8/6/2011 - 8/26/2011: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Dig, Plant, Grow! Pickle Me!

Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden

Children and families learn about plants and the natural world through hands-on gardening at this one-and-a-half acre site. Each afternoon children—with help from their parents, volunteers, and staff—are encouraged to dig, weed, compost, plant, tend, and harvest in garden plots. These ongoing gardening activities are complemented by a changing roster of programs that encourage children to explore seasonal garden-related themes.

The Family Garden offers whimsical topiaries, a pond teeming with life, a flourishing meadow, rows of planting beds, two open-air pavilions for relief from sun and rain, and lively display gardens featuring an array of plants, including heirloom varieties of tomatoes, aromatic herbs, and colorful vegetables.

This month's theme: Pickle Me!
Hip-hip-hooray, it’s a Pickle Parade! Join us on a walk through the Family Garden to learn about plants that are pickled. Enjoy the harvest of fresh cucumbers by making your own fresh pickles to take home.