Education Adult Education Classes
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he Garden’s Adult & Family Education & Events Catalog for January– April 2012 will be mailed to member households and published as a “Style Weekly” insert on December 7. Programs subject to change. Upcoming seasonal highlights follow. Details, fees and registration at: http://bit.ly/LGBGeducation; ext. 322; or registrar@lewisginter.org. Making a fairy House Saturday, Nov. 12............................... FU LL 9AM–NOON, Adult + Child Saturday, Nov. 12............................... 1:30PM–4:30PM, Adult + Child Saturday, Dec. 10.............................. 9AM–NOON, Adults Only Craft a whimsical fairy house— like those in GardenFest train displays—using dried natural materials. Guided by horticulturist Shannon Smith. Great Greens: Working with Garden Evergreens for Holiday Decorations Saturday, Dec. 3.......................................................................... 10:30–11:45AM Conditioning, care and arrangement of fresh evergreens. Free demonstration by volunteer Debbe Peck. No registration. Evergreens Sale follows at Noon (details page 5).
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he Lora M. Robins Library beckons you as wintry weather moves you indoors. Browse our collections, launch some research, pick out a storybook for your youngster, or participate in the following opportunity.
Botanical Book Club Dec. 9 & 2nd Friday Every Other Month....................11AM–NOON Library Reading Room Reading enthusiasts meet to discuss group-selected books. Details at (804) 262-9887, ext. 334; on the Garden’s Facebook page; or by email request at library@lewisginter.org. Garden membership suggested, though not required.
Student Benefits from Partnership with VCU Graduate School
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ames Walker is serving a two-year graduate assistantship at the Garden while completing his master’s degree at Virginia Commonwealth University with a concentration in design/visual communications. Walker’s duties include planning, scheduling and installing exhibits in the Ginter Gallery II in the Education and Library Complex, and assisting with other Garden installations and special exhibits as needed.
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SAVE THE DATE IN 2012 Winter Symposium & CVNLA Short Course “Treading Lightly on the Land” Feb. 8, 9, 10............................................................................................ 8AM–4PM Annual winter symposium for green business owners, landscape architects, designers, master gardeners and seasoned home gardeners. Featuring a rich roster of innovative writers, designers, researchers and practitioners who, through presentations and networking opportunities, share how to achieve balanced ecology in the landscape. $40 per day, including coffee and lunch. Net proceeds help build CVNLA’s scholarship fund for students pursuing horticultural careers. Earn continuing education hours; update pesticide certification (Friday). Presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Central Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association, and Virginia Cooperative Extension. Educator Workshops: Using the School Grounds as a Classroom “What to Plant / What to Teach” Feb. 14............................................................................................... 4–6:30PM “Completing the Cycle” May 15............................................................................................... 4–6:30PM Technical information, lesson plans and outdoor teaching techniques. $21/workshop ($10/workshop for members). Tree Care Symposium March 1....................................................................................... 8:30AM–3:30PM
Thanks to David Pippin and his holiday floral-design class at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, who decorated the Bloemendaal House dining room and Robins Room for GardenFest festivity.
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