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Urban Herbs – Herb Sale and Workshops
HERB SALE ON PARK HOUSE PATIO
Open to the public
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Saturday, April 29, 9am– 4pm
Park House Events Center
- $15 per workshop or $60 for an all-day Pass
- FREE to shop the Herb Sale on the Park House Patio
- Register by Thursday, April 27
- Sign-up here
Walk-up the day-of to enjoy shopping our plant sale and attending one of our herb walks for FREE. Pre-register to attend one, or more, of our workshops. All-day Pass participants get five workshops for the price of four and early entrance into the herb plant sale at 8am.
Join us for a fantastic day filled with delicious, aromatic and healing herbs. All proceeds from this day will benefit the Myriad Gardens Volunteer Program.
Get the full agenda & register online here.
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Meet the Gardener
Saturday April 29, 10 – 11:30am
Children’s Garden
FREE
Best for children but all ages welcome
Walk-ups welcome
Join our Children’s Garden Manager Abby Curry anytime from 10 – 11:30 a.m. to get a behind-the-scenes look at what we do in the Children’s Garden. On April 1 help Abby turn the compost in our large bin and feed the worms in our vermicomposting bin. On April 29, check out our newly planted herbs and help Abby plant some herb containers.
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Gardens Walking Tour
Saturday, April 29, 10am
South Lobby and Garden Grounds
FREE
Walkups Welcome.
Join us to expand your Oklahoma plant knowledge and get great ideas for your yard. Each month changes as the plants grow through the seasons; in May we’ll highlight plants for water conservation and
in June we’ll discuss plants for color. Can’t make it for the guided tour? Pick up a self-guided handout in our South Lobby.
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Yoga Tuesdays in the Gardens
Presented by Tinker Federal Credit Union
Tuesdays, 5:45pm
No late arrivals after 5:50pm
Meet in the South Lobby for check-in
Members suggested $5 donation
Nonmembers $10
Must be at least 11 years old to participate
This is a great all-levels class led by Lisa Woodard, owner of
This Land Yoga. Class participants should bring a yoga mat and water. Classes will meet in the south lobby for check-in each week. Drop in for a session or two or enjoy the entire series!
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Reading Wednesdays
Reading Wednesdays
Every Wednesday, 10 – 11am
Crystal Bridge South Lobby
FREE
Best for ages 2-5
Bring your youngster for story time each Wednesday at 10am. Books are nature-themed and selected based on the season. Children will also enjoy creating a small craft after the story. For groups of 10 or more please call Kodi Clifford at (405) 835-6789.
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May in the Gardens at a Glance
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Community FREE Barre3 in the Gardens
THIS Monday, May 1, 7-8pm
Great Lawn and Bandshell
Bring yoga mat and water
Suggested $5 donation to participate
barre3 returns to the Gardens for another season of community outdoor fitness. A $5 suggested donation will be requested to continue our growth of the Myriad Gardens.
Other dates are: Mondays June 5, 7pm; July 3, 7pm; August 7, 7pm; September 4, 6pm; and October 2, 6pm.
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Dancing in the Gardens featuring The Salsa!
Friday, May 5, Dance Lesson, 7-8pm, FREE Dance, 8-10pm
Seasonal Plaza
FREE, all ages welcome
We kick the Dancing in the Gardens season off with Cinco de Mayo. Join us as we transform the Seasonal Plaza into an urban dance space. Beginning at 7 p.m., instructors Marti Rickman and Kelly Forbes from
Hips and Clips Studio will give a dance demonstration followed by a FREE lesson for all. At 8 p.m., DJ Red Handed will crank up the Salsa tunes to get the dancing started. Drink and food specials will be offered to highlight the night.
HRG Catering will have $5 margaritas, $2 domestic beers, and $5 dollar import beer at the bars. They will also provide wine at $6 per glass and full liquor selection at $9 per cocktail. Pitchfork in the Park is doing Mango Chili
Popsicle for $3.50.
NEW: Make tissue flowers and flower crowns! $5 suggested donation to participate.
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Pond Explorers
Saturday, May 6, 10 – 11:30am
Terrace Room and Garden Grounds
Members $6; Nonmembers $8
Best for ages 5 to 9
Join us for a morning of exploring the plants and creatures that live in our ponds and streams at Myriad Botanical Gardens. First, we’ll make pond viewers out of recycled material, and then we’ll put them to use as we get an up-close view of underwater wildlife and make observations of what we see in and around the water. We’ll end the class by creating and sharing colorful drawings of what we discovered outside.
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Full Moon Bike Ride and 5K Run
Wednesday, May 10
Run leaves at 8pm; Ride leaves at 8:30pm
Meet at the Bandshell by the Great Lawn
$5 Suggested donation
The Full Moon Run: Your favorite health and wellness activity is back. Join other runners in a 5K, led by Ultramax Sports Oklahoma, through the downtown as the sun sets. The Full Moon Ride: Bring your bike and meet up for a leisurely one hour ride led by Schlegel Bicycles.
NEW!
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Art of Flowers Luncheon
Thursday, May 11, 11:30am-1pm
Park House Events Center
Tickets $150 each. Sponsorships available
Myriad Gardens Foundation will present an elegant luncheon to celebrate the art of floral arranging while helping to support the Gardens on Thursday, May 11, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Co-chaired by Annie Bohanon and Dannie Bea Hightower, guests will enjoy a garden-to-table seasonal lunch prepared by Chef Kamala Gamble in the Park House Events Center. Dundee Butcher, a master floral arranger and owner of the fashionable Russian River Flower School in Napa Valley, California, will demonstrate how to create gorgeous floral arrangements for special occasions or everyday enjoyment.
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OKC Garden Fest
Saturday, May 13, 9am-4pm
Pavilion and Pavilion Lawn
FREE
Timed to coincide with Mother’s Day weekend, OKC Garden Fest will have 40 vendor booths featuring herbs, perennials, roses, produce, pottery, jewelry, wineries, food products and food trucks. Activities for children will also be offered and there is no charge for attending. Start a butterfly garden or Monarch Waystation, an intentionally-managed garden that offers food and habitat for the Monarch butterfly population.
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Drop-in Seed Bomb Making
Saturday, May 13, 11am – 1pm
Children’s Garden
$2 per person
Best for ages 5 to 9, all ages welcome
During OKC Garden Fest
As you walk among all the amazing booths at OKC Garden Fest, drop in to get creative and a little messy. We’ll walk kiddos (or adults!) through making their very own seed bomb to take home. We’ll also talk about all the awesome seeds in the mix - what they’ll grow into and offer to your garden.
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Painting in the Gardens:
“Fancy Flowers”
Saturday, May 13, 11am-1pm
Terrace Room
Members: $30 by calling (405) 227-0230
Join Wine and Palette at the Gardens to create a unique piece of art. On this day we’ll make “Fancy Flowers” on at 16"x 20" canvas.
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Mothers’ Day at the Crystal Bridge
Sunday, May 14, 11am-5pm
Crystal Bridge
Moms get free admission
The Myriad Gardens will celebrate moms on Mother's Day 2017. Moms get free admission. Scissortail Gifts at Myriad Gardens will give a FREE Bedre chocolate rose with the purchase of an item.
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Guilford Gardens Tour and Dinner
Thursday, May 18, 5:30 – 8:30pm
Guilford Gardens, Nichols Hills, OK
$45 Members; $55 Nonmembers
Register by Friday, May 12
Kamala Gamble and Barbara Mock, chefs and gardeners, run Guilford Gardens, a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Garden that grows delicious and organic produce in the heart of Oklahoma City. Join us for a tour of this beautiful garden followed by an amazing dinner prepared by Kam and Barbara using their own produce. Note: Rain date, Thursday, May 25, 5:30-8:30pm.
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Seeking Vendors for OKC Garden Fest
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Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City is the new home of the OKC Garden Fest. The third annual event will be held Saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gardens, located at 301 W. Reno Avenue.
We are seeking vendors! Get the application!
VENDORS TO DATE:
360 Farms, CD3 Farm/ Tap your Health Source, Celtic Supercenter, Duck Creek Farms, Garden Anywhere Box, Chaos Cactus, Grahams Jewelry Box, High Caliper Growing, Jo’s Garden Shop, Laughing Rabbit Soap Co., Lost Creek Mushroom Farm, K&K Nursery and Landscape, Laughing Rabbit Soap Co., Mustang Creek Alpacas, Oklahoma Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma State Beekeepers, Peppers and More, Plant Wisdom Garden Center, Prairie Wind Nursery, R&E Plants “The Herb Place”, Roses Inc. Green Country, Sierra Club, Skyridge Farm, Southern Plant Farm, Tall Grass Prairie Soap, Tinroof Studios, Utopia Gardens, White Dog Chiles, Wild Horse Canyon Farms, Wild Things Nursery and Wine and Palette.
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OPENING IN MAY! STAY TUNED.
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Presented by Devon Energy & Tinker Federal Credit Union
E.L. & Thelma Gaylord Foundation
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We are looking for creative and driven individuals to help our staff transform the Children’s Garden into a nine-day outdoor festival and fundraiser for the Myriad Botanical Gardens inspired by Eric Carle’s book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Volunteers for these committees will offer their input in the transformation of our Children’s Garden for this event running June 3 to June 11. You will get hands-on experience with the Myriad Gardens staff and work behind the scenes to help execute a major festival that normally sees more than 12,000 visitors.
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Birthday Parties in the Children's Garden
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Let the Gardens help you plan the perfect birthday party for your child. In our Children's Garden sits a private pavilion perfect for hosting a fun and unique birthday party for children of all ages. BONUS: The Thunder Fountain is open May-September!
For more information visit here.
Contact: Goldie Jackson
Event Rental Coordinator
(405) 200-1547
gjackson@myriadgardens.org
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Shop Scissortail Gifts at Myriad Gardens
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Womanswork After Gardening Hand Moisturizer
Womanswork's master herbalist lightly infuses sunflower oil with vanilla beans. It’s a 6-week process that yields a mild, all natural scent. Then she mixes in certified organic shea butter from West Africa for a silky smooth, non-greasy moisturizer that nourishes dry skin. Rich in Vitamins A and E. Compare our ingredients to other brands. These 3.3 oz. apothecary-style aluminum tubes make a great gift. $13.50.
Scissortail Gifts is located in the south lobby of the Crystal Bridge. Members get 10% off.
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The Myriad Gardens Foundation wishes to thank our sustaining partners,
leaders in providing major ongoing annual support:
BancFirst
The Chickasaw Nation
Continental Resources
Devon Energy Corporation
Gardner Tanenbaum Holdings
Herman and LaDonna Meinders
Robert H. Meinders
Newmark Grubb Levy Strange Beffort
OGE Energy Corp.
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust
The City of Oklahoma City
Avis Scaramucci
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