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Summer at the Arboretum

Monday, Jul 15 2019

9am–5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Monday, Jul 15 2019

11am–11:30am | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

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El Centro College Cooking Demonstration

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Monday, Jul 15 2019

11am–12pm | A Tasteful Place

Free with Paid Garden Admission-Chef instructors & students of El Centro College’s culinary institute lead this demo.

Totally Turbine

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Monday, Jul 15 2019

12:30pm | Children’s Garden – Pure Energy

Free with paid Children’s Garden admission

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Monday, Jul 15 2019

1pm–1:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Monday, Jul 15 2019

3pm–3:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

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Camp Plus SciQuest

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Monday, Jul 15 2019

3pm–5pm | Wyatt-Wold Education Classrooms

Extend the fun! SciQuest from 3-5pm Monday-Friday.

Tuesday, July 16

Summer at the Arboretum

Tuesday, Jul 16 2019

9am–5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Tuesday, Jul 16 2019

11am–11:30am | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

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Tuesday Tunes

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Tuesday, Jul 16 2019

11am–2pm | Val Late Garden of Memories

Free with Paid Garden Admission – Acoustic duo, Cool Side of Easy, brings their melodies and harmonies to the garden throughout the summer. Every Tuesday through July 30.

Totally Turbine

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Tuesday, Jul 16 2019

12pm–12:30pm | Children’s Garden – Pure Energy

Free with paid Children’s Garden admission

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Tuesday, Jul 16 2019

1pm–1:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Tuesday, Jul 16 2019

3pm–3:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Wednesday, July 17

Summer at the Arboretum

Wednesday, Jul 17 2019

9am–5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

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BOGO Wednesdays

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Wednesday, Jul 17 2019

9am–5pm | Main Garden

Buy One Get One Free Admission at Ticket Booth.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

See event details on Seasonal Tastings and Demonstration Cooking with Chef Isabel Snetsinger

Wednesday, Jul 17 2019

11am–11:30am | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Seasonal Tastings and Demonstration Cooking with Chef Isabel Snetsinger

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Wednesday, Jul 17 2019

11am–12pm | A Tasteful Place

Free with General Admission – Throughout the summer, Chef Isabel Snetsinger, resident chef of the samples from Gil’s Elegant Catering, demonstrates her weekly tastings and other ways to prepare the same recipe.

Totally Turbine

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Wednesday, Jul 17 2019

12pm–12:30pm | Children’s Garden – Pure Energy

Free with paid Children’s Garden admission

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Wednesday, Jul 17 2019

1pm–1:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Wednesday, Jul 17 2019

3pm–3:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Thursday, July 18

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Discount: CC Young Senior Thursdays

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Thursday, Jul 18 2019

9am–10am | Main Garden

Thursdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Seniors can enjoy $12 admission and a 20 percent discount at the Hoffman Family Gift Store. Discount is only available at the ticket booth.

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Annual Hoffman Family Gift Store Sale

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Thursday, Jul 18 2019

9am–5pm | Rosine Hall

Free with paid garden admission Mark your calendars for the annual Hoffman Family Gift Store’s Sale

Summer at the Arboretum

Thursday, Jul 18 2019

9am–5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Thursday, Jul 18 2019

11am–11:30am | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Totally Turbine

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Thursday, Jul 18 2019

12pm–12:30pm | Children’s Garden – Pure Energy

Free with paid Children’s Garden admission

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Thursday, Jul 18 2019

1pm–1:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Thursday, Jul 18 2019

3pm–3:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Friday, July 19

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Growing Up WILD Summer Workshop

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Friday, Jul 19 2019

9am–3pm | Childrens Garden – Cafe

Attend this workshop and learn how to implement Growing Up WILD, an early childhood program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore the natural world around them.

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Garden Games!

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Friday, Jul 19 2019

9am–4pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission – Immerse yourself in an outdoor gaming experience unlike no other. Find five of our interactive gaming screens in any gallery of your choosing, play, snap a selfie with your level 3 score, and show it to exploration center staff for a garden game prize! Enjoy Garden Games all summer long!

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Book Signing: Texas Ingenuity

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Friday, Jul 19 2019

9am–5pm | Hoffman Family Gift Store

Free with paid garden admission Enjoy a book signing for Texas Ingenuity

See event details on Book Signing: Cowboy Christmas, Caryn Southerland

Book Signing: Cowboy Christmas, Caryn Southerland

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Friday, Jul 19 2019

9am–5pm | Hoffman Family Gift Store

Free with paid garden admission Enjoy a book signing with Cowboy Christmas author Caryn Southerland

See event details on Tasting: Behrnes Pepper Salts

Tasting: Behrnes Pepper Salts

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Friday, Jul 19 2019

9am–5pm | Hoffman Family Gift Store

Free with paid garden admission Enjoy a complimentary tasting in the Hoffman Family Gift Store

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Annual Hoffman Family Gift Store Sale

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Friday, Jul 19 2019

9am–5pm | Rosine Hall

Free with paid garden admission Mark your calendars for the annual Hoffman Family Gift Store’s Sale

Summer at the Arboretum

Friday, Jul 19 2019

9am–5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

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Family Fun Fridays with Face Painters and Petting Zoo

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Friday, Jul 19 2019

10am–2pm | Pecan Grove

Free with paid garden admission – Enjoy family time in the garden with activities for the little ones including Country Critters petting zoo and A Fresh Perspective face painting.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Friday, Jul 19 2019

11am–11:30am | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Totally Turbine

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Friday, Jul 19 2019

12pm–12:30pm | Children’s Garden – Pure Energy

Free with paid Children’s Garden admission

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Friday, Jul 19 2019

1pm–1:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Friday, Jul 19 2019

3pm–3:30pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can’t be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Saturday, July 20

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Garden Games!

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Saturday, Jul 20 2019

9am–4pm | Childrens Garden – Exploration Center

Free with paid Children’s Garden Admission – Immerse yourself in an outdoor gaming experience unlike no other. Find five of our interactive gaming screens in any gallery of your choosing, play, snap a selfie with your level 3 score, and show it to exploration center staff for a garden game prize! Enjoy Garden Games all summer long!

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Apollo’s 50th Anniversary

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Saturday, Jul 20 2019

9am–5pm | Childrens Garden – Entry Plaza

Free with paid children’s garden admission

Summer at the Arboretum

Saturday, Jul 20 2019

9am-5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

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Community Garden Panel Discussion and Tour

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Saturday, Jul 20 2019

10am-11am

Located at First Presbyterian Dallas Community Garden

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Creativity Corner: Blast Off!

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Saturday, Jul 20 2019

10am-2pm | Childrens Garden - Entry Plaza

Free paid children's garden admission -

See event details on Lorie Fangio- Herbs Fresh from the Garden 07.20.19

Lorie Fangio- Herbs Fresh from the Garden 07.20.19

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Saturday, Jul 20 2019

11am-1pm | A Tasteful Place

Class CLOSED 7.16.19 Join Lorie Fangio, teaching chef and owner of A Taste of Paris™, for Herbs fresh from the garden or market. To learn more about A Taste of Paris™ and for more great recipes go to www.atasteofparis.net

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Egg-Stronauts

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Saturday, Jul 20 2019

4pm-4:30pm | Childrens Garden - Moody Oasis

Free paid children's garden admission -

Sunday, July 21

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Garden Games!

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Sunday, Jul 21 2019

9am-4pm | Childrens Garden - Exploration Center

Free with paid Children's Garden Admission - Immerse yourself in an outdoor gaming experience unlike no other. Find five of our interactive gaming screens in any gallery of your choosing, play, snap a selfie with your level 3 score, and show it to exploration center staff for a garden game prize! Enjoy Garden Games all summer long!

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Apollo’s 50th Anniversary

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Sunday, Jul 21 2019

9am-5pm | Childrens Garden - Entry Plaza

Free with paid children's garden admission

Summer at the Arboretum

Sunday, Jul 21 2019

9am-5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

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Creativity Corner: Blast Off!

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Sunday, Jul 21 2019

10am | Childrens Garden - Entry Plaza

Free paid children's garden admission -

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Lemon Macaron Baking Class

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Sunday, Jul 21 2019

11am-1pm | A Tasteful Place

Learn all the secrets to succeed with macarons with an expatriate French chef! We will bake delicious lemon macarons. The perfect flavor for the summer heat!

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Family Fun Games Sundays

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Sunday, Jul 21 2019

11am-1:30pm | Orientation Theater

The young and young-at-heart are invited to participate in a hula hoop contest, hopscotch, Ring-Around the Rosie, Duck, Duck, Goose, a cake walk and more.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Sunday, Jul 21 2019

1pm-1:30pm | Childrens Garden - Exploration Center

Free with paid Children's Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can't be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

Plant Lab: Lenses of Light

Sunday, Jul 21 2019

3pm-3:30pm | Childrens Garden - Exploration Center

Free with paid Children's Garden Admission
What bends and bounces but can't be held? Light! Explore the fascinating abilities of light in our newest Plant Lab experiment.

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Egg-Stronauts

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Sunday, Jul 21 2019

4pm-4:30pm | Childrens Garden - Moody Oasis

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Monday, July 22

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Makers in the Garden Ages 4-Kindergarten

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

9am-12pm | Wyatt-Wold Education Classrooms

Children will explore, design, construct and share their DIY creations using an array of materials and technologies.

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Creature Feature 1st & 2nd

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

9am-3pm | Wyatt-Wold Education Classrooms

Ever wonder how wild animals big and small survive at the Arboretum? In this camp, children will investigate the amazing feats that happen right under their own noses.

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SciQuest Jr.

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

9am-3pm | Wyatt-Wold Education Classrooms

STEM activities include investigations about NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, Mars Insight and the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, in conjunction with the University of North Texas.

Summer at the Arboretum

Monday, Jul 22 2019

9am-5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

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Santa’s Helpers

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

9am-5pm | Childrens Garden - Entry Plaza

Free paid children's garden admission -

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Christmas in July

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

9am-5pm | Childrens Garden - Entry Plaza

Free with paid Children's Garden admission
Cool off from this Summer’s hot heat and join us for a jolly fun fest full of snow, edible Christmas trees, and Merry Christmas Critters!

Plant Lab: Let it Snow!

Monday, Jul 22 2019

11am-11:30am | Childrens Garden - Exploration Center

Free with paid Children's Garden admission
Let it snow, let it snow... in the Plant Lab this Christmas in July

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El Centro College Cooking Demonstration

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

11am-12pm | A Tasteful Place

Free with Paid Garden Admission-Chef instructors & students of El Centro College’s culinary institute lead this demo.

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Fruit Tasting: Watermelon Christmas Trees

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

12pm-12:30pm | Childrens Garden - Incredible Edible

Free with paid Children's Garden Admission - Join us in Incredible Edible Garden

Plant Lab: Let it Snow!

Monday, Jul 22 2019

1pm-1:30pm | Childrens Garden - Exploration Center

Free with paid Children's Garden admission
Let it snow, let it snow... in the Plant Lab this Christmas in July

Plant Lab: Let it Snow!

Monday, Jul 22 2019

3pm-3:30pm | Childrens Garden - Exploration Center

Free with paid Children's Garden admission
Let it snow, let it snow... in the Plant Lab this Christmas in July

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Camp Plus SciQuest Jr

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

3pm-5pm | Wyatt-Wold Education Classrooms

Extend the fun! SciQuest Jr. from 3-5pm Monday-Friday.

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Camp Plus Creature Feature 1st & 2nd

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

3pm-5pm | Wyatt-Wold Education Classrooms

Extend the fun! Creature Feature 1st & 2nd from 3-5pm each day.

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Reindeer-Games

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Monday, Jul 22 2019

3:30pm-4pm | Childrens Garden - Texas Native Wetlands

Free paid children's garden admission -

Tuesday, July 23

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Santa’s Helpers

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Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

9am-5pm | Childrens Garden - Entry Plaza

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Summer at the Arboretum

Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

9am-5pm | Main Garden

Summer at the Arboretum runs May 27 through July 31, 2019

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Christmas in July

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Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

9am-5pm | Childrens Garden - Entry Plaza

Free with paid Children's Garden admission
Cool off from this Summer’s hot heat and join us for a jolly fun fest full of snow, edible Christmas trees, and Merry Christmas Critters!

Plant Lab: Let it Snow!

Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

11am-11:30am | Childrens Garden - Exploration Center

Free with paid Children's Garden admission
Let it snow, let it snow... in the Plant Lab this Christmas in July

See event details on The Jelly Queens Demonstration and Sale

The Jelly Queens Demonstration and Sale

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Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

11am-2pm | A Tasteful Place

Free with paid garden admission The demonstration is featuring different jellies and jams!

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Tuesday Tunes

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Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

11am-2pm | Val Late Garden of Memories

Free with Paid Garden Admission - Acoustic duo, Cool Side of Easy, brings their melodies and harmonies to the garden throughout the summer. Every Tuesday through July 30.

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Fruit Tasting: Watermelon Christmas Trees

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Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

12pm-12:30pm | Childrens Garden - Incredible Edible

Free with paid Children's Garden Admission - Join us in Incredible Edible Garden

Plant Lab: Let it Snow!

Tuesday, Jul 23 2019

1pm-1:30pm | Childrens Garden - Exploration Center

Free with paid Children's Garden admission
Let it snow, let it snow... in the Plant Lab this Christmas in July

Plant Lab: Let it Snow!