FREE with Arboretum Admission
ALL AGES
The Plant-Maker Studio offers "make a plant" experiences for all ages. Our technology-loaded lives can leave anyone eager to dig into nature and get their hands on plants.
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December - January
PlantMaker Studio
Journey with Spices
ALL AGES
DATES Saturdays and Sundays December - January
TIME Drop-in anytime between noon - 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION Learning Center
FREE with gate admission
Get tropical this winter with spices! Experience spices from around the world with all five of your senses.
- Choose a spice to flavor your own fresh-baked gingerbread cookie
- Learn what might have been on your spice shelf 500 years ago
- Take a spice-seeking voyage around the Learning Center greenhouse
- Discover why these plants are known as healthy winter warmers
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February - March
PlantMaker Studio
Pot-a-Plant
ALL AGES
DATES Saturdays and Sundays February - March
TIME Drop-in anytime between noon - 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION Learning Center
FREE with gate admission
Many of our houseplants were once wild plants somewhere. How plants lead their lives in nature can give you clues about ways to multiply or divide them.
- Practice your propagation skills by starting cuttings
- Learn how to care for your new plant and take your plant home
- Get inspired by the displays in the Learning Center greenhouse
- Return to collect them all! Plant selections change every two weeks
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April - May
PlantMaker Studio
Tomato Time!
ALL AGES
DATES Saturdays and Sundays April - May
TIME Drop-in anytime between noon - 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION Learning Center
FREE with gate admission
Tomatoes can be tasty summer treats, especially when they come from your own garden. Eliminate some of the challenges of growing your own by learning how to choose the best tomato for your garden.
- Jumpstart spring by choosing a tomato seed to plant and take.
- Learn the two main kinds of tomatoes and which one is right for you.
- Explore the diversity of tomatoes!
- Discover new containers and planting ideas to succeed in growing your own tomatoes at home.
- Make-and-take a bookmark with care tips to remember what you've learned.
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June - September
PlantMaker Studio
Summer at the Farm
ALL AGES
DATES Saturdays and Sundays June - September
TIME Drop-in anytime between noon - 4:00 p.m.
SPECIAL LOCATION! Farm at the Arb
FREE with gate admission
The PlantMaker Studio offers themed "make a plant" experiences. Drop into the Farm to make your own planting project and for a "taste" of what's growing this season!
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