Yew Dell Botanical Gardens

Bourbon & Botanicals 2023: D Boone Pittman and the Fugitives
2023-07-27 17:30 - 21:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, 40014, United States
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 D Boone Pittman and the Fugitives, a fantastic roots country band.
Bring your chairs to enjoy music under the covered Pavilion; food and drink will be for sale. Feel free to picnic with your own food, but no alcoholic beverages can be brought onto our property.

Schedule:
Our Gates: 5:30p
Martha Lee’s Kitchen: 5:30p-Intermission
Bar Service: 5:30p-8p
Garden Gift Shop: 5:30p-8:3op
Garden Tour with Horticulture Staff: 6p-7p
D Boone Pittman and the Fugitives performance: 7p-8:45p
Night ends: 9p

Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

SOLD OUT: The Botany of Chocolate – In-Person Workshop
2023-07-28 18:00 - 19:30
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 mix. Next, Oldham County Small Batch Chocolate founder Jennifer Simpson will fill us in on the business side of chocolate while we enjoy dark, milk, and white chocolate samples.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Children in the Dell 2023
2023-07-29 10:30 - 12:00
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

SOLD OUT: Herbarium Sheets: Combining Science and Art – In-Person Workshop
2023-07-29 13:00 - 14:30
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 garden. Ticket includes both sessions.
Session 1 – Herbarium Science – Saturday, July 29, 1p-2:30p
In our first session, we’ll get an overview of the traditional usage of herbarium sheets, how to select your specimens, and inexpensive ways to press flowers.
Session 2 – Herbarium Art – Saturday, August 26, 1p-2:30p
You’ll bring your dried specimens to the second session, and we’ll create inspired works of art documenting your floral surroundings.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

SOLD OUT: Bourbon & Botanicals 2023: Rosie and The Rockabillies
2023-08-03 17:30 - 21:00
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 drink will be for sale. Feel free to picnic with your own food, but no alcoholic beverages can be brought onto our property.

Schedule:
Our Gates: 5:30p
Martha Lee’s Kitchen: 5:30p-Intermission
Bar Service: 5:30p-8p
Garden Gift Shop: 5:30p-8:3op
Garden Tour with Horticulture Staff: 6p-7p
Rosie and The Rockabillies performance: 7p-8:45p
Night ends: 9p

Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Bourbon & Botanicals 2023: Grizzly Goat
2023-08-10 17:30 - 21:00
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 with your own food, but no alcoholic beverages can be brought onto our property.

Schedule:
Our Gates: 5:30p
Martha Lee’s Kitchen: 5:30p-Intermission
Bar Service: 5:30p-8p
Garden Gift Shop: 5:30p-8:3op
Garden Tour with Horticulture Staff: 6p-7p
Grizzly Goat performance: 7p-8:45p
Night ends: 9p

Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Let's Get Growing: Session 3 of 4 - Summer - Vegetable Garden Planning Guide - In-Person Workshop
2023-08-12 10:30 - 12:00
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 the yields, and additional pests in the garden.
Finally for Fall, we’ll wrap-up with garden clean-up and preparation for next season, cover/winter crops, and an overall garden recap. This workshop is scheduled for October 14.
Note that each workshop has a separate registration fee, and you can take one or more sessions without taking the full series. Attend all four, and we’ll reward your dedication with a plant from our gardens!
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

SOLD OUT: Bourbon & Botanicals 2023: Keltricity
2023-08-17 17:30 - 21:00
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 to picnic with your own food, but no alcoholic beverages can be brought onto our property.

Schedule:
Our Gates: 5:30p
Martha Lee’s Kitchen: 5:30p-Intermission
Bar Service: 5:30p-8p
Garden Gift Shop: 5:30p-8:3op
Garden Tour with Horticulture Staff: 6p-7p
Keltricity performance: 7p-8:45p
Night ends: 9p

Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Honey Bees, Pollinators, and Beneficial Fall Blooms – In-Person Workshop
2023-08-19 10:30 - 12:00
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. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Bourbon & Botanicals 2023: Louisville Folk School featuring Good River String Band
2023-08-24 17:30 - 21:00
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; food and drink will be for sale. Feel free to picnic with your own food, but no alcoholic beverages can be brought onto our property.

Schedule:
Our Gates: 5:30p
Martha Lee’s Kitchen: 5:30p-Intermission
Bar Service: 5:30p-8p
Garden Gift Shop: 5:30p-8:3op
Garden Tour with Horticulture Staff: 6p-7p
Good River String Band performance: 7p-8:45p
Night ends: 9p

Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

SOLD OUT: Bad Sci-Fi Movies and Real Plant Science: Konga (1961) – In-Person
2023-08-25 18:00 - 21:00
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 our Team to answer.
Gates open at 6pm, and the movie starts at 7pm.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

AT CAPACITY: Behind The Scenes Nursery Tour & Guided Shopping Session
2023-08-27 13:00 - 14:30
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 admission but RSVP is required for participation.

Plant Chemical Defenses – In-Person Workshop
2023-08-29 18:00 - 19:30
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 they are dispersed. You won’t look at your plants the same way after this workshop.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Bourbon & Botanicals 2023: The Derby City Dandies
2023-08-31 17:30 - 21:00
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 Derby City Dandies, and their Vintage Swing Jazz.
Bring your chairs to enjoy music under the covered Pavilion; food and drink will be for sale. Feel free to picnic with your own food, but no alcoholic beverages can be brought onto our property.

Schedule:
Our Gates: 5:30p
Martha Lee’s Kitchen: 5:30p-Intermission
Bar Service: 5:30p-8p
Garden Gift Shop: 5:30p-8:3op
Garden Tour with Horticulture Staff: 6p-7p
The Derby City Dandies performance: 7p-8:45p
Night ends: 9p

Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Sold Out: Perennial Propagation - In-Person Workshop
2023-09-17 13:00 - 14:30
Join our Horticulture Team to learn about dividing your perennials. We’ll discuss perennial plant structures, what’s happening underground, and how to divide the roots for more plants in your chosen location. Perennials are truly the gift that keeps on giving! Participants will each receive five clumps of different perennials that they will divide and take home to add to their gardens or gift to a friend.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

SOLD OUT: Seed Saving Workshop - In-Person
2023-09-27 18:00 - 19:30
As the summer growing season comes to an end, join Mary Wheatley, Jefferson County Master Gardener, for a how-to lecture on saving seeds. Participants will learn why we should save seeds, how to identify the best seeds for saving, and the proper harvesting and storage of seeds. Mary will have a variety of seeds and pods for viewing.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Fall Plant Sale – In-Person Event
2023-10-01 12:00 - 16:00
Bring your boxes and wagons and load up on fantastic fall plants! Thanks to Sponsor LG&E and KU Foundation, we are again rolling out some of the best plants in the region for this sale. We’ll feature plants that are not yet available through the Online Plant Market, or Onsite Plant Market. Once these beauties are snapped up, we may not have any more available in the short term.
Our Fall Plant Sale is included with admission; tickets are available at the door. Click here to view the plant list.

Tree Identification Hike on Woodland Trails – In-Person Workshop
2023-10-07 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for a hike along our Woodland Trails to learn some basic tree identification skills. Guests will take an easy hike while our top-notch team explains details about leaves, twigs, bark, and other features useful to identifying trees.
This walk is included with admission; no advance registration is needed.

SOLD OUT: Cultivating Urban Orchards and Gardens – Virtual Workshop
2023-10-12 18:00 - 19:30
In participation with #LouisvilleTreeWeek, join Julia Kachanova, University of Louisville PhD Biology student, for an engaging lecture on cultivating urban orchards and food-producing plants in urban settings. Discover practical strategies for establishing and nurturing these green spaces, even with limited resources. Learn about plant selection and other gardening techniques to ensure bountiful yields in your very own urban oasis. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this lecture will empower you to create and sustain thriving food-producing landscapes in the heart of the city.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Zoom login will be sent before the session. As this is a virtual workshop, friends and family can watch together under one login.

SOLD OUT: Let’s Get Growing: Fall Vegetable Garden Planning Guide – In-Person Workshop
2023-10-14 10:30 - 12:00
Join Emma Stidham, mom, wife, and horticulturist with more than 15 years of experience in vegetable gardening, public gardens, and retail sales, as we complete our Vegetable Garden Planning series. Each quarter focused on timely topics to get your garden from start to finish; for Fall, we’ll wrap-up with garden clean-up and preparation for next season, cover/winter crops, and an overall garden recap.
Although this is part of a series, it is also a stand-alone workshop. You do not need information from the previous sessions to get great ideas from this one. And, if you attended all four sessions, we’ll reward your dedication with a plant from our gardens after this workshop!
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

SOLD OUT: Fall Trees Watercolor Painting – In-Person Workshop
2023-10-15 12:00 - 14:00
Hanna Barnhart, the artist behind Owen & Mae at Mellwood Art Center and presenter of our Spring Floral Watercolor Painting workshop, returns for #LouisvilleTreeWeek with a session focused on painting trees. Participants will learn the basics of watercolor painting and how to apply it to create a beautiful tree painting that you can be proud of. Explore your love of nature and expand your creativity in this two-hour beginner friendly class all while enjoying the beautiful sights of Yew Dell Botanical Gardens.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Sculpture in the Garden, An Evening With Dave Caudill
2023-10-19 18:00 - 20:30
Join Louisville sculptor, Dave Caudill, for an evening designed to help you plan, select, and place sculptures in your garden. Enjoy a glass of wine and a few appetizers as Dave starts the evening with a presentation in the Gheens Barn to get you thinking. Then, Dave and Yew Dell executive director, Paul Cappiello, will lead a walk around the grounds to see installations of Dave’s sculpture in a variety of spaces and discuss placement, presentation, and logistics. And of course you’ll have a chance to purchase and take a piece home for your own garden.

SOLD OUT: Container Bulb Workshop – In-Person Workshop
2023-10-21 10:30 - 12:00
Join our Horticulture Staff for a hands-on opportunity to create your own bulb “lasagna” with layered blooms that will emerge in the spring. Price includes bulbs from muscari, daffodil, and tulip genera, planting medium, vessel, and directions on overwintering your bulbs.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Boo Dell 2023
2023-10-29 12:00 - 16:00
Thanks to Sponsors LG&E and KU Foundation, Liberty Federal Credit Union, and Dean Dorton, Boo Dell is back for another year of family-focused fun! Our famous Trail of Treats will once again delight guests, plus we have activities with our Horticulture Team, live music, and other surprises for the whole family in a non-scary environment.
Boo Dell is included with admission; tickets can be purchased at arrival.

SOLD OUT: Bad Sci-Fi Movies and Real Plant Science: The Thing From Another World (1951)
2023-11-03 18:00 - 21:00
Our film series – Bad Sci-Fi Movies and Real Plant Science – wraps up for the year with The Thing from Another World (1951). After watching this film, learn from our Horticulture Team about carnivorous plants, cellular structure for vegetable matter and animals, and what telegraph vine and century plants do in the real world. Bring your best “would plants really do that?” questions for our Team to answer.
The gardens open at 6pm, and the movie starts at 7pm.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Yuletide - Friday, November 24, 5p-7p, Advance Ticket
2023-11-24 17:00 - 19:00
Thanks to our sponsor, Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Co., Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night.
This advance ticket is for Friday, November 24, 5p-7p.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Yuletide - Friday, November 24, 7p-9p, Advance Ticket
2023-11-24 19:00 - 21:00
Thanks to our sponsor, Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Co., Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night.
This advance ticket is for Friday, November 24, from 7p-9p.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Yuletide - Saturday, November 25, 5p-7p, Advance Ticket
2023-11-25 17:00 - 19:00
Thanks to our sponsor, Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Co., Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night.
This advance ticket is for Saturday, November 25, from 5p-7p.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Yuletide - Saturday, November 25, 7p-9p, Advance Ticket
2023-11-25 19:00 - 21:00
Thanks to our sponsor, Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Co., Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night.
This advance ticket is for Saturday, November 25, from 7p-9p.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.

Yuletide - Friday, December 1, 5p-7p, Advance Ticket
2023-12-01 17:00 - 19:00
Thanks to our sponsor, Wilson & Muir Bank & Trust Co., Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night.
This advance ticket is for Friday, December 1, 5p-7p.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All programs and events are rain or shine.
