Yew Dell Botanical Gardens

In celebration of #NationalMilkChocolateDay, we are thrilled to take a deep dive into the food of the Gods. Julia Kachanova, University of Louisville PhD Biology student, will take participants through the process of cacao becoming the delicacy we all know and love, including how sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and lots of other botanicals got into the […]

Join us each Saturday in June and July for Children in the Dell! This summer, we’ll focus on children’s garden-themed books for our hands-on activity for adults and children to enjoy together. * Drop-in activity is included with admission * Books will be rotated, so plan to come often

Before we had access to Google and email, botanists created herbarium sheets to study and share plants. In this two-part workshop, discover the history, science, and art in creating herbarium sheets with Dr. Jeff Masters, Department of Biology at University of Louisville, and make an original piece of art based on flowers in your own […]

Thanks to our Sponsor Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Bourbon & Botanicals is back for another season of local and regional musical talents in the Gardens. Tonight's show features Rosie and The Rockabillies, returning for another night of high-energy music with a retro stage presence. Bring your chairs to enjoy music under the covered Pavilion; food and […]

Thanks to our Sponsor Kentucky Artisan Distilleries, Bourbon & Botanicals is back for another season of local and regional musical talents in the Gardens. Tonight's show features Grizzly Goat, with their Undomesticated Americana music. Bring your chairs to enjoy music under the covered Pavilion; food and drink will be for sale. Feel free to picnic […]

Join Emma Stidham, mom, wife, and horticulturist with more than 15 years of experience in vegetable gardening, public gardens, and retail sales, as we continue our Vegetable Garden Planning series. Each quarter focuses on timely topics to get your garden from start to finish; for Summer, Emma will highlight succession plantings, trellising ideas, harvesting and processing […]

Thanks to our Sponsor Kentucky Artisan Distilleries, Bourbon & Botanicals is back for another season of local and regional musical talents in the Gardens. Tonight's show features Keltricity, with amazingly bold, beautiful, and artful Celtic music. Bring your chairs to enjoy music under the covered Pavilion; food and drink will be for sale. Feel free […]

For #NationalHoneyBeeDay, join Hope Gardiner, current Oldham County Extension Horticulture Program Specialist and former Kentucky Department of Agriculture Marketing Specialist for the Greenhouse and Nursery Industry, to learn about creating and maintaining a welcoming environment for honey bees and other pollinators as seasons change from summer to fall. Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. […]

Thanks to our Sponsor Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Bourbon & Botanicals is back for another season of local and regional musical talents in the Gardens. Tonight's show features the Good River String Band, comprised of instructors from the Louisville Folk School, performing their folk music traditions. Bring your chairs to enjoy music under the covered Pavilion; […]

Our film series – Bad Sci-Fi Movies and Real Plant Science – continues with the forgotten gem, Konga (1961). After watching this film, learn from our real botanists/Horticulture Team about how insectivorous and carnivorous plants really behave, and the link between plant and animal life. Bring your best “would plants really do that?” questions for […]

Do you wonder how magic happens in our Nursery? Step behind the Hoop House Covers with our Horticulture Team to see for yourself! We’ll start with an overview lecture, then tour our production spaces and finish with a rare chance for attendees to shop the Nursery with Jacob, Paul, and Jeff. Tour is included with […]

In an expansion on our February workshop The Amazing World of Plant Self Defense, Noelle Visser, University of Louisville Biology PhD student, will focus on how plants defend themselves against herbivores (including people!) and pathogens with a full tool belt of chemical properties. Learn what chemicals are at play, where they are strategically located in the plant, and how […]