8:00am-10:00am

Garden Guardians
Steward the Garden with other volunteers and learn about what’s growing and Garden management with our Landscape Manager, Bridget Curran.

9:00am-12:00pm

Summer Poetry Walk
While strolling the Garden view excerpts of nature inspired poems.

9:00am-12:00pm

Explore to Read
Explore the garden trails while discovering enlarged storybook pages.

9:00am-1:00pm

Explore the Garden with our New NEST Adventure Packs
Borrow this special gear bag that creates your own Garden adventure! Each NEST backpack includes an array of materials to help you as you explore. Become a Community Scientist with our binoculars, field guides, and iNaturalist instructions. Check off being a Explorer with our scavenger hunts and compass. Check out a bag from the Super Saturday event table. The first NEST adventurers will receive a special prize while supplies last!

9:00am-10:00am

Garden Tour
Explore the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont on a guided tour. Join your guide for a 45-65 minute walk through the site highlighting current projects, seasonal updates, and future plans. Learn about habitat restoration, new gathering spaces, and sustainable design practices. You’ll hear about how we engage the community and build toward long-term goals. Each tour encourages questions, and we welcome open conversation. We limit group size to 16 people for a more personal experience. Please Register in advance!

9:30am-11:00am

Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing)
Expect a slow, mindful walk focusing on sensory awareness and connection to the forest environment with the intention of discovering and expanding inspiration. All Ages.

11:00am-12:00pm

Music in the Garden – Cville Cinco
The Garden has received a generous grant to feature a classical music performance series in the Garden. Each concert will feature a different group highlighting a variety of instruments and musical arrangements. Enjoy this free outdoor concert and bring chairs or blankets as seating is limited in our mini amphitheater. If it rains, the performance will take place under the tent.

12:00pm-1:00pm

Laugh Yoga
Harnessing the Power of Childlike Playfulness Through Laughter Yoga! Discover the joy and transformative power of laughter yoga with Victoria, an educator, dancer, improv comedy performer with Bent Theatre, and a mindfulness practitioner certified through Laughter Yoga International. This practice combines playful laughter exercises and breathwork to release stress, boost health, and foster deep connections within a group. Through sustained laughter, moments of grounding meditation, and breathwork, participants tap into their inner child and experience the proven benefits of feel-good hormones, social connection, play, and letting go. Often called “medicine for the soul,” laughter yoga is a fun and accessible way to bring more joy and mindfulness into your life. Victoria has been facilitating mindfulness and creativity events at the White Lotus Eco Spa Retreat in Greene County, sharing tools to cultivate presence and connection. She is also a Spanish teacher at Tandem Friends School and has facilitated Laughter Yoga sessions with faculty and students. Ages 12+ are welcome!

Note: You may bring a yoga mat to sit on during our meditation, but please note that this is yoga due to the breathwork implemented in the laughter exercises. We will not be doing asanas, or yogic poses. Please arrive on time so you hear the introduction and instructions for our time together..