Events

Juniper Level Botanic Garden has one of the largest and most complete collections of North American native perennials. Over the years we have trialed countless plants from across the country with the goal to introduce as many of them as possible to you. Join founder Tony Avent as he takes you on a native plant journey. This

Renewal pruning of shrubs is an essential skill for all gardeners growing flowering shrubs (plus blueberry and brambles). Though it is not applicable to all flowering shrubs, it does apply to the majority of deciduous flowering shrubs. Renewal pruning maximizes the productivity of a plant, which means more flowers and fruit. This class will start

Many people love to garden because they enjoy nature and the beauty of plants. There are many pollinators that are critical components to a healthy ecosystem, including native bees, beetles, flies and butterflies. Join entomologist, Bill Reynolds for a deep dive into the world of butterflies. This is an online class. Host: Bill Reynolds/ JLBG staff

Come join Plant Delights Nursery production staff as they teach you how to propagate perennials via sexual propagation. This will be an entry level course that covers terminology and techniques used for producing plants via sexual reproduction. This class will be a more in depth and hands on experience into sexual plant propagation than our

Many of our native plants flower during the spring season and go dormant before the onset of summer. Join our garden staff to explore many of our fabulous spring ephemerals as we all wake back up from winter's cold. Juniper Level Botanic Garden has one of the largest and most complete collections of spring-flowering natives

Bogs are home to many of the most bizarre species of plants on planet earth. Join assistant nursery manager and lead grower, Kevin Stephens as we participate in building our own container bogs to take home and cherish while learning the techniques used to create both in-ground and container bog gardens. Participants will also learn

We will start off the day in the classroom, going over an introduction to container gardening with dry desert plants.  This will detail pot selections, media/soil that should be used, watering needs, and lighting needs.  Then we will walk through the botanical garden and look at specimens and how to use desert plants in your home garden.

Juniper Level Botanic Garden proudly presents a thorough approach to Garden Design. Whether looking to break ground or re-invent an existing garden, Tony will discuss how designing, building, and maintaining a world class botanic garden can be implemented into any home garden situation. Host: Tony Avent/JLBG staff