Back by popular demand, Yew Dell Botanical Gardens is rolling out another B(otanical)-Movie. This time, Yew Dell will be screening Werewolf of London (1935) about a botanist who collects a Tibetan flower that only blooms in moonlight; it also happens to be temporary antidote for...
For more than 20 years, this has been Yew Dell Botanical Garden's event of the season! Yew Dell staff scour the planet for the best, the newest and the most tried-and-true to save you the trouble of doing it yourself-- annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, tropicals,...
Register now for this virtual workshop with Yew Dell Botanical Gardens! For #EarthDay2024, Julia Kachanova, University of Louisville PhD Biology student, leads this discussion of the amazing and surprising ways plants and insects have evolved together for pollination, protection, and seed dispersal, and how both...
Come out to Yew Dell Botanical Gardens for the special Solar Eclipse Viewing! Enjoy 95% totality, eclipse-themed scavenger hunts, and fun cosmic-themed food, snacks, and drinks for purchase from Martha Lee’s Kitchen. And thanks to our friends at Eclipse Bank, we’ll have free eclipse glasses...
In participation with #LouisvilleTreeWeek, join Julia Kachanova, University of Louisville PhD Biology student, for an engaging lecture on cultivating urban orchards and food-producing plants in urban settings. Discover practical strategies for establishing and nurturing these green spaces, even with limited resources. Learn about plant selection...
No one wants invasive plants in their garden, but what do you do if they’re already there? Join Yew Dell Botanical Gardens horticultural apprentice, Christine Powers, for this discussion of all things invasive including: what are the worst offenders out there, strategies for removal, and...
In Yew Dell’s second session of the Best of the Collections, Jacob Stidham, Greenhouse and Nursery Manager, continues with Herbaceous Perennials. Participants will get a first-hand look at the herbaceous perennials that have performed the best, and a recap of those that have been relegated...
In celebration of what would have been Theodore Klein’s 117th birthday, Brad Kessans, Yew Dell’s own Facilities and Trail Guru, will lead an easy walk around our grounds to showcase the geology of our gardens, while sharing the Klein family’s ongoing history. This program is...