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Imagination Studio: Wonder Wings & Wander Wands
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesPrice: $30 per set of wings Includes all materials & admissionSpace is limited Preregistration Required. Email BCInformation@providenceri.gov or (401)680-7250 to register.Help your child find their inner wonder by creating magical wings and wands that inspire the imagination wander! This enchanting children’s studio is presented by Trinity Rep Costume Designer Kerry Delagarza!Studio is geared towards children […]
Orchid Resuscitation and Bud Blasting
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesEveryone wants to rescue and improve failingplants. RIOS members share their mostsuccessful tips for success. Join the Orchid Society as member Holly Read demonstrates some of the best techniques she has learned over the years of maintaining orchids. This workshop will be held in the Greenhouse Classroom and is free with admission to the Botanical […]
Fairy Workshop: Furniture & Decorations
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesCome learn how to make furniture, trellises, ladders and fun decorations to adorn your fairy home. Be sure to bring your own found natural materials to share with others! This workshop is free to dedicatedand registered Fairy House Builders. Please email BCInformation@providenceri.govif you plan to attend.
Fairy Swap & Craft
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesMissed the workshop on Sunday? You can still come and work on your Fairy House in the greenhouse and peruse our natural materials! Please email BCInformation@providenceri.govif you plan to come work on your fairy house.
Garden Volunteering
Join our Thursday crew of garden volunteers! No experience necessary, our seasoned volunteers are happy to train you. It is best to have your own gloves, pruners and trowel, but we do have supplies to borrow. Please fill out the volunteer application which can be found at https://www.providenceri.gov/botanical/volunteering/ and send it to llambert@providenceri.gov.
Open Paint and Amateur Photography day
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02905, USA 2 Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesCome mingle with like-minded artists and nature lovers! We welcome our guests to bring a sketch pad, water colors and washable paints and to take photographs at the Botanical Center. *Please note that special photography equipment is not allowed without a permit Visit https://www.providenceri.gov/botanical/photography-policy/ for more details. Painters must use only nontoxic, unscented paints. Please […]
Master Gardener Kiosk & Soil Testing
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesHave questions about starting your garden? Come talk with the URI Master Gardeners to get your questions answered! They will also have free soil testing. For more information about getting your soil tested visit https://web.uri.edu/mastergardener/soil-testing-service/
Providence Residents FREE
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02905, USA 2 Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesProvidence residents are invited to visit the Botanical Center for free on the first Saturday of every month. Pack a picnic and make a day of it!
Garden Volunteering
Join our Thursday crew of garden volunteers! No experience necessary, our seasoned volunteers are happy to train you. It is best to have your own gloves, pruners and trowel, but we do have supplies to borrow. Please fill out the volunteer application which can be found at https://www.providenceri.gov/botanical/volunteering/ and send it to llambert@providenceri.gov.
Open Paint and Amateur Photography day
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02905, USA 2 Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesCome mingle with like-minded artists and nature lovers! We welcome our guests to bring a sketch pad, water colors and washable paints and to take photographs at the Botanical Center. *Please note that special photography equipment is not allowed without a permit Visit https://www.providenceri.gov/botanical/photography-policy/ for more details. Painters must use only nontoxic, unscented paints. Please […]
Fairy Garden Swap
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesInterested in building your very own fairy house out of natural materials for the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center's annual signature event – Fairy Garden Days? If so please join Sondra Stone and her family for a day of creativity. They will have examples of well-built fairy houses and discuss the creative process of how […]
Garden Volunteering
Join our Thursday crew of garden volunteers! No experience necessary, our seasoned volunteers are happy to train you. It is best to have your own gloves, pruners and trowel, but we do have supplies to borrow. Please fill out the volunteer application which can be found at https://www.providenceri.gov/botanical/volunteering/ and send it to llambert@providenceri.gov.
Open Paint and Amateur Photography day
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02905, USA 2 Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesCome mingle with like-minded artists and nature lovers! We welcome our guests to bring a sketch pad, water colors and washable paints and to take photographs at the Botanical Center. *Please note that special photography equipment is not allowed without a permit. Visit https://www.providenceri.gov/botanical/photography-policy/ for more details. Painters must use only nontoxic, unscented paints. Please […]
Gardening….how to begin
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesLearn how to create and grow your own garden In this workshop we will go over all the steps with you in “prepping the soil and planting seeds” in this hands-on workshop using all the tools and materials to create your own garden.This workshop is free and open to the public, however you must pre-register […]
Docent Tours
Guided Docent Tours are available at 11:30 and 12:30. Tours will last approximately 1 and a half hours
Scientific Advances of Carnivorous Plants
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesJoin the New England Carnivorous Plant Society as Harvard Forest's Aaron Ellison talks about "Scientific advances with Darwin’s'most wonderful plants in the world'". There will also be a silent auction!This workshop is open to the public and is free with admission to the Botanical Center.
Garden Volunteering
Join our Thursday crew of garden volunteers! No experience necessary, our seasoned volunteers are happy to train you. It is best to have your own gloves, pruners and trowel, but we do have supplies to borrow. Please fill out the volunteer application which can be found at https://www.providenceri.gov/botanical/volunteering/ and send it to llambert@providenceri.gov.
Open Paint and Amateur Photography day
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02905, USA 2 Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesCome mingle with like-minded artists and nature lovers! We welcome our guests to bring a sketch pad, water colors and washable paints and to take photographs at the Botanical Center. *Please note that special photography equipment is not allowed without a permit. Visit https://www.providenceri.gov/botanical/photography-policy/ for more details. Painters must use only nontoxic, unscented paints. Please […]
Fairy Workshop: Finishing Touches
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesThe last workshop before the big event! We will share our materials and work on final design elements. Please bring natural materials to share with fellow Fairy Home Architects! And bring something to carry your natural materials home with you.We will also have crafts to help with the staging and design of the houses, so […]
Kitchen Herbal Spring Tonics
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Cladrastis Ave, Providence, RI 02907, USA 101 Roger Williams Ave, Providence, RI, United StatesLearn how to use common kitchen herbs to make tasty tonic remedies for a gentle spring detox.This workshop will be led by Jillian VanNostrand a professional medicinal herbalist, registered nurse, certified midwife, sex educator and counselor for both adults and adolescents. Learn more about Jillian’s practice at RadicalRemedies.comClass Price: $15 (BC members $13)Space is limited, […]