Desert Discoveries at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States

Living in the desert is no easy task, and many plants have adapted to not only survive but thrive in the desert. Learn about desert ecology, plant adaptations, and create your own succulent planter to take a slice of the desert home with you. This special learning experience is best suited for children eight to thirteen years old. For more information and to reserve a spot go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/desert-discoveries/event/2025-02-17/

Desert Discoveries at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States

Learn all about desert ecology, plant adaptations, and create your own succulent planter to take a slice of the desert home with you. This special learning experience presented by the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library is best suited for children eight to thirteen years old. For more information and to reserve your tickets go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/desert-discoveries/event/2025-02-17/

Mythical Terrarium Workshop at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States

Create your own miniature magical world in this fun workshop for kids. The workshop includes all materials needed to build a tropical terrarium complete with mythical dragons and unicorns. Kids will learn about how terrariums work, how to create an enclosed ecosystem, how to care for their tropical plant and more. This special learning experience is best suited to kids ages 5-12. For full information and to reserve a spot go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/mythical-terrarium-workshop/event/2025-02-19/

Rainforest Retreat at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States

The rainforest is home to the most biodiversity found on the planet. Explore the plant kingdom of the rainforest and create your own tropical planter to take home. In this workshop you will learn about rainforest ecology, plant adaptations, and how to create a tropical rainforest planter. This special learning experience is best suited for children eight to thirteen years old. For full information and to reserve a spot go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/rainforest-retreat/event/2025-02-21/

Dinosaur Terrarium Workshop at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States

Create your own miniature dinosaur world with this class just for kids The workshop includes all materials needed to build a tropical terrarium complete with dinosaur figures to take home with them. Kids will learn about how terrariums work, how to create an enclosed ecosystem, how to care for their tropical plant and more. This special learning experience is best suited to kids ages 5-12. For full information and to reserve your spot go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/dinosaur-terrarium-workshop/event/2025-02-22/

HOME ECOLOGIST: Making Maple Syrup (Intermediate)

Letchworth State Park 1 Letchworth State Park, Castille

Letchworth State Park Learn intermediate techniques for making maple syrup. Meet at Humphrey Nature Center Registration: Not required

Kokedama Workshop at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States

Create a beautiful string garden or decorative display, through Kokedama, the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil. It is often wrapped with string or filament fishing line. They can be used to create beautiful displays on a decorative surface or hanging in a window.  Come to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and create a beautiful string garden. To reserve your spot go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/kokedama-workshop/