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Sherman Library & Gardens offers an inspired line-up of classes and events every month for you to enjoy! With offerings ranging from wellness workshops and children’s activities, to floral design classes, lectures in the library, and plant shows, there is something for everyone to experience.
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Workshop: Using Pastel to Create a Floral Still Life
Workshop: Using Pastel to Create a Floral Still Life
Learn the basics of pastel technique from artist Gianne de Genevraye and take inspiration from the garden. This outdoor workshop, in a non-competitive atmosphere, will include practical exercises to understand the technique of pastel painting, understanding light direction and shadow and negative space. We will complete a finished drawing of a simple floral composition from the garden.
Junior Gardeners After School Club: Creative Nature Crafts March
Junior Gardeners After School Club: Creative Nature Crafts March
A weekly class for kids aged 7-11 Four Thursdays: March 2, 9, 16, 23 at 3.30pm - 5pm Let’s learn about the beauty of nature! During this four-week practical class for 7-11 year... Read More »
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Little Seedlings Story Time
Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday at 10am as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Free of charge for preschool children and their caregivers.
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Family Activity: Mini Ikebana – March 4
Family Activity: Mini Ikebana – March 4
Make your own mini-ikebana with your friends and family. Free with Garden Admission. Drop In
Joyful Flowers: Ikebana Show
Joyful Flowers: Ikebana Show
Presented by The Ikebana Sangetsu West Coast and Ikebana Lessons Groups Saturday, March 4 & Sunday, March 510:30 am – 4 pmThe ‘Joyful Flowers’ Ikebana Show will present exquisite floral arrangements... Read More »
Guided Tour of Sherman Gardens March 4
Guided Tour of Sherman Gardens March 4
Sherman Gardens is full of unique plants, interesting exhibits and wildlife. Explore the Succulent Garden, Fern Grotto and Tropical Conservatory amongst many others, with our expert Docent Tour Guide. This... Read More »
Ikebana Demonstration: Joyful Flowers – March 4
Ikebana Demonstration: Joyful Flowers – March 4
Learn how to make a simple ikebana arrangement and find out more about the history of this beautiful Japanese art.One lucky attendee will go home with an ikebana arrangement, selected by raffle.Free with Garden Admission. Drop-In
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Joyful Flowers: Ikebana Show
Joyful Flowers: Ikebana Show
Presented by The Ikebana Sangetsu West Coast and Ikebana Lessons Groups Saturday, March 4 & Sunday, March 510:30 am – 4 pmThe ‘Joyful Flowers’ Ikebana Show will present exquisite floral arrangements created by teachers from The Ikebana Sangetsu West Coast and Ikebana Lessons Groups.Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging, expressed in a special way... Read More »
Family Activity: Mini Ikebana – March 5
Family Activity: Mini Ikebana – March 5
Make your own mini-ikebana with your friends and family. Free with Garden Admission. Drop In
Ikebana Demonstration: Joyful Flowers – March 5
Ikebana Demonstration: Joyful Flowers – March 5
Learn how to make a simple ikebana arrangement and find out more about the history of this beautiful Japanese art. One lucky attendee will go home with an ikebana arrangement, selected by raffle. Free with Garden Admission. Drop-In
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Tai Chi Tuesdays – Spring 2023
Tai Chi Tuesdays – Spring 2023
Learn the gentle art of Tai Chi in the perfect tranquil Sherman garden setting. Local teacher Cynthia Bell Niermann will introduce you to this complete mind-body exercise for better health, flexibility, strength and balance.
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Little Seedlings Story Time
Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday at 10am as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Free of charge for preschool children and their caregivers.
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Guided Tour of Sherman Gardens March11
Guided Tour of Sherman Gardens March11
Sherman Gardens is full of unique plants, interesting exhibits and wildlife. Explore the Succulent Garden, Fern Grotto and Tropical Conservatory amongst many others, with our expert Docent Tour Guide. This family friendly tour lasts about one hour and is free with garden admission. Open to all ages. Drop in.
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Floral Class: Butterfly Spring Bouquet
Floral Class: Butterfly Spring Bouquet
Learn to arrange a variety of spring blooms, including wildflower spring mix daisies, mini-carnations, snapdragons, alstroemeria, waxflower and forsythia. All materials, tools, and instructions will be included in this outdoor floral workshop. Our new floral design instructor is Marie Gregory AIFD, CFD - an accredited American Institute of Floral Design Certified Floral Designer, Floral Evaluator and... Read More »
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Little Seedlings Story Time
Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday at 10am as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Free of charge for preschool children and their caregivers.
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Clivia Show & Sale
Clivia Show & Sale
Saturday,March 18 & Sunday, March 1910:30 am - 4 pmPresented by theNorth American Clivia Society Visit the largest Clivia show in North America, featuring an amazing array of forms and varieties. The show will include plants with attractive pastel shades and interesting leaf variegation and textures, as well as the familiar orange and yellow flowering varieties. It’s a judged show,... Read More »
Talk and Demonstration: Clivia Culture
Talk and Demonstration: Clivia Culture
Presented by Norm Nakanishi Learn about Clivia care and cultivation including lighting, soil mixes, repotting, and pests. Find out how to successfully propagate Clivia by both seed and division. Free with Garden Admission, Drop-In
Sherman Garden Tour: Highlights of the Specimen Shade House
Sherman Garden Tour: Highlights of the Specimen Shade House
Learn about clivia and other rare and interesting low-light plants in the Specimen Shade Garden during this 30-minute tour.
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Clivia Show & Sale
Clivia Show & Sale
Saturday,March 18 & Sunday, March 1910:30 am - 4 pmPresented by theNorth American Clivia Society Visit the largest Clivia show in North America, featuring an amazing array of forms and varieties. The show will include plants with attractive pastel shades and interesting leaf variegation and textures, as well as the familiar orange and yellow flowering varieties. It’s a judged show,... Read More »
Talk and Demonstration: Clivia Flower Arranging
Talk and Demonstration: Clivia Flower Arranging
Presented by Candace Nakanishi Learn how Clivia flowers can be used in floral arrangements to create beautiful displays for the home. Free with Garden Admission, Drop-In
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CANCELED – Hands-on Workshop: Growing, Using and Enjoying Luffa
CANCELED – Hands-on Workshop: Growing, Using and Enjoying Luffa
You may be surprised and delighted to learn that Luffa (Loofah) sponges do not come from the sea but are a vegetable in the gourd and cucumber family and can easily be grown in your own home garden. Learn how to start your own seeds and how to care for your plants. You will plant seeds to take home, create a bar of luffa soap, and a jar of soothing luffa sugar scrub and decorate a gift tag or market tote using luffa gourd slices.
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Watercolor Class: Anemone (morning class)
Watercolor Class: Anemone (morning class)
Join local artist Erna Van Dyk as she teaches you how to see and paint color and simple shapes. This month Erna takes inspiration from the anemones in the Central Garden. Classes are designed for all levels of painter and non-painter. Each participant will take home her/his own charming painting. Fee: Members $35, Non-members $45 Purchase Tickets
Watercolor Class: Anemone (afternoon class)
Watercolor Class: Anemone (afternoon class)
Join local artist Erna Van Dyk as she teaches you how to see and paint color and simple shapes. This month Erna takes inspiration from the anemones in the Central Garden. Classes are designed for all levels of painter and non-painter. Each participant will take home her/his own charming painting. Fee: Members $35, Non-members $45 Purchase Tickets
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Painting Class: Peony
Painting Class: Peony
Learn the basics of pastel technique from artist Gianne de Genevraye and take inspiration from the garden. This outdoor workshop, in a non-competitive atmosphere, will include practical exercises to understand the technique of pastel painting, understanding light direction and shadow and negative space. We will complete a finished drawing of a simple floral composition from the garden.
Little Seedlings Story Time
Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday at 10am as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Free of charge for preschool children and their caregivers.
1 event,
Guided Tour of Sherman Gardens March 25
Guided Tour of Sherman Gardens March 25
Sherman Gardens is full of unique plants, interesting exhibits and wildlife. Explore the Succulent Garden, Fern Grotto and Tropical Conservatory amongst many others, with our expert Docent Tour Guide. This family friendly tour lasts about one hour and is free with garden admission. Open to all ages. Drop in.
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Mosaic Class: Garden Stepstone
Mosaic Class: Garden Stepstone
Stepping stones are a great addition to the garden, especially if you have a damp spot by the hose or need a shortcut through the garden. Join mosaic artist David Jarvinen to create your artful stepstone using porcelain 2x2 tiles in many different colors. David is bringing a variety of 12” x 12” stepping stones... Read More »
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Gardening Class: Cymbidium Orchids 101
Gardening Class: Cymbidium Orchids 101
Learn to grow, care for and repot Cymbidium orchids - a hardy outdoor plant that blooms every winter with very little care. This very popular class includes a comprehensive lecture and demonstration on growing and caring for Cymbidium orchids, followed by a hands-on workshop where you will divide and pot an orchid to take home with you. Bring your garden apron and be prepared to get a little dirty!
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‘Garden Flow’ Community Dance Class
‘Garden Flow’ Community Dance Class
Purchase Tickets for Dance Class Four Thursdays: March 30, April 6, 13, and 20 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am Love to dance and love Sherman Library and Gardens? Join us for a unique community partnership between Backhausdance, Orange County's award-winning contemporary dance company, and Sherman Library and Gardens with a new creative movement workshop series designed for... Read More »
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Little Seedlings Story Time
Little Seedlings Story Time
Explore nature through the wonderful world of books. Join us every Friday at 10am as we share our favorite stories, picture books and poems. Free of charge for preschool children and their caregivers.
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Talk: Growing Bromeliads in Southern California
Talk: Growing Bromeliads in Southern California
Cristy Brenner, President of Saddleback Valley Bromeliad Society, will give a talk and demonstration that will introduce you to a selection of bromeliads and offer tips on growing them in pots, trees or rock gardens. You'll learn about repotting, separation of pups and mounting Tillandsias (air plants) and other epiphytic Bromeliads. Cristy is a retired... Read More »
Tour of the Sherman Bromeliad Collection
Tour of the Sherman Bromeliad Collection
Sherman Horticulturist, Dylan Zoller will lead an introductory tour of the Bromeliad collection at the Gardens. Dylan designed the new Bromeliad Garden and his tour will highlight some of the rare and unusual plants in the new display. Free Tour. Registration recommended. Tour Registration
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Talk: Growing Bromeliads in Southern California 2
Talk: Growing Bromeliads in Southern California 2
Cristy Brenner, President of Saddleback Valley Bromeliad Society, will give a talk and demonstration that will introduce you to a selection of bromeliads and offer tips on growing them in pots, trees or rock gardens. You'll learn about repotting, separation of pups and mounting Tillandsias (air plants) and other epiphytic Bromeliads. Cristy is a retired... Read More »
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Little Seedlings Story Time
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