Queens Botanical Garden
718-886-3800
43-50 Main St.
Flushing, NY
queensbotanical.org
HSBC Children’s Garden at Queens Botanical Garden Register now for the Spring Session! Saturdays, April 6 through June 15, 9:30am to noon (no class May 25 for Memorial Day weekend) $166 QBG members / $185 non-members Free HSBC Family Day – Saturday, March 9, 2-4pm Calling all young gardeners, ages 5 to 12! The HSBC Children’s Garden is a hands-on discovery program that lets children’s imaginations and knowledge blossom as they plant and harvest vegetables and flowers, visit QBG’s engaging 39 acres that include an Herb Garden and a Bee Garden, cook with the food they’ve grown and even make seasonally-themed crafts like Mother’s Day cards with seeded paper. When summer arrives, the fun and learning heat up, as children make salads from their spring vegetable plantings, bake cookies in a solar oven, learn about climate and environment, raise and release butterflies, plant delicious summer vegetables, conduct scavenger hunts, build planters and terrariums and lots more! Summer Session Summer I – Mondays & Wednesdays, July 8-August 21, 9am to 4pm 7 weeks: July 8 – August 21: $810 QBG members / $900 non-members July only: July 8-July 31: $441 QBG members / $490 non-members August only: August 5-21: $378 QBG members / $420 non-members Summer II – Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 9-August 22, 9am to 4pm 7 weeks: July 9-August 22: $810 QBG members / $900 non-members July only: July 9-August 1: $441 QBG members / $490 non-members August only: August 6-22: $378 QBG members / $420 non-members Come autumn, the leaves changing color means it’s time for fall fun. Young gardeners in weekend sessions plant cool-season vegetables, make apple cider, learn all about compost, and make crafts such as bird houses and scarecrows.
Fall session dates to be announced soon! For more information, visit our website: http://queensbotanical.org/programs/childrensgarden Queens Botanical Garden is a 39-acre urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and demonstrations of environmental stewardship. We offer beautiful themed gardens including a sustainably-managed
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