Area garden events
BY BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer
Saturday, August 04, 2012
8/04/12 at 5:19 AM
Saturday
Tough Plants for Tough Times, 10 a.m., Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden
Meet Garden Director Todd Lasseigne at the garden's visitor center during a talk about what plants have done well in Tulsa's weather extremes.
For more, 918-289-0330; or tulsaworld.com/ocbg.
Aug. 8
OSU-Tulsa County Master Gardener Orientation, 10 a.m., Tulsa County OSU Extension Center, 4116 E. 15th St.
For more information, visit tulsaworld.com/mastergardener or call 918-746-3701
Aug. 9
Story time in the Garden - Trees and Leaves, 10 a.m., Linnaeus Teaching Garden, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.
The story times, free to the public, are geared toward children from preschool to second grade and held in the Outdoor Classroom just behind the Carl Linnaeus statue.
For more, 918-746-5125
Aug. 11
Last Days of Summer Fun, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden
Enjoy an end-of-summer nature hike, a walk around the lake, or a craft activity and cold refreshments.
For more, 918-289-0330; or tulsaworld.com/ocbg
Linnaeus Volunteer Orientation, 10 a.m., Tulsa Garden Center, Linnaeus Teaching Garden
Attendees will learn more about the garden, its mission and volunteer program.
Aug. 16
Brown Bag Lecture: Soils of Tulsa County, Noon-1 p.m., Tulsa Garden Center
Homeowners will learn how to improve poor soil conditions, and which soils work best based on different growing requirements.
The event is free and attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch and come to learn at the seminar.
For more, 918-746-5125
Story time in the Garden - Sunflowers, 10 a.m., Linnaeus Teaching Garden
For more, 918-746-5125
Aug. 18
Family Activity Day: Looking at Leaves, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden
Learn about the food factory that is nature. Discover the leaves of forest and prairie plants and make a leaf print to take home.
For more, 918-289-0330; or tulsaworld.com/ocbg
Little Green Thumbs - Rainbow of Color: Art in the Garden, 9:30 a.m., Linnaeus Teaching Garden
The program for children ages 4-to-11 years old features kid-friendly garden projects.
For more, 918-746-5125
Aug. 21
A Book Review - "Herbaceous," Noon - 1 p.m., Tulsa Garden Center
For more, 918-746-5125
Aug. 23
Story time in the Garden - Scarecrows, Linnaeus Teaching Garden
For more, 918-746-5125
Aug. 25
Herbal Walk and Talk, 11 a.m. Talk; noon and 2 p.m., Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden
Jeremy John Myers shares herbal uses of plants and will lead walks to identify native plants with herbal benefits.
Aug. 30
Story time in the Garden - Apples, Linnaeus Teaching Garden
For more, 918-746-5125
Bravetta Hassell 918-581-8316
bravetta.hassell@tulsaworld.com
Associated Images:
Thistles line the southern end of the trail that surrounds the pond at the Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden located near North 52nd West Avenue and West 43rd Street North. The park is hosting Family Activity Day on Aug. 18. KT KING/Tulsa World file
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