Garden Workshops for Families provide opportunities for families with children ages 4 to 12 to explore biology, garden practices, soil science and water in the desert in an outdoor garden setting.  This program is hands-on and encourages independent exploration; we also utilize multi-media art including clay, poems, songs and stories. Approval from Coordinator needed for children younger than 4 or older than 12.  Participants choose to attend all Friday or Saturday morning classes from 10-Noon or Saturday afternoon classes 1:00-3:00 p.m.  Included in registration fee is 1 optional, one-day Sunday Workshop for participants. Also included is a healthy, theme-based snack and a take home packet.

Garden by the Seasons – Fall Session    September 17-October 29, 2016

Discover the Fall Garden with your child – learn projects to do at home, such as planting bulbs & garlic, searching for seed shapes & sizes, making Prickly Pear dye & pie, learning about animals and plants in Winter, as always, making art in the garden.

• Workshop 1: Fall Practices – Planting & Watering  
• Workshop 2: Harvest – Apples, Prickly Pears, Seeds  
• Workshop 3: Fall for Pollinators & Native Plants  
• Workshop 4: Preparing for Winter – Cover & Keep  

Workshop times are:  Saturday mornings, 10:00 am to Noon: September 17,  October 1, October 15 October 29

Class also offered:  Friday mornings, 10:00 am to Noon: September 16, September 30, October 14, October 28

Preregistration is required. Go to Brown Paper Tickets to register.    Or, after the session has started, use our pro-rated registration and take as many classes as you want for $25 a class. To do this, please email Garden Projects Coordinator to reserve your spot - cirrelda.snider@state.nm.us.  

Preregistration is required. Go to Brown Paper Tickets to register.  Each session will have its own registration link.  

All class participants must be accompanied by an adult. No more than two children may be registered per adult companion and no more than two adult companions may accompany any one child. Permission for attendance by siblings younger than 4 and older than 12  is made on a case-by-case basis with Learning Garden Coordinator. Maximum class size is 12 children and their adult companions. 

For more details go to:  http://nmnaturalhistory.org/youth-and-family-programs/garden-workshops-families