The Garden offers a variety of school and youth programs throughout the year. We offer one day, two day and five day summer camps focused on butterflies, bees, our Kitchen Garden, the five senses as they relate to the Garden and all things gross in the Garden!

For more information or to register, please contact Toni Hays, 336-996-7888 or . You can also register online. Just scroll down and click the "Full Details & Registration" link for the event you would like to attend.

Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden is proud to present The Chip Callaway Lecture Series. Our lecture series will enable us to bring in speakers of great renown from all across the country.

Great lectures we have enjoyed . . .

• Lee Newlin from Peaceful River Farm in Chapel Hill - "An Evening with Lee Newlin:  Organic Cooking for Renewed Health"
• Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, Internationally known Interior Designer and Author - "How Rooms and Gardens Evolve"
• Ron Morris, Audubon Society - "Birds of the Piedmont: Attracting Birds to the Garden"
• Noel Kingsbury, British Author and Garden Designer - "Wild About Perennials"

Coming in 2013 . . .  

• May 17-18 - Robert Lyons, PhD, Director, Longwood Graduate Program - "The Color of the Native Plant Plaette" 
• TBD -  Alethea Morrison, Author, Beekeeper and Gardener - "Home Grown Honey Bees"

Join our Garden Staff and guest lecturers as they share their knowledge and learn how to garden like a pro.  Learn from our talented instructors as they teach classes on painting, photography, floral design, wreath making, stepping stones, troughs and other decor for you garden.

The Garden offers membership opportunities for individuals, families, businesses and non-profits. Find out now what you can benefit from becoming a member.