Please note: Our Winter Hours are in effect until March 30.

SOLD OUT: Botanical Paper Making – In-Person

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

Join our hands-on paper making workshop with Briahna Michalsky, a local botanical artist. She will demonstrate and assist participants in making botanical papers that can be used for greeting cards or other joyful purposes. Fees include all supplies. Workshop is appropriate for adults and families, and children are welcome to register if accompanied by a […]

$35.00 – $45.00

Opening Day 2024

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

The best day of the year is Opening Day! We can’t wait to welcome you back to the Gardens to see what’s blooming. While you’re here, shop our traditional hellebore and spring ephemerals plant sale, stop by Martha Lee’s Kitchen to check out our Spring menu, or sign up for any or all of our […]

10:30a Feed the Soil, Not the Plants – In-Person

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

As part of our Back to Basics – Horticulture 101 series, it’s time to totally rethink how you approach the fertilizer question in your garden. Join our staff for a deep dive into creating healthy soils that naturally feed your plants just what they need, just when they need it. This workshop includes admission to […]

Get Tickets $25.00 – $35.00

11:30a Pruning Best Practices – In-Person

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

As part of our Back to Basics - Horticulture 101 series, whether it’s pruning for shape, yield, structure or overall plant health, a few basic rules will demystify the often confusing questions about pruning. Bring along your pruners (if you have some) for a walk and talk and prune. This workshop includes admission to Opening […]

Get Tickets $25.00 – $35.00

12:30p It Ain’t Just Dirt – In-Person

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

As part of our Back to Basics - Horticulture 101 series, often underappreciated and rarely examined closely enough, your soil is a bit like the foundation of your house. If it’s not in good shape, nothing you build on top of it will be worth much. Spend some time in the garden with Yew Dell […]

Get Tickets $25.00 – $35.00

Solar Eclipse Viewing – In-Person – Special Monday Opening!

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

Come and enjoy 95% totality, eclipse-themed scavenger hunts, and fun cosmic-themed food, snacks, and drinks for purchase from Martha Lee’s Kitchen. And thanks to our friends at Eclipse Bank, we’ll have free eclipse glasses for the first 100 guests! Solar Eclipse Viewing is included with Admission; tickets available at arrival.

Botanical Body Polish – In-Person

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

Tonya Tate, creator of Nature’s Bath – famous for its luxury bath and body products for all-natural skin care solutions – leads our workshop where you’ll make your own unique botanical body polish. Tonya will explain the benefits of different kinds of salts and essential oils, then each participant will blend a personalized body polish with their […]

Get Tickets $35.00 – $45.00

Nursery Open House – In-Person – A rare and special behind-the-scenes experience!

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

Get a first-hand look at thousands of plants being produced for our garden displays, upcoming sales, and trial projects. And our spring ephemerals production will be in full spring swing! Guided by Horticulture and Facilities Director, Jacob Stidham, and Nursery and Greenhouse Manager, Jeff Margreiter, you’ll be hard pressed to find two more knowledgeable plant […]

The Weird and Wonderful World of Plant/Insect Mutualisms – Virtual

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

For #EarthDay2024, Julia Kachanova, University of Louisville PhD Biology student, leads this discussion of the amazing and surprising ways plants and insects have evolved together for pollination, protection, and seed dispersal, and how both parties benefit from the interactions. Zoom login will be sent before the session. As this is a virtual workshop, friends and family […]

Get Tickets $25.00 – $35.00

Spring Plant Sale – 2024 Edition!

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

For more than 20 years, this has been the garden event of the season. Annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, tropicals, and more (if you think we put everything up on our online Plant Market site, think again…) Yew Dell staff scour the planet for the best, the newest and the most tried-and-true to save you the […]

Spring Plant Sale – 2024 Edition!

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

For more than 20 years, this has been the garden event of the season. Annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, tropicals, and more (if you think we put everything up on our online Plant Market site, think again…) Yew Dell staff scour the planet for the best, the newest and the most tried-and-true to save you the […]

Perfecting the Art of Container Gardening – In-Person

Yew Dell Botanical Gardens 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, KY, United States

It’s not rocket science, but there are a few essential tricks of the trade that will help you get the most out of your containers. Plant selection, potting mix, container size, irrigation strategies . . . Our talented horticulture staff members, Chelsea Hicks and Storm Fraley, will guide you through the ins and outs and […]

Get Tickets $75.00 – $85.00

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