This Saturday, May 30, 9am-4pm
Located on the Hudson side of the Gardens from the Southwest corner of the Gardens,
West of the Children’s Garden and Mo’s Carousel

The annual Oklahoma City Flower and Garden Festival returns to Myriad Botanical Gardens Saturday, May 30, from 9 am to 4 pm. This fun-filled event features local vendors who will be set up on the west side of the Gardens next to Mo’s Carousel and the Children’s Garden. The annual festival features an abundance of plants and more sure to brighten up anyone’s home. Visitors will find Oklahoma-grown herbs, perennials, annuals, native plants, culinary herbs, vegetable plants, flowers, produce, pottery, jewelry, wine, succulents, ornamental grasses, milkweed, pollinator plants, wildlife habitat and more.

Available for registrant pick-up
Tuesday, June 2 through Friday, June 5, 10am-4pm
M $6, NM $8
PDF Only: M $3, NM $4
Best for ages 2-5

Experience the Gardens with your little one in a more portable way. Little Saplings To-Go Kits make it easy to learn about the exciting world of nature either on our grounds, or in your own backyard. Each kit contains helpful tools, coloring sheets, craft supplies, and other fun goodies to help you explore nature. Every two weeks will feature a new theme with corresponding activities and learning opportunities.

If you’re using your To-Go Kit at the Gardens we recommend you adhere to social distancing practices and safety precautions such as washing hands more frequently and wearing a mask.

Tuesdays, 6pm
Devon Lawn
Pre-registration no longer needed

Thanks to our presenting sponsor Fowler Automotive, and sponsors OU Medicine and Tinker Federal Credit Union. Heidi from the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City is our instructor.

Update: Pre-registration is no longer required. Saturday yoga classes will return Saturday, July 11, 9am.
Senior Hour at the Crystal Bridge Conservatory
Mondays and Tuesdays, 9-10am

To better serve our community, customers who are 62 and older are invited to visit the Crystal Bridge Conservatory for one hour before the general public enters on Mondays and Tuesdays, 9-10am. This is an effort to make sightseeing a little safer and less overwhelming for our most vulnerable population. Senior admission is $7 per person, free for Myriad Botanical Gardens members. The general public hours are Monday and Tuesday, from 10am to 5pm Wednesday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm and Sunday, 11am to 5pm.
Mo's Carousel Open for the Summer

Mo's Carousel is open for the season with new guidelines. Staff will be wearing masks and our "animals" and hand poles will be sanitized frequently. Cost is $3 per rider, FREE for Family PLUS members.


Hours:
  • Wednesday-Thursday, noon-7pm
  • Friday-Sunday, noon-8pm
  • Closed Monday and Tuesday

SAVE-THE-DATE
Children’s Garden Festival
Seeds & Stories
Celebrating summertime reading and growing
June 19-28, 10am-5pm
Closed Monday, June 22

Presented by Devon Energy Corp.
Sponsored by TFCU, Hogan Taylor and BC Clark


Members Free
$8 Nonmembers
2 & Under Free

Come spend time with us in the Children’s Garden and enjoy scenes from favorite children’s books centered on nature. Is that Peter Rabbit and sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton Tail hanging out in Mr. McGregor’s garden? Could Alice be spotted with the Mad Hatter having a tea party? It’s likely. Learn your letters, read, play and more as we bring Peter Rabbit, Tops & Bottoms, The Giving Tree, Alice in Wonderland, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Jack and the Beanstalk and more to life. We will have story times, book sales, seed growing lessons, and plant and garden vendors during this 10-day festival that serves as a fundraising event for the Gardens. 
Support the Gardens

We understand there are many demands for support as we, like many of our peers, had to suspend operations for several weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Crystal Bridge Conservatory, family festivals, Mo’s Carousel, rentals, classes, special fundraising events and more. This created a dramatic decrease in our revenue.
 
Please support the Gardens with a donation of any size or purchase or renew a membership. This vital support will help us maintain our gardens and grounds.

Thank you for your consideration.

*The new Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allows all donors to deduct an additional $300 in charitable contributions on top of the standard deduction.
Crystal Bridge Conservatory Visitor Lobby
Exhibition on display May 16-July 7, 2020
FREE during Crystal Bridge hours

Using the same formula originally discovered in 1842, Jarica Walsh was first introduced to cyanotype on a middle school field trip. This monochrome photographic printing process, which combines two simple chemicals and ultraviolent light, has not changed in all those years and is the focus of her current exhibit, Dreaming in Blue, currently on display in the Visitor Center of the Crystal Bridge Conservatory.

Read our blog post here
Virtual Reading Wednesdays
Every Wednesday, 10am
FREE
Best for ages 2 to 5

Join us live on Facebook with your toddler for story time every Wednesday. Books are nature-themed and selected based on the season. We’ll begin with an interactive song, read three books and end with a craft children can enjoy creating at home.

Become a member today and receive $10 off.
Visit here . Use code Garden20

Member benefit number one:
FREE ADMISSION to the Crystal Bridge Conservatory
What's in bloom!
Evening Primrose
Blackfoot Daisy
Papyrus
Allium 'Millennium'
Desert Bird of Paradise
Zinnias
Magnolia tree bloom
Salvia Black and Blue
Mommillaria
Thalia
May Gardening Tips here

Flowers
  • Annual bedding plants can be set out for summer color.
  • Plant summer bulbs such as cannas, dahlias, elephant ear, caladiums, and gladiolus.
  • Shake a leaf over white paper to look for spider mites. If the tiny specks begin to crawl, mites are present.

Fruits and Vegetables
  • Plant watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, eggplant, okra, sweet potatoes, etc.
  • Fruit spray programs should be faithfully continued during the next several weeks.
  • Late May is the best time to control borers in the orchard. Check for label recommendations and controls.

Water Gardens
  • Clean out the water garden and prepare for the season. Divide and repot water garden plants.
  • Begin feeding fish when water temperatures are over 50°F.

Thank you!
Myriad Gardens Foundation wishes to thank our sustaining partners, 
leaders in providing major ongoing annual support: 

The Chickasaw Nation
Continental Resources
Devon Energy Corporation
Gardner Tanenbaum Holdings
Heartland Payment Systems
LaDonna and Herman Meinders
Jean and David McLaughlin
Robert H. Meinders 
Newmark Grubb Levy Strange Beffort
OGE Energy Corp.
Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust 
The City of Oklahoma City 
Avis Scaramucci