Jane Hawley Stevens has created a living classroom that teaches how plants can benefit different body systems through the lens of a garden. Her Chakra Garden has seven distinct areas that correspond with these energy centers, designed with plants that rejuvenate.
In partnership with Hedberg Public Library, enjoy activities for all ages throughout the Gardens featuring this year’s book: Except Antarctica, by Todd Sturgell.
This program will discuss pollinator birds and insects you are likely to see and the plants that will attract them from spring through fall.
Join Rita Carpenter at Rotary Botanical Gardens and create your own cyanotype, a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print.
Members of British Boots & Bonnets will have their classic cars on display around the gardens. BBB is a British automobile enthusiasts car club based in Rockford, Illinois.
Explore the prairie ecosystem by learning about its history in southern Wisconsin and the diverse types of prairies found here.
Join Rita Carpenter at Rotary Botanical Gardens and create your own cyanotype, a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print.
Please join us in honoring our founder, Dr. Robert Yahr from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on his birthday, August 2. Admission is donation-based.
This program explores the biology of bumble bees, their flower preferences, and how to identify our local species.
Rotary Botanical Gardens and Hedberg Public Library present a day of fun and educational activities. Admission will be donation-based from 9-11 a.m.
Participants will have a variety of flowers and foliage to pick from, then lay them out in a creative garden journal, botanic pressed flower journal, or picture frame.
This program will help you identify the weeds you have using your observation skills.