Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

𝘉𝘶𝘨𝘴, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 & 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘴 is the latest exhibition by 3 Rivers Botanical & Nature Artists! This Thursday, July 25, join us to celebrate the 20 artists featured in the exhibition. In this exhibition, each artist found inspiration in nature and interpreted the beauty of plants, insects, birds and other animals in their own unique artistic styles.

This reception is free to attend. Please reserve tickets in advance below!

🗓 Thursday, July 25 | 5:30 - 7:30pm
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Bugs, Birds & Botanicals Exhibition Reception Celebrate the opening of Bugs, Birds & Botanicals by 3 Rivers Botanical & Nature Artists! This exhibition showcases paintings, watercolor,

Celebrate communities big and small at Mr. Long Legs Neighborhood Festival! Meet us by the Daddy Long Legs sculpture to learn about the insects of David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators and meet some community partners that are doing great work in the area.

🦋 'Ask the Entomologist' with a guest entomologist from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
🐞 Presentations at 11:30am and 1:30pm with naturalist and environmental educator Verna McGinley
🏘 Information booths from various local organizations and community partners
🐝 Learn about bees through the Garden's Observation Hive
🧑‍🌾 Pollinator Docents will be available to answer questions and teach about local pollinators
🕷 Engage your senses to learn about insects and pollinators, the ecological associations with David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators, making pollinator habitats at home, and more!

Mr. Long Legs' Neighborhood Festival is included with admission and will be located on the Festival Lawn, near the Lotus Pond and Allegheny Plateau Woodlands. Food and drinks will be available from Dee Jays Collier and Canopy Cafe.

Every day we pass by thousands of living things of all shapes and sizes without ever knowing it. Take a moment to take a closer look at the microscopic world around you with naturalist Tess Wilson! 🔍

In this workshop based on David Haskell's book, The Forest Unseen, you will choose a 1 square meter plot in the Garden and document everything you find there.

🗓 Sunday, July 21 | 1:00 - 2:30pm
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Micro-Examination of Nature: One Square Meter In today’s fast-paced society, we pass by thousands of living things every minute. Imagine what you might find when you

Join us July 25 to celebrate the opening of 𝘉𝘶𝘨𝘴, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘴 by the 3 Rivers Botanical & Nature Artists 🌿

This exhibition features 20 local artists who were prompted to select a subject from nature that inspires them, then represent that subject through their own artistic lens. 𝘉𝘶𝘨𝘴, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘴 is on display until October 27.

𝘉𝘶𝘨𝘴, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘴 Exhibition Reception is free to attend, please reserve tickets on our website.

🗓 Thursday, July 25 | 5:30 - 7:30pm
🎟 Reserve Free Tickets: https://bit.ly/4bFeFZk

Learn to live like you're in the 18th century! At that time, the forest was abundant with beneficial plants and fungi, which were utilized by herbalists for their strong medicinal properties.

If you want to learn these techniques and how to start your own home medicinal herb garden, join Historian Brady J. Crytzer for a course on 18th century frontier herbalism. Participants will cover common recipes, remedies, tips for starting your own home herb garden, and take home a bundle of common (and not-so-common) herbs.

🗓 Sunday, July 14 | 10am - 12pm
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Herbalism in the Allegheny Plateau Herbalism was an essential component of life on the 18th century frontier of Pennsylvania. The forest was abundant with beneficial

Come party with Mr. Long Legs and friends at this family-friendly community festival! 🎪 This event is included with admission and includes access to all of David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators, in addition to a day of activities.

Join us on the Festival Lawn near the Lotus Pond for a fun day of food, games and learning!

Activities Open 10am - 4pm:
🕷 Mr. Long Legs & Friends: Fascinating Facts & Trivia
🦋 Ask the Entomologist
🐞 Learn with Insect Expert Verna McGinley (Presentations at 11:30am & 1:30pm)
🏘 Information Tables with Community Partners
🐝 Observation Hive with Horticulture & Conservation Director, Sue Myers
🧑‍🏫 Pollinator Docent in Weisbrod Learning Pavilion

Food & Drinks:
🍽 Barbecue from Dee Jays Collier
🍻 Drinks from Canopy Cafe

Details & Tickets: https://bit.ly/3RZ5FY1

Check out this footage from a lovely day visiting David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators at the Garden!

Thanks for sharing, Rachel Doe ☀️

Visiting the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | Art, Flowers, and Sculptures! Thanks for watching this visit to the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. We needed a fun but short activity to do near the Pittsburgh Airport, and this was the perfe...

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is open 9am - 7pm today, come celebrate with nature's fireworks! 💥

These Honeybells cuphea (𝘊𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘢 'Balhoelrel') may be found near the Hummingbird & Flower sculpture, part of David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators. If you're lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird stopping by while making its rounds looking for nectar!

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is open for the Fourth of July! Spend the day exploring all 65 acres of gardens and woodlands, and check out David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators.

David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators features 10 large-scale sculptures that celebrate the fascinating creatures that you will find in many garden habitats. The exhibition is open until September 15, 2024.

🕖 Open 9am - 7pm on Thursday, July 4
🎟 Find details about Big Bugs + Pollinators and reserve timed tickets at pittsburghbotanicgarden.org/bigbugs

Explore an experimental approach to nature photography with professional photographer Don Orkoskey.

Whether you're an experienced photographer looking for a new approach or you're just getting started, this workshop will break the mold and provide a unique foundation for nature photography.

🗓 Tuesday, July 23 | 10am - 12:30pm
🎟 Reserve Tickets: https://bit.ly/3xMkq9w

All experience levels welcome!

Abstract Nature Photography Workshop Make magical photos in a beautiful garden setting. Join professional photographer, Don Orkoskey, in this incredibly fun experimental abstract nature

Check out the latest article in the Allegheny Front Wild Pennsylvania series featuring David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators!

"Big Bugs" land at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden The large-scale scultures of David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators highlight the ecological importance of insects and pollinators.

Embrace nature's nurturing effects and explore wellness practices in a serene garden environment! Pittsburgh Botanic Garden has several wellness programs coming up that are perfect for nearly all levels of experience:

🪷 Ayurveda for Self-Care & Empowered Living
🗓 Wednesday, June 26 | 5:30 - 7:00pm

🧘 Chair Yoga at the Garden
🗓 Thursday, June 27 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

🌲 Forest Bathing: A Guided, Restorative Woodland Walk
🗓 Saturday, June 29 | 10:00am - 12:15pm

🧘 Yoga at the Garden
🗓 Saturday, June 29 | 10:00 - 11:00am

🧍 Tai Chi Qigong at the Garden
🗓 Sunday, June 30 | 9:30 - 10:30am

Please reserve tickets in advance on pittsburghbotanicgarden.org
📸 Scott Goldsmith Photography

Make a mess and learn about the beneficial properties of mud! Next Saturday, June 29, celebrate International Mud Day by getting really muddy and observing nature in this drop-in program.

🗓 Saturday, June 29 | 10am - 2pm
📍 Garden of the Five Senses

Reserve timed tickets on pittsburghbotanicgarden.org 🎟

📸 Scott Goldsmith Photography

Calling all culinary enthusiasts! 🍽

Canopy Cafe is offering a monthly Summer Dinner Series featuring unique, multi-course menus that celebrate the wondrous flavors made possible by plants.
Summer Dinner Series kicks off next Thursday, June 27 at 6:00pm, please save your seat below 🎫

Reserve Tickets: https://bit.ly/3VvGflP

Additional Dinner Series Dates:
Sunday, July 28
Friday, August 30 (Vegetarian Menu)

Summer Dinner Series Enjoy a serene evening dining experience in Canopy Cafe and celebrate the culinary delights of summer! Summer Dinner Series features a

Learn to use flowers and seed pods to get creative and make your own piece of botanical line art!

Join Elizabeth Cahill Ewing and Anna Rice (Studio Fleuraison) for a hands-on workshop utilizing a curated palette of dried flower petals to create embellished line drawing prints.

🗓 Friday, July 7 | 1:00 - 2:30pm
🎨 All materials included
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Botanical Line Art Workshop You decide where art and nature meet in this colorful and creative workshop! Anna has curated a

Celebrate Pollinator Week by sampling delicious pollinator-supported recipes! 🍽🐝

In partnership with Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is offering samples of different recipes featuring ingredients that pollinators make possible. Enjoy recipe samples, take-home recipe cards, and learn about pollinators through themed activities.

🗓 Saturday, June 22 | 10am - 2pm
🎟 Included with daily admission
📍 Weisbrod Learning Pavilion

Read more:

Pollinator-Inspired Recipes In honor

Installation of David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators is nearly complete and opening day is right around the corner! ⌛️

Join us this Saturday, June 15 to see all 10 of these sculptures in their summer homes throughout the Garden.

Garden members are invited to join us on Saturday morning for an Opening Day Celebration, complete with bug-themed snacks and coffee and the opportunity to meet David Rogers himself! This program is perfect for families and allows you to be among the very first to see the exhibition. Please reserve your tickets below!

🗓 Saturday, June 15 | 9:30 - 11:00am
🎟 Opening Day Celebration Tickets: https://bit.ly/3XiQi04

🐝 Big Bugs + Pollinators Tickets: https://bit.ly/3Xuf5hw

📸 Scott Goldsmith Photography

David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators will be on display at the Garden through September 15, 2024.

Throughout the summer, the Garden's Education team will have drop-in programs so you can learn more about the fascinating things you'll see during your visit!

Drop-in programs are great for the whole family, and are included with the price of daily admission. Find all upcoming programs on pittsburghbotanicgarden.org and join us this weekend to learn about David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators!

📖 June 14 | Storytime in the Garden with Bridgeville Library

🐞 June 16 | Bug Buddies, Our Allies

🧘 June 19 | Yoga: Move Like a Mantis, Fly Like a Butterfly

🐝 June 20 | Bee Creatively Curious

🌿 June 21 | Native Plants & Intelligent Insects

All Upcoming Programs:
https://pittsburghbotanicgarden.org/program-calendar/

Celebrate National Pollinator Week by learning to create thriving pollinator habitats in your home garden! 🐝🦋

Join Dr. Mark Miller, Education & Exhibits Director, to learn the essentials for pollinator habitats and pollinator-friendly plants that grow well in western Pennsylvania.

Following the classroom portion, head out on a plant walk of Hillside Pollinator Garden to see these plants and pollinators in action!

🗓 Wednesday, June 19 | 5:30 - 7:00pm

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Supporting Backyard Pollinator Habitats It’s National Pollinator Week! If you’re concerned about pollinators – and who shouldn’t be?! – one of the best and

Garden Members: Meet David Rogers and be among the first to see David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators! 🦋

Join us this Saturday, June 15, for the Member Opening Day Celebration to hear from David about how these works of art were created, then venture out into the Garden to see the sculptures.

🗓 Saturday, June 15 from 9:30 - 11:00am

Big Bugs-themed snacks and coffee are included in the ticket price

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David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators Opening Day Celebration Meet the artist behind David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators and be among the first to explore the show! David will

Moving and grooving to the tunes of the George Heid III Trio, accompanied by vocalists Chantal Joseph, Grace Elliott and Maria Becoates-Bey.
What an amazing experience right here in the Garden. If you didn’t make it this year don’t miss it next time through!!
Look for more photos from this captivating event soon!
Special thanks to all the members, staff, volunteers and performers for making this possible.

Are you ready for David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators? 🐝🦋 The exhibition opening is coming up on June 15! Check out this article in Pittsburgh Magazine about the exhibition and plan your visit today

David Roger’s Big Bugs + Pollinators Opens June 15 at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | Pittsburgh Magazine Pittsburgh Botanic Garden welcomes David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators starting June 15, featuring 10-foot sculptures.

Join us June 23 for a screening of HIVE, a documentary short film by Firedance Productions🐝

Celebrate National Pollinator Week by learning about beekeeping and the deep connections beekeepers form with their bees, then venture into the Garden to check out David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators!

"HIVE" is a heartfelt documentary short that follows the story of Hank B., a local beekeeper and skilled carpenter whose passion for honey bees extends far beyond conventional beekeeping. Against the backdrop of buzzing bees and vibrant blooms, "HIVE" provides a touching portrait of Hank's love for his winged companions, showcasing his dedication to sustainability and the sweet alchemy of spinning honey.

Showtimes will be at 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:15pm and 2:15pm on Sunday, June 23. Each showtime will be followed by time for a Q&A with the filmmaker, Ryan M. Rust, and featured beekeeper, Hank B.

This program is free with the price of daily admission, but space is limited in each showtime for capacity reasons. Please reserve your spot in advance: https://bit.ly/3KvU3HT

It's almost June and that means summer camps are nearly here! ☀️

If your young explorer enjoys spending time outside, learning about plants and animals, playing games and trying new skills, don't miss out on these opportunities!

Limited spaces are still available in the following camps:
🍅 Slice of the Garden | June 13
🐝 Support Our Pollinators | June 19-21
🧑‍🌾 People of the Past | July 2
🧭 Geocaching 101 | July 16
🦋 Big Bugs | July 23-26
🧩 STE(A)M | July 31 - August 1
🌿 Nature Adventure | August 6-9

To sign up or read more about camps at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, please visit https://pittsburghbotanicgarden.org/summer-camps/ 🎟

❄️ Capture the magic of winter at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden and join our exciting photo contest! Unleash your creativity, showcase your unique perspective, and join us in celebrating the beauty of the Garden this winter. 📸 The photo with the most votes will win the grand prize:

💳 $100 gift card to Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
🍽️ 2 lunches at Canopy Café (valued at $50)
🎟️ 2 tickets to the Growlers and Flowers event (valued at $110)
🛍️ Pittsburgh Botanic Garden swag (valued at $85)

📅 Hurry! Entries are accepted until midnight on January 1, 2024 and voting begins on January 3, 2024 at 9am! Don't miss out on your chance to win big. Learn more and submit your wintery entry here: https://pittsburghbotanicgarden.org/contest/

Dazzling Nights - Immersive Holiday Experience

This Giving Tuesday, plant a seed at the Garden and watch it grow into something wonderful 🌱

Everything Pittsburgh Botanic Garden does - from ongoing acid mine drainage filtration projects, to each native plant we care for at the Garden - is made possible by donors and visitors who generously support our mission.

For ways to support the Garden, visit https://pittsburghbotanicgarden.org/support/

Donations made today will provide essential support for ongoing horticulture and conservation projects, expanding nature-based education programs, and garden operations for years to come.

Make a one-time or recurring donation to join in the Garden's mission: inspiring people to value plants, garden design and the natural world.

Donate Online: https://bit.ly/3N6AkQF