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  • Thursdays, February 19. 26, & March 5, 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm Eastern – Wild Foliage in Printmaking, Online

    Over the course of three weeks, explore a range of printmaking techniques with Smithsonian Associates, including monoprints using both acrylic and gel plates, carved linocuts, and striking blue cyanotypes. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your printmaking toolkit, this hands-on class offers an opportunity to connect with natural elements such as branches, leaves, and rocks; experiment with texture, patterns, color; and create a personal portfolio of botanical-inspired prints.


    Special Program Information

    The instructor is Kathy Beachler.
This program includes 3 sessions, 2 hours each.

    General Information

    This studio arts program is a Zoom Meeting to allow for patron and instructor interaction online.  All Studio Arts programs require an online registration (https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/wild-foliage-in-printmaking) for each participant so that the instructor can provide individual attention to every student registered for the online program. This program will be recorded.  Please refer to the "Materials for this program" section on registration page for any applicable supply list information and/or special documents for this program.
View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.  $125 for Smithsonian members, $150 for nonmembers.

  • Tuesday, January 13, 1:00 pm Eastern – The Influence of Migration on Community Food Growing, Gardens and Their Gardeners

    This talk arises from a small-scale study that took place in 2024 looking at the influence of migration on community food-growing gardens and their gardeners. The session will explore the wonderfully vibrant community gardens in north London that were the focus of this work looking at what is grown, who is growing it and the benefit growing together brings.

    As context, the London Parks and Gardens online talk on January 13 will offer a light-touch review of the social history of community food growing gardens and cover, briefly, migration to London over time. It will also highlight outcomes from academic research relating to community food-growing gardens and compare the findings with those of this study.

    Mary Kuhn is a Researcher for London Parks and Gardens. £8.00. Register at https://londongardenstrust.org/lecture-details/?event=ONLINE-Influence-of

  • Thursday, January 15, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastern – Introduction to Understanding and Managing Soils, Online

    Get to know the living and nonliving components of native soils, and learn about how to support the health of the soil in your own space. Explore the relationship between soils and local flora, and come away with a set of practices and resources to work with as you build your native plant growing practice from the ground up. This Native Plant Trust webinar on January 15 at 5 pm will be led by Alexis Doshas, the Nursery Manager at Nasami Farm. $10. Register at https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/introduction-to-understanding-and-managing-soils/

  • Wednesdays, January 7, April 8, July 8, & October 14, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Eastern – Connecticut River Watershed Seminar Series: History, Challenges, Promise, Revival, Online

    Estuary magazine and its parent The Watershed Fund, and the Old Lyme Conservation Commission are excited to announce a seminar series beginning in 2026 for anyone interested in the environment, focusing on the past, present, and future of the Connecticut River watershed and the issues it faces. Quarterly seminars via Zoom given by experts in their fields will provide in-depth, accessible, and timely explorations of the river’s history, terrestrial habitats, aquatic habitats, invasive plants, geology, and restoration efforts. The series is planned to span eight sessions over two years.

    The first free talk will take place January 7 at 6 pm Eastern with Andy Fisk, Northeast Regional Director of American Rivers. Future speakers include Jillian Liner, Director of Conservation for Audubon Vermont on Avian Habitats, Dan Wilder, Director of Applied Ecology, Norcross Wildlife Foundation on Building Resilient Habitats, and Stephen Gephard, recently retired from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection after serving 42 years as a fisheries biologist, on Aquatic Habitats.

    Sessions will be moderated by Matt McKenzie, Professor of History & Maritime Studies at UCONN Avery Point, and co-chair, Old Lyme Conservation Commission.

    For further details and current information, visit Estuary magazine’s website or the Old Lyme Conservation Commission website at:

    Old Lyme Connecticut Conservation Commission

    Attendance is free but registration is required. Pre-register now by sending an email from your personal email address to admin@estuarymagazine.com.

  • Thursday, January 8, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Eastern- Introduction to Native Plants for Gardeners, Online

    Learn how native plants serve as the ecological cornerstone for the gardens of today and the future in this Native Plant Trust webinar on January 8 with Stephen Kiely. Explore what makes a plant “native,” and gain insights into the reciprocal relationships between insects and native plants. Find out how to use your ecoregion to guide your gardening practice, and hear recommendations for beautiful, ecologically beneficial native plants to bring into your space. $10. Register at https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/introduction-to-native-plants-for-gardeners/

  • Monday, January 5, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern – Green in the Winterscape, Online

    A surprising number of plants remain green through the winter; lichens, mosses and liverworts, ferns, ericaceous shrubs and evergreen trees, and many more. Which plants stay green, how, and why? In this Native Plant Trust online class, you will learn how to recognize and identify the groups of evergreen plants and explore evolutionary strategies for year-round foliage. $75, with instructor Neela de Zoysa. Register at https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/bot3326-green-in-the-winterscape/

  • Tuesday, December 9, 5:00 am – 6:30 am Eastern (but recorded) – Queer Gardens of Note

    Gardens are many things. An oasis for nature, a retreat from the outside world, a haven for blooms. But how has the LGBTQI+ community been involved with their design, upkeep and prominence throughout the years? How is queerness seen in the natural world?

    As well as being a historian and tour guide, Sheldon K Goodman is also passionate about gardening.

    The last session on December 9 is Queer Gardens of Note, This Gardens Trust talk is £8 through Eventbrite. Register HERE Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days (and again a few hours) prior to the start of the first talk, and a link to the recorded session will be sent shortly after each session and will be available for 1 week.

  • Wednesday, December 10, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern – David Marsh’s Favorite Gardens, Online

    The final talk in the Gardens Trust’s online series of Favorite Gardens will take place December 10 at 1 pm Eastern with David Marsh. Dr David Marsh was awarded his PhD in 2005 for a study of the ‘Gardens and Gardeners of Later-Stuart London’ and has been lecturing and supervising research in Garden History ever since. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham and was co-course director for their MA in Garden History. A trustee of the Gardens Trust from 2016-2023, he helped set up and run the Trust’s online lecture program and is the author of a weekly blog about garden history.

    Choosing his favorite gardens, he reports, is impossible – but he’ll share a few that get close… there’s one in north London built on the waste from building a tunnel on the underground, and another in the wastes of the seriously frozen north. Then maybe a new formal one in the southern hemisphere and to finish a couple more where such formality mixes with eccentricity on a grand scale.

    This ticket LINK is for this individual session and costs £8 (Gardens Trust members £6). Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and again a few hours before the talk. A link to the recorded session (available for 2 weeks) will be sent shortly afterwards.

    ©David Marsh

  • Monday, December 1, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Eastern – Wild Wonder Holiday Sketch Party, Online

    Get into the holiday spirit and put in some “pencil miles” at this fun online class on December 1 with John Muir Laws on drawing and painting pinecones, branches, and needles. A widely respected artist, educator, author, and nature journaler for more than 40 years, John Muir Laws (a.k.a. Jack) will help you learn to see and understand the complex geometry of a pine cone, which will empower you to make quick and accurate sketches as well as more detailed drawings. Jack will also explore pine/fir branches and needles and share tips and techniques on how to draw them in a foreshortened view so your sketch looks like what you see when you look into the branches of a tree. You could even use your new skills to paint homemade holiday cards for friends and family!

    BONUS: The class will include special live holiday musical interludes brought to you by two musical members of the nature journaling community: guitarist Anne Chadwick @annechad61 and vocalist and ukulele player Beth Kelley Gillogly.

    This class is a fundraiser for the Wild Wonder Foundation, and Jack, Anne, and Beth are donating their time. Thank you for making a donation if you are able when you register. All levels welcome! .FREE! Registration required. Suggested donation: $25. Visit the EVENTS link in bio or wildwonder.org/events to sign up today!

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  • Wednesday, November 19, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern – Caroline Holmes’ Favorite Gardens, Online

    Draw up a chair for The Gardens Trust’s new series featuring favorite gardens by some of our most popular contributors. Week One on November 19 will be led by Caroline Holmes. Primarily a garden historian, Caroline describes herself as academic, but not dry; informative and amusing – as Nietzsche wrote ‘we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by laughter.’ She’s the author of 12 books and a speaker who has appeared on every continent except Antarctica.

    Her earliest influences were European, especially French, and she finds one of life’s great pleasures is dropping into another language and the joy of exploring the underlying culture. Traveling around the world, often alone, provides unexpected discoveries; hence her choice of gardens putting on a show in tropical, sunny or cool climates – who are the designers and artists, who are the fans? Around these planets are satellites of botanical friendship, plant hunting and invention. Not always alone, heady scents and clever designs are best shared. This ticket LINK is for this individual session and costs £8, and you may purchase tickets for other individual sessions via the links below, or you may purchase a ticket for the entire course of 4 sessions at a cost of £28 via the link here. (Gardens Trust members £6 or £21). Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and again a few hours before the talk. A link to the recorded session (available for 2 weeks) will be sent shortly afterwards.

    ©Caroline Holmes