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Programs for Adults

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From gardening practices to nature study and everything in between—the Missouri Botanical Garden offers a full range of classes.

The Garden offers weekend, evening and weekday classes and programs year-round!
Classes are available at our three campuses throughout the St. Louis area: the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Shaw Nature Reserve and the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House.

Class Catalog
Go to Online Registration
Download a Print-at-home Catalog:
Spring–Summer 2022

If you have questions, please call us at (314) 577-9506 or email classes@mobot.org.

Click here to be taken to the Classes Registration Page. Once there, do a simple search for the class you want. You can also click on the "Register" link following each class listed below.

Join us for an upcoming class. Here are just a few:

PAUSE Meditation in the Garden Where do you go when the world is moving too fast? Try the Garden. In today's "grind until the gears fall off" culture, it may feel counterproductive or pointless to take a break. Trust us, it is necessary and vital to your overall wellness. PAUSE (Positively Adapting Using Silence Everyday) gives you skills to retreat within using silence to unlock your new peace. Simply start by giving yourself permission to PAUSE. Come prepared for a short walk. We hope you can join us for one of our upcoming classes; $14 members, $16 non-members. June 1; 9:30–10:30 a.m. July 6; 9:30–10:30 a.m. August 3; 9:30–10:30 a.m.

PAUSE Meditation in the Garden

Where do you go when the world is moving too fast? Try the Garden. In today's "grind until the gears fall off" culture, it may feel counterproductive or pointless to take a break. Trust us, it is necessary and vital to your overall wellness. PAUSE (Positively Adapting Using Silence Everyday) gives you skills to retreat within using silence to unlock your new peace. Simply start by giving yourself permission to PAUSE. Come prepared for a short walk.

Fountain in Japanese Garden

We hope you can join us for one of our upcoming classes;
$14 members, $16 non-members.

June 1; 9:30–10:30 a.m.
July 6; 9:30–10:30 a.m.
August 3; 9:30–10:30 a.m.

	Working the Light Three Mondays, June 6, 13, 20; 5:30–8 p.m. Instructor: Scott Avetta $105 members; $126 non-members All levels. Learn how to photograph with light in mind first, then the subject second. During these outdoor sessions, we concentrate on understanding the importance of light and learn how subtle changes can make dramatic differences. And if needed, find ways to improve the conditions with reflectors, diffusers or artificial light. Register		Become a Great Gardener: Pop of Purple Walk Tuesday, June 7; 9–11 a.m. Instructor: Sharon Lloyd $33 members; $39 non-members Designed for beginners. Purple is the "oh so versatile" color that compliments everything! In this walking tour we will explore beautiful trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, and annuals that can add a “pop of purple” to your garden. Take home a small plant to add to your garden. Come prepared for a one mile walk. Register

“If you don't know it, you don't care for it, and you don't protect it.”

—Claudia West, ASLA, Principal at Phyto Studio,
co-author of Planting in a Post Wild World

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Class Catalog
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Download a Print-at-home Catalog: Spring–Summer 2022

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Class participant creating wreath from succulents Give the gift of knowledge! Instead of the typical “stuff,” give that hard-to-buy-for friend or family member a fun, memorable experience. Missouri Botanical Garden and its family of attractions offer many engaging and enriching classes throughout the year.

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