Home and garden events for Sunday and beyond

Waterfront Botanical Gardens Hours. 1435 Frankfort Ave., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. A limited number of guests will be allowed at any one time and the Graeser Family Education Center will be closed except for the restrooms. Admission is free. waterfrontgardens.org.

Locust Grove Hours. 561 Blankenbaker Lane, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Ground tours offered at 11 a.m. Thursday-Saturday. Self-guided tours of the house will be offered at 30-minute intervals between noon-3 p.m. ThursdaySaturday. For more information: locustgrove.org.

Yew Dell Hours. 6220 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays. Admission $9 adults, $5 seniors and kids 6-17, age 5 and under free. 502-241-4788; yewdellgardens.org.

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. 2075 Clermont Road, Clermont, open daily 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 502-955-8512; bernheim.org. Children in the Dell. Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, 6220 Old Lagrange Road, Crestwood, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday. Drop-in activity series for families. Stop by the Log Cabin for different activities

Louisville Nature Center Plant ID Hike. 3745 Illinois Ave., 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Learn more about the native plants on this guided hike through the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve. $15. louisvillenaturecenter.org.

Artistic Succulent Driftwood Planter. Waterfront

Botanical Gardens, 1435 Frankfort Ave, 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 10. Build a living succulent planting on driftwood. Sue Massey, an experienced succulent grower, will discuss the basics on the plants as well as care and provide tips and tricks so you leave feeling comfortable with this plant and your new creation. Students will receive about 10 succulents and a piece of driftwood. $40, $35 Waterfront Botanical Gardens members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount). waterfrontgardens.org. Yelp’s LouAdventureChallenge: Botanical Mixology. Zoom virtual workshop, 7 p.m. Aug. 11. A mix of fun education and happy hour. It will start with tips from Waterfront Botanical Gardens on starting an herb garden, followed by a botanical cocktail demo, featuring cocktails that use herbs in them.

To help participate in the herbaceous mixology, there will be an accompanying optional free Yelp Experience. Participants that are registered can pick up a free herb plant to be used in the cocktails from Waterfront Botanical Gardens (Aug. 6-8 between noon and 2 p.m.). For more information: waterfrontgardens.org.

Clark County Annual Vegetable Gardening Class Series. The After-Dinner Garden Conversation class will be offered once a month through Oct., 14, 8 p.m. on Zoom. These classes are free but registration is required. Call the Clark County Extension office, 812256-4591 or email, skafari@purdue.edu.

Class schedule: Containers, Raised Beds, Vertical Gardens and Growing Towers (Aug. 12); Turning Your Backyard Into a Healing

hhGarden: Basic principals (Sept. 8); Turning Your Backyard Into a Healing Garden: Application of concepts (Oct. 14).

For the Love of Trees: Interesting Trees of the Arboretum. Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, 2075 Clermont Road, Clermont, 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 14. Join Horticulture Director, Renee Frith for a stroll from the Garden Pavilion to the Sun & Shade area and she discusses the trees oft the Arboretum. Registration is needed by Aug. 13. $12, $10 Bernheim members. 502-955-8512; bernheim.org.

Hand-Raising Monarchs with Monarch Kit – Virtual Workshop. Learn about the life-cycle of monarch butterflies and hand take home a kit to hand-raise a monarch from egg to butterfly, 6 p.m. Aug. 17, zoom. Registration fee includes a monarch kit with a monarch egg, pop-up mesh habitat container, tropical milkweed plant, and full instructions. A link for the zoom virtual session will be provided as the date gets closer. $55, $45 for Yew Dell members. 502-241-4788; yewdellgardens.org.

Ikebana. Waterfront Botanical Gardens, 1435 Frankfort Ave, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 21. Ikebana is a Japanese floral art form. In this hands-on workshop create an arrangement to take home. Instructor: Brooke Pohl, practiced and taught Sogetsu Ikebana throughout North America for nearly 30 years.

Flowers, 1 container and a kenzan (needle flower holder) are provided; bring floral shears and 1 or 2 additional containers of your choice and bring a bucket or container to carry your flowers home. Lunch from

hOsaka (sushi and salads) and refreshments during the six-hour day are included. For ages 18 and older. $145, $120 Waterfront Botanical Gardens members (use code WBGMEMBER at checkout to receive discount). waterfrontgardens.org.

Farmers Market

The Shively Farmers & Artisans Market. A new market opening in Shively (parking lot of City Hall and the library, 3920 Dixie Highway) offering farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, and goats milk grown by local farmers and horticulturists; food trucks, flowers, baked goods, jewelry, and other arts and crafts merchandise. They are looking for vendors for the following days, Aug. 7, 21; Sept. 4, 18; Oct. 2, 16 and 30, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Printed applications are available at Shively City Hall, 3920 Dixie Highway. For more information about how to become a vendor, email the Market Managers at shivelyfarmersmarketky@gmail.com.

Meeting

The Kentucky Orchid Society. The Emmanuel United Church of Christ, basement, 2300 Taylorsville Road, 6:15-9 p.m. Aug. 11. There will be a virtual tour of Stephen Benjamin’s (Oak Knob Orchids) greenhouse with discussion of growing orchids in the greenhouse.

A Zoom option will be available for those who have not been vaccinated or are not able to make it to the meeting. Zoom meeting details are available at the KOS website: kyorchidsociety.com.