The following programs have both indoor and outdoor components.
Botanical Painting for Beginners
Description: Let nature inspire you during this one-hour workshop for beginners! Follow along with a Garden art instructor while you learn about the plants on your canvas and create your own artwork to take home. Participants must be 16 years or older to register. Activity takes place in air-conditioned space. Fee: $35 Member/$60 Non-Member. Includes Garden admission and a take-home painting.
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Orchids 101: Potting & Plant Care for Beginners
Naples Botanical Garden has a great variety of orchids and epiphytes growing throughout its 170 acres. Join us on a guided journey to look up, down, and all around at these plants that may be hiding in plain sight. Orchid novices will get hands-on experience potting up their very own orchid and gain some beginner insight on how to care for their new take-home plant! Participants must be 16 years or older to register. This activity takes place in air-conditioned space after a brief walk through the Garden. Fee: $50 Member/$75 Non-Member. Includes Garden admission and potted orchid in terra-cotta orchid pot.
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Succulents 101: Potting & Plant Care for Beginners
Discover the vast and surprising world of cacti and succulents! These plants are a popular choice for beginner gardeners due to their hardy nature and diversity. Succulent novices will get hands-on experience potting up their very own succulent and gain some insight on how to care for their new take-home plant! Participants must be 16 years or older to register. This activity takes place in air-conditioned space after a brief walk through the Garden. Fee: $35 Member/$60 Non-Member. Includes Garden admission and potted succulent in terra-cotta pot.
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Botanical Breakfast Tour
Do you enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in the morning, perhaps paired with a fresh chocolate pastry? Bring your appetite and curiosity for a morning walk through the Garden as we explore the botany behind some of our favorite breakfast treats: coffee, tea, and chocolate. Then enjoy breakfast beverages and pastries inspired by plants! Participants must be 16 years or older to register. Fee: $25 Member/$50 Non-Member. Includes Garden admission, a guided program, and coffee, tea, and breakfast pastries.
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Nature Journaling Workshop
Join us at Naples Botanical Garden to learn the basics of nature journaling, a creative arts practice that brings you closer to the natural world around you. Budding artists will cultivate their artistic skills and creativity during this three-hour, in-person class, with no prior art experience required. All supplies, such as a journal and watercolor pencils, are included; just bring yourself and a curiosity about nature! Participants must be 16 years or older to register. This activity takes place in air-conditioned space after a brief walk through the Garden. Fee: $95 Member/$135 Non-Member. Includes Garden admission and nature journaling art kit.
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