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Learn & Grow: Lectures & Workshops

Our educational programs offer information on gardening basics for beginners as well as opportunities to enhance the skill and knowlege of seasoned gardeners.

 

Our lectures, tours, and hands-on workshops will inspire you and provide ideas and information that you can apply to your own garden --indoors, outdoors, and on a neighborhood-wide level.

Upcoming Events

Family Fun: Grow Your Own Pizza
Saturday, May 19, 10:00 AM — 11:30 AM
(Members/$20, Non-members/$30)
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Floral Arranging Workshop: Living Wreath Workshop
Saturday, May 19, 1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
(Members/$35, Non-members/$45)
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NEW! Nature Nights: Monarchs & Marigolds
Monday, May 21, 5:30 PM — 6:30 PM
($5 per Family)
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Wild & Edible Ornamental Plants
Wednesday, May 23, 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM
(Members/$10, Non-members/$15)
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Contain Your Taste Buds
Wednesday, May 30, 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM
(Members/$10, Non-members/$15)
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Garden Gems of Swarthmore
Tuesday, June 5, 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM
(Members/$75, Non-members/$85)
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Stretch Your Plant Budget
Tuesday, June 5, 6:30 PM — 7:30 PM
(Members/$15, Non-members/$20)
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Yoga in the Garden
Wednesday, June 6, 5:30 PM — 6:30 PM
($40/member, $50/non-member for the series, per session)
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Growing Green Thumb Kids
Friday, June 8, 4:00 PM — 5:00 PM
(Members/$4 per child, Non-members/$8 per child (parents free))
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Botany of Beer
Saturday, June 9, 3:00 PM — 5:00 PM
(Members/$40, Non-members/$50)
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Make your own Rain Barrel
Monday, June 11, 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM
(Members/$45, Non-members/$55)
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Meet the Bees
Tuesday, June 19, 5:30 PM — 6:30 PM
(Members/$10, Non-members/$15)
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Floral Arranging Workshop: Summer Vacation
Wednesday, July 11, 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM
(Members/$35, Non-members/$45)
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Family Fun: Roses & Noses
Saturday, July 14, 10:00 AM — 11:30 AM
(Members/$20, Non-members/$30)
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NEW! Nature Nights: Red, White & Bloom
Monday, July 16, 5:30 PM — 6:30 PM
($5 per Family)
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Hypertufa Trough Workshop
Wednesday, July 18, 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM
(Members/$30, Non-members/$35)
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NEW! Nature Nights: Taste Buds
Monday, August 20, 5:30 PM — 6:30 PM
($5 per Family)
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Gardening meets the CDC’s requirements for “moderate intensity exercise."
In my house, when it rains my 4-year-old happily says...Mommy, we like the rain cause it makes the flowers grow! Thanks to TheDCH, teaching my daughter the value of a garden...►
— Elizabeth Dougherty
TheDCH board Member