Upcoming Events

As part of our Back to Basics – Horticulture 101 series, often underappreciated and rarely examined closely enough, your soil is a bit like the foundation of your house. If it’s not in good shape, nothing you build on top […]

Come and enjoy 95% totality, eclipse-themed scavenger hunts, and fun cosmic-themed food, snacks, and drinks for purchase from Martha Lee’s Kitchen. And thanks to our friends at Eclipse Bank, we’ll have free eclipse glasses for the first 100 guests! Solar […]

Save the date for Waterfront Botanical Gardens’ 3rd annual fashion show and luncheon fundraiser featuring Derby-season accessories for both men and women. Presented by Mac & Catherine Willett. Proceeds support the Gardens’ mission and operations. Explore vendor pop-up shops after […]

The Christian County Master Gardeners will host the Garden and Outdoor Living EXPO…Friday, April 12 from 4:00 to 8:00pm and Saturday, April 13 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Christian County Extension Office Arena. Saturday includes speakers on vegetable gardening, […]

Tonya Tate, creator of Nature’s Bath – famous for its luxury bath and body products for all-natural skin care solutions – leads our workshop where you’ll make your own unique botanical body polish. Tonya will explain the benefits of different […]

Location: Mahr Park Arboretum, Event Barn A When: April 14, 2024, 2-4 p.m. Join Alicia Bosela, owner of Ironweed Native Plant Nursery at Mahr Park Arboretum, for an informative presentation on the importance of native plants to our natural world […]

Advance Registration Required. Start your day with a refreshing cocktail as you learn how to create your own pollinator garden from our experts. This special 21+ class includes guidance on the types of plants that are most beneficial to attracting […]

Come find your new favorite Dahlia Variety. We will have hundreds of tubers available for sale as we partner again with Rolling Blooms. Tubers will vary in price and other dahlia enthusiasts will be on hand to answer any questions […]

Get a first-hand look at thousands of plants being produced for our garden displays, upcoming sales, and trial projects. And our spring ephemerals production will be in full spring swing! Guided by Horticulture and Facilities Director, Jacob Stidham, and Nursery […]

For #EarthDay2024, Julia Kachanova, University of Louisville PhD Biology student, leads this discussion of the amazing and surprising ways plants and insects have evolved together for pollination, protection, and seed dispersal, and how both parties benefit from the interactions. Zoom […]