Join us for a hike along our Woodland Trails to learn some basic tree identification skills. Guests will take an easy hike while our top-notch team explains details about leaves, twigs, bark, and other features useful to identifying trees. This walk is included with admission; no advance registration is needed.

In participation with #LouisvilleTreeWeek, join Julia Kachanova, University of Louisville PhD Biology student, for an engaging lecture on cultivating urban orchards and food-producing plants in urban settings. Discover practical strategies for establishing and nurturing these green spaces, even with limited resources. Learn about plant selection and other gardening techniques to ensure bountiful yields in your …

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Join Emma Stidham, mom, wife, and horticulturist with more than 15 years of experience in vegetable gardening, public gardens, and retail sales, as we complete our Vegetable Garden Planning series. Each quarter focused on timely topics to get your garden from start to finish; for Fall, we’ll wrap-up with garden clean-up and preparation for next season, cover/winter …

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Hanna Barnhart, the artist behind Owen & Mae at Mellwood Art Center and presenter of our Spring Floral Watercolor Painting workshop, returns for #LouisvilleTreeWeek with a session focused on painting trees. Participants will learn the basics of watercolor painting and how to apply it to create a beautiful tree painting that you can be proud …

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Join Louisville sculptor, Dave Caudill, for an evening designed to help you plan, select, and place sculptures in your garden. Enjoy a glass of wine and a few appetizers as Dave starts the evening with a presentation in the Gheens Barn to get you thinking. Then, Dave and Yew Dell executive director, Paul Cappiello, will …

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Join our Horticulture Staff for a hands-on opportunity to create your own bulb “lasagna” with layered blooms that will emerge in the spring. Price includes bulbs from muscari, daffodil, and tulip genera, planting medium, vessel, and directions on overwintering your bulbs. Please keep in mind that all ticket purchases are final sale. Tickets are non-refundable …

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Thanks to Sponsors LG&E and KU Foundation, Liberty Federal Credit Union, and Dean Dorton, Boo Dell is back for another year of family-focused fun! Our famous Trail of Treats will once again delight guests, plus we have activities with our Horticulture Team, live music, and other surprises for the whole family in a non-scary environment. …

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Our film series – Bad Sci-Fi Movies and Real Plant Science – wraps up for the year with The Thing from Another World (1951). After watching this film, learn from our Horticulture Team about carnivorous plants, cellular structure for vegetable matter and animals, and what telegraph vine and century plants do in the real world. …

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Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night. This advance ticket is for Friday, November 24, 5p-7p. Please keep in mind that all ticket …

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Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night. This advance ticket is for Friday, November 24, from 7p-9p. Please keep in mind that all …

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Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night. This advance ticket is for Saturday, November 25, from 5p-7p. Please keep in mind that all …

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Yuletide 2023 returns with a focus on traditional family fun with a whimsical train village, sparkling lights and décor, Holiday Trees, food and beverage options, a takeaway craft, and Santa! Advance tickets recommended with limited walkup availability each night. This advance ticket is for Saturday, November 25, from 7p-9p. Please keep in mind that all …

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