Adult Education

Learn more about the birds at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Join Eastside Audubon for a monthly walk that explores the birds and their habitat in the Garden. This one-mile walk will be on trails with various surfaces and may include gravel, mulch, or pavement. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Parking in the lot is free. From the parking lot enter the garden through the breezeway and turn left. Meet your guide in the covered Gathering...

Join Zoya Kobets from Prana Path for the Wisdom of Nature series: A Meditation Practice in the Garden. The theme for this session is Cultivate Connection. This practice aims to reconnect participants with the grounding presence of nature, the self, and community. During these sessions, Zoya will lead you through a series of practices designed to help deepen your connection to the Earth. Each session starts with an opening circle followed by slow yoga movements, setting intentions, and then silent...

Nature journaling at the Bellevue Botanical Garden is a wonderful way to connect with the environment through curiosity and observation of the natural world. This free adult program will help guide your practice whether you are just starting out or are an experienced journaler. In this warm and welcoming environment, you will be encouraged to experiment and find your voice. In each session we will gather for introductions and brief guidance, and then head out into Garden to journal and...

Horticulturist Michelle Rau will dig into the tree stories of a couple of the most frequented public gardens in the Puget Sound area (Bellevue Botanical Garden, Washington Park Arboretum), and how educators approach working with students in the public arena. From the beautiful and serene moments of silence before a class to the inferno of processing complex information quickly (what is that thing and what does it do!?), and the moment things click and the tree is seen. These trees...

Join us in the Garden after work for a relaxed and informative hour at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.  Roger Walker, with the Puget Sound Dahlia Association, will walk you through the annual Dahlia Display at the Garden which has been planted and maintained by the PSDA since 1993. Sun-loving dahlias provide a kaleidoscope of color from high summer through fall. The Puget Sound Dahlia Association is dedicated to growing, hybridizing, exhibiting, and conducting research on dahlias in the Northwest region of...

Join Zoya Kobets from Prana Path for the Wisdom of Nature series: A Meditation Practice in the Garden. The theme for this session is Balance and Harmony. This practice aims to cultivate peace and balance within participants guided by the lessons from nature, self, and community. During these sessions, Zoya will lead you through a series of practices designed to help deepen your connection to the Earth. Each session starts with an opening circle followed by slow yoga movements, setting...

Learn more about the birds at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Join Eastside Audubon for a monthly walk that explores the birds and their habitat in the Garden. This one-mile walk will be on trails with various surfaces and may include gravel, mulch, or pavement. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Parking in the lot is free. From the parking lot enter the garden through the breezeway and turn left. Meet your guide in the covered Gathering...

Taught by Atenas Morales. Get ready for a fun and quick experience! In this workshop the focus is on the creative experience, allowing you to dive into eco-printing in a relaxed and expressive way. Participants will learn to eco-print on a pre-mordanted cellulose bandana, creating unique pieces full of color and texture. It’s the perfect way to start exploring eco-printing in a short amount of time, enjoying creativity and taking home a one-of-a-kind botanical treasure. $59.50 BBGS Members/$85 Non-Members. Atenas...