Holden Arboretum/ Cleveland Botanical Garden
Cleveland Botanical Garden Adds Live Music to Hoppy Hour
Hoppy Hour, one of Cleveland’s favorite fall traditions, returns to the Botanical Garden Wednesday nights through October. This year, the tradition gets jazzed up with live bands to accompany craft brews and seasonal bites. Guests can enjoy the gardens and terrace during Cleveland’s most colorful season, surrounded by fire pits, beer flights and friends.
Tonight, Wed 9/5, catch Jason Patrick Meyers, and in coming weeks enjoy music every Wednesday, such as Cave Twins (9/12), Gretchen Pleuss (10/3) and Meg & The Magnetosphere (pictured) (10/24). Admission to Hoppy Hour is $5 after 5pm. Members receive free admission. Beer is sold separately. CBGarden.org.
VIDEO: New Interactive Nature Exhibits Unveiled at Holden Arboretum
Just a couple years ago, the Holden Arboretum added two new structures to their 3,500 acre grounds, the Murch Canopy Walk and Kalberer Emergent Tower. Now, the Holden Arboretum unveils new interactive nature exhibits and informational displays on these structures, teaching as you walk through the forest canopy or climb high above it.
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SPONSORED: Celebrate Trees and Nature at the Holden Arboretum Visit the Holden Arboretum during their Celebration of Trees on Sat 8/11 and Sun 8/12 for a weekend filled with fun family activities celebrating trees and the amazing role they play in our lives. The fun includes guided tree climbing, chainsaw carving demonstrations, live music, guided tours, and the amazing Great Lakes Timber Show. HoldenArb.org.
Are you experienced? The Murch Canopy Walk, a 500' long elevated walkway built 65' above the forest floor, offers guests a unique perspective on forests and the animals that inhabit them. The Kalberer Emergent Tower takes guests above the trees to a height of 120' where on a clear day you can see all the way to Lake Erie.
Each Thursday through 8/9, the Murch Canopy Walk and Kalberer Tower will remain open until 8PM with reduced admission, allowing guests to witness the beauty of the changing light as the sun starts to set over our natural areas. Details.
Join Holden Arboretum for their popular garden concert series and enjoy the music of great local bands surrounded by the beauty of the Arboretum. Guest seating is on the lawn, so bring a blanket or lawn chair. Concerts start at 7PM. Bring a picnic supper or purchase something tasty.
Concerts are free for members. Nonmembers can take advantage of our $5 after 5PM admission on Tuesdays now through Tue 08.07 during the concert series. Enjoy bluegrass from The Next Nolan (pictured) on Tue 7/24, CIM violin & guitar on Tue 7/31 and CIM bassoon with woodwinds on Tue 8/7. Details
Pick up cooking tips, watch live demonstrations and sample fine cuisine from a different top chef each week. Whether you're a foodie, a skilled chef yourself or completely new to the kitchen, Gourmets in the Garden will delight your taste buds and sharpen your culinary skills.
Gourmets in the Garden runs Wed 6/13 through Wed 8/29 at 6PM, and Cocktails in the Garden are also available. Admission is $6 per session for members; $11 per session for nonmembers (which includes Botanical Garden admission). CBGarden.org.
Thousands of tulip, hyacinth, narcissus bulbs, and more! Come celebrate spring flowers and the end to winter at Cleveland Botanical Garden's Spring Blooms. Spring Blooms features indoor and outdoor spring garden displays, seasonal programming and activities for the whole family, and gardening tips for those who want a greener thumb.
CoolCleveland's Stephan Haluska met with Cleveland Botanical Garden horticulturist, Deyampert Giles in the Rose Garden to share all sorts of spring time gardening tips. Giles showed him how to prepare roses for the season, explained the importance of ground covers for erosion, and how cutting back these plants allows new growth.
With over 2000 orchids in bloom, Orchid Mania 2018 explodes throughout every nook and cranny at the Cleveland Botanical Garden.
CoolCleveland spoke with Glasshouse Manager Mark Bir about the many varieties on display. "There's about 27,000 wild orchids, and about 100,000 new orchids that are introduced every year that we humans have twiddled and made in our garden laboratories."
Orchid Mania runs through Sun 3/11, showcasing an exhibition of paintings on silk by artist Gunter Schwegler, Fashion Meets The Botanicals with dresses from Kent State University Fashion School students, plus special events like Orchids After Dark with adult beverages, and Ask The Orchid Doctor for your sick orchid plants.
SPONSORED: Gifts From The Heart of Nature The Holden Arboretum's annual holiday gift sale, Gifts from the Heart of Nature, is on now and runs through January 3. The sale features nature-inspired work from regional artists including wood & alabaster items, jewelry, glass and metal art, children’s items, ceramic pieces, nature photography, paintings, knits, alpaca, botanicals and leather goods. FREE admission. Details.
Where else can you see over 150 Christmas trees, all decorated for the holiday by area garden clubs, let alone a 20 foot Christmas tree decorated with the theme of peace. Or 170 individually created gingerbread houses decorated by kids, families and professionals, tucked in every nook and cranny.
Glow at the Cleveland Botanical Garden through Sun 12/31 features all this and more: hands-on crafts, the Garden Express train offering rides for the kids, unique gifts at the Garden Store and adult beverages at the Garden Cafe for their parents, plus new enhanced lighting inside and out and a magical model train display for everyone.