SOLD OUT: Botanical Dye: Watercolor Painting
2026-06-06 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, 40014, United States
Join local botanical artist, Briahna Michalsky, for this informative, hands-on session on botanical dye processes. She will guide participants through the process of making watercolor inks from collected material, then we’ll have time to paint with dyes she cured in her studio. You will take home your custom artwork. No experience needed.
Ticket includes all supplies.
Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket now to hold your spot.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, but do feel free to share your ticket with someone else if something comes up and you can’t make it.
All programs and events are rain or shine.

SOLD OUT: Level Up Your Next Cocktail Party with this Botanical Cocktail Workshop
2026-06-12 18:00 - 20:00
Kick off the weekend with a one-of-a-kind craft cocktail experience led by Yew Dell’s Chef Mike where you’ll create cocktail syrups, bitters, floral craft ice, and more. We’ll harvest ingredients fresh from the gardens, shake cocktails, savor small bites, and enjoy the Gardens after hours. We’ll have take-home recipes to help you kill it the next time you have friends over for a few drinks.
Ticket includes all supplies.
Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket now to hold your spot.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, but do feel free to share your ticket with someone else if something comes up and you can’t make it.
All programs and events are rain or shine.

Herbarium Sheets: Science and Art
2026-07-11 13:30 - 15:00
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.
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. You’ll bring your dried specimens to the second session, and we’ll create inspired works of art documenting your floral surroundings.
Note that your ticket includes both sessions:

Session 1 is Saturday, July 11, 1:30p-3p
Session 2 is Saturday, August 8, 1:30p-3p

Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket now to hold your spot.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, but do feel free to share your ticket with someone else if something comes up and you can’t make it.
All programs and events are rain or shine.

SOLD OUT: Summer Flower Preservation
2026-07-19 13:30 - 15:30
Our spring session quickly sold out, so we are offering a summer session. Join our team of horticulturists as they share tricks of the trade to preserve the bounty collected in our summer 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 year-round to retain the beauty of nature for wreaths, ornaments and other decor items. Attendees will go home with a filled plant press to continue the experience on their own.
Ticket fee includes all supplies.
Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket now to hold your spot.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, but do feel free to share your ticket with someone else if something comes up and you can’t make it.
All programs and events are rain or shine.

Botanical Dye Basics: Creating A Custom Scarf
2026-08-01 10:00 - 12:00
Back by popular demand! Briahna Michalsky, a local botanical artist, returns for another session on botanical dye processes. She will guide participants through selecting botanicals, different placement techniques, and explain dye transfer methods such as hammering and steaming. Participants will each create a beautiful custom scarf to take home. Ticketing fees include all supplies.
Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket now to hold your spot.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, but do feel free to share your ticket with someone else if something comes up and you can’t make it.
All programs and events are rain or shine.

Botany of Bourbon at Kentucky Artisan Distillery
2026-08-04 18:00 - 20:00
Explore the biochemistry of bourbon making and the natural history of the grains that make it work. Then enjoy a tour and bourbon tasting with Kentucky Artisan Distillery Master Distiller, Jade Peterson.
Ticket includes light bites.
Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket now to hold your spot.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, but do feel free to share your ticket with someone else if something comes up and you can’t make it.
All programs and events are rain or shine.

Honeybee Needle Felting
2026-08-15 10:00 - 12:00
Based upon the success of our Castle Needle Felting workshop, we’ve invited Norma Drish, Gallery Manager and Teaching Artist at The Little Loomhouse, back for #NationalHoneybeeDay and a delightful new project. Create your own 5” x 7” wool-felted honeybee design as Norma guides you step-by-step through the process of this beautiful fiber art.
All materials are included.
Workshop is suitable for ages 10 and older. Due to space restraints, each participant will be required to purchase a ticket. Ticketing fees include all supplies.
Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket now to hold your spot.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, but do feel free to share your ticket with someone else if something comes up and you can’t make it.
All programs and events are rain or shine.

Fall Wreaths from the Gardens
2026-09-13 13:30 - 15:30
Wreaths aren’t just for the winter holidays! As the gardens start to go dormant, they provide an abundance of material for decorating. Join our Horticulture Team in sharing the fun of building a wreath with material collected around the gardens, including dried flowers harvested from our Cut Flower Production Garden and Summer Annual Displays over the summer.
Our instructors are in high demand. Reserve your ticket now to hold your spot.
Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, but do feel free to share your ticket with someone else if something comes up and you can’t make it.
All programs and events are rain or shine.
