Skip to main content
search
0
  1. Events
  2. Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden

12001 Main St
Bellevue, WA 98005 United States Get Directions
(425) 452-2750
https://bellevuebotanical.org
Today

Clematis: Queen of the Climbers

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA

IN-PERSON Taught by Laura Watson in partnership with the Master Gardeners of King County. Learn to bring the amazing beauty and variety of clematis to your garden—with ease. Laura Watson will tell you how.  Using great photos and a friendly speaking style, she will showcase the splendor of clematis and their amazing variety in color, shape, bloom time, and growth habit. Get details about the care of clematis, information about simplified pruning, and recommendations for easy clematis to try. You...

$10.50 – $15

Scout Day at the Garden for Younger Scouts

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA

IN-PERSON Come and work on scout badges and achievement requirements at the Botanical Garden! For K-3rd grade Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts. Scouts will visit stations in the Education Center and go on a nature walk. Some of the topics include: composting with worms, insects, Leave No Trace, planting seeds, and pollination. Scouts will receive a garden fun patch and a list of completed activities towards their badge or achievements. You can leave any time you are done. Adult chaperones...

CLASS FULL

Fuchsia and Friends Plant Sale

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA

Plant sale featuring fuchsias, iris, daylilies and other plants.  Free and open to the public. MORE INFO.    

Free

Spring Plant Sale

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA

May is a great time to buy plants from a select group of local small nurseries and specialty growers who sell an amazing collection of hard-to-find and old-time favorite perennials, shrubs, ferns, grasses and more. Your support helps these growers thrive and prosper, and in return they can grow even more special plants for our gardens! This is a 'Farmer's Market Style' plant sale where you purchase plants directly from each seller. Bring your own small wagon/cart to carry your...

Free

Introduction to Fern Tables

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA

IN-PERSON Taught by BBGS Adult Education Program Manager Anne Dziok. In this class we will explore the basics of fern table materials, construction, and composition. We will look at examples of types and uses of fern tables and how they are displayed. Participants will be building their own small fern table to take home. Fern tables can look great in your garden or among your potted plants on the patio. $35 Member/$50 Non-Member.

$35 – $50

Children’s Workshop: Beneficial Bugs

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA

IN-PERSON Taught by Pauline O’Rourke. What are Beneficial Bugs? Why do we need them and how do we attract them to our garden? Join us at the Bellevue Botanical Garden as we examine live insects, read a story, create a bug craft, and go in search of pollinators. Best for ages 3-8 with accompanying adult(s). Fulfills requirements for the Girl Scout Brownie badge. $17.50 BBGS Member or Scout/$25 all others. Adult chaperones are free.

$17.50 – $25

Wildflowers in Watercolor

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA

IN-PERSON Taught by Molly Hashimoto. Draw and paint wildflowers using a variety of water media, including pen and wash, watercolor crayons, and watercolor. We'll employ different papers as we discover which work best for various subjects and media. All supplies will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own materials. Molly will bring her own photos: subjects will include forest, desert, and alpine species. $42 BBGS Members, $60 nonmembers.

$42 – $60

The Leafcutter Bee

Aaron Education Center at the Bellevue Botanical Garden 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA

IN-PERSON Join Dave Hunter, Owner & Founder of Crown Bees, for an introduction to a gentle summer pollinator, the Leafcutter Bee. In this conversational approach to learning, you’ll walk away with fresh understanding of why the bees show up in the summer, how to care for them, and precisely what to do for best success.  Similar to mason bees, the summer leafcutter bees are hole-nesting, gentle pollinators that use tiny snips of leaves rather than mud in their nest building....

$10.50 – $15