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December – Gifts from the Bees Saturdays and Sundays in December, 2013, noon - 4 p.m. • Learning Center
Have you heard the buzz about bees? Discover who lives in a hive, and what jobs they do. Take a look at pollen up close and buzz through the greenhouse in search of flowers. Sample a taste of sweet comb honey and sooth winter’s chapped lips by making your own beeswax lip balm to take home. FREE with Arboretum Admission
January – Cozy up to a Cactus Saturdays and Sundays in January, 2014, noon - 4 p.m. • Learning Center
Escape from winter for a desert adventure in our warm greenhouse. See the spikes, spines, and inside of a cactus larger than life through a microscope. Munch on edible cactus and savor sweet agave syrup while you invent a survival adaptation. Before you go, pot up your own succulent plant to keep on your windowsill all winter long. FREE with Arboretum Admission
February – Plant Partnerships Saturdays and Sundays in February, 2014, noon - 4 p.m. • Learning Center
How do animals survive the winter? Fly south like the migrant birds and monarch butterflies into our tropical greenhouse. Hunt for tropical flowers and fruit that help replenish these weary migrants. Create a natural seed ornament to feed the hardy nonmigrants outside your window. Peer through a microscope at the colorful berries, twigs, and needles in our winter landscape that sustain winter wildlife. FREE with Arboretum Admission
March – Sprouts Alive! In the plant word it is time to begin! How do seeds turn into sprouts? Let’s look in a microscope at shoots with baby leaves and roots. Prepare a sprout snack in the Harvest Kitchen, design seed pictures, and plant seeds to take home and watch as they sprout and grow. FREE with Arboretum Admission
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