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Children’s Dance and Movement
in the Garden
Through stories, games, movement and song, this class focuses on seasonal themes designed specifically for children and their creative imaginations. Children will improve concentration, focus and balance while promoting healthier and greener choices for the environment. (Please bring a mat if you have one).
Cost: Member $62, non-member $74
Mommy and Me – Ages 2 – 3
Session I - Mondays, April 8 – May 13, 10 am – 10:45 am
Session II - Mondays, May 20 – July 1, 10 am – 10:45 am (excludes May 27)
Preschool Age – Ages 4 - 5
Session I – Mondays, April 8 – May 13, 11 am – 11:45 am
Session II – Mondays, May 20 – July 1, 11 am – 11:45 am (excludes May 27)
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WaterSmart Landscaping Lab Series:
Saving Water One Zone at a Time
May 18 – June 15, 2013
Three classroom & one design coaching session
Download Application Here
San Diego Botanic Garden, San Diego County Water Authority, and MiraCosta College are teaming up to sponsor a WaterSmart Landscape Workshop Series study.
The WaterSmart Landscape Makeover Workshop Series will provide participants an opportunity for hands-on learning through modules designed to walk participants through three key competencies necessary for a successful landscape retrofit. These FREE workshops are designed to provide homeowners a comprehensive overview and basic skills necessary for the successful conversion of the traditional turf yard into a WaterSmart Landscape.
For detailed information on the
WaterSmart Landscape Makeover Workshop – Spring Series click here
For more background information on WaterSmart Strategies click here
Cost: FREE for eligible participants only.
(See application for eligibility requirements.)
To Apply: Submit completed application by email to mkinney@sdbgarden.org
or FAX to (760) 632-0917
Attention: Michelle Kinney. For priority enrollment, please submit your application by May 3, 2013.
(Applications will be reviewed and selected on a first-come, first-served basis).
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Watercolor Journaling in the Garden
Sunday, May 19, 9:30 am – 4 pm
Embrace the day exploring botanical details with watercolor and ink journaling style. This workshop taught by Helen Shafer Garcia, will focus on combinations of drawing and painting botanical elements with thoughtful descriptive words. Don’t worry if you’ve never painted or drawn before—this method will strengthen your drawing and painting skills at every level. Discover form and color while developing plant studies and record reflective, descriptive annotations which will provide valuable information about the experience.
CLASS IS FULL
Call 760-436-3036, ext. 201 to go on the wait list.
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Succulent Wreath Class
Tuesday, May 28, 9 am – 2 pm
Take home a beautiful succulent wreath that you make yourself. Taught by the SDBG wreath team. Fee includes materials.
Cost: Members $60, non-members $72
Register by May 17.
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Gardening From the Ground Up:
Making Soils Work for You
Saturday, June 1, 1 pm -3:30 pm
A great garden always starts below the ground … with the soil! Have fun learning how to identify your soil type, how to test your soil, and how to improve your soil to get the best results from your own garden!
This class will provide understanding of:
• Basic components of soil
• Importance of the Soil Food Web
• Soil as a tool for water efficiency
• Identification of your own soil type
• How to evaluate and remedy soil drainage
• How to take a soil sample and what to do with it
• Using amendments to create healthy soil
• Maintaining healthy soil
Please bring 2 cups of your own garden soil, dug from the root zone, in a plastic bag for identification using your hands. Dirty hands, clean heart!
Instructor: Sharon May, Director of Marketing and Sales, Agri Service
Cost: Member $30, non-members $36
Register by May 17.
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Build Your Own Hydroponic Summer Garden
Saturday, June 1, 9 am – 1 pm
Learn the principles of the hydroponic wick method by building your own sustainable garden to take home.
Instructor: Alex Kallas of AgPALS.
Fee includes materials.
Cost: Members $75, non-members $90
Register by May 24.
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Flowers for Dinner – Cooking Class
Saturday, June 8, 2:30 pm – 4:30pm
Spring has come and so have the flowers. For eons many cultures have used flowers to flavor and decorate their food. From Capers, to Jasmine to Roses, flowers are pleasing to the eye and the pallet. In this class, students learn the properties of many flowers as well as tasting olive taenade with pasta, rose petal salad, lavender white chocolate tea cookies and jasmine green tea.
Instructor: Mary Dralle
Cost: Members $30, non-members $36
Register by May 30.
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FREE Members-Only Spring Plant Clinic: Diagnosing Your Plant Problems
Sunday, June 9, 1-3pm
Let our panel of experts help you diagnose what’s wrong with your plant. From insects and disease to soil and drainage issues, SDBG’s Director of Horticulture Dave Ehrlinger and the Garden’s experienced staff will help address what’s ailing your plant.
Please RSVP for this free Members Only Plant Clinic by calling Stasi at
760/ 436-3036 x214. |
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Ongoing Programs |
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Botanic Book Buddies
The Botanic Book Buddies reading group is open to all members, Docents, volunteers and members of staff. It meets 6 times a year – on the second Wednesday of the even months of the year, at noon, in the Lawn House. If the weather is fine you’ll find us outside on the patio. We bring a brown bag lunch and usually someone provides a delicious treat to share. The discussion is informal and generally pretty lively. If you have read a book that broadly relates to plants and would recommend to it to others, we’d like to hear from you. We try to select books that are readily available through the public library and published in paperback.
The book we will be discussing on August 8 is “Flora Mirabilis: How plants have shaped world knowledge, health, wealth and beauty” by Catherine Herbert Howell.
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Botanical Printers
1st Sunday of each month
9:30 am
You can help raise money for the Garden by creating gift cards using natural elements to be sold in the Gift Shop.
619/ 443-3047.
Cost: $20 initial fee to cover expenses |
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Bird Watching
1st Monday of each month, 8 am
Discover the fascinating birds and the unique art of bird watching at the Garden. |
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Docent-led Guided Tours
Saturdays, 10:30am
Meet at the Visitor Center. On last Saturday of the month, the tour focuses on water-wise plants.
Cost: Free with admission or membership. |
