Education




Tropical Topics at the Bowring Park Conservatory
 
Wednesdays and Sundays, starting January 28, 2009
Suitable for seniors (60+) and adults.
Pre-registration is not required.  Everyone is welcome.
Fee: general admission
Free for members of the Bowring Park Foundation and the Friends of MUN Botanical Garden
 
MUN Botanical Garden and Bowring Park have turned the conservatory into a tropical paradise.  Why not chase away the winter blues with a visit to the Bowring Park Conservatory? 
 
Seniors are invited to drop by, relax, meet with friends old and new and learn about a variety of gardening and natural history topics with help from the knowledgeable staff and volunteers of MUN Botanical Garden.  Get tips on keeping your houseplants healthy, orchid care, local gardening advice, plant propagating tips, and much more.  Registration is not required.  Everyone is welcome.
 
General Admission Fees:
Adults (18+): $4.00
Seniors (60+): $3.00
Students and children (4 – 17): $2.00

Tropical Topics Program Schedule:

Wednesdays (2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)  Topics Include:

#1 (Jan. 28) – Houseplant Help with Tim Walsh, Garden nursery manager

#2 (Feb. 4) – Houseplant Propagation 101 with Tim Walsh, Garden nursery manager

#3 (Feb. 11) – Tropical Fruits & Vegetables: That You May Use and Don’t Know It, with special guest speaker Ross Traverse

#4 (Feb. 18) – Supermarket Botany with Dr. Wilf Nicholls, Garden director

#5 (Feb. 25) – Orchids 101 with Todd Boland, Garden research horticulturist

 

#6 (March 4) – Garden Soils with Carl White, head gardener

#7 (March 11) – Cacti & other Succulents with Todd Boland, Garden research horticulturist

#8 (March 18) – Supermarket Botany with Dr. Wilf Nicholls, Garden director

#9 (March 25) – Sowing Seeds with Carl White, head gardener

#10 (April 1) – Houseplant Help with Tim Walsh, Garden nursery manager

#11 (April 8) – Houseplant Propagation 101 with Tim Walsh, Garden nursery manager
 
Sundays (2 p.m. - 3 p.m.) Topics Include:
 
#1 (March 22) - Vermicomposting with Joy Barfoot, Education Assistant
 
#2 (March 29) - Pruning with David Evans, Municipal Senior Arborist
 
#3 (April 5) - A Walk and Talk in Bowring Park with Todd Boland, Research Horticulturist
 
Sponsored by the Bowring Park Foundation, the City of St. John’s and MUN Botanical Garden.   For more information please contact Anne Madden, education coordinator, e-mail amadden[at]mun.ca.
Tropical Topics at the Bowring Park Conservatory