From guided garden tours to hands-on workshops, the Hermitage’s Garden Programs connect the community to nature through activities that highlight the estate’s unique landscape and foster a deeper connection to the environment.
Iris Bulbs: Digging, Dividing, Potting and Planting
Wednesday, August 12 | 9am – 12pm
$12 Members | $15 Non-Members
Join Curator of Gardens, Philip Riske, to learn how to dig, divide, pot and replant a colony of Bearded Iris rhizomes. Plus, you’ll get to take your own potted Iris home too!
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Bulbs as Companion Plants for an Earth Friendly Garden
Thursday, October 1st
Living Flower Arrangement Workshop (4:00pm)
$15 for members, $18 for non-members
- Learn from East Coast bulb expert Brent Heath about how to plant, overwinter, and best care for your bulbs, as well as which bulb cultivars are best suited to pot culture. We will demonstrate the most innovative methods of creating the forced container, the window box liner, the layered patio planter, or individually potted bulbs. In this workshop, arrange 5 different bulbs in a 12” pot for a beautiful spring potted flower arrangement.
Bulbs and their Companions Lecture (6:30pm)
$15 for members, $18 for non-members
- Following the workshop, join Brent Heath, co-owner of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs and a renowned plant and bulb-growing authority, for this lecture on the best garden plants to pair with your bulbs. He will show you how to combine bulbs, perennials, annuals, ground covers, and flowering shrubs to create your ideal earth-friendly garden.
Workshop and lecture package: $25 for Members and $30 for Non-Members
Those with industry affiliations (i.e Virginia Master Gardeners, Norfolk Botanical Garden Employees, Virginia Certified Horticulturist) will receive the Member discount.
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All tickets and sales are non-refundable. Program admissions help support the mission of the Hermitage Museum & Gardens. We thank you for your purchase and support.
Past Garden Programs
The Full Story: Black Garden & Horticultural History
This free virtual talk was held on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 6pm.
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Tidewater Compost Kiosk
Did you know that over 50% of your trash set out at the curb is compostable? If you are interested in reducing your food and organic waste stream, Tidewater Compost and the Hermitage Museum and Gardens have teamed up to launch a Community Compost Drop-off Kiosk beside the new Goode Family Visual Arts School on 7701 N Shore Road.
Participants will earn finished compost bags from their contributions for their own gardening enjoyment! Give life to local waste and visit www.tidewatercompost.com to learn more about Tidewater Compost’s doorstep, residential, drop-off, and commercial composting services. (Chances are, they’re already composting near you!)
