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Get creative in the garden with these classes.
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BOTANICAL SKETCHING
Capture the subtle shades of beautiful flowers and foliage
Wednesdays • 7-9PM
June 11 • BLACK & WHITE & June 18 • ADDING COLOR
Learn basic sketching skills and produce beautiful botanical sketches with art instructor Nance Corriveau. Explore the Garden looking for appropriate subjects and discover techniques such as stippling, hatching, shading and blending to make plants come alive on paper. All supplies included in class fee.
Cost: $24 / class ($18 / class for NBG Members)
Class min: 8 / max: 14
BEGINNING ONE STROKE PAINTING
5-week session
Thursdays • June 19 – July 17 • 7-9PM
Learn easy, fun and decorative painting techniques with Lillie Crews, One-stroke instructor- Level Two Certification. Projects make great gifts! No prior painting experience required. Each week learn new strokes and design techniques while completing a different project. Cost covers all paints and five separate weekly projects.
(Set of brushes available for purchase first night of class from instructor for $12).
Cost: $105 ($85 for NBG Members)
Class min: 8 / max: 14
Two–Day Workshops- Back by popular demand!
BITS & PIECES - Mosaic Stepping Stones
Tuesday & Thursday • July 8 & 10 • 9:30-11:30AM
Let Lifelong Learning Program Manager Betty Ann Galway teach you how to create a treasured decorative stepping stone from bits of glass and tile. You’ll want to make enough for a garden path.
STONE TROUGHS
Tuesdays • August 12 & 19 • 9:30-11:30AM
Join Betty Ann Galway, Lifelong Learning Program Manager in this two-day hands-on workshop making rustic hypertuffa garden planters. Dress for mess! You’ll be mixing cement and other items to form your container. The next week you’ll finish shaping the container and fill it with an assortment of plants to complete the project. Participants will be given a recipe to grow moss on the container once a weathered patina has developed.
LEAF CASTINGS
Tuesdays • September 23 &30 • 9:30-11:30AM
Make rustic cement garden art in this two-day hands-on workshop with Lifelong Learning Program Manager Betty Ann Galway. These castings make great bird baths, butterfly puddling stations or bird feeders. Dress for mess - you’ll be playing with cement.
Cost: $55 /workshop ($45/workshop for NBG Members)
Class min: 10/ max: 20
All supplies included in class fee.
BEGINNING CLAY DESIGN • Create an Ikebana vase • 3-day workshop
Thursdays • July 10-24 • 7-9PM
Come play-in-the-mud with Potter Fran Dumville and make an Ikebana style container. Your creation will go from slab to fab as you form, fire and glaze your piece. Dress for mess. All supplies included in class fee.
Cost: $65 ($55 for NBG Members)
Class min: 8 / max: 20
SUMI-E Oriental Brush Painting
Wednesdays • July 23- August 20 • 7-9PM
5-week session
ExploreSumi-e,theancientartofChineseinkpainting. Stimulate your mind by learning a new skill with individualizedinstructionfrom sumi-e artist Norene Spencer. BeginnerswilllearntouseChinesepaintingequipmentandtechniques; those with experience will be challenged based on their skill level. The subjects for this class will be classicnaturesubjectssuchas orchids, iris and goldfish.
(Initial supplies for beginners, including brushes, ink and rice paper, will be available at class - costing approximately $25)
Cost: $95 ($75 for NBG Members)
Class min: 8 / max: 20
NATURE PRINTING
Thursday • September 25 • 9:30-11:30AM
Recreate the fall foliage color spectrum on tiles with Lifelong Learning Program Manager Betty Ann Galway. Learn the simple art of Nature Printing that can be transferred to all sorts of media. Each participant swill take home a set of colorful tiles which make perfect coasters!
Cost: $24 ($18 for NBG Members)
Class min: 8 / max: 20
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EVERLASTING HYDRANGEA WREATH
Thursday • May 29• 9:30-11:30AM
Create a beautiful floral wreath with Lifelong Learning Program Manager & Floral Designer Betty Ann Galway. You’ll create a full bodied wreath of naturally dried hydrangea flowers to enjoy inside for years to come.
All supplies included in class fee.
Cost: $55 ($45 for NBG Members)
Class min: 10 / max: 20
EVERLASTING WREATH
Thursday • June 5 • 9:30-11:30AM
Enjoy making your own fresh vine wreath. Then decorate it using fresh flowers that will naturally dry in place for lasting beauty with Lifelong Learning Program Manager & Floral Designer Betty Ann Galway. All supplies included in class fee.
Cost: $55 ($45 for NBG Members)
Class min: 8 / max: 20
IKEBANA FLORAL DESIGN
Thursday • July 31 • 7-9PM
Explore an ancient and elegant type of floral design with Ikebana Designer Yusko Zucker. Participants will create an ikebana style arrangement. (Create an Ikebana vase workshop - page 10)
All supplies included in class fee, including fresh flowers.
Cost: $45 ($35 for NBG Members)
Class min: 8 / max: 20
BACKYARD BOUQUETS
Thursday • August 7 • 9:30-11:30AM
Learn step-by-step how to design with summer favorites from your backyard. Celebrate the end of summer by creating a fresh floral arrangement. Bring color and fragrance into your home with Lifelong Learning Program Manager & Floral Designer Betty Ann Galway.
Bring garden clippers. (All flowers & supplies included in class fee.)
Cost: $55 per class ($45 per class for NBG Members)
Class min: 10 / max: 20
FLORAL DESIGN CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
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GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
BASIC DIGITAL WEEKEND WORKSHOP
July 18-20
Friday • 7-9PM
Saturday • 8:30AM-4PM (Participants will break for lunch)
Sunday • 1-4PM
Point, shoot and print perfect pictures after attending this workshop. Education Program Manager and published landscape photographer Perry Mathewes will highlight the basics of digital camera operation on Friday evening. Saturday, students will learn fundamental techniques for capturing quality images and spend time in the Garden taking photographs. A review of student photos, critique and further instruction on technique will round out the day. Sunday, students will learn simple editing, cropping and framing methods.
Bring your digital camera with operations manual, lenses, tripod, spare batteries and memory cards. Each participant will take home a framed photograph.
Cost: $125 ($95 for NBG Members)
Class min: 10 / max: 15
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
September 12-14
Friday • 7-9PM
Saturday • 8:30AM-4PM (Participants will break for lunch)
Sunday • 1-4PM
Accomplished photographer Ty Brown will teach you tips and techniques for making quality close-ups and help you see the world on a whole new scale. This course is informative for both the digital and the SLR photographer. Participants should bring a camera with macro capabilities, a tripod and ASA 100 or 200 print film or a 256 memory card. On Friday, bring five sample photos for discussion and feedback following a slide presentation demonstrating the art of close-up photography. On Saturday, students will have the opportunity for one-on-one instruction – capturing the Garden’s many tiny treasures. Sunday afternoon will highlight students’ improvement as new photos are viewed for group discussion.
Cost: $125 ($95 for NBG Members)
Class min: 10 / max: 15
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GARDEN GOURMET SERIES:
In partnership with our new Garden Café by Farm Fresh
WINE 101 FOR SUMMER ENTERTAINING
Wednesday * June 25 * 7-9PM
So many choices- where do I begin???? Gina McViegh, Professional Sommelier (wine expert) and Chef will take you on a tasting journey. Discover warm weather wines from around the world- highlighting South African wines. Participants will also learn to make an array of light hors d’oeuvres paired with wines for fun and fancy summer entertaining.
Cost: $24 ($18 for NBG Members)
Class min: 10 / Max: 30
CUTTING EDGE - Summer Salads
Wednesday * July 16 * 11AM-1PM
Do you have a bumper crop of tomatoes, your neighbor gave you another zucchini or you just want to take advantage of all the fresh vegetables at the market? Let Gina McViegh, Professional Sommelier and Certified Chef, show you how to make delicious summer salads that are far from the same old thing. Enjoy tasting the summer’s bounty paired with the perfect summer wine while learning necessary knife skills.
Cost: $24 ($18 for NBG Members)
Class min: 10 / Max: 30
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