{"id":40492,"date":"2013-09-20T11:42:02","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=40492"},"modified":"2013-09-20T11:42:02","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T15:42:02","slug":"this-weekend-halloween-comes-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2013\/09\/garden-programming\/this-weekend-halloween-comes-early\/","title":{"rendered":"This Weekend: Halloween Comes Early"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>Summer bows out this weekend as we pack away our sandals, margaritas, sunscreen and park picnics and ready the scarf-and-peacoat ensembles. Officially, the first day of autumn is this Sunday. And nothing screams the merits of fall like jack-o’-lanterns, scarecrows, bugs, bats, and snakes, right? Emphasis on the “scream,” though it’s all in good fun!<\/p>\n

Saturday is the opening day of The Haunted Pumpkin Garden<\/a>, so of\u00a0course<\/em> we’re doing things big with spooky Halloween events and activities in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden<\/a> and the Clay Family Picnic Pavilions, to start. You’re welcome to sit in on an expert carving as gourds become ghouls in the Discovery Center, or interact with some of the skittering, slithering creatures that make the holiday what it is in the pavilions.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the Garden, we’re all about demos. Our gardeners for public education will be on deck in the Home Gardening Center<\/a> with enlightening how-tos on the late-season, under-the-radar beauties known as salvias. And in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden<\/a>, we’re all about cooking demonstrations with seasonal, fresh-picked edibles twice a day on Saturday and Sunday. It should give those of you joining us for Saturday night’s Family Dinner with Mario Batali’s Chefs<\/a> a tasty glimpse into the coming feast.<\/p>\n

Toward the close of Saturday afternoon, you’ll also want to make your way toward the Perennial Garden<\/a>, where poets Patricia Carlin, Adam Fitzgerald, and John Murillo will recite classic verse and original works to give these summer nights a proper send-off.<\/p>\n

The coming months promise a cornucopia of new events and exhibitions, so stay tuned!
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Saturday, September 21<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\"The<\/a>\n

Bird Walk \u2013 11 a.m.<\/b>
\nMeet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
\n<\/em>The diverse habitats of the Botanical Garden offer visitors a chance to see dozens of species of birds throughout the year. Bring your binoculars and walk the Garden grounds with an expert to learn about bird-friendly habitats, migrating species, and birds that make a permanent home at the Garden.<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Carver’s Studio \u2013 11 a.m. \u2013 5 p .m.<\/b>
\nIn the Discovery Center\u2019s Bendheim Global Greenhouse
\n<\/em>Watch how pumpkin creations are carved as an expert carver translates ideas into art. Learn some tips to try at home on your own pumpkins and gourds.<\/p>\n

Ugh! Bugs & Creepy Creatures of Halloween \u2013 12 & 2 p.m.<\/b>
\nAt the Clay Family Picnic Pavilions
\n<\/em>Some of the animals that make us scream are actually the coolest animals around. Come slither, slide, creep, and scurry along with us and learn why these \u201ccreepy\u201d animals aren\u2019t so scary after all. Participants will meet critters from around the world for some hands-on animal presentations and discover the unique adaptations which help them survive in their habitats.<\/p>\n

Native Plant Garden Tour \u2013 12:30 (with ASL interpreter) & 2:30 p.m.<\/b>
\nMeet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
\n<\/em>Join a tour guide for an insider’s view of the newly designed Native Plant Garden. Enjoy a mosaic of nearly 100,000 native trees, wildflowers, ferns and grasses designed to flourish in every season.<\/p>\n

Home Gardening Demonstration: Sultry Salvias \u2013<\/b> 2 p.m.<\/b>
\nIn the Home Gardening Center
\n<\/em>Salvias are some of the unsung heroes in late-season displays. Join us and become familiar with some of the lesser-known, colorful flowers in the garden.<\/p>\n

A Season in Poetry \u2013 4 p.m.<\/b>
\nIn The Perennial Garden<\/em>
\nCelebrate the season with renowned poets, Patricia Carlin, Adam Fitzgerald, and John Murillo, reading classic favorites as well as their own work at one of the largest botanical gardens in the United States. Co-presented with the Poetry Society of America<\/p>\n

Family Dinner with Mario Batali\u2019s Chefs: A MasterCard\u00ae Priceless NY Event\u20135-7:30 p.m.<\/b>
\nIn the Family Garden
\n<\/em>Special Ticket Required: $75 per adult and $30 per child (under 12 years of age); space is limited so book early to ensure availability.
\nSeptember 21 featuring Chef “Dodo” Fortunato Nicotra of Felidia \u2014 See the Menu<\/a><\/p>\n

Celebrate the Edible Academy and Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens with chefs from Mario’s acclaimed restaurants. Each dinner features a three-course, family-style menu designed by one of Mario’s chefs using fresh, seasonal ingredients like those grown in his gardens. Two wines will be paired with dinner, in addition to sparkling Italian water. Also enjoy hands-on gardening and craft activities, live cooking demonstrations by Mario’s top chefs in the outdoor Whole Foods Market\u00ae Family Garden Kitchen, and more. Programming geared for kids ages 4 to 12.<\/p>\n

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Sunday, September 22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\"The<\/a>\n

Pumpkin Carver’s Studio \u2013 11 a.m. \u2013 5 p .m.<\/b>
\nIn the Discovery Center\u2019s Bendheim Global Greenhouse
\n<\/em>Watch how pumpkin creations are carved as an expert carver translates ideas into art. Learn some tips to try at home on your own pumpkins and gourds.<\/p>\n

Ugh! Bugs & Creepy Creatures of Halloween \u2013 12 & 2 p.m.<\/b>
\nAt the Clay Family Picnic Pavilions
\n<\/em>Some of the animals that make us scream are actually the coolest animals around. Come slither, slide, creep, and scurry along with us and learn why these \u201ccreepy\u201d animals aren\u2019t so scary after all. Participants will meet critters from around the world for some hands-on animal presentations and discover the unique adaptations which help them survive in their habitats.<\/p>\n

Perennial Garden Tour \u2013 12:30 p.m.<\/b>
\nMeet at the Reflecting Pool in the Leon Levy Visitor Center
\n<\/em>Join a Garden Guide for a tour of the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden, which combines a vast palette of colors, textures, flowers, and foliage to create interest in every season.<\/p>\n

Native Plant Garden Tour \u2013 2:30 p.m.<\/b>
\nMeet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
\n<\/em>Join a tour guide for an insider’s view of the newly designed Native Plant Garden. Enjoy a mosaic of nearly 100,000 native trees, wildflowers, ferns and grasses designed to flourish in every season.<\/p>\n

Home Gardening Demonstration: Sultry Salvias<\/b>
\nIn the Home Gardening Center \u2013 2 p.m.
\n<\/em>Salvias are some of the unsung heroes in late-season displays. Join us and become familiar with some of the lesser-known, colorful flowers in the garden.<\/p>\n

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Ongoing Children\u2019s Programs<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\"The<\/a>\n

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden<\/b>
\nIn the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
\nSeptember 21 \u2013 October 31; Tuesdays \u2013 Fridays 1 :30 \u2013 5:30 p.m.;
\nSaturdays, Sundays, and Monday, October 14, 10 a.m. \u2013 5:30 p.m.
\n<\/em>Experience the thrills and chills of the season with a garden full of intricately carved pumpkin sculptures, bugs, and bats. On October 19 & 20, watch Master Carvers Ray Villafane and Andy Bergholtz of Food Network fame transform humongous pumpkins into unearthly creatures. It\u2019s so much fun, it\u2019s scary!<\/p>\n

Pumpkin sculptures of spooky scarecrows, frightening spiders, sneaky snakes, and more await discovery at every turn in the Everett Children\u2019s Adventure Garden. The display includes more than 500 intricately carved pumpkins that are sure to capture your youngster\u2019s imagination. Every day kids can play inside a \u201cgourd- geous\u201d Pumpkin House, put on a scary show at the Pumpkin Puppet Theater, look for wiggly worms under a rotting log, and join a Halloween Parade, while each weekend offers even more treats.<\/p>\n

Cooking Demonstrations<\/b>
\nIn the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, at the Whole Foods Market\u00ae Family Garden Kitchen
\nMay 11 \u2013 October 11, 2013: Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays: 2 & 4 p.m.
\n<\/em>From late spring into early fall, learn to cook up flavorful new recipes using garden-fresh ingredients, twice a day on Wednesdays and weekends in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden.<\/p>\n

Pollinator Pals: Bees and Butterflies<\/b>
\nIn the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
\nAugust 20 \u2013 October 11, 2013; 1:30 \u2013 5:30 p.m.
\n<\/em>The Family Garden is buzzing in late summer! Join us to learn about important pollinators: our honeybees and the monarch butterflies passing us by on their way to Mexico. Get buzzy doing the honeybee dance, observe up-close the workings of a beehive, and sample honey from different nectar sources. Meander through our meadow to find the beautiful monarchs\u2019 favorite snack-spots for fueling up before their long flight. Plants and imaginations grow at the Family Garden, where kids are allowed–no, encouraged!–to play in the dirt. Display gardens such as the Global Gardens and the Breakfast Bowl, and daily activities delight and inspire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goodbye sandals, hello scarves and peacoats. We’re kicking off fall this weekend with an early Halloween!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":40512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[4626,449,2824,4639,2845],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Weekender-header1.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph0lU-ax6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40492"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40492"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40519,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40492\/revisions\/40519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}