Make Tasty Stuffings and More at the Arboretum

The Friends of the have released information on several upcoming workshops:

1. Simply Stinky - Garlic Growing for Everyone: Learn how to plant, harvest and cure garlic. Sample garlic snacks while enjoying garlic trivia. Purchase unusual kinds of garlic for your garden. It all adds up to a simply stinky and perfectly wonderful morning. Sat., Nov. 5, 10–11:30 a.m. $10 Members / $12 Non-members.
2. Citrus and Spice and Everything Nice: Your outside gardens are sleeping, but your love affair with plants continues indoors. David Hyde, owner of Well Sweep Herb Farm in Port Murray is here with citrus, cinnamon, bay and other fragrant, unusual trees and herbs that thrive indoors in winter and then as outdoor container plants in summer. David's knowledge of their uses and care is extraordinarily deep. His selection of plants for sale is just what we need to make the grey days ahead tolerable. Sat., Nov. 12, 10–11:30 a.m. Snow Date: Nov. 12. $12 Members / $15 Non-members.
3. Stuffing Four Ways Cooking Demonstration: Does your stuffing have you stuck? Tired of the same old dreary dressing? Want to try something new this Thanksgiving? Join Chef and Master Gardener Cynthia Triolo for this cooking demonstration and we will explore four different ways to make your stuffing sing! This cooking demonstration is sponsored by Whole Foods. Sun., Nov. 20, 1–3 p.m. $20 Members / $25 Non-members.
4. Holiday Centerpiece Workshops for Young People: Young people in grades 1 thru 5 can make a Thanksgiving arrangement in a pumpkin that is perfect for either the holiday table or to take to someone else's Thanksgiving Dinner. Led by Senior Horticulture Program Specialist Gwen Montgomery. Sun., Nov. 20, 1–2 p.m. $20 Members / $25 Non-members.
5. Holiday Centerpieces, Thanksgiving Centerpiece: Join Floral Designer Marge Hulstrunk and create a Thanksgiving centerpiece in time for your own harvest table or bring one to your favorite hostess. Participants will make a stunning low arrangement using a selection of autumn foliage, seasonal berries, pods, wheat, vegetables and flowers. Bring your own flower arranging clippers and a box in which to carry your creation home. Mon., Nov. 21, 7-9 p.m. $60 Members / $70 Non-members.