Lasdon Park and Arboretum
Upcoming Events
Garden Squad
<p>Spend a few hours in our garden! Work next to Lasdon\'s gardeners on tasks that include watering, weeding, planting, pruning, deadheading, transplanting, tropical plant maintenance in a 60 year old […]</p>\n
Thursday Starts with Tea: Playtime for Littles at Lasdon
<p>If you like to play outdoors in winter, let’s gather together to build with sticks and stems. We will learn about habitat, winter shelters and everything the season offers. For […]</p>\n
Soft Landings: Playtime for Littles at Lasdon
<p>Let’s gather together to enjoy early growth in the gardens, record our stories in a journal, and learn about tools. We will experiment with seeds and roots, build with sticks, […]</p>\n
Spring Plein Air Painting
<p>Join us for an enriching outdoor painting workshop where every student creates their own unique masterpiece. Set against the inspiring backdrop of Lasdon Public Gardens, this En Plein Air experience—named for the […]</p>\n
Hands on Houseplant Help
<p>Lasdon’s gardeners will help rejuvenate your houseplants. Simply show up and together we will check the soil, remove dead and damaged leaves, repot it in good potting soil and talk […]</p>\n
9th District Gardening Academy
<p>The Academy is a volunteer project open to all 9th District Garden Club members. The projects will occur once a month on Wednesdays. Sessions will be two hours long with […]</p>\n
Ecotherapy: The Benefits of Nature
<p>Ecotheraphy, also called nature therapy, focuses on improving mental and physical wellbeing through outdoor activities. Master Naturalist Bruce Rosenberg will lead the guided walk to different areas of Lasdon that […]</p>\n
Spring Bling Fairy Houses
<p>Celebrate spring by decorating a whimsical fairy house with bling and seasonal stickers. Children ages 5 years old and up. Registration required at lasdonpublicgardens.org. Registration ends April 17. 6 children […]</p>\n
Garden Highlight Tour
<p>The sights and scents of the season flourish across the garden collections of Lasdon Public Gardens. Spend some time with Lasdon\'s head gardener on a walking tour featuring highlights of […]</p>\n
Lasdon Public Gardens Medicinal Plant & Tree Tour
<p>Urban naturalist Bruce Rosenberg will lead a to examine over twenty plants and trees in the Arboretum that have medicinal qualities and are used to treat physical and mental conditions. […]</p>\n
Dangerous and Toxic Outdoor and Indoor Plants
<p>This tour will examine some of the dangerous/toxic plants that are found in your backyard and surrounding area. Parts of these plants including leaves seeds and berries if ingested can […]</p>\n
Native Tree and Shrub Give Away
<p>Support wildlife with native plants. Lasdon will be giving away a variety of native bareroot trees and shrubs for you to plant at home. Sign-up to guarantee yours. Plants can […]</p>\n
Mom and Me Tea Party
<p>Share an enchanting moment with Mom over tea inside Lasdon’s Glass House Conservatory. This Mother’s Day, express your love for Mom by creating a hand-picked flower bouquet. The bouquet will […]</p>\n
Mother’s Day Tour
<p>What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day then immersing yourself in acres of beautiful flowers? Come to Lasdon Public Gardens for a gardener-led tour of our gardens and plant collections. […]</p>\n
Lasdon Public Gardens Plant Sale
<p>Mark your calendars! Celebrate the season at the Annual Plant Sale at Lasdon Public Gardens. Set against the beautiful Conservatory Plaza, the sale offers a thoughtfully curated collection of distinctive […]</p>\n
Around the World Fair
<p>Come learn, laugh and travel the world - one poster at a time. Discover amazing facts, traditions, colorful flags, music, art, fun crafts, and tasty treats from different cultures. Bring […]</p>\n
Stay and Play: Junior Stewardship Hour in the Soft Landing Meadow
<p>Find us between the Dino and Fairy trails for a chance to dig in and help with some gentle, playful, and educational gardening in our meadow restoration project. All ages.</p>\n
Lasdon History and Highlights
<p>Urban Naturalist Bruce Rosenberg will lead a walking tour that will focus on the history and highlights of the Lasdon Public Gardens. Stops will include examining the William and Mildred […]</p>\n
Student Art Show
<p>On view for one weekend only in the Glass House Conservatory, an exhibition of student work created in the Homeschool Art Program at Lasdon Public Gardens. register now</p>\n
We Luv Dinosaurs!
<p>Calling dinosaur lovers to celebrate National Dinosaur Day by baking Dino Sugar cookies, making Lasdon\'s unique Paleo-pouch for holding fossil treasures and taking a special hands-on tour of the Dino […]</p>\n