Get up close and personal with plants through hands-on horticulture workshops, gardening workshops, and volunteer opportunities.

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CURRENT & UPCOMING PROGRAMS 

Herb Gardens for Small Spaces

 

Volunteer Opportunities:

Green Team Orientations  

Community Volunteer Days

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PAST PROGRAMS 

Magnolia Grafting Workshop

Pints and Plants: What Houseplants Want

Ask a Master Gardener 

Grow Your Own Cocktail Garden

Pints and Plants: Fern Terrariums

Time in nature helps alleviate stress, promoting positive emotional and physical health. Consider the Garden part of your health regimen and enjoy a mindful stroll or one of our wellness programs.

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CURRENT & UPCOMING PROGRAMS​

Yoga in the Garden

Meditation in the Garden

JAMboodas Dance & Music Class for Children

Half-Day Meditation Retreat

Tai Chi in the Garden

Sound Meditation

Dancing in the Garden: Earth to Ether

Sound Bath at the Garden

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PAST PROGRAMS 

Magnolia Moving Meditation

Deep Listening®

Solstice Lantern Walk

Mini Nature Retreats

Plants have inspired art, craft, and literature for thousands of years. We celebrate nature as a muse through botanical art and craft workshops, author talks, and more.

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CURRENT & UPCOMING PROGRAMS

The Art of Knotting: Macrame Plant Hanger

Museum of Craft and Design Mobile MakeArt: Living with Scents + the Art of Natural Perfumery

Books on the Garden with Green Apple Books

Exploring Nature Through Clay

Virtual Illustration Classes with Dorota Haber-Lehigh

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PAST PROGRAMS

Inner Discovery Through Watercolor Florals with Kris Keys

Nature Printing in the Garden

Art in the Garden: Plein Art Artmaking Series

Virtual: Drawing Butterflies and Moths

Poetry in the Park

Basic Botanical Drawing and Sketchbook Techniques

Art & Algae Cyanotype Workshop with Josie Iselin

Drawing Magnolias and Camellias with Nina Antze

Silent Book Club

Author Talks

Watercolor with Sally Petru 

Wine and Wreaths

Wreath-making Workshops

LITQUAKE: Annual events occur in October

Natural Dyeing Workshop

The Garden’s 8,000 different kinds of plants means there are nearly endless stories to share about them. Join us for a free docent tour, seasonal highlight tour, or nature walk to learn more about the Garden and its collections.

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CURRENT & UPCOMING PROGRAMS​​

Palm Walk at the Garden

Introduction to Vallarta Botanical Garden

Birding at the Garden with Golden Gate Audubon

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PAST PROGRAMS

Magnolia Curator Tours

Magnolia Speaker Series

Full Moon Walks

Free Daily Docent Tours

Private Magnolia Tours

The Earth in Her Hands Talk