Adult Classes at Powell Gardens

June

Sculptured-Head Planter, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, June 2

Using a Styrofoam form for the base of your sculpture and a new patent-pending fast drying Garden Cement™, you can make a whimsical planter. User-friendly and environmentally safe, this cement can be used for exterior or interior design.

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Build a Rustic Raised-Planter Table, 9 a.m.-noon. Saturday, June 8

Build a raised (handicapped accessible) planter table to add square footage and height to your garden, perfect for patio living or an edible salad garden.

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Astronomy: Moonless Majesty, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8

The stars, planets, and constellations will appear brighter and be easier to see tonight because there will be no Moonlight to interfere.  But why can’t we see the Moon tonight?  Come find out and see why astronomers have a love-hate relationship with Earth’s moon. (Every fourth registrant is free)



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Basketry: House Basket, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 15

Weave a basket with colorful reeds upon a 6-inch by 6-inch wooden base. The basket is 6 inches tall, not including the sturdy handle. Give your basket a “country-home” flare with a bow of colored reed.

This class is full. Contact Linda to be placed on the waiting list at 816-697-2600 ext. 209.

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Planning, Planting and Tending the Herbal Tea Garden, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, June 15

This class focuses on the many benefits of having a tea garden of your own; whether you enjoy herbs for their wonderful taste, or for their healing abilities, this will be a class you'll enjoy. Make and sample an herbal tea and leave with an herbal-garden design you create.

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Core Balance: Yoga in the Gardens, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22

Whether you have wanted to try yoga or currently practice yoga, join us for an enlightening practice at Powell Gardens. Each class will take place rain or shine, but if weather permits we will practice outdoors!

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Honeybee Keeping 201, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, June 29

Add to what you learned in Honeybee Keeping 101 in this session. You will learn how to install bees, use a bee smoker and how to maintain the hive. Discover the proper way to inspect a hive and how to identify and treat common diseases that threaten a working hive.

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Friends Daytrip to Long Lips Farm, Saturday, June 29

Join your fellow Friends of Powell Gardens for a day of gardening inspiration in nearby Paola, Kansas, escorted by Director of Horticulture Alan Branhagen. The highlight of the trip is a private tour of Long Lips Farm—a dramatic gem of a garden owned and cared for single-handedly by Lenora Larson. The trip also includes a stop at the Miami County Courthouse Garden to see roses in bloom and a butterfly garden, plus a boxed lunch catered by Molly’s Table held in the Historic Jackson Hotel, home of Buffalo River Art Gallery. The day wraps up at White Winds Farms, home of White Winds Winery and Emerald Prairie Nursery, for wine tasting, a tour and refreshments. 

Registration and full payment by June 10. 

Call Linda to be put on the waiting list at 816-697-2600 ext. 209.

Juice It! Juicing for Good Health, 1-3 p.m., Saturday, June 29

Sample three recipes starting with something sweet and refreshing with berries and carrots and finish with what many call the “mean greens” – the dark leafy vegetables which are so good for overall health. Recipe cards and samples will be provided.

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July

Promiscuous Plants: How to Control Pollination in the Garden, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 6

The key to successful seed saving is maintaining varietal purity; this can be done using a number of different isolation methods such as: isolation by distance, time, or barrier. Learn from professional seed-savers of the Seed Savers Exchange. 

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Astronomy: Crescents, Craters, Mountains, and Rings, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13

Early on this evening we will explore the waxing Moon’s “terminator” with our telescopes.  See where Apollo 11 landed forty-four years ago this month.  Or did they? We’ll also see Saturn’s magnificent rings, double stars and much more. (Every fourth registrant is free)

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Supertufa™ Garden Trough, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, July 14

(This class is Sunday. The print brochure listed "Saturday".) Using fast-drying Supertufa™, you will create a garden reminiscent of the ancient agricultural troughs of centuries past. Yours, however, will be completed in only a matter of hours! Measures 13 by 10 by 3 inches deep.

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The Healing Power Of Nature: For Health Care Professionals and the Health Conscious, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, July 19               

In this seminar you will learn a specific technique for gaining insights and creative problem solving through nature. Become more connected with nature in a way that will facilitate the healing process.

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Watercolor: Birds and Butterflies, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday, July 20

Learn techniques to paint birds and butterflies. Practice various effects including washes, dry brush, color over color, wet into wet, scraping, etc. All levels are welcome. A supply list will be mailed upon registration.

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 Basketry: Convenient Carrier, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 20

This is a big basket with side handles and round-reed accents. Big, yet portable, the basket measures 15 inches long, 10 inches wide and 8 inches deep.

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Tippy Terra Cotta Herb Planter, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 20

Add a little “garden whimsy” to your garden, deck or patio this season with an eye-catching herb planter. Tipping pots, one atop the other, appear to overflow with lush herbs. This is the perfect planter to add height to your existing garden or for the gardener with limited horizontal space.

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Powell Gardens’ Annual Butterfly Count, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, July 27

Join us for the official North American Butterfly Association annual butterfly count.  At 11 a.m. there will be a catch and release for an up-close and personal look at butterflies in the Heartland Harvest Garden. At 1 p.m. there will be a 4-hour hike on the 3-mile nature trail to find butterflies restricted to the Garden's natural habitats. 

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 Preparing for the Fall Garden: Cool Crops Are Sweeter in Fall, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 27

Mid-summer is the time to plan what to grow in the fall garden. Autumn in the Midwest can be a very productive season; not only are all of summer's bounty coming in, but the cooler weather means it’s time for broccoli, greens, and root-crops.

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Build a Solar-Powered Deck-Top Pond, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, July 28

Build a rot-resistant cedar, deck-top planter with two compartments – one for planting and the larger for aquatic plants. Keep your water circulating with the included solar-powered bubbler! A selection of three varieties of aquatic plants suitable for the planter will be provided.

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August

Astronomy: Treasures of the Triangle, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, August 3

The Milky Way and the “Summer Triangle” are rising higher now in our evening sky-. Many more fine sights await us now on this dark, moon-less evening.  Perhaps we’ll see the Patriotic Triple, the Cub Scout Star, the Coathanger, or maybe even some early Perseid meteors.  Plus, see whaty the sun will look like in about 5,000,000,000 years. (Every fourth registrant is free)

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Watercolor Workshop: Flying Flowers, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, August 17

Learn how to analyze and simplify shapes and forms of butterflies and flowers. Paint from preserved butterflies and photos as references in this class. A supply list will be mailed after registration. For beginning painters, supplies are available for an extra fee of $5; please request when registering.

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Basketry: Swing Basket, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, August 17

Weave an 8 1/2-inch tall basket with two colors of swirls complete with a swing handle. With a 7-inch diameter rim, this twill-weave basket is as portable as it is practical.

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Build an Indoor Waterfall Fountain, 1-3 p.m., Saturday, August 17

Enjoy the sound of a “babbling” waterfall indoor all year long. Assemble and leave with a working waterfall fountain in a lightweight, 16-inch tall fiber-resin planter complete with pump, decorative rocks and maintenance instructions.

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