcohol inks will be sure to pick up new tips
and techniques.
Instructor: Beth Kluth, Ink Art by Beth Kluth
Saturday, July 9, 1-4 p.m.
Registration deadline: June 30
$98/$80 member
Succulent Container Art, p. 14
Intuitive Embroidery
New to embroidery? Savvy embroiderer
looking for a new approach? This class is
created for you! Join us in this 3-session series
to learn techniques for free-styling with stitches
on fabric. We will explore an intuitive way
to start a textile art installation from scratch,
including how to combine fabrics, colors,
textures and specific stitches. You will learn
how to develop a composition and then let
serendipity lead the way! This workshop is
suitable for artists of any skill level.
Instructor: Patrizia Ferreira, Textile Artist
Thursdays, July 14-28, 1-3 p.m.
Butterfly Photography, p. 16 Registration deadline: July 7
$100/$80 member
Butterfly Photography
Thousands of butterflies take flight in Olbrich's
tropical conservatory in July, creating the perfect
opportunity to photograph some of the most
colorful insects around! Join us for a lecture to
discuss macro concepts, equipment, and the
challenges associated with fast-moving subjects,
then practice your photography skills in the
tropical conservatory. This workshop is suitable
for photographers of any skill level. Suggested
equipment: DSLR or mirrorless camera, flash
with off camera cord (unless your camera is
equipped to fire flash wirelessly), macro or close
focusing lens. Tripods are not needed.
Instructor: Kevin Hanley, Photographer
Thursday, July 28, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Registration deadline: July 21
$28/$22 member
Maahic is Ho-Chunk for Milkweed:
Explore and Paint!, p. 14
16 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens June-December 2022Using Solidago (Goldenrod) As A Dye Drawing: The Next Step
Did you know goldenrod supports over 100 Build upon your basic drawing skills and
species of butterflies and moths that use it as gain more pleasure in the drawing process
a host plant?! In addition to these incredible in this one-day workshop. Learn to see and
ecological benefits, goldenrod can be used measure accurately while using time-honored,
to make natural dyes. Join us to forage for traditional drawing techniques using pencil,
Goldenrod flower tops and learn how to use pen, and charcoal. We will also explore drawing
them to make a yellow dye. A pre-mordanted exercises that help artists loosen up for a more
cotton bandanna and silk scarf will be provided gestural approach to drawing. Some materials
to dye. We will learn about dye components will be provided by the instructor; see supply
like mordants, why we use them, the different list for details and bring a bag lunch. This
results they make, and how to care for your workshop is suitable for all skill levels.
hand-dyed items. Instructor: Kay Brathol-Hostvet, Brathol-
Instructor: Kipp Inglis, A Botanical Dyery Hostvet Studio
Sunday, August 7, 10:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 10:30-4:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: July 28 Registration deadline: August 4
$136 per person $136 per person
An Inside Look at Natural Dye Workshop:
Olbrich’s Bug Scouts Immersion Dyeing
Join horticulturists Katey & Sam as they dive Learn how to make dye from natural materials,
into a general overview of all things bugs. Learn often made of food or floral waste and other
how the Garden Scout Volunteers at Olbrich botanical extracts. We will discuss how to create
Botanical Gardens are working to help identify a dye bath and binding methods for dyed
all the small creatures that run the world. pieces. You will also dye a textile product in the
Explore our iNaturalist Project observations, class to take home. All supplies provided.
see videos of insects in action, and observe Instructor: Erica Kowalsky,
details of insects that you would never expect Down To Earth Goods
through the digital camera microscope!
Sunday, August 14, 1-4 p.m.
Instructor: Katey Pratt and Sam Malone,
Registration deadline: August 4
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
$116/$93 member
Wednesday, August 10, 6-7:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: August 3
$28 per person
Cranes in Culture
Interested in birds and looking for a relaxing
artistic outlet? Join the International Crane
You CAN draw! Foundation to explore crane representation
For the Absolute Beginner in the arts followed by a hands-on art project
Drawing is a relaxing hobby, a foundational for artists of any skill level. Using origami
skill for all arts, and a valuable tool in planning paper, beads, and string, you will master the
home and garden projects. Alleviate your art of paper folding to create a hanging chain
fears through fun floral and botanical drawing of paper cranes to display in your home. All
exercises with straightforward directions to supplies provided and no experience necessary.
get you started. All materials are provided Instructor: Stephanie Schmidt, International
including your own sketchbook and drawing Crane Foundation
tools to take home. Please bring a bag lunch.
Thursday, August 18, 6-8 p.m.
Instructor: Kay Brathol-Hostvet, Brathol-
Registration deadline: August 11
Hostvet Studio
$25/$20 member
Friday, August 12, 10:30-4:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: August 4
$136 per person
olbrich.org Register online at olbrich.org/education | 17A Natural History Wisconsin's Native Orchids:
of Oaks Ecology, Conservation, and Propagation
From pre-settlement to today, discover the Wisconsin has almost 50 species of native
many ways humans, birds, animals, and insects orchids found in a variety of habitats, from
have used and treasured the magnificent oak recently disturbed ground to old growth
trees. This virtual lecture will examine where forests and prairies. Join us to learn about their
oaks are typically found in nature, their myriad habits, population dynamics, and propagation
uses over the centuries, as well as folklore and techniques from your instructor's 40 years of
stories. We will also discuss faunal partnerships experience and research, including observations
and the benefits that these trees can bring to of the dozen species that grow wild on Bluestem
your own landscape. Farm. We will discuss common myths about
Instructor: Heather Prince, Fearless Gardening orchids, tips & tricks for the nursery trade, and
Friday, August 19, 1-4 p.m. discuss the dynamic ecology of these unique
Registration deadline: August 11 native plants. This lecture is best suited for
$30/$24 member intermediate-level gardeners.
Instructor: Scott Weber, Bluestem Farm
Tuesday, September 6, 6-8 p.m.
Beginning Chair Caning Registration deadline: August 30
Have you ever wondered how a caned chair
$15/$12 member
seat is made? Explore the caning process
through a guided 7-step method of hand caning
a wooden trivet using natural strand cane. Natural Dye Workshop:
You will learn about various types of caning, Bundle Dyeing
different types of caning materials, and how to Explore a unique natural dyeing method which
care for caned furniture. This workshop is best uses steam to extract the color from the natural
suited for beginners. materials onto fabric. You will learn how to use
Instructor: Mary Jo Harris, natural materials including compost, flowers,
Harris Caning and Knitting and other botanical extracts to dye your own
Saturday, August 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. textile product using a method called the
Registration deadline: August 11 bundle dye method. All supplies provided.
$143 per person Instructor: Erica Kowalsky,
Down To Earth Goods
Sunday, September 11, 1-4 p.m.
Abstract Landscapes with Alcohol Ink Registration deadline: September 1
Learn techniques for using alcohol inks to
$116/$93 member
create three different landscapes: a rolling
hillside, moonlit mountains, and an ocean
sunrise. Creating with alcohol inks is fun and Planting a Prairie
surprising! You will create three 5x7” paintings. Adding a prairie to your property can add
Your finished paintings will be matted to 8x10", beauty, reduce maintenance costs, and provide
ready for framing. All supplies are provided critical wildlife habitat. Site preparation,
and no experience is necessary. This workshop seeding, and early stewardship are critical steps
is great for beginners, but those experienced that will vary depending on site conditions.
with alcohol inks will be sure to pick up new This lecture will outline the process of prairie
tips and techniques. establishment and help you chart a course that
Instructor: Beth Kluth, Ink Art by Beth Kluth fits the needs of your site.
Sunday, August 21, 10:30-1:30 p.m. Instructor: Frank Hassler,
Registration deadline: August 11 Good Oak Ecological Services
$98/$80 member Monday, September 12, 6-8 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 5
$33/$27 member
18 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens June-December 2022Intuitive Embroidery
New to embroidery? Savvy embroiderer,
looking for a new approach? This three-
week Zoom series will guide you in learning
techniques for free-styling with stitches.
Explore an intuitive technique for starting
a piece of textile art, including how to
combine fabrics, colors, textures, and specific
stitches. Create your own composition and let
serendipity lead the way!
Instructor: Patrizia Ferreira, Textile Artist
Tuesdays, September 13-27, 1-3 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 6
$100/$80 member Wisconsin's Native Orchids, p. 18
The Art of Rewilding:
Inviting Nature to Your Yard
Responding to the global extinction crisis
requires everyone’s participation. Your property,
whether urban, suburban, or rural, has an
important role to play. This class will offer easy,
practical tips for creating a healthy, beautiful,
and biologically rich environment. Native
plantings and other actions to benefit wildlife
will be emphasized. Gardeners of any skill level
will enjoy the opportunity to discuss their native
landscaping aspirations and challenges.
Instructor: Craig Thompson, WI Department of
Natural Resources
Tuesday, September 20, 6-8 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 13
$15/$12 member
Loved this class! I have done
Olbrich classes over Zoom and Natural Dye Workshop: Bundle Dyeing, p. 18
in-person and really appreciate
them. The teachers and experts
are outstanding, conversation
with fellow attendees is respectful
and enjoyable, and the material
is specific, detailed, relevant, and
always interesting. I leave with
actionable information and ideas.
Can't say enough good things!
Between the material taught in
the class and the ideas shared by
my fellow attendees, I learned so
much and left class so inspired
with new possibilities. Can't wait
for the next Olbrich event!
– Easy Food Preserving:
Canning Free
Natural History of Oaks, p. 18
olbrich.org Register online at olbrich.org/education | 19Getting Your Garden Ready Managing Moths: Lymantria dispar
for Winter (Spongy Moth)
The old saying goes, “all good things must Spongy moths are an unfortunate threat to our
come to an end,” and so too does the gardening trees and landscapes. This virtual lecture will
season. You may ask yourself: “Now what guide you through identifying this pest and
should I do?” "Should I rake the leaves or leave determining if your plants are being impacted
them on the yard?" "Should I aerate or thatch by these moths. We will also discuss effective
the lawn before winter?" "How should I protect actions you can take at your own home to
my shrubs and new trees from winter wildlife?" lessen their effect.
This virtual lecture will answer all these Instructor: McKinzie Myszka,
questions and more. Tree Health Management
Instructor: Lisa Johnson, Dane County
Wednesday, October 5, 6-7:15 p.m.
Extension, Horticulture Educator
Registration deadline: September 28
Thursday, September 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $15/$12 member
Registration deadline: September 22
$22/$18 member
Watercolor Fall Themes
This day-long workshop will guide you in using
Knitting with Two Colors Asian techniques and autumn colors to paint
Are you inspired by knitted items made with beautiful images like kapok flowers with birds,
more than one color? This workshop will cover yellow birds on a fall tree, a tiger with bamboo,
different methods used when knitting with or gold fish with sea grass. You will also learn
more than one color, including stranded (or fair the calligraphy for each subject. Bring your own
isle) knitting, double knitting, mosaic (or slip supplies, or reserve and purchase a supply kit
stitch) knitting, entrelac knitting, and modular from the instructor on the day of class; email
knitting. Having background knowledge of rbenedict@cityofmadison.com for details.
how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off will be Instructor: Stella Dobbins,
beneficial for this class. National Watercolor Society
Instructor: Mary Jo Harris,
Sunday, October 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Harris Caning and Knitting
Registration deadline: September 29
Tuesdays, October 4-25, 6-8 p.m. $90/$70 member
Registration deadline: September 27
$143 per person
Abstract Florals with Alcohol Ink
In this workshop, you will create three different
Seed Saving Workshop abstract florals using alcohol inks. You will
Bringing together the time honored gardening learn different techniques to guide and mix
traditions of seed saving with hands-on the inks while creating three 5x7" paintings.
practice, this workshop offers a unique learning Your finished paintings will be matted to 8x10",
experience in how to identify, harvest, and ready for framing. This workshop is great for
store seeds from Olbrich Gardens. Wander beginners, but those experienced with alcohol
the garden, learn about each plant and its inks will be sure to pick up new tips and
particular seed, and help harvest seeds for techniques. All supplies are provided and no
future use in the gardens. Gardeners of any experience is necessary.
skill level will enjoy using seed saving and seed Instructor: Beth Kluth, Ink Art by Beth Kluth
sharing as a way to connect with others and to
Sunday, October 16, 1-4 p.m.
pass on generations of history and traditions.
Registration deadline: October 6
Instructor: Avery Pronschinske, Olbrich
$98/$80 member
Botanical Gardens
Wednesday, October 5, 2-3:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: September 28
$15/$12 member
20 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens June-December 2022Botanical Prints on Fabric
Olbrich Gardens is the perfect setting to use
nature's inspiration to create botanical-inspired
prints on fabric. We will use leaves, branches,
and other found natural objects in combination
with fabric ink to develop unique prints. This
versatile technique is ideal for upcycling
garments, decorating other wares, or developing
your own personal prints on fabric. This
workshop is suitable for artists of any skill level.
Instructor: Patrizia Ferreira, Textile Artist
Thursdays, October 27-November 17,
1-3 p.m.
Registration deadline: October 20
$100/$80 member
The Art of Rewilding:
Botanical Prints on Fabric Inviting Nature to Your Yard, p. 19
This virtual workshop will guide you in using
leaves, branches, and other found natural objects
in combination with fabric ink to develop
unique prints. This versatile technique is ideal
for upcycling garments, decorating other wares,
or developing your own personal prints on
fabric. This workshop is suitable for artists of
any skill level.
Instructor: Patrizia Ferreira, Textile Artist
Fridays, October 28-November 18,
1-3 p.m.
Registration deadline: October 21
$100/$80 member
Sweetgrass and Pine Needle Basketry
Make your own coiled basket using pine
needles and sweetgrass! Spend an engaging
day exploring the creative possibilities of this
Knitting with Two Colors, p. 20
traditional skill as you design and complete your
basket. Herbalist Linda Conroy will guide and
instruct you on how to coil and stitch a simple
basket as well as integrate other materials into
your basket such as black walnut hull, pine
cone, beads, and more. This class is the perfect
opportunity for both new or experienced
weavers to begin or expand on their skills. Bring
a thimble, small sewing scissors, and reading
glasses if needed. All other supplies provided.
Instructor: Linda Conroy, Moonwise Herbs
Saturday, October 29, 10:30-4:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: October 20
$90/$70 member
Seed Saving Workshop, p. 20
olbrich.org Register online at olbrich.org/education | 21Frosty Birches with Alcohol Ink
Creating with alcohol inks is fun and
surprising! Learn techniques for using alcohol
inks to create a scene of textured birch trees
illuminated by a full moon. Your 9x12” painting
will be matted to 11x14” final size, ready
for framing. All supplies provided and no
experience necessary.
Instructor: Beth Kluth, Ink Art by Beth Kluth
Saturday, November 6, 1-4 p.m.
Registration deadline: October 27
$98/$80 member
Poetry and Floral Design: Writing
Abstract Florals with Alcohol Ink, p. 20
and Arranging Flowers from Blue
Iris by Mary Oliver
Join us each session as we read and discuss
poetry from one of Mary Oliver’s most
flower-centric collections, Blue Iris, and
learn how to use roses as art and expression
with a professional florist. In the final class
participants will share their flower poems and
take home their own rose arrangement.
Instructor: Troy Hess, On the Yahara
Stephanie Freimark, Professional Florist
Sundays, November 6-20, 1-3 p.m.
Registration deadline: October
$27/$30 per person
Growing Resilient Trees
In our changing climate, maintaining healthy
trees has become increasingly challenging. This
virtual lecture will discuss current management
Holiday Card Design: issues brought on by climate change, as well as
Watercolor Wreaths, p. 23 anticipated future challenges. We will also discuss
the increasingly important role that our community
trees play in fostering a sustainable environment
and strategies for success in the future.
Instructor: Briana Frank,
Tree Health Management
Thursday, November 10, 6-7:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: November 3
$15/$12 member
This class reinforced my interest
in getting more natives and
pollinators into my space. Things
in my yard will have changed a
lot by this time next year.
– The Benefits of Native Plants
Wreathmnaking with Holiday Spices, p. 23
22 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens June-December 2022Wild Roses: Explore and Paint! Evergreen Holiday Wreath with
Join us to learn about wild rose hips, Natural Materials
including how to forage and prepare them, Evergreen holiday wreaths smell wonderful and
from Wisconsin Food Forests experts. While add charm to your winter decorating scheme.
enjoying a taste of wild rose hip tea, we will use Learn how to decorate your own unique wreath
watercolors to paint a wild rose. All supplies with natural materials from Olbrich's gardens.
provided and all skill levels are welcome. Fresh evergreen wreath, plant materials, and other
Instructor: Emily Schroeder, supplies provided to make one holiday wreath.
Emily Marie Watercolors Instructor: Samara Eisner & Erin Presley,
Thursday, November 17, 5:30-8 p.m. Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Registration deadline: November 10 Wednesday, December 7,
$54/$43 member 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Registration deadline: November 30
Holiday Card Design: $90/$76 member
Watercolor Wreaths
Create your own holiday cards to share with Natural Materials
family and friends! This workshop will guide Ornament Workshop
you in painting a beautiful wreath using Feeling festive? Let your creativity flow while
watercolors. This class is explained well for creating natural material ornaments - great
beginners, but more advanced painters will gifts for the fellow gardener or nature-lover on
also find inspiration and will take away tips for your holiday list! Each participant will create
creating their own holiday wreaths. All supplies ornaments to take home at the end of class.
are provided to create two holiday wreath cards. Start with a base of dried citrus, wood slice, or
Instructor: Emily Schroeder, pinecone and build your ornament using dried
Emily Marie Watercolors flowers, seedpods and more! All materials are
pre-harvested from Olbrich Gardens to create a
Wednesday, November 30, 6-8 p.m.
one-of-a-kind, unique piece of art! All materials
Registration deadline: November 23
provided. Students must be comfortable
$54/$43 member
working with hot glue and delicate material.
Instructor: Katey Pratt,
From the Garden: Herbal Gift Making Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Create homemade gifts for the herb lover in
Thursday, December 8, 6-8 p.m.
your life this season. Rotate through various
Registration deadline: December 1
stations as you make 10-12 different items from
$32/$26 member
salts and infused vinegars to salves, body spray,
and a felted soap bar. Learn about the variety
of herbs offered and take recipes home of items Wreathmaking with Holiday Spices
made in class. All supplies are provided. Craft a small wreath that evokes the scents
Instructor: Linda Conroy, Moonwise Herbs of the season, inspired by tropical plants
growing in Olbrich’s Bolz Conservatory! Learn
Saturday, December 3, 10:30-4:30 p.m.
how to wire fresh greens to a wreath form,
Registration deadline: November 23
then decorate with whole spices and dried
$80/$64 member
citrus slices. This project is perfect to set as a
centerpiece with candles or to hang inside to
Evergreen Holiday Wreath with dry in place. Gloves and jewelry pliers will be
Natural Materials useful to bring to aid in twisting wire and all
Evergreen holiday wreaths smell wonderful and other supplies are provided.
add charm to your winter decorating scheme. Instructor: Irene Padlin,
Learn how to decorate your own unique wreath Olbrich Botanical Gardens
with natural materials from Olbrich's gardens. Saturday, December 10, 2-4 p.m.
Fresh evergreen wreath, plant materials, and other Registration deadline: December 1
supplies provided to make one holiday wreath. $90/$76 member
Instructor: Samara Eisner & Erin Presley,
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, December 6, 6-8 p.m.
Registration deadline: November 29
$90/$76 member
olbrich.org Register online at olbrich.org/education | 23LITERATURE
Gift yourself with the opportunity to explore a new story by visiting Olbrich’s
Schumacher Library or joining the Garden and Nature Community Reading
Group. Find time to reflect through one of our writing classes and workshops.
Olbrich welcomes many talented instructors who are just waiting to support
you in your individual writing or literature journey! Limited space; register early
and by the deadline.
Garden and Nature Community Reading Group
Dreams and Designs: Gardening in Harmony with the Environment
Join other garden and wildlife enthusiasts to discuss books and ideas about gardening, plants,
nature and the environment in the Garden and Nature Community Reading Group. This reading
group is a partnership between Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Steenbock Library, the UW Arboretum
and Schumacher Farm Park. The theme for our 2022 fall series is Journeys into Nature. We will
be reading and discussing two award-winning books on the human experience in the natural
world. All discussions are free and open to the public. Participants are encouraged to read the
selected book prior to participating in the discussion. Books are not supplied but are available at
Schumacher Library, partner libraries, and the Madison Public Library system.
Instructors: Eva Stefanski, Horticultural Librarian at Olbrich Botanical Gardens; Marian Farrior,
Restoration Work Party Manager at UW Arboretum; Karen Dunn, Librarian at Steenbock Library;
and Amy Jo Dusick, Park Administrator at Schumacher Farm Park
Bicycling with Butterflies My 10,201- Diary of a Young Naturalist
Mile Journey Following the Monarch by Dara McAnulty
Migration by Sara Dykman The 2020 winner of the Wainwright Prize for
Winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book UK Nature Writing, Diary of a Young Naturalist
Award in Outdoor Literature. In Bicycling with chronicles a year in the life of sixteen-year
Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible old climate activist Dara McAnulty. He shares
journey becoming the first person to bicycle all the joys and challenges of a life filled with
alongside monarch butterflies on their annual family, friendships, a passion for nature and
migration—a round-trip adventure that included the complexities of living with autism. Join us
three countries and more than 10,000 miles alone to discuss this remarkable new voice in nature
on a bicycle made of recycled parts. Join us to writing and explore the role of the naturalist in
discuss this remarkable story and the wonders of modern society.
migrating butterflies.
Tuesday, November 1, 6:30-8 p.m.
Tuesday, September 27, 6:30-8 p.m. Registration deadline: October 25
Registration deadline: September 20
24 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens June-December 2022LEARN & PLAY TOGETHER
Explore the wonder of the natural world with your family. Learn & Play
Together classes are a great opportunity for parents or caregivers to
spend quality time with their children. Classes are designed for you
to explore nature-themed topics side-by-side with your child as they
engage in hands-on, fun, age-appropriate experiences. Children must be
accompanied by an adult; adult attends free. Dress for the activity and
weather. Limited space; register early and by the deadline.
LITTLE SPROUTS PROGRAMS Saturday, July 23, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Registration deadline: July 14
Little Sprouts programs are nature and literature-
based early childhood programs designed Bees
to meet the multidimensional learning and Tuesday, July 26, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
developmental needs of children ages 2-5 years. Registration deadline: July 19
Each class is designed for children to work side-
Friday, July 29, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
by-side with their adult caregiver as they engage
Registration deadline: July 21
in hands-on, fun, age-appropriate experiences that
support the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Ants
Standards. Sign up for one class or an entire Friday, August 12, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
series. Ages 2-5 years with an adult. Registration deadline: August 4
Class Fee: $9/$7 member (per child/adult pair) Beetles
Tuesday, August 16, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
LITTLE SPROUTS GARDENING Registration deadline: August 9
Little Sprouts Gardening classes take place
outdoors in the Children’s Kitchen Garden Friday, August 19, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
where participants listen to a story, water Registration deadline: August 11
plants, dig in the soil, and engage in hands-on
learning activities. Saturday, August 20, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Registration deadline: August 11
Garden Stories Ladybugs
Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds Tuesday, August 23, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Friday, June 10, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Registration deadline: August 16
Registration deadline: June 2
Friday, August 26, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Saturday, June 11, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Registration deadline: August 18
Registration deadline: June 2
Stories from the Bug Garden
A Garden Full of Colors
Friday, June 17, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Planting a Rainbow
Registration deadline: June 9 Thursday, September 1, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Registration deadline: August 25
Up, Down, and Around
Friday, June 24, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Growing Vegetable Soup
Registration deadline: June 16 Thursday, September 8, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Registration deadline: September 1
Summer Bugs Tiny Seed
Butterflies Thursday, September 15, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Friday, July 15, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Registration deadline: September 8
Registration deadline: July 7
Tuesday, July 19, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Registration deadline: July 12
Fireflies
Friday, July 22, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Registration deadline: July 14
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