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Callaway Gardens
Education Department
P.O. Box 2000
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
(706) 663-5153
E-mail: education@callawaygardens.com Transportation at $.48 per mile, room set-up, tables, and projector and screen (if needed) will be the responsibility of the requesting group, organization or individual. HERBAL DELIGHTS
$200 up to 50 people, price increases $50 per groups of 50.
Taste, touch, and smell the fragrance of fresh herbs. Then look and listen as an Interpretive Horticulturist explains how to make herbal vinegar and a variety of herbal spreads. Recipes and taste samples will be provided.
Set-up needs: (2) 8' draped tables
Program type, length, and limitations: lecture/demo; 45 minutes; minimum 10 people; price increases for groups of 50 or more.
Instructor: Katie Cook or Patricia Collins GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES
$150
Learn how to lure these colorful insects into your yard and garden. Discover the plants butterflies prefer as well as gardening techniques to make your garden a butterfly haven.
Set-up needs: (2) 8' draped tables, screen
Program type, length, and limitations: slide lecture; 1 hour; no maximum, minimum 10 people, must be booked in room that can be darkened.
Instructor: Katie Cook or Patricia Collins CALLAWAY - THE GARDENS AND THE FOUNDERS
$150
Step back in time to explore Callaway Gardens’ early beginnings. Learn the history of its founders and discover how their vision was realized.
Set-up needs: (1) 8' draped table, screen, and slide projector
Program type, length, and limitations: Slide lecture presentation; 45 minutes; no maximum, minimum 10 people
Instructor: Patricia Collins or Season Platt CONTAINER GARDENING
$200
Learn some helpful hints for gardening in containers. Is your garden space limited? No problem! You’ll find that creativity is the name of the game!
Set-up needs: (2) 8' draped tables
Program type, length, and limitations: lecture/demo; 45 minutes; minimum 10 people; price increases for groups of 50 or more.
Instructor: Katie Cook or Patricia Collins EARTH-FRIENDLY GARDENING
(Intended for Adults)
$175
With the multitude of choices, products, and pest control methods available to gardeners today, it’s easy to forget the simple, old-fashioned planting techniques that our great-grandparents used! Explore methods of planting, plant selection, weed and pest control, and harvest that work with the natural cycles of the earth rather than focusing on the largest crop or fastest maturity. Surprisingly simple and inexpensive, Earth-friendly Gardening can be as much or as little as you want it to be!
Set up needs: (2) 8’ draped table.
Program Type, length, limitations: lecture/ demo; 45 minutes; minimum 10 people, price increases for groups of 50 or more.
Instructor: Katie Cook or Patricia Collins EAT YOUR COLORS EVERY DAY
(Suitable for children)
$150
Taste a few vegetables straight from Callaway Gardens own vegetable garden and learn how eating fruits and vegetables in each color group will provide essential nutrition for healthy lives.
Set-up needs: (1) 8’ draped table, screen, projector
Instructor: Katie Cook CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FROM NATURAL MATERIALS
$225
Learn how to make beautiful, elegant Christmas decorations using fresh materials gathered from the garden, roadside, and your local grocery store or farmer’s market.
Set-up needs: (2) 8’ draped tables
Program type, length, and limitations: Lecture, demonstration, 45 minutes to 1-hour, no maximum, minimum 10 people
Instructors: Katie Cook or Patricia Collins GARDEN TOOLS AND TIPS
$150
Designed for beginners and green thumbs, this lively discussion and demonstration includes tips on growing and grooming. See how using many essential, as well as “nice-to-have,” gardening implements can make gardening tasks easier.
Set-up needs (2) 8’ draped tables if inside
Program type, length, and limitations: Demonstration, 45-minutes-1 hour, no maximum, and minimum 10 people. Outside program if weather permits.
Instructor: Patricia Collins or Katie Cook HUMMINGBIRDS!
(Suitable for children)
$175
Hummingbirds dazzle us with their glittering colors and acrobatic antics. Explore the world of these winged wonders and learn how to attract them to your yard and garden. Set-up needs: (2) 8' draped tables; screen, video player, slide projector, and theater style seating. Length: 45 minutes - 1 hour.
Number of participants: 10 - 75 people.
Instructor: Season Platt A BUTTERFLY'S LIFE: FROM EATING MACHINE TO WINGED WONDER
(Suitable for children 10 and up or adults)
$175
Follow the life of a butterfly from its earliest incarnation as a tiny egg to a beautiful winged adult, like those found in the Day Butterfly Center! After hatching, a caterpillar increases in size many times, then undergoes the wonder of metamorphosis. Learn the secrets of each fascinating stage of a butterfly's life and see examples up close!
Set up needs: (2) 8’ draped tables
Program Type, length, limitations: lecture/demo; 45 minutes; minimum 10 people, price increases for groups of 50 or more.
Instructor: Katie Cook
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