Start off 2025 with a bang! It is easy to learn more about gardening in the DC metro area, we always have so many events, lectures, and workshops. Below are more than 70 for January 2025. There will be more in the spring and summer. Some of these are free, some require a fee, and many are virtual.
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January 2025
1, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Landscape Design History for Beginners, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Intro to Composting, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
1, Wednesday, Plant Studio: Plant Science, online flex, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
2, Thursday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
2, Thursday, The Expert Is In: Carnivorous Plants, onsite, drop in program, 10:00 am to noon, free, no registration necessary. U.S. Botanic Garden https://usbg.gov/
4, Saturday, Nature’s Pharmacy, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
4, Saturday, Succulent Wall Planter Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, all store locations, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
4, Saturday, Carnivorous Plant Basics and DIY Bog Gardens, 1:00-2:30 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
6, Monday, Plant Structure, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Potting 101 Online Workshop, 6 to 7:30 pm, free and must register for link, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
7, Tuesday, Disease Identification and Management, 6:15 to 8:15 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Soil Science I: Physical Properties, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Landscape Design History, 6:15 to 9:15 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture, 4 to 6:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
7, Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
7, Tuesday, Botany for Gardeners, live webinar, series of four evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, fee and must register, Phipps Conservatory https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
8, Wednesday, Soil Science for Gardeners, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Thursday, Designing with Bulbs, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Thursday, Assisted Migration: A Solution to Combat Climate Change in Gardening, 7 to 8:30 pm, Zoom, free but must register to get link. Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/events/
9, Thursday, Cocktails & Conversations: Warming Climate, Wild Weeds, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, free and registration required, Conservatory Garden Court of the U.S. Botanic Garden, Must be at least 21 years old https://usbg.gov/
9, Thursday, Annual and Perennial Garden Maintenance, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
9, Thursday, Succulent and Sangria Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
10, Friday, Ask the Experts about Monstera (houseplant), 11:00 am to noon, virtual lecture, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
10, Friday, Ask the Experts about Seed and Plant Shopping Tips, 3:00 pm, virtual lecture, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
10, Friday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
10, Friday, Gardening with Native Plants, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Saturday, Growing Gourmet Mushrooms Indoors, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
11, Saturday, Virtual Lecture: Sustainable Gardens in a Changing Climate, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
11, Saturday, New Year, New Plants: Intermediate level plant care class, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Ballston Quarter location of Rewild Plant store https://www.rewilddc.com/
11, Saturday, Mini Moss Pole with Hoya Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in all store locations, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
11, Saturday, If You Build It, They Will Come: Understanding and Improving Garden Soils, 9 to 3:00 pm, virtual presentation, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
13, Monday, Gut Health: The Key to your Immune System, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Tuesday, Introduction to Plant Science, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
14, Tuesday, Kokedama Moss Balls Workshop, 7:00 pm, fee and must register, Shaw location of Rewild Plant Store https://www.rewilddc.com/
15, Wednesday, Reading Trees at Carderock (walk), 10:30 am to 1:00 pm, fee and must register, Nature Forward https://natureforward.org/
15, Wednesday Pruning and Grooming Houseplants Workshop, 6 to 7:30 pm, online, free and must register for link, The Sill https://www.thesill.com/
15, Wednesday, Flower Arranging at Home, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Reception, Book Signing and Book Talk with Paula Whyman, author of Bad Naturalist: One Woman’s Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
16, Thursday, Discovering the Secrets of Milkweed Hybridization, 7 to 8:00 pm, Zoom, free, John Clayton Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society https://vnps.org/events/
16, Thursday, Finding Inspiration Where You Look: Ideas, Tips and Tricks from Smithsonian Gardens, free webinar, noon to 1:00 pm, register for link, Smithsonian Gardens https://gardens.si.edu/
16, Thursday, Basic Plant ID, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Botanical Latin, 10:30 to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
16, Thursday, Intro to Herbal Medicine, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
17, Friday, Ask the Experts About New Plants for 2025, 1:00 pm, virtual lecture, free but must register, National Garden Bureau https://ngb.org/
18, Saturday, Rockery Madness at the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, virtual presentation, free for Piedmont chapter NARGS and Friends of JC Raulston Arboretum, nominal fee for others, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
18, Saturday, Plant Parenthood, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
18, Saturday, Kokedama: The Art of Crafting Living Mossballs, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register, Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
18, Saturday, Houseplant First-Aid Kit Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, in all store locations, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
19, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Green Spring Goes to Great Dixter, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
21, Tuesday, Power of the Line: Angles and Curves Create a Dynamic Garden, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
21, Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
22, Wednesday, Fundamental of Form (flower arranging), 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
22, Wednesday, Perennial Plant Combinations, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
23, Thursday, Jellyfish Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
23, Thursday, Brookside Gardens Winter Tour, 1 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register. Also offered on Friday January 24, 10:30 am to noon. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
24, Friday, Succulent and Sangria Terrarium Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
24, Friday, Plant Science Conversations: Evolution of Parasitic Plants, virtual, noon to 12:30 pm, free and registration required, U.S. Botanic Garden https://usbg.gov/
24, Friday, Brookside Gardens Winter Tour, 10:30 am to noon, fee and must register. Also offered on Thursday, January 23, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/
25, Saturday, Kokedama Workshop, 6:30 pm, fee and must register, Plant House in Alexandria https://planthouse.us/pages/alexandria-va-location
25, Saturday, Skip the Soil: Intro to Hydroponics, 10:00 am, fee and must register, Cabin John location of Rewild Plant Store https://www.rewilddc.com/
25, Saturday, Air Plant Terrarium workshop, 11:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
25, Saturday, Pressed Flowers 12:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
25, Saturday, Miniature Hanging Terrarium Workshop, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, in all store locations, fee and must register, Homestead Gardens https://homesteadgardens.com/
25, Saturday, Bird Box Building, 9:00 am to noon, fee and must register, Oak Spring Garden Foundation https://www.osgf.org/
25, Saturday, Winter Symposium: Plants with Benefits: Plotting a Purposeful Garden, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, virtual, fee and must register, JC Raulston Arboretum https://jcra.ncsu.edu/
25, Saturday, A Garden Design Primer, 11:30 to 1:30 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Saturday, Pruning: How, When, and Where, 10:30 to 2:30 pm online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Saturday, Intro to Landscape Design, 10:00 am to noon, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
25, Saturday, Garden Talk: Easy Garden Makeover Tips, 10:30 to 11:30 am, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
26, Sunday, Winter Lecture: Pleasure Gardens, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, fee and must register, Green Spring Gardens https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
26, Sunday, Makers and Plants Market, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, free admission, Plants Alive! https://plantsaliveshop.com/
27, Monday, Fundamentals of Gardening, 6 to 8:00 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Wednesday, Fundamental of Style (flower arranging) 10:30 am to 3:00 pm, online. fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/
29, Wednesday, Virtual Lecture: Unraveling Botanical Names, 6 to 7:30 pm, fee and must register, Mt. Cuba Center https://mtcubacenter.org/
29, Wednesday, Longwood Reimagined Lecture Series: From Dream to Reality, 6:30 pm, virtual lecture, fee and must register, Longwood Gardens https://longwoodgardens.org/
30, Thursday, Interactive Orchid Q&A Online, 11:00 am to noon, free and must register, U.S. Botanic Garden https://usbg.gov/
30, Thursday, Herbalism: Beyond the Basics, 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm, online, fee and must register, New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/