YOUTH & FAMILIES
EVERY WEDNESDAY, 10AM READING WEDNESDAYS
Visitor Center Lobby FREE, Best for Ages 2-5
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 10-11AM
FIVE SENSES CRYSTAL BRIDGE GUIDED TOUR Best for ages 5-10. M $3; NM $7
(Nonmembers must register attending adults) Register by January 19
ADULT
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 10-11AM
WORKSHOP: DRIED FLORAL DISPLAYS
M $20; NM $25
Register by January 11
Join us in creating unique arrangements using dried flowers, leaves, fruits, and more as we learn floral arrangement tips to bring a pop of joy into our homes for the winter.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1-3PM
WORKSHOP: BOTANICAL CYANOTYPE PRINTS
M $45; NM $50, Register by January 11
EVENTS
MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 10AM-1PM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY CELEBRATION
Park House and Crystal Bridge Conservatory
Join us to commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. This special day will be filled with music, crafts, and readings at the Park House Events Center and the Crystal Bridge. Bring your family as we honor Dr. King with performances by DWe Williams and Ebony Voices, Society of Urban Poets, Douglass High School “Pride of the Eastside” marching band and emcee, Alan Washington.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23
6PM COCKTAILS / 6:45PM – DINNER
Take a break from the cold with a sensational tropical guided tour. Our education guide will help you smell the root beer plant, spy the jaboticaba berry, feel the turtleback yam and more as we explore the Crystal Bridge with all our senses. Meet us in the visitor lobby.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2-3PM
CACTI WINTER ADAPTATIONS
M $8; NM $10, Best for ages 6-10 Register by January 18
Did you know cacti can survive in below zero temperatures? Come learn about this plant’s winter adaptations. We will tour the desert side of the Crystal Bridge to spy cacti and each participant will pot up and take home their own cactus.
Join us for a winter dinner at the Park House, catered by Kam’s Kookery. Indulge in a dinner perfectly paired with wines selected by expert, Stan
Cyanotype is an old printing process that was popularized for blueprints and has since become a way to create unique art through science. Learn all about the process and the chemistry behind cyanotype before we go out into the Gardens and collect botanical inspiration for our pieces. We will create our own individual artwork on archival paper and flour sack tea towels that can then be taken home, washed, and display-ready within 24 hours.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 10-11:30AM THE DIRT ON SOIL
M $15; NM $18
Register by January 18
Soil is the foundation for a successful garden, whether you’re growing vegetables, flowers, or shrubs. Join us as we dig deep into the biology and chemistry of soil, how to identify types of soil, troubleshoot problems, build up your soil’s health, and more.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1-2:30PM
WORKSHOP: VERMICOMPOST BINS
M $25; NM $30
Register by January 18
Learn how to build a ‘worm bin,’ how to keep your wrigglers healthy and happy, and how to harvest your compost from start to finish. Each guest will leave with a fully functioning bin (worms and all) and the knowledge necessary to achieve success.
FEBRUARY
YOUTH & FAMILIES
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 10-11AM
LOVE BUG ROCK GARDENS
Best for Ages 3-6, M $13; NM $15
Register by February 8
Enjoy some Valentine’s Day fun with your little love bug; you and your child will have the opportunity to work together to create a love bug themed rock garden complete with your own house plant.
Enjoy learning about bugs as you work.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 10-11AM
BIRD HOUSE GOURDS
Best for ages 5-10, M $10; NM $12 Register by February 15
Help our feathered friends stay warm this winter. Students will learn about a birds’ winter adaptations and paint their very own gourd bird house to take home.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2-3PM
GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT DROP-IN
Children’s Garden Porch $2 Donation Suggested All Ages Welcome
Become a citizen scientist today by helping with The Great Backyard Bird count.
This annual event calls bird lovers from around the world to observe the birds in their area, count, identify and record their data to help scientists. Data recording sheets and pencils will be provided.
ADULT
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 10-11AM
RAISED BED GARDENING
M $10; NM $15, Register by February 2
Learn strategies, benefits, layouts, and more to get a head start on your spring gardening adventures. Pairs well with our Seed Starting class later in the afternoon.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1-3PM SEED STARTING AND SHARING
M $15; NM $20, Register by February 2
This class provides you with both the knowledge and opportunity to start your own collection of flower, herb and vegetable seeds to take home for planting and sharing. Leave with both planted and unplanted seeds. Pairs well with our Raised Bed Gardening class earlier that morning.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 10AM-1PM PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: THE BEAUTY OF ORCHIDS WITH DOUG HOKE
M $45; NM $50, Register by February 22
Join Doug Hoke, chief photographer with The Oklahoman in an immersive botanical photography workshop.
Capture the beauty of plants and flowers in the Crystal Bridge Conservatory while receiving real time guidance and feedback from a professional. Expand your perspective and discover a new way to see the world around you. Bring your own camera and enhance your photography skills.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2-3PM ALL ABOUT ORCHIDS
M $18; NM $20, Register by February 22
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1-2PM
UPCYCLED SEED STARTERS
M $13; NM $15, Best for all ages, Register by February 22
Explore the importance of timing when growing seeds as we create seed starters out of an everyday household item- toilet paper tubes. Learn the science behind seeds, how they grow and when to plant them. Each student will take home a starter garden of seeds.
Designing Gardens for Happiness, Health and Ease
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 9AM-4PM Kerr-McGee Auditorium at Oklahoma City University Meinders College of Business
Myriad Botanical Gardens’ annual Oklahoma Gardening School is the state’s premier annual horticultural symposium designed for home gardeners and professional horticulturists, garden designers, and landscape architects. The Oklahoma Gardening School showcases local and national experts in gardening, plant selection, and garden design. Their illustrated talks and Q&A discussions help participants learn how to create and maintain more beautiful, sustainable, and successful gardens in Oklahoma.
More and more research demonstrates that being in nature fuels our overall mental and physical well-being. Gardening is one of the best ways to actively engage with nature and reap these benefits on a regular basis.
This year’s OKC Gardening School will help you further understand the powerful link between gardens and well-being. Speakers will share practical ways to create beautiful, thriving, and low-maintenance gardens. Accessible design strategies along with specific tools and equipment to make gardening less physically demanding, at any age, will also be presented.
You will leave motivated and knowledgeable about starting new garden or enhancing your home garden for increased happiness and health.
2024 SPEAKERS
Growing Gardens for Well-Being
ANNE MEORE Licensed Master Social Worker and Registered Horticultural Therapist of New York Botanical Garden and Planthropy LLC
Design Steps for a Home Garden Built for Ease and Happiness
CONNIE SCOTHORN OKC Landscape Architect, CLS & Associates, LLC
MARCH
YOUTH & FAMILIES
MARCH 18-22, 10AM-NOON SPRING BREAK DROP-INS
Best for Ages 3-12
Children’s Garden Porch
$2 Donation Suggested
• Monday: Math in the Garden
• Tuesday: Science in the Garden
• Wednesday: Reading in the Garden
• Thursday: Health in the Garden
• Friday: Art in the Garden
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1-2PM
ST. PATRICK’S DAY TREASURE HUNT IN THE CRYSTAL BRIDGE
Best for Ages 5-12
Mango Room & Crystal Bridge
$2 donation (Nonmembers pay Conservatory admission in addition to $2 cash donation)
ADULT
SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1-4PM GARDENING 101
M $25; NM $30 Register by March 14
Join us for a half-day crash course in everything it takes to be a successful gardener. We will discuss soil, seed starting, sun and shade, irrigation, fertilizing, selecting varieties, botany for the gardener, and more.
Add a self-guided treasure hunt to your St. Patrick’s Day Crystal Bridge Conservatory visit. Follow clues that will lead you to the Leprechaun’s treasure and learn more about tropical plants along the way.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1-2PM
BIODIVERSITY DETECTIVES
Best for ages 7-12
Children’s Garden Porch
M $8; NM $10 Register by March 28
Learn all about the importance of biodiversity in a garden! Discover how to notice biodiversity around you and take notes of it in your very own field journal as you are led by a Myriad horticulturist through the Children’s Garden.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 10-11AM
SPRING CROPS AND VEGETABLE GARDENING
M $12; NM $15, Register by March 21
Learn about crops that do well in spring, when to start seeds and starter plants, how to work the soil and ensure your crops survive any surprise cold snaps, and more. As a bonus, get a head start on your summer garden by learning what you can and can’t do earlier to extend your season.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2-3PM COMPANION PLANTING
M $12; NM $15 Register by March 21
Learn an age-old technique known as companion planting to deter pests, enhance soil quality, and promote the growth of your crops by strategically pairing certain vegetables, flowers, and herbs together.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2-4:30PM TEA AND TULIPS
Park House Event Center
Adult $45 member; $55 nonmember
Youth (4-17) $30; nonmember $35
Preview the Tulip Festival with high tea in the Park House looking out to beds of tulips.
Toast the Tulips with champagne, then enjoy savory and sweet small bites and premium tea selections. Hats are encouraged.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 10-11:30AM
WORKSHOP: FORAGED FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
M $45; NM $50 Register by March 28
While orchids have long inspired wonder, people are often deterred from growing them due to their reputation of being difficult. Join us as we learn about their unique growing needs, substrate, fertilizing, care, and more so that you can raise your own orchids in confidence. Guests will leave with an orchid of their own.
The 1-2-3’s of Setting Your Garden up for Success
DR. LOU ANELLA Director, Oklahoma State University Botanic Garden and Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Right Plant, Right Place
TSCHAENN Director of Horticulture, Myriad
Learn how to create your own floral arrangement using seasonal flowers and foliage collected from the garden grounds. We’ll begin with a basic introduction on floral design, go over the already collected materials available, and then head outside to collect a few items together. We’ll end the class by creating our arrangements to take home, as well as discussing tips for foraging in your own yard and ways to prolong the life of your arrangements.
