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Create Beautiful Bookmarks
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesCreate Beautiful Bookmarks with Jodi Brezenski, Art Educator Friday, January 16 10:30am-12:30 pm. Love to read? Know friends that love to read? Get cozy with us and make 2 mixed media bookmarks. Keep them for yourself or gift them to a fellow reader. Use decorative scrap paper, paint, stamps and other collage media to make […]
Winterfest 2026
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesWinterfest 2026 Sponsored by Bluemel's Sunday, January 18, 2026, 10am-2pm - Free Event! Cure your Winter blues! Join us for FREE guided winter walks, kids indoor crafts & activities, activities with Wehr Nature Center and more! Winter walks last about 45 minutes in length and begin at 11:00 and 12:30pm.
Winter Sowing of Native Plants
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesWinter Sowing of Native Plants with Barbara Federlin, Native Plant Enthusiast Monday, January 26 - 10:30am - 12:30pm Help our Wisconsin environment by learning to sow native seeds in the winter to plant in the spring. The native seeds will experience the necessary chill of Wisconsin, triggering spring germination. Seeds and one jug will be […]
Valentine Origami
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesValentine Origami Led by instructor Kristina Paris Friday, February 6 10:30 - 11:30am Cost: $15/FBBG Members, $20/Non-members In this class, we'll learn how to fold an origami heart just in time for Valentine's Day! This figure is fairly easy to learn but best for people with patience and an eye for detail. Ages 12 and […]
Heart Health
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesHeart Health With Kathy Egan, licensed Food for Life Instructor Friday, February 13 - 10:30am-12:30 pm. Registration deadline: February 5 New Recipes! This class provides knowledge and resources that supports research showing a plant-based diet can prevent and, in some cases, reverse risk factors leading to heart disease. New recipes and a cooking demonstration will […]
Caring for House Plants
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesCaring for House Plants with Karla Geiger, Master Gardener Monday, February 16 - 10:30am-12:30 pm. Learn tips and techniques for success with houseplants. You will pot your own houseplant to take with you and care for. $20 FBBG members/$25 non-members Ages 18 and up. REGISTER
Learn to Play the Dulcimer
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesLearn to play the Dulcimer with Colleen Resendiz Monday, March 9 - 10:30am-12:30pm Do you want to play music but feel intimidated because you've never played and don't know how to read music? This class is for you! Geared towards aspiring musicians (BEGINNERS), this hands-on mountain dulcimer class will start with a brief introduction to […]
Container Gardening
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesContainer Gardening with Jim Gill, Master Gardener Monday, March 16 - 1:00-2:30pm Learn to grow plants in containers such as pots, tubs, or baskets instead of in the ground. It is a flexible and space-efficient method that allows people to garden on balconies, patios, or other small areas, or to overcome issues like poor soil […]
Healthy Basics for a Plant Based Diet
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesHealthy Basics for a Plant Based Diet wtih Kathy Egan, licensed Food for Life Instructor Friday, March 27 - 10:30am-12:30 pm. Registration Deadline: March 19 This class will focus on general concepts behind healthful eating habits by providing knowledge and resources to promote whole-food plant-based eating. Budget-friendly recipes and a cooking demonstration will be provided. […]
Healthy Basics for a Plant Based Diet
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesHealthy Basics for a Plant Based Diet with Kathy Egan, licensed Food for Life Instructor Friday, March 27 10:30am-12:30 pm. Registration Deadline: March 19 This class will focus on general concepts behind healthful eating habits by providing knowledge and resources to promote whole-food plant-based eating. Budget-friendly recipes and a cooking demonstration will be provided. $20 […]
Things I Wish I’d Known About Mushrooming
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesThings I Wish I'd Known About Mushrooming With Melissa Klotka Monday, March 30 - 10:30am - 12:30pm Join us to learn all about mushrooming from the former president of the Mycological Society. Cost: $15/members and $20/non-members. REGISTER
Plan Your Garden
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesPlan Your Garden With Karla Geiger, Master Gardener Monday, April 6 1:30-3:30 pm. Early Spring is the perfect time to sit with a warm cup of herbal tea & plan for the longer days of sunshine, when we can be out in our gardens enjoying the growing season. If able, please bring your own mug […]
Forest Bathing
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesForest Bathing With Anne David, certified nature & forest therapy guide Monday, April 20 - 1:30-3:30pm Join us for an introduction to Forest Bathing where you fully immerse yourself in the outdoors, engaging all of your senses. This practice is known to enhance health and well-being. Please bring a yoga mat if you are able; […]
Create Fabric Flowers
Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, WI, United StatesCreate Fabric Flowers wtih Cathy Wichgers & Carol Ebert, crafters Monday, April 27 - 10:30am - 12:30pm $20 FBBG members/$25 non-members Learn to recycle your old jeans, shirts or scrap fabrics by turning them into beautiful flowers for spring! The flowers can then be used to make pins for a jacket, hair clips, or anything […]
