Christine Manoux, Director of Education and Visitor Engagement; Cat Callaway, Horticulturist On Monday, October 10, 2022 (Indigenous People’s Day), the Garden hosted a special event for the public in our Crops of the World Garden collection in partnership with the local cultural group Indigenous Permaculture (IP). In this area, the Garden arranges plantings of food crops based on areas…
Deepa Natarajan, Program Coordinator It’s Tea Time! For at least the past 15 years I’ve been working on my masala chai recipe. ‘Chai’ is a general word for “tea,” meaning an infusion of the young leaves of the Camellia sinensis. Camellia sinensis has a remarkable history, perhaps one of the more infamous tales is of…
Dyeing Easter eggs with plants is a tradition I look forward to each year at the Garden. It’s one of our beloved Family Programs and this year, since we can’t meet in person, I thought we’d deliver a tutorial to your home. These beautiful photos were taken by my friend Aya Brackett for Jenni Kayne’s…