20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way

Students will learn the fundamentals of landscape design in a two-part class that introduces participants to design principles.

In Beginning Botany we’ll explore how plants handle these daily challenges using and modifying only leaves, stems, and roots.

Enjoy a slow, mindful walking meditation through the gardens.

Join Lauren on this walk around the Arboretum property where we will go over different ways of identifying families of flowers.

In this class, you will learn to create a Felted Landscape suitable for framing.

This class will discuss many of the fish species found in the mountain region and their classification, habitat, life cycles, and features.

Join Arboretum staff on a special after hours program to look at and learn about our colorful nocturnal insect residents.

In this class, we will go over Freeman Tilden’s Principles of Interpretation and how naturalists might use them to educate.

Join us on this birding walk around the NC Arboretum gardens and trails in search of our most colorful residents.

Join retired art teacher Camille in this monthly class for beginners to learn about Botanical Art in different media.

Learn how to use many different characteristics of our common trees to identify them and learn some other helpful information along the way.

Join this informative and hands-on session to learn about how to build soil biology in your area and what makes up a soil ecosystem.

This two-session class introduces concepts from ecology that a gardener can use to create resilient, and beautiful landscapes.

This is the first class of a two-part Geology course that explores the geologic history of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

Cataloguing many of the great romances and loves of her life, Sawchyn examines the kinds of love that can't be explained.

A walking exploration of butterflies, including how to use field guides and what characteristics to look for to ID

Learn basic mosaic techniques and create a piece of art to embellish your home.

If you’re in search of community and/or you really like tea and the great outdoors, join us for this immersive morning retreat.

Join Dayna Walton of Solstice Handmade for a drawing workshop to dive into drawing fungi with pen and ink.

From the flood plain of the French Broad River to the summit of Mount Mitchel, we will explore our diverse ecological communities.

In this course, we will discuss the history and life cycles of local insects and how to find and Identify insects you find in nature.

Join arboretum staff in a review of the principles of nature journaling, exploration of other’s work, and visits to multiple natural sites.

This class delves a little deeper into plant reproduction, looking at the reproductive cycle of mosses, ferns, pines, and flowering plants.

In this class we’ll focus on the various species found here, their specialized habitats and life cycles, and threats to their existence.

In this two-hour introductory workshop, you'll be invited into a different kind of art-making: focused on expression within.

This Geology course builds on fundamentals from the first class, Geology I, looking at earthquakes, mass movements, and floods.

In this class we will talk about best practices for how to safely and efficiently lead a group on a hike in nature.

In this 2-hour course, Erika will teach you how to make a relief block and print it from start to finish.

This workshop will consist of an introductory lecture about fungi with a focus on commonly encountered groups of fleshy fungi in WNC.

Learn all about how to take care of Bonsai trees with this workshop and go home with your very own potted Bonsai tree.

We will be hand sculpting 2 elements with several different materials for this class!

Join retired art teacher Camille in this monthly class for beginners to learn about Botanical Art in different media.

Join Lauren on this walk around the Arboretum property where we will go over different ways of identifying plants and different flowers.