Events

Get your gardening tools ready for spring planting! Executive Director, Paul Cappiello, and Heimerdinger Cutlery President, Carl Heimerdinger, will share the art of sharpening all your garden hand tools from pruners and loppers to spades and hoes. Bring a few of your ailing tools, and Paul and Carl will try to rescue as many as […]

Back by popular demand, we’re celebrating American Chocolate Week once again with Jennifer Simpson, founder and creative mastermind behind the ever-decadent Oldham County Small Batch Chocolate. Watch as Jennifer demonstrates her chocolate-making process, and then each participant will get to hand dip spring-themed treats to take and enjoy at home. Ticket includes all supplies. Note: […]

Plant Production Pro/Nursery & Greenhouse Manager Jeff Margreiter shares the tricks of the trade to give your seeds the highest chance of success. Learn how to choose the best flower and veggie seeds, how best to plant them and proper watering and light conditions. Participants will go home with a tray of seeds to grow […]

Travelogue Dinner Returns! Join Yew Dell Executive Director Paul Cappiello for a horticultural and culinary romp through the Dalmatian Coast. From the natural history of the region to the plants that have contributed so much to our gardens and diets, this lecture will leave you wanting to plan your own trip. And Chef Mike will […]

We heard you, B-Movies and Real Plant Science returns with a matinee! Learn from our Horticulture Team about “super carrots,” blood-drinking plants, and cool things like telegraph vine, century plants, and what other “alive” botanical specimens do in the real world. Bring your best “would plants really do that?” questions for our team to answer […]

Join Norma Drish, Gallery Manager and Teaching Artist at The Little Loomhouse, for a fun, beginner-friendly needle-felting session inspired by Yew Dell’s iconic Castle! Create your own 5” x 7” wool-felted design as Norma guides you step-by-step through the process of this beautiful fiber art. Workshop is suitable for ages 10 and older. Due to […]

Spend a spring Sunday sharpening your photography skills with Murphy’s Camera. Photographer Ayrica Bishop leads two hands-on workshops set among Yew Dell’s spring gardens. Photography Basics (10 a.m.–Noon) is perfect for beginners and hobbyists, covering light, composition, exposure and how to get the most from any camera — even your phone. Macro Garden Photography (1–3 […]

Join our team of horticulturists as they share tricks of the trade to preserve the bounty collected in our spring gardens. From pressing and hanging to drying and saving, you’ll learn how to preserve flowers, petals, leaves and entire blooms — techniques which can be used for wreaths, ornaments and other decor items. Attendees will […]

This hands-on workshop will help you understand both the art and science of rooting vegetative cuttings to produce new plants. You’ll learn correct technique, process and materials to help you propagate a wide diversity of plant types by cutting. You’ll choose from a variety of different species to take cuttings from and build a plug […]

Houseplants, herbs, annuals, perennials, and bulbs; there’s very little you can’t have fun with in your favorite planter. Join our team of horticulturists for a deep dive into crafting your very own summer annual container to take home and enjoy all season. Ticket includes all supplies. Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket […]

One of our most popular offerings each year – a party, a garden, and a big secret. You’ll come to Yew Dell, hop on a minibus and we’ll whisk you away to one of our favorite private gardens – and you won’t know where we’re going till we get there! Follow our garden staff for […]

Participants will be introduced to the traditional craft of paper quilling and explore the process of decorating with paper. No experience is needed! You’ll learn multiple quilling techniques and how to use special tools, then create your own butterfly and tulip designs and make a small paper sculpture to take home. Workshop is geared to […]