Gardening 101 Workshop
March 12, 2010
Topic: Daffodils and a Garden Walk - Magnolia Room and Garden - 9:30 a.m. to 12 Noon.
Topic: Lovely Lavender - Millsap Bride’s Hall - 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The Gardens’ Resident Landscape Architect Bob Byers will discuss in the morning session the many varieties of daffodils that prosper in the Central and Southwestern part of Arkansas and share images of the vibrant, early spring blooms. After the discussion, Byers will escort participants to Daffodil Hill and other locations to view this year’s daffodil displays. The day-long workshop is free of charge to GWG members or those previously registered as volunteers at the Gardens. The public will be subject to Garden Admission fees, which are $8.75 for adults, $7.75 for seniors. The session is free of charge to GWG members or those previously registered as volunteers at the Gardens. The public will be subject to Garden Admission fees, which are $8.75 for adults, $7.75 for seniors.
Garland County Master Gardener and herb guru, Carol Scholp, will discuss the many uses of lavender and demonstrate cooking with lavender, as well as using luscious lavender plants in homemade spa products. The cost of the lavender session is $15 per person that will cover price of materials and purchase of a lavender plant that each participant will take home. Advance reservations and pre-payment are required for the lavender workshop that is limited to 15 people. Reservations are recommended for the daffodil workshop. Call the Gardens at 501-262-9300 / 800-366-4664 to reserve space.
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Gardening 101 & 102 Workshop
March 16, 2010
Magnolia Room
Topic: Plant Propagation (201) -- 9:30 a.m. to 12 Noon
Topic: New Annuals (201) -- 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Topic: Gardening for your Health (101) -- 2: 00 to 3:00 p.m.
The Gardens’ senior horticulturist, Paul Wallace, will discuss during the morning session when and how to propagate plants -- a project that you can undertake in your own home garden. In the first hour of the afternoon session, Sabrina Childs, a Ball Seed Company representative, will discuss the newest annual plants you will be able to purchase this spring at local nurseries. The second afternoon session will feature Dr. Ryan Johnston, Hot springs’ newest chiropractor and natural health specialist. He will demonstrate how the body’s biomechanics break down and what can be done to increase your longevity when working in the garden. All sessions are free to GWG members and regular Garden admission applies to non-members. Reservations for the sessions are highly recommended. Call 501-262-9300 / 800-366-4664 to reserve space.
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Tulip Extravaganza
March 24 - April 4, 2010
Approximately 100,000 vibrantly hued tulips will grace the Flowering Border and Camelia Trail. This lavish floral display is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Call for estimated peak bloom date(s) and don't forget the camera!
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Vegetable Gardening Workshop
March 25, 2010
Magnolia Room; 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Learn tips for planting and maintaining a garden during this day-long workshop featuring U of A Cooperative Extension Service Horticulturist Janet Carson. Carson will provide the basics for vegetable gardening, while guest presenters Bob Byers, Betsy Spetich, Bob Warner, and Briana Moore lecture on an array of topics such as composting, worm farming, landscaping with herbs, and organic vegetable gardening. Registration is limited and pre-payment will be required. Cost is $45 for GWG members and $55 for non-members. Lunch is included. Call the Gardens at 501-262-9300/800-366-4664.
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Garvan Woodland Gardens
550 Arkridge Road - P.O. Box 22240
Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913
800-366-4664 or 501-262-9300
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Interesting Facts about Garvan Woodland Gardens
 Serenity Circle
Over 1,700 tons of weathered landscape boulders were placed, or 3,400,000 pounds. The largest boulders were ten to eleven tons, or about 8 feet long by 3 feet tall by 5 feet wide. Approximately 1,000 tons, or two million pounds, of native veneer stone were used. This is enough stone to build a three foot retaining wall over a half mile long. Over 600 cubic yards of concrete were poured. This is enough to construct an obelisk 20 stories tall and nine feet by nine feet (or about half the size of the Washington Monument), yet none is visible in the finished garden. Enough material delivery trips on the Gardens' skid loaders were made to haul a backhoe load of gravel from Los Angeles to New York.
The Gardens Contain:
Waterfalls and cascades pump 675 gallons of water per minute from Lake Hamilton, or about 350 million gallons a year; enough water to fill a lake of over 400 acres that is twenty feet deep every year. Nearly three miles of recreational trails, including a new 3/8 mile walk across dramatic hillsides and ravines in the Garden of the Pine Wind. The largest remaining undeveloped tract of land on Lake Hamilton, the Mid-South's most popular recreational Lake. Enough ornamental trees to plant about ¾ mile of the Champs Elyseé in Paris or an avenue over two miles long with a tree every twenty feet. -
 The Canopy Bridge Over 2,000 azaleas of 160 varieties, or enough to completely cover over an acre spaced five feet on center.
128 species of ornamental native shrubs and wildflowers. Over 300 varieties of flowering perennials and groundcovers. 65 different varieties of Asian maple. Most are Japanese maples, the most popular ornamental tree in the United States. One of North America's only known mature, blooming specimen of the Emmenopterys henrii, a rare tree from Burma and southern China.
Other Facts of Interest
The Garden property is the only botanical garden in the U.S that occupies all of a peninsula in a major water body. At over one and a quarter miles long, the property is composed of dramatic hillsides that include vertical grade changes of over 100 feet provide spectacular views to Lake Hamilton. The garden is home to over 70 species of native birds, including the pileated woodpecker, great blue heron, wild turkey, and great horned owl. The property is an over wintering site for the bald eagle. Several native animals inhabit the gardens, including gray and red squirrels, raccoons, opossums, coyotes, armadillos, red foxes, and a resident herd of white-tailed deer.
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