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Public Art

Garden Planting Party

2022-10-15 10:00:00 2022-10-15 13:00:00 America/New_York Public Art Help us plant native shrubs that will make our public art pop! Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Outdoors

Saturday, October 15
10:00am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-10-15 10:00:00 2022-10-15 13:00:00 America/New_York Public Art Help us plant native shrubs that will make our public art pop! Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Outdoors

Help us plant native shrubs that will make our public art pop!

Join our garden party where we will be planting the native darling, Little Henry-Sweetspire- Itea virginica in the garden plot directly in front of Burke's new public art. Itea virginica is a fantastic, scented, slow-growing, pollinator-loving shrub. This plant has beautiful white flowers in early summer and deep red-orange color in fall and winter.

This is a great group event, so invite your friends, family, and garden club to join in the outdoor fun.
Stay after the planting for refreshments and lawn games like corn hole, giant checkers, connect 4 and more! 

*Please bring gloves, trowels, shovels and other gardening equipment, if you have them. Not to worry if you don’t have this equipment, as there will be extra equipment on hand.

Registration is recommended. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | All Ages | Ages 6-12 | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Gardening | Art & Music |

TAGS: | Sustainability |

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library

jlambert@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1704
Fax: 703.746.1775
Branch manager
Jherusha Lambert

Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31 due to Easter Sunday
Mon, Mar 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 29 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 30 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed
(Easter Sunday)

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