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Callaway Gardens® Announces 2008 Spring Workshops and Hikes
Digital Photography Workshop Series Instructor Jim Henderson is an award-winning “serious amateur” photographer of LaGrange, GA Taking Your Photography to the Next Level: Creative Photography Beyond the Auto Mode*Saturday, February 23, 2008, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Learn the fundamentals of photography and explore many of your camera’s features. Practice your new skills in a photo shoot inside Callaway Gardens. Fee: $70; includes lunch and course syllabus. Mastering Exposure: Intermediate Topics in Digital Photography*Saturday, March 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. *Bring camera, owner’s manual, charged batteries and storage media. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Oriental Watercolor Series Learn the time-honored principles of Chinese philosophy and culture while working with bamboo brushes and using water color on rice paper. No previous art training required. Instructor: Tehwan Tso has been teaching Chinese brush painting for more than 20 years. Classes are open to all ages. Students under nine should sign up with a parent. The 2nd family member receives a 20% discount on class fee. Tools and supplies available to purchase. The beginner’s set is $30. Returning students may bring their own supplies and pay a $5 consumable fee. Saturday, April 12, 2008 Saturday, June 28, 2008 Fee: $60 plus materials Art and Garden Workshop Series Gourd Bird HousesSaturday, February 16, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. OR 2:00
p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sustainable Landscapes and Rain BarrelsSaturday, February 23, 2008, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Discover plants that perform best and maintenance practices that require minimal resources. Create a rain barrel by recycling a 50-gallon drum adapted to catch, store, and distribute rainwater as needed in your garden. Instructors: Callaway Gardens’ Education Staff Archaeology of the Pine Mountain RegionSaturday, March 1, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Gain hands-on experience and knowledge of the local past by touring Native American archaeological sites and historic farmstead ruins from the 1800s. Must be 12 years and older and be able to walk short distances in the forest. Instructor: Dean Wood, registered professional archaeologist with Southern Research, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. Fee: $60 includes lunch Plant PropagationSaturday, March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Learn how to make the most of your plants by sowing seeds and taking cuttings. Take home a great selection of plants for your spring and summer garden! Instructor: Callaway Gardens’ Production Greenhouses Staff Spring Flower BasketSaturday, March 15, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Create a living floral arrangement with fresh potted flowers and forced bulbs in an elegant topiary gate basket. Instructor: Katie Cook, Interpretive Horticulturist Hatha Yoga for BeginnersSaturday April 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th, 2008, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Rejuvenate your body and calm your mind as you cultivate balance, flexibility, and strength through the practice of yoga. This series is designed for individuals who are new to yoga, but all levels of experience are welcome. Instructor: Monique French, RYT Capturing the Essence of Flowers and Gardens in WatercolorSaturday – Sunday, April 19-20, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Paint “on location” in the Gardens, focusing on a close-up view and a landscape garden scene. Class includes demonstrations, instruction, critique and individual coaching. No previous art experience necessary. Instructor: Pat Fiorello, professional artist and instructor known for her vibrant watercolors inspired by nature. Visit www.patfiorello.com for more information. Fee: $195; lunch provided each day. Materials list available at registration. Pine Needle Baskets: A Beginners ClassSaturday, April 26, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Learn the basics of coil basketry and different stitches and coiling techniques to create a unique small basket or platter. Instructor: Stephanie Tames Herb Garden Dig, Divide and DesignWednesday, April 30, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Spend the day with a professional herb grower in the Herb Garden at Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden. Learn the best herb selections and create a new herb garden design. Dig and divide perennial herbs to rejuvenate an old planting and for you to take home. Participants must be physically able to work in the garden. Instructors: Debbie Turner of Blooming Idiot and Callaway
Gardens’ Staff Sketching CallawaySaturday and Sunday, May 3-4, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Learn how to capture the shapes and contours of plants and foliage in drawing and painting. Water-soluble pencils will add color to the sketches and develop the watercolor painting. No previous art experience necessary. Instructor: Durinda Cheek, professional artist. Visit
www.Durinda.com for more information. Recycled Garden Art WorkshopSaturday, May 10, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. “I took the pieces you threw away. Washed by rain, dried by sun: A million pieces all in one.” Howard Finster Create your own “Paradise Garden” art piece from reusable
materials. Make a flower pot or stepping stone using the pique-assiette
mosaic method. Trough GardeningSaturday, May 17, 2008 OR June 14, 2008, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Join Louise and Warren Aldrich in this hands-on art and
gardening adventure to make your own trough garden to take home. Kids Workshop: Make an Herb Garden Trough!Saturday, June 14, 2008, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Savage Plants – How to Grow Carnivorous PlantsSaturday, June 14, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Explore the wonders of carnivorous plants – sundews, Venus
flytraps and pitcher plants - and learn the techniques for growing them in
containers. Figurative and Landscape WorkshopJune 9 – 12, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. each day Paint figures in a landscape setting. Beginning painters get step-by-step instruction in the basics of painting, and intermediate and advanced students receive individual instruction. Instructor: Deborah Ankrom Kepes Take a Hike!Join us for a hike in The Preserve at Callaway Gardens, an area accessible to visitors only on guided programs. Trails have a natural, uneven surface and require sturdy walking shoes. In case of inclement weather, hikes and walks may be canceled. President’s Day HikeMonday, February 18, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Early Spring Wildflowers HikeSaturday, March 22, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mountain Laurel HikeSaturday, April 26, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Spring Trees of Callaway GardensSaturday, May 3, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon National Trails Day HikeSaturday, June 7, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Plumleaf Azalea HikeSaturday, July 26, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Special Gardening Events Callaway Gardens Plant Fair and SaleMarch 27 – March 30, 2008 Callaway Gardening SchoolFriday, March 28, 2008 Enrollment is limited and preregistration is required for all programs. Programs fill quickly, so register soon. Workshop fees include admission to Callaway Gardens. To register call the Education Department at 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292) ext. 5153, 706-663-5153 or email education@callawaygardens.org or check out education event listings at www.callawaygardens.org and click on “Education.” For overnight accommodations for any of these workshops or hikes, ask for the special workshop rate starting at $109 in the Mountain Creek® Inn at 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292). Callaway Gardens®, a premier travel and meeting destination in the South, is owned by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation™ (ICCF). Within the 13,000 acres of Callaway Gardens is a resort, preserve, almost 100,000 square feet of meeting space, 931 guest rooms, restaurants, shops, golf, tennis, fishing, shooting club, gardens, butterfly conservatory, horticultural center, chapel, inland beach, nature trails, and additional attractions. For more than 50 years Callaway Gardens has provided “a place of relaxation, inspiration and a better understanding of the living world” for millions of visitors. Callaway Gardens is committed to its mission of environmental education and land stewardship for the benefit of future generations. Callaway Gardens®, is in Pine Mountain, Ga., 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of Columbus. To experience Mother Nature at its finest, call 1-800-CALLAWAY or visit www.callawaygardens.com. Home | | Back to top
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