Calendar of Events

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Online registration for Yoga is not available at this time.

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SCBG Garden Education programs

Ongoing

FIRST FRIDAY GARDEN WALK
Meet with Dr. David Bradshaw for an unforgettable tour of the Garden. Walks are offered the first Friday of every month, but no two outings are ever the same.
The first Friday of every month at 7:00am (April to October) or 9:00am (November to March)
Fee: Free
Meet in the Caboose parking lot

YOGA SCHEDULE  Classes with Renee Gahan, Erin Leftwich, and Ashley Lester.

Spring and Summer Programs

May 25
FAMILY NATURE NIGHT: GNOME HOMES, FAIRY HOUSES & ANIMAL ABODES
Create miniature dwellings to lure miniature creatures!  Enjoy a story and micro-hike and gather natural building materials from the Gnome Depot. Feel free to bring natural items from home too. Enjoy coming back to the garden to find evidence of the creatures who have visited the village and to add new structures!
Fee: $4 per participant ($3 members and volunteers)
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location:  Hanson Nature Learning Center

Saturday, May 26
MONARCH MAGIC
Monarch Butterflies are in trouble and they need YOU! Discover the amazing lives of these beautiful insects, the incredible journey they make every year, and how you can help them. Butterfly games and activities will engage the youngest of visitors. Take a walk in the new butterfly garden to search for eggs, caterpillars, pupae and adults of the many butterflies which make South Carolina home. Take home a free milkweed plant to start your own Monarch way-station and butterfly garden.
Fee: Donations to support the Butterfly Garden
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (drop-in)
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Wednesday, May 30
CREATE A SAND -CAST BIRD BATH
Make a beautiful birdbath for your feathered garden visitors. Spend a relaxing and creative morning in the Garden playing in sand and concrete to permanently capture the ephemeral beauty of your chosen leaf.
Fee: $30 ($25.00 members and volunteers)
Time: 10 a.m. - noon
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Wednesday, June 6
MAKING SCENTS OF INSECTS
Celebrate National Pollinator Week by taking a close-up look at bees, butterflies and more on a garden insect investigation. We’ll discover the amazing adaptations of insects and the valuable roles they play in our lives. Paint your own pot and plant a flower to attract pollinators to your backyard!
Must register at least 3 days in advance.
Fee: $7 per participant ($6 members and volunteers)
Time: 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Saturday, June 9
HUNT CABIN OPEN HOUSE
Step back into the nineteenth century as you enter the historic Hunt Cabin. Join Garden educator Sue Watts and a variety of visiting craftspeople to learn more about life on the South Carolina frontier. Enjoy the coolness inside the cabin, listen to tall tales and folk tales, and experience some of the chores and entertainments of the past.
Fee: Donations to the Hunt Cabin Fund.
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Hunt Cabin

Saturday, June 9
FAMILY PICNIC DAY
Enjoy Saturday afternoon picnicking in the Garden and spending time with your family. There will be games and entertainment, and the Hunt Cabin will be open. Learn about summer Garden programs and sign up!
Time: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Fee: Free
Location: Children’s Garden Area

Saturday, June 16
INDIGO: A PLANT TO DYE FOR.
The graceful leaves of the indigo plant are the source of a highly prized rich blue dye, a dye which was a cultural keystone plants of South Carolinas' 18th Century economic development. Join Dr. Karen Hall, Clemson Extension Associate Professor and' Coordinator of the SC Master Naturalist and SC Master Gardener Programs, and Dr. Andrea Feeser, Clemson Associate Professor of Art & Architectural History, for a day long workshop exploring the history, culture and mysteries of the indigo vat. Begin with a fascinating, informative talk on the social and cultural history of indigo. Then spend time designing and dyeing your own indigo creation.
All materials provided.
Fee: $50
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Hayden Conference Center

June 20
MAKING SCENTS OF INSECTS
Celebrate National Pollinator Week by taking a close-up look at bees, butterflies and more on a garden insect investigation. We’ll discover the amazing adaptations of insects and the valuable roles they play in our lives. Paint your own pot and plant a flower to attract pollinators to your backyard!
Must register at least 3 days in advance.
Fee: $7 per participant ($6 members and volunteers)
Time: 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

June 25-29
FANNING GARDEN EXPLORATIONS CAMP

 Join us for an exciting summer day-camping adventure for children ages 8-12. Garden Explorations brings science discovery to life. Why do butterflies like to visit certain flowers? Have you ever followed the path of a raindrop? What lives in the garden's ponds and streams? Discover the answers to these questions and others by participating in inquiry-based nature-based activities that promote connection with the natural world. Garden Explorations encourages kids to take a closer look, ask questions and use their imaginations.
Fee: $100
Time: 9 a.m. - noon (drop off:  8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.)
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Friday, July 6
AQUATIC ADVENTURE
Explore the wonders of water! We’ll travel through the water cycle in a fun game, create an edible aquifer and make a splash in the pond! Each participant will make and take home a rain stick and water cycle wrist band. Must register at least 3 days in advance.
Fee: $7 per participant ($6 members and volunteers)
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Saturday, July 7
HUNT CABIN OPEN HOUSE
Step back into the nineteenth century as you enter the historic Hunt Cabin. Join Garden educator Sue Watts and a variety of visiting craftspeople to learn more about life on the South Carolina frontier. Enjoy the coolness inside the cabin, listen to tall tales and folk tales, and experience some of the chores and entertainments of the past.
Fee: Donations to the Hunt Cabin Fund
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Hunt Cabin

July 9-13
Yoga nature camp     

Yoga instructor Renee Warren Gahan and naturalist Sue Watts have teamed up to present a unique fun camp for children aged 8-12. Begin the morning with some fun yoga poses: be an eagle in a tree, a tall sunflower or a stretchy caterpillar.   We will learn yoga postures and special breathing to help us be happy, healthy, and well!  After a snack we will explore the Garden, play nature based games and activities, and do some art!
Fee: $100
Time: 9 a.m. - noon. (Drop-off: 8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.).
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

July 16-20
LIVE THE PAST!
History comes alive in this week long camp for children aged 7-14. Spend mornings at the Hunt Cabin learning the survival skills needed in the nineteenth century. Learn how to build to build a cabin, cook over an open hearth, track animals, make cloth, and much more.
Fee: $100
Time: 9 a.m. - noon. (Drop-off: 8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.).
Location: Hunt Cabin

July 20
AQUATIC ADVENTURE
Explore the wonders of water! We’ll travel through the water cycle in a fun game, create an edible aquifer and make a splash in the pond! Each participant will make and take home a rain stick and water cycle wrist band. Must register at least 3 days in advance.
Fee: $7 per participant ($6 members and volunteers)
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Saturday, July 14
CRUSTY BREAD AND CREAMY BUTTER
Imagine the aroma of freshly baked bread wafting from your kitchen! Savor cutting into the golden brown crust of your own loaf to reveal the beautifully textured center within. In this morning class join local home baker Neil Calkin to learn how to create perfect bread every time.  As the bread rises we will create some flavorful herb and spice butters to go with your bread.
Fee: $35 ($30 members or volunteers).
Time: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Saturday, July 21
FAMILY SATURDAY: SEARCHING FOR SALAMANDERS, CATCHING CRAYFISH AND FINDING FROGS
Spend a warm day splashing in and around the Garden's streams looking for reptiles and amphibians. In the process we will learn more about the ecology of these valuable habitats, and meet some of their other inhabitants. Wear waterproof shoes. Pre-registration required- space limited.
Fee: $5 ($4 members or volunteers).
Time: 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Friday, August 3
FAMILY NATURE NIGHT: SUMMER FINALE EVENING HIKE
Enjoy the plentiful sights and sounds of late summer.  We’ll look for interesting summer foliage and signs of wildlife and listen to the symphony of summer sounds. We’ll end with a craft and marshmallows by the fire! Must register at least 3 days in advance.
Fee: $5 per participant ($4 members and volunteers)
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center