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Programs must be arranged in advance and are dependent on staff availability. Transportation, room, room set-up, and projector screen (if needed) will be conference services’ responsibility unless specified. Cancellation must be within 36 hours. Please call Sandy McKeen at Ext. 5153 to schedule programs. I. GARDENING
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: Patricia Collins or Katie Cook 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: Patricia Collins or Katie Cook CALLAWAY - THE GARDENS AND THE FOUNDERS
$150
Step back in time to explore the 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 35 mm projector
Program type, length, and limitations: Slide lecture presentation; 30-45 minutes; no maximum, minimum 10 people
Instructor: Patricia Collins or Season Platt CONTAINER GARDENING
$200
Learn some helpful hints for gardening in containers. 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 daily! 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’s 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, 35 mm 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: Patricia Collins or Katie Cook 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: Education Department Staff II. NATURE EDUCATION THIS IS FOR THE BIRDS
$175 per hour
Join us as we search for the beautiful birds that inhabit Callaway Gardens. During this delightful outdoor walk, we’ll share with you tips on bird identification, as well as information on binoculars, checklists, and field guides.
Set-up needs: N/A
Program type, length, and limitations: Program meets at Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center, Education Wing. Participants should dress for the outdoors, including comfortable walking shoes. Program length: Variable, 1 – 1½ hours. Binoculars are provided or participants can bring their own. Program is canceled if weather is inclement. Minimum Participants: 6; Maximum Participants: 20.
Instructor: Season Platt HUMMINGBIRDS: WINGED WONDERS
$150
Discover the mystique of these flying jewels and learn how to invite them into your yard and garden with flowers and feeders.
Set-Up needs: (2) 8’ draped tables, screen, projector; theater style seating
Program type: Slide presentation and display table; 45 minutes - 1 hour in length; 10-125 people.
Instructor: Season Platt
III. WALKS/TOURS
Participants should dress for the outdoors, including comfortable walking shoes. Programs will be canceled if weather is severely inclement.
CASON J. CALLAWAY MEMORIAL FOREST HIKE
$275
Experience the beauty of this 2,600-acre area, registered as a natural landmark with the United States Department of the Interior. Learn about the unique ecology of the Pine Mountain region, as we hike through an upland oak-hickory forest and along a rushing stream through mountain laurel thickets. Portions of trail are steep and rocky.
Needs of participants: hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes and drinking water are recommended.
Program type, length, and limitations: 2.5 mile hike, moderately strenuous over rough terrain; 3 hours (includes driving time); minimum age is 12; under 16 must be accompanied by adult. Minimum 10 people; maximum 25. Forest is located 10 miles SW of the Gardens. Group must provide transportation to Forest. Hike is canceled if weather is severely inclement.
Instructor: Season Platt VEGETABLE GARDEN VENTURE
$150
There’s more to Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden than just vegetables! Join our horticulturist guide as you view the fascinating array of flowers, herbs, vegetables, and agronomic crops.
Set-up needs: N/A
Program type, length, and limitations: tour; 1 hour maximum 30 people, minimum 6 people. Program is canceled if weather is severely inclement.
Instructors: Patricia Collins or Katie Cook SEASONAL INTEREST WALK
(Suitable for children ages 10 yrs. and up)
$175
Enjoy the changing seasons and delight your senses with a stroll down one of Callaway Gardens’ trails. Education Department staff will introduce you to areas of seasonal interest in the Gardens.
Set-up needs: N/A
Program type, length, and limitations: ¾ – 1 mile, moderately easy trail walk, with uneven, natural surface; 1 – 1½ hrs.; minimum 6 people; maximum 30. Group must provide transportation to trail. Children under 16 years must be accompanied by adult. Program is canceled if weather is severely inclement.
Instructor: Education Staff
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