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Exclusive, invitation only, interactive classes.

THE ARTS

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The Arboretum is your subject and source of inspiration.

COOKING

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Enjoying Nature’s bounty at its best; featuring the Minnesota 4x4 Culinary Series, Dinner with a Chef, and Saturdays in the Kitchen.

WINEMAKING

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Learn to create fine wines with cold-climate grapes.

GARDENING & HORTICULTURE

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Nurture your green thumb while learning principles, skills, and tips from the experts. NEW this year is the Science of Gardening Series and The Sustainable Yard Series.

LITERATURE

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Discover great works, learn about popular subjects or pen your own literary creation.

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Capture the Arboretum’s beauty through the seasons with prominent nature photographers.

SYMPOSIA (PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCES)

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Schoolyard gardening to the healing power of nature, beekeeping to sustainable farming. It’s all happening here.

ARBORETUM EXPLORATIONS

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Walks, tours and conversations with naturalists and collection curators.

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GREENLIST: INVITATION-ONLY POP-UP CLASSES Where will YOU find yourself with the exclusive GreenList education series? Be ready within a moment’s (or a week’s) notice to join some of our best naturalists, chefs, or gardeners in a spot reserved just for you. You may be invited to see the rose garden at their peak before anyone else is allowed past the gate. Maybe you will enjoy a wine tasting in the midst of full-blooming crab apple trees. Or how about a truly insiders tour of the buildings and sites where the repairs are made and the testing undertaken?

Perhaps one of our favorite chefs will take the “Arb in a Box” challenge and prepare an unforgettable dish from the contents in the garden produce box. Fees will run between $20-$70, and will always include that something extra…what we call being “Arbified.” Invitations are sent via email only, and small class sizes mean limited availability. To be added to this Invitation Only list, you must email your request to ArbEdu@umn.edu with the subject title GreenList Me!

SAVE THE DATE

Opening of The Sculpture Garden. Excitement has been building since autumn of 2012 when the area around Highpoint when footings and platforms were first put into place, followed by the installation of nearly two dozen world-class sculptures. Come to celebrate the official opening of The Sculpture Garden in June of 2013. Learn about the international contemporary artists who created this diverse and fascinating collection brought to the Arboretum through the generosity of Arthur and Ingrid Harrison. Gain an appreciation of how this collection complements our already substantive array of sculptures in our gardens.

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ARTS MAKE AND TAKE: THE POWER OF BALANCE--STONE SCULPTURES FOR YOUR GARDEN (100-05-04-13) Saturday, May 4, 9:30 a.m.-Noon $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 25, Learning Center Turn those rocks you pull from your garden plot into works of art and garden features.

Peter Juhl’s (www.temporarysculpture.com/) magical and exquisite balanced stone sculptures dazzled Arboretum visitors last year. He’s back and ready to teach you how to balance three or more rocks in seemingly impossible fashion without the aid of bolts, duct tape, or glue! You will revel in Peter’s story of how he became a widely acclaimed rock-balancing artist, and learn a little about physics in the process. He will demonstrate the various styles and techniques, and then guide you through the steps to create your own balanced rock sculpture. You’ll never look at stones in the same way again. (Rocks included.

Some provided by Laurentian Monument, Granite and Stone.)

MAKE AND TAKE: PEONIES AND BLOOMING BRANCHES--DESIGN AN EARLY SUMMER SPLENDOR FLORAL ARRANGEMENT (100-05-11-13) Saturday, May 11, 9:30 a.m.-Noon $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 32, Learning Center Learn the basics of arranging in the open, Dutch floral style of Constance Spry, a floral pioneering master from the 1930’s. Using seasonal Arboretum and Minnesota-grown botanicals including peonies and blooming branches, emphasis will be placed on color blending techniques and using a variety of textures and scent to create complex gestural arrangements. Leave with new floral preparation practices, concepts of layering and form, and handy tips on how to create your own masterpieces at home. The class will be taught by a local, industry recognized floral artist, Ashley Fox (www.ashleyfoxdesigns.com). You’ll receive everything you need in this “make and take” class including a vase with your own floral design to take home.

COME ON IN, THE WATER/COLOR IS FINE! A WATERCOLOR PAINTING ESSENTIAL INTENSIVE (100-05-18-13) Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $60 member/$75 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 16, Snyder Building Maybe you’ve been wanting to paint in watercolor for ages. Perhaps you’re feeling a little rusty.

It could also be time to hone your skill. Regardless of your artistic skill level, it’s time to take the plunge into watercolor. Immerse yourself in the wonders of nature and watercolor with acclaimed and popular Arboretum-approved instructor Georgia Kandiko. Gifted

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MAKE AND TAKE: FRUITS AND VINES--DESIGN A LATE SUMMER BEAUTY FLORAL ARRANGEMENT (100-07-27-13) Saturday, July 27, 9:30 a.m.-Noon $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 32, Learning Center Create an arrangement of summer splendor! Using seasonally harvested Arboretum and Minnesotagrown botanicals with unique focal points of fruits and vines, design emphasis will be placed on color blending techniques and using a variety of textures and scent to create unique arrangements. Leave with knowledge of basic floral preparation practices, concepts of layering and form and handy tips on how to gather the necessary materials to create your own masterpieces at home. The class will be taught by a local, industry recognized floral artist, Ashley Fox (www.ashleyfoxdesigns.com). You’ll receive everything you need in this “make and take” class including a vase with your own floral design to take home.

COOKING Voted “Best Of” cooking classes by MN Monthly Magazine!

SATURDAYS IN THE KITCHEN Savor Saturday Mornings in the inspiring Arboretum setting, where you will prepare and taste exciting new recipes in a fun, casual atmosphere.

NOW WHAT CAN I EAT!?

(800-03-02-13) Saturday, March 2, 9-11 a.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo / Taste, Limit 20, Learning Center Facing dietary restrictions or food sensitivities for yourself or others? It’s time to start enjoying eating again! Life without gluten, dairy, corn, or other staples is an opportunity in disguise. Explore the bounty of grains, vegetables, nuts, spices, and other ingredients for creating delicious, interesting, and wholesome foods without the challenges. Bring the fun back into the kitchen with acclaimed chef and cookbook author Jenny Breen. Learn tricks and easy recipes that maximize the inherent deliciousness of foods. There are no substitutes for great food!

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SPRING-SUMMER EXOTIC SALTS (800-03-16-13) Saturday, March 16, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo / Taste, Limit 20, Learning Center

ADULTS COOKING

Savor some of the finest, exotic salts from the earth, each with its own unique flavor profile and minerals - Black lava salt from Hawaii, pyramid crystal salt from Bali, Pink salt from the Himalayan Mountains of India. Salts are naturally rich in beneficial minerals. Move over “Mrs. Dash” - you’re going to make your own salt blend for your favorite foods--at a fraction of the price--and you control what goes into it! A little of this, a lot of that and definitely more of that pink salt! Learn also how to make preserved citrus that adds vibrant flavors to recipes.

NATURAL LOTIONS FOR YOU OR FOR MOM! (800-05-04-13) Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 20, Learning Center Love your soft skin without the polysyllabic ingredients that belong in a chemistry lab. Learn the art of making natural lotions and creams. You’ll know what you’re smoothing on your skin!

Arboretum instructor Kris James (www.artfulbrewtea.com) will discuss oils, waxes, butters, herbs, essential oils and natural preservatives that give your products different therapeutic properties. You’ll take home samples you made to give as Mother’s Day gifts or to pamper yourself!

SUMMER PERFECT PARTY DISHES (800-06-22-13) Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo / Taste, Limit 20, Learning Center It’s officially summer! Time to get a new scrumptious dish for the next picnic or backyard party.

Show up with these lusciously layered salads that are hearty enough for a main dish and people will be asking, ”Who made this? Seriously, I neeeed to have this recipe!” Healthy, fresh, and packed with flavor, even the ants will be envious of these amazing dishes! Bring a cooler to take home extras.

SUMMER FARM JAMS IN A JIFFY (800-07-20-13) Saturday, July 20, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. $35 member/$45 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo / Taste, Limit 20, Learning Center Capture summer’s vibrant colors and flavors with homemade jams. Taste, make, and take home jams brimming with herbs and fruits or veggies. This no-equipment method takes less than 30 minutes to make tasty delights like Tomatillo Garlic Jam and Pear Herb Jam. A beautiful gift from the land and you!

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DINNER WITH THE CHEF Join us for a delicious dinner with three wine tastings that complement the menu. In addition to getting insider cooking tips from the chefs, you’ll receive recipes, wine notes, and recommendations on where to find the best ingredients. So just sit back, watch the meal unfold, sip some wine and dine.

WISE ACRE EATERY DINNER: CHEF BETH FISHER AND CAROLINE GLAWE, DUET CHEFS (800-03-21-13) Thursday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo / Meal / Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Learning Center Beth Fisher has been cooking up incredible comfort food locally for many years, and is the chef behind the wildly popular Wise Acre Eatery, which has already won 3 “Best of ” awards since last year’s opening! That’s what you experience with Chef Beth’s highest integrity farm-to-table cuisine, the best! Beth and Caroline are devoted to homemade scratch cooking using the finest, freshest, most local ingredients possible and creating a delicious culinary adventure for guests with humor and passion. Menu: homemade potato chips w/ pickle dip; beet & apple soup; spice-rubbed sirloin steak w/ potato vegetable hash; basil crepes with Wise Acre custard and salted caramel sauce. Wine tastings complement.

CURRY DIVA: CHEF HEATHER JANSZ (800-04-11-13) Thursday, April 11, 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo / Meal / Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Learning Center Nourish the body and feed the soul, is Heather’s motto. The magic of spices and their ability to stimulate the senses, heal the body, mind and spirit, and satisfy the soul is at the heart of her cooking. Heather delights in sharing the intoxicating spices and complex flavors of the East and her home country of Sri Lanka. By the end of the evening you may feel transported without even getting on a plane.

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INSPIRED DINNER WITH LUCIA: CHEF LUCIA WATSON (800-04-25-13) Thursday, April 25, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo / Meal / Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Learning Center

COOKING

Dinner with Lucia is always a warm and engaging evening with simply delicious food. Being nominated multiple times for James Beard’s Best Chef in the Midwest award hasn’t changed the roots of her inspiration - her grandmother, local farmers, France, and the marvels of our seasons. Lucia’s menu will be based on what’s fresh and best at the market and through her favorite local food purveyors.

AUTHENTIC THAI CUISINE ENCORE!: CHEF JOE HATCH-SURISOOK (800-05-09-13) Thursday, May 9, 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo / Meal / Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Learning Center If you couldn’t get into Chef Joe’s sold out class last summer, don’t miss this one. His warm, caring way infuses into the authentic Thai food he prepares, whether at his popular Northeast restaurant Sen Yai Sen Lek or for you here at the Arboretum. Chef Joe’s culinary experience started in his family’s Bangkok kitchen where he learned techniques and the art of balancing of deep, complex flavors. Wine tastings will complement his exquisite menu. Visit www.arboretum. umn.edu/cookingclasses.aspx for upcoming menu.

BEER FLIGHTS AND BITES EVENING (800-06-27-13) Coming this Spring! The best beer is the freshest beer and you can’t get any fresher than Minnesota craft beer! Experts from Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild, brewers and more will be on tap to discuss the complex flavors achieved in various beer styles, food-beer pairing, hops and more. Beer tastes and bites to accompany. Quality-beer lovers, brewers, and those of you who are curious about this explosion in popularity of Minnesota craft beer will want to attend. Visit www.arboretum.umn. edu/cookingclasses.aspx for updates.

FIRE IN THE GARDEN: BEYOND THE BARBECUED BURGER (800-06-29-13) Saturday, June 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $45 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Demo / Meal, Limit 40, Be the master of your grill, just in time for Fourth of July gatherings! Meet in the Sensory Garden shelter to enjoy of the beautiful weather and garden ambiance. Acclaimed chef Anna Christoforides, owner of Gardens of Salonica (www.gardensofsalonica), will show you how to take your meat grilling skills to a new level. Grounded in her knowledge of the traditional flavors and colors of Greek cooking, Anna will show you how to create marinades and rubs that bring out unexpected layers of deliciousness to your meat dishes, including chicken and fish. Her elegant yet easy recipes are healthful and beautiful, and will be enhanced by the garden grill setting. Generous tastes of the dishes and non-alcoholic beverages included.

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FIRE IN THE GARDEN: VEGETARIAN VARIATIONS (800-07-13-13) Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. $45 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Demo / Meal, Limit 40, Grilling vegetables is an art! Take advantage of the abundance of fresh vegetables from your gardens, farmers market, or CSA. Join us al fresco at the Sensory Garden Shelter to learn how your grill can keep the heat out of the kitchen and the flavors exploding in your dishes! Find out how to turn those summer squash, eggplants, green beans and tomatoes into the stars of your summer meals. Using select produce harvested from the Arboretum gardens, Chef and owner of the acclaimed Gardens of Salonica Anna Christoforides (www.gardensofsalonica.com) will show you how the best Greek culinary traditions offer recipes full of healthful flavor and easy elegance. Generous tastes of the dishes and non-alcoholic beverages included.

CORNER TABLE DINNER: CHEF THOMAS BOEMER (800-08-08-13) Thursday, August 8, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. $50 member/$60 non-member, All Levels, Demo / Meal / Wine Tasting, Limit 30, Learning Center The charming and highly acclaimed Corner Table Restaurant could be called “Corner of Fresh and Local”. Chef Thomas Boemer & Owner Nick Rancone are closely attuned to the seasons and to family farms that grow and raise food using sustainable methods. The beauty and quality of each ingredient is paramount. Chef Thomas’s European influenced, technique-rich approach to classic Americana is evident in every delicious bite. Menu: the freshest in summer bounty and meat from their favorite food purveyors. Wine tastings.

WINEMAKING UNDERSTANDING WINE FAULTS (200-03-14-13) Thursday, March 14, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $70 member/$75 non-member, All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 15, Learning Center Identify wine faults and learn how to address them in the winery. Work with University Enologist Katie Cook, who has made wine on four different continents and has an advanced enology degree from the University of Burgundy. Originally from Minnesota, she started working for the University in 2010. Courses are designed to have value for all winemakers, from home enthusiast to seasoned professional.

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YOU CAN BECOME A VINTNER: INTRODUCTION TO WINEMAKING (200-03-23-13) Saturday, March 23, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $70 member/$85 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 30, Learning Center

Realize your dream of becoming a winemaker. Here you’ll learn what you need to know to make white and red wine, using techniques based on valid and timely research from the University of Minnesota. Information from this growing industry and home-based hobby will be presented in an accessible and enjoyable format to help you make wine that is wonderful to drink. Meet other winemakers and gain insights into the art of making wine from grapes and other fruits grown in this region. Work with University Enologist Katie Cook, who has made wine on four different continents and has an advanced enology degree from the University of Burgundy. The course is designed to have value for all winemakers, from home enthusiast to seasoned professional.

ADVANCED WINEMAKING (200-04-27-13) Saturday, April 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $70 member/$85 non-member, Intermediate-Advanced, Lecture, Limit 30, Learning Center You have the essentials of winemaking down, and you’re pretty impressed with the results...or you want to learn more about the art and magic of fermenting the bounty of the vine. In this class, we’ll take the mystery out of what you need to know about harvest and prefermentation treatments, deacidification, enzyme and yeast selection, monitoring fermentations, the influence of temperature, running off and pressing, and malolactic fermentation. Work with University Enologist Katie Cook, who has made wine on four different continents and has an advanced enology degree from the University of Burgundy. Designed to have value for all winemakers, from home enthusiast to seasoned professional.

GARDENING & HORTICULTURE GROWING GRAPES IN MINNESOTA (150-03-02-13) Saturday, March 2, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 40, Horticulture Research Center (HRC) Welcome to the vineyard! Join vineyard keepers John and Jenny Thull at the University of Minnesota’s Horticulture Research Center to delve into the winding journey of cold climate hardy grapes. There are grapes for eating and grapes for making wine, and you’ll discover which are best for your garden and taste. Learn which cultivars to grow, how to grow

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SPRING HOME AND GARDEN MEET-UP & EXPO 2013: GROWING TO LEARNLEARNING TO GROW (150-03-08-13) Friday-Sunday, March 8-10 $35 member/$45 non-member, three-day pass, Lecture, Oswald Visitor Center During this year’s Spring Expo, come and go as you wish throughout three days of enrichment.

Friday offers a session on chi quong and area experts offering up their predictions on trends for the coming growing season. Hear from Arboretum Executive Director Ed Schneider about the “State of the Garden.” Saturday features the inside scoop and exclusive access to our Arboretum experts and gardeners when they share with you what they’re planning for 2013 and what you should try for yourself. On Sunday, participants will be hearing from top authors of the University of Minnesota Press talk about new and popular titles focusing on living well and with flavor; authors include Beth Dooley, “Minnesota’s Bounty-The Farmers Market Cookbook;” John Whitman and Mike Heger, “Growing Perennials in Cold Climates;” Brenda Langdon, “The Spoonriver Cookbook;” Susan Davis Price, “Growing Home;” Welby Smith, “Native Orchids of Minnesota;” and Atina Diffley, “Turn Here Sweet Corn-Organic Farming Works.”

THE BEST HERBS FOR YOUR GARDEN (150-03-16-13) Saturday, March 16, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 30, Learning Center Theresa Mieseler of Shady Acres Herb Farm (www.shadyacres.com) knows her herbs and she wants to share with you her top ten choices for the best herbs to feature in your garden. With years of experience in charge of the Arboretum Herb Collection, Theresa knows herbs and their habits better than anyone.

You will learn the finer points of choosing and growing the best option of basil, mint, rosemary, chives, oregano/marjoram, sage, cilantro, parsley, thyme, and lavender. You’ll explore the best ways to feature them in your garden and home, and you’ll plant some seeds and make your own herb cuttings for future transplanting into your own garden.

CREATING THE JAPANESE GARDEN (150-03-23-13) Saturday, March 23, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 40, Oswald Visitor Center The Japanese Garden is one of the treasures of the Arboretum. Learn about the elements considered in the design, creation and development of this unique collection. Get an insider’s perspective on which varietals, features, and design elements would work best to incorporate into your own garden and landscape. Mary Bigelow is an accomplished Arboretum landscaper and curator of the Japanese garden, and will reveal to you some of the highlights of other world-acclaimed Japanese gardens. A short walk to the Arboretum’s Japanese Garden will bring your new knowledge into a fresh perspective and you will realize that even in the last days of winter, this garden has much to offer.

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YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN FOOD! (150-04-06-13) Saturday, April 6, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 40, Oswald Visitor Center

Whether you have a postage-stamp sized urban lot or spacious farmyard, you can grow an abundance of your own food. Learn about some of the best choices for your vegetable garden from lifetime gardener and Arboretum Director of Education Tim Kenny. For a varietal to become one of his favorites it must be easy to grow, harvest, and prepare in the kitchen. Selections must be relatively insect and disease free and promise fabulous flavor. By the end of the class, you’ll have a list of favorites, know where to purchase them, how to grow them for your unique space, and have easy-to-make recipes featuring the selections. Class offers plenty of photographs, recollections, opinions, and seed catalog references.

TOTALLY TOMATOES! (150-04-27-13) Saturday, April 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 40, Snyder Building The list of tomato varieties available seems endless. Hybrids or heirlooms? Sauce or cherry? Come ready to explore your best tomato choices to ensure an ample supply of summer deliciousness from your garden. Minnesotans await the tomato season with high anticipation; with advice and best practice offerings by expert gardener Larry Cipolla, you won’t be disappointed this year!

Learn about the best ways to cultivate your tomatoes and contend with pests who want too much of your hard work for themselves. Larry will take you from seed starting to botanical rotation practices for all related plants (peppers, eggplants, potatoes) to harvesting. You’ll also learn about mulching, fertilizing practices, and freezing methods.

YOUR AMAZING FOREVER GARDEN: AN INTRODUCTION TO SEED SAVING (150-05-04-13) Saturday, May 4, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 30, Learning Center It is possible to bypass the garden seed industry and save your own seed from year to year…if you know what you need to do! In this special collaboration with the Seed Savers Exchange (www.seedsavers.org), you will learn some basic concepts about seed saving, and how to create a garden that is self-perpetuating. Explore the difference between open-pollinated hybrid seed and gain an understanding of plant taxonomy, reproductive structures, and pollination methods with Shannon Carmody, who has been the public programs manager at Seed Savers Exchange since 2009.

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PRODUCTIVE VEGETABLE GARDEN METHODS (150-05-25-13) Saturday, May 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, Intermediate-Advanced, Lecture, Limit 40, Snyder Building Take your vegetable gardening to a higher level with vegetable fanatic Larry Cipolla. Take some of your favorites—from pole beans to pumpkins—and learn how to incorporate some new varieties—from eggplant to broccoli, and maximize all of them with techniques designed to get the most out of your vegetable gardening space. Learn the what, where, when, and how about advanced vegetable gardening. Find out which varieties will best fit your appetite and your garden site from an expert vegetable gardener.

CREATIVE CONTAINER GARDENING (150-06-01-13) Saturday, June 1, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 40, Learning Center Create colorful designs by breaking from convention and make unexpected combinations of color, texture, height, form, seasonal interest, and color progression for your containers. Through lecture and demonstrations, you will learn skills to apply immediately at home.Expert gardener Larry Cipolla has developed outstanding techniques of bringing interesting plant combinations into a container for seasons full of beauty...and even flavor!

THE PRAIRIE GARDEN: TO EXPLORE AND TO BRING HOME Saturday, August 3rd, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $40 member/$55 non-member, Take-home native plant. All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 40, Oswald Visitor Center Enter a part of the Minnesota landscape’s past and learn how to bring a little of it into your own landscape with renowned horticulturalist Julia Bohnen. You’ll first gain grounding in what native species work well for her own garden and how to use them as features of your own garden. Then head out to The Bennett-Johnson Prairie where you’ll see plants which existed on the tall grass prairies of central Minnesota before the days of settlement. This south-facing slope contains many plants including Indian grass, big and little bluestem, goldenrod, heliopsis, asters and golden Alexander, and more. Take home a native plant for your own garden.

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LITERATURE INSIDE THE COLLECTION: BEAUTY IN A BRIEFCASE (100-04-13-13) Saturday, April 13, 1:00-3:00 p.m. $10 member/$15 non-member, All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building 19th century traveling salesmen sent out by nursery firms had an exceptional tool at their fingertips. Exhibit curator and Andersen Horticultural Library volunteer, Lucie Taylor, Ph.D., will reveal several lavishly illustrated salesmen’s sample books and describe what is known about these unique items. This is a rare insider’s look at just a few of the treasures to be found in the AHL. Join in the joy of uncovering some of its gems. The stories behind these early versions of “mass marketing” are illuminating and intriguing, and you will never look at a piece of advertising in the same way again.

INSIDE THE COLLECTION: BRUSHES WITH ADVENTURE (100-05-11-13) Saturday, May 11, 1:00-3:00 p.m. $10 member/$15 non-member, All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 30, Snyder Building Andersen Horticultural Library (AHL) celebrates women this Mother’s Day weekend with examples of works by female botanical artists, from prolific 19th century world traveler Marianne North to adventurous Margaret Mee canoeing the Amazon. Librarian Kathy Allen will share works from these artists, and from a handful of brave women who flourished in the man’s world of 19th and early 20th century botany. This is a rare insider’s look at just a few of the treasures to be found in the AHL. Join in the joy of uncovering some of its gems.

BOOKS IN THE GARDEN: DICK AND JANE MEET NATURE (100-07-10-13) Wednesdays, Noon-1:30 p.m., July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11 $80 member/$95 non-member, All Levels, Lecture, Limit 25, Snyder Building Join our thriving “book club” with acclaimed teacher and author Toni McNaron, University of Minnesota professor emeritus of English. Explore several noted titles that offer fascinating contrasts between a male and female sensibility in writing about nature. Gain insights into the significance of nature in our lives. Discuss whether these works are influenced or shaped by the author’s gender.

Selected readings include a pair of creative non-fictional works: Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker’s Creek and Henry D. Thoreau’s Walden Pond (July 10 and August 14); selected poems of Robert Frost and Mary Oliver (September 11 and Oct. 9); and a pair of novels: Ole Rolvaag’s Giants in the Earth and Willa Cather’s My Antonia (Nov. 13 and Dec. 11).

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PHOTOGRAPHY ESSENTIALS OF PHOTO PRESERVATION (750-03-23-13) Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $45 member/$55 non-member, lunch each day All Levels, Lecture / Demo, Limit 35, Snyder Building You have boxes of photos and prints, and don’t know what to do to preserve them. In this class, learn what can happen to readily available imaging media and what to do to keep them safe and accessible for generations to come. Bring damaged photos about which you have concerns and questions for one-on-one consultation. David Kopperl, long-time Arboretum volunteer, spent more than 30 years with Eastman Kodak Company predicting and assessing the light and album stability of processed photographs and was awarded a Technical Academy Award (1999).

BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE OUTDOOR AND NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER (750-04-20-13) Saturday, April 20, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. $115 member/$130 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 12, Learning Center What is it about some photographs of nature that seem to take your breath away? How do you fully tap the potential of your digital single lens reflex camera, making it your strongest creative ally instead of a sometimes frustrating hindrance to getting the right shot? You’ll explore the answers to these questions and more during this immersion into digital photography with acclaimed and popular Arboretum instructor John Pennoyer (http://impressionsofnature.smugmug.com/). You will gather first to review best practices and learn the essential operations of your digital camera in the classroom. Then you will immediately put your knowledge into practice during your shoot out in the beauty and splendor of the Arboretum collections.

THAT’S FOR THE BIRDS! PHOTOGRAPHING OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS (750-05-25-13) Saturday, May 25, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $95 member/$110 non-member, Intermediate-Advanced, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 20, Learning Center We’re putting out some special treats to attract some of the Arboretum’s most breathtaking models…our birds. Join acclaimed photographer John Pennoyer (impressionsofnature.smugmug.com) as he delights you with his stories of capturing those subjects that too easily take flight just when you think you have the shot! He’ll detail techniques and tricks that have proven to work for him. Bring along your zoom lens in the 200mm length or longer (although this is not necessary, but it will make it easier to photograph our skittish subjects). Along with the birds we hope to attract to our feeders, we’re likely to have a number of goslings and their parents to capture in photos.

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BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE OUTDOOR AND NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER (750-06-15-13) Saturday, June 15, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. $115 member/$130 non-member, All Levels, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 12, Learning Center

What is it about some photographs of nature that seem to take your breath away? How do you fully tap the potential of your digital single lens reflex camera, making it your strongest creative ally instead of a sometimes frustrating hindrance to getting the right shot? You’ll explore the answers to these questions and more during this immersion into digital photography with acclaimed and popular Arboretum instructor John Pennoyer (http://impressionsofnature.smugmug.com/). You will gather first to review best practices and learn the essential operations of your digital camera in the classroom. Then you will immediately put your knowledge into practice during your shoot out in the beauty and splendor of the Arboretum collections.

PHOTOGRAPHY SYMPOSIUM: CONSERVATION THROUGH THE LENS (750-06-08-13) Saturday, June 8, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $80 member/$95 non-member, All Levels, Limit 100, Oswald Visitor Center Optional master classes, 2:30-4:30 p.m., $25 for 30 minute session, Limit 12 per session This year’s annual Photography Symposium features acclaimed award winning photographer Chris Linder (www. chrislinder.com). He will bring to you the magic and wonders of our world as he has captured it with his Nikon camera—whether from the deck of a ship or a penguin colony.

Linder is acclaimed in his ability to bring clear and moving information to the public about science, to inspire the next generation of researchers, and to communicate the need to protect wild places. Trained as an oceanographer, Linder has documented 32 scientific expeditions and his photographs have been featured extensively from the Field Museum to the Smithsonian, and in numerous publications, including his own book “Science on Ice” (University of Chicago Press, 2011). His work has been recognized by the BBC, Nature’s Best, and International Conservation Photography. Join with other photographers and nature lovers. Lunch included.

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THE BLOOMING PHOTOGRAPH: FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY (750-06-29-13) Saturday, June 29, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $95 member/$110 non-member, Beginner-Intermediate, Hands-On / Demo, Limit 20, Snyder Building A rose, is a rose, is a…or is it? The focus and concentration on the frame in photography allows you to enter the wonders and dimensions of flowers in ways unlike any other art form. Bring your camera, close-up/macro lens (highly recommended but not essential to gain a lot from this class), and a tripod, and come prepared to make your photos of flowers truly bloom. Join acclaimed photographer and popular Arboretum instructor John Pennoyer (www.impressionsofnature.smugmug.com), and use highpoints of the flower collections at the Arboretum as your inspiration to capture new layers of excitement in your photography techniques.

SHOOTING THE LIGHT: DUSK TO DAWN (750-08-09-13) Friday, August 9, 3:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 5:30 a.m.-2 p.m., $155 member/$177 non-member, Friday boxed dinner and Saturday breakfast and boxed lunch included. Note: Students should bring all of their camera equipment including tripod and the cameras operating manual. It is also a good idea to bring a small flash light.

Includes dinner, breakfast, and lunch. Intermediate, Hands-On, Limit 12, Learning Center After understanding photography fundamentals, you can improve your photography by comprehending the role of natural light. Back by popular demand, accomplished photographer John Pennoyer will help you “see the light” to improve your digital images. Beyond the fundamentals, you can improve your photography by comprehending the role of natural light. Accomplished photographer John Pennoyer will help you “see the light” to improve your digital images. Discuss temperature of light, difficult lighting situations, Graduated Neutral Density filters, diffusing and reflecting light, backlighting and side lighting techniques. Learn the best type of light for various subjects and what is the best white balance to use in various situations. Friday afternoon, shoot on the grounds for sunset, twilight and perhaps some night photos. Saturday starts at dawn with special access to the Arboretum to capture sunrise images. Wrap-up with a class slide show including images shot during the weekend.

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SYMPOSIA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SUMMIT Friday & Saturday, February 15 & 16 $95/day, see online registration page for additional pricing www.arboretum.umn.edu/2013SustainAgSummit.aspx

The Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota has more than 22 years of experience in creating solutions to contemporary farming challenges, exploring agricultural innovations, and providing a forum for people committed to sustainable agriculture. This summit offers an unprecedented opportunity for Minnesota’s rural and urban farmers and other proponents of sustainable farming principles and practices - to come together to explore ways to farm profitably, build a sustainability community, and advance mutual goals of land stewardship.

SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLYARD GARDEN CONFERENCE Friday, February 22 $60 Arboretum members and conference affiliates / $70 general registration www.arboretum.umn.edu/2013SchoolyardGardens.aspx Schoolyard Gardens provide an incomparable, hands-on opportunity for students to meet state learning standards, engage with communities, partner with businesses, and learn about healthy eating. This winter, the Arboretum and conference affiliates are gathering educators, gardeners, community leaders, business owners, local government officials, and non-profit agency administrators with a passion for bringing schoolchildren into the garden. We will present successful models of schoolyard gardens and public-private partnerships, discuss fundraising and other challenges, and be inspired by opportunities to integrate outdoor classrooms into schools’ educational routines. Whether you already have a schoolyard garden, are thinking of building one, or want to bring one back to life, join us in February and learn how to create a schoolyard garden that works at every level in your community.

BEEKEEPING IN NORTHERN CLIMATES WORKSHOP (200-03-02-13-02) Saturday, March 2, 2013 and Sunday, March 3, 2013 $170 www.arboretum.umn.edu/beekeeping.aspx This two day course provides all the information necessary to keep bees in cold climates. We take you through two years of beekeeping; purchasing and assembling equipment, ordering bees and queens, hiving packages, ensuring colony survival through winter, dividing colonies in the spring, and producing, harvesting, extracting, bottling, and selling honey. We also cover the important basics of disease and mite management and control, emphasizing a reduction in chemical use within bee hives.

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NATURE HEALS Thursday evening and Friday, March 14-15 $95, Oswald Visitors Center www.arboretum.umn.edu/2013NatureHeals.aspx Presented as a shared initiative* with the University of Minnesota Nature Based Therapeutics (NBT) featuring authors Eva Selhub, Your Brain on Nature, and Meg Olmert, Made for Each Other. On Thursday evening, the authors engage in an energizing conversation about their journeys in understanding the health impact of nature, including plants and animals. Friday will roll-out the new NBT offerings at the University and be filled with conversations and experiential activities that will extend your understanding and appreciation of how individual health and community wellbeing increase through interactions with plants and animals. *Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and the Center for Spirituality and Healing

ARBORETUM EXPLORATIONS ARBORETUM EXPLORATIONS: BIRD WALK WITH MATT SCHUTH (960-05-09-13) Thursday, May 9, 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. $10 member/$25 non-member, All Levels, Walks, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Set the alarm and be ready to grab your binoculars! During this special Arboretum Exploration, you’ll join Arboretum naturalist Matt Schuth as we look for early migrants including thrushes, phoebes, kinglets, swamp sparrows, catbirds and more. Learn to bird by ear as we listen to the spring chorus.

Everyone will meet Matt in the Ordway Parking lot and head out to where the featured action is from there.

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BEFORE HOURS: EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM (960-05-18-13) Saturday, May 18, 6:30-8:30 a.m. $10 member/$25 non-member, All Levels, Walks, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot

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By special arrangement, you’ll need to arrive before the gates open to the public for this special birding experience. Arboretum naturalist Matt Schuth will lead you on this new Arboretum Exploration as the bird migration hits its peak. We have seen up to 50 species on this walk, and at least 20 warblers species have been seen at the Arboretum. Matt will talk about bird history and lore as two expert volunteers help you look and listen for birds. Make certain you bring binoculars and meet Matt in the Ordway Parking lot.

SPECIAL ACCESS: GRASSLAND EXPLORATIONS (960-06-08-13) Saturday, June 8, 7:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m. $15 member/$30 non-member, Arboretum bus transportation to the sites. All Levels, Walks, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Be among the first visitors at the Arboretum for this exclusive insiders tour of the grasslands. Join Arboretum naturalist Matt Schuth as we explore the outer edges of the Arboretum looking for grassland birds. Birds seen on this walk include bobolinks, meadowlarks, sedge wrens, field sparrows and always a few surprises. We will also stop at an osprey nest and watch parents feeding their young. Bring your binoculars and be ready to hop aboard the Arboretum bus to be whisked away to your special destination.

This tour is an option for those with limited mobility who can walk 25 yards or more.

SPECIAL ACCESS: SPRING PEEPER MEADOW (960-06-20-13) Thursday, June 20, 9:00-11:00 a.m. $15 member/$30 non-member, Arboretum bus transportation to the sites. All Levels, Walks, Limit 30, Ordway Parking Lot Join Arboretum naturalist Matt Schuth and learn about the history of Spring Peeper Meadow.

Spring Peeper has unique plants and much bird life including Eastern kingbirds, wood ducks, tree swallows, marsh wrens and more. Bring your binoculars and meet your intrepid guide at the Ordway Parking Lot in time be to hop aboard the Arboretum bus to be whisked away to your special destination. This tour is an option for those with limited mobility who can walk 25 yards or more.

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