Calendar of Events

March 30, 2012

Storytime & Craft

Every Friday at 11 amchickenReading Storytime & Craft

For pre-​​school aged children, stories and crafts are based on a weekly theme. $1 per child.

Start: March 30, 2012 11:00 am
End: December 28, 2012 12:00 pm

April 15, 2012

Cheyenne Depot Garden Festival

When: Saturday, May 19TH
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: Depot Plaza Downtown Cheyenne, WY

The Laramie County Master Gardeners’ are presenting their annual Spring Garden Festival at the Cheyenne Depot Plaza! Shop for gardening related vendors and choose from MG logo Cheyenne Depot Garden Festivalvegetables, annual flowers, herbs, houseplants, and hardy perennials, trees and shrubs.

The sale features “Plant Select” plants, which will grow and thrive in the difficult growing conditions of the high plains and mountains of Wyoming.

The Master Gardeners’ are a service organization for the Laramie County residents. Proceeds benefit educational programs for the community. For more information, please visit www​.LCMG​.org or email Linnie.

Start: April 15, 2012 9:00 am
End: May 19, 2012 4:00 pm

April 17, 2012

Children’s Village May Calendar

Click  PSCV May 2012 to view all events at the Paul Smith Childrens Village for the month of May 2012.

Start: April 17, 2012 8:00 am
End: May 31, 2012 11:00 pm

May 16, 2012

Garden Basics: Cuttings

Wednesday, May 16, 4 p.m. For children of all ages, learn how to take cuttings from mature plants to create new plants to take home.  $1 per child.

Start: May 16, 2012 4:00 pm
End: May 16, 2012 5:00 pm

May 19, 2012

Bonsai Club

Saturday, May 19 at 9 am 
Anyone with an interest in bonsai is invitebonsai Bonsai Club d to learn, share ideas and receive support in the art of bonsai. A program on cascade form will be presented by Carol Ripka.

Saturday, May 26 at 9:30 am 
At this workshop, participants will learn the basics of bonsai care and receive a Shimpaku juniper tree to take home. Pre-​​registration and a $35 fee to cover the cost of materials is required.  Call 307– 637‑6349 to register.

The bonsai club is for adults. All meetings are held in the Lowe’s Discovery Lab classroom of the Paul Smith Children’s Village at the Botanic Gardens, 616 S. Lions Park Drive. Call 307– 637‑6349 for more info.

 

Start: May 19, 2012 9:00 am
End: May 19, 2012 10:00 am

Edible Weeds Workshop with Kate Armstrong

Saturday, May 19, 4 p.m.
Paul Smith Children’s Village Classroom
Free– Adult class, but Children are welcome too!armstrong edited Edible Weeds Workshop with Kate Armstrong

The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is pleased to bring in Urban Forager, Kate Armstrong, to do a workshop about common edible urban wild plants found in our area. She will cover how to find edible plants, identification and how to prepare them for food and/​or home remedies. The workshop includes a plant walk and a sampling of the plants collected.

Kate Armstrong has years of experience and loves to teach people what they can eat and where to find it, even if they have no place to grow a garden.
Read more about Kate Armstrong here.

Start: May 19, 2012 4:00 pm
End: May 19, 2012 6:00 pm

May 22, 2012

Sport: Ta-​​Be/​Native American Field Hockey

Tuesday, May 22, 4 p.m. For children of all ages, learn about rules and play the game Ta-​​Be.  Participants will create their own stick with which to play. $1 per child.

Start: May 22, 2012 4:00 pm
End: May 22, 2012 5:00 pm

New Garden Club

There’s a new Garden Club in Cheyenne. Come and be a part of this new club:

When: May 22 @ 6 p.m. New Garden Club
Where: The Paul Smith’s Children’s Garden
at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens (Lion’s Park).

It is open to beginners and experienced gardeners alike.
For more information call Roberta 307−286−0759

Start: May 22, 2012 6:30 pm
End: May 22, 2012 9:00 pm

May 26, 2012

Garden Club Plant Sale

Plant Sale Garden Club Plant SalePerennials, annuals, Wyoming wildflowers, vegetables, fruits, herbs, indoor plants, xeriscape, trees and shrubs.  Prices start at one dollar!

When: Saturday, June 2nd
7:30 AM – 12:30 PM
shop early for the best selection!
Where: Cheyenne Botanic Gardens parking lot
Buy from Cheyenne’s most experienced gardeners–

Sponsored by the Seed and Weed Garden Club.
For more information call Joy Oestringer: 634‑2031 or Jo Shelly 632‑5308

Start: May 26, 2012 10:00 am
End: May 26, 2012 12:00 pm

May 30, 2012

Garden Basics: Transplanting

Wednesday, May 30, 4 p.m. For children of all ages, learn about the ease and techniques of transplanting, up-​​potting, hardening off.  Participants will receive plants to bring home.  $1 per child.

Start: May 30, 2012 4:00 pm
End: May 30, 2012 5:00 pm