Summer, Page 16

Daily camp hours: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM June 4-8 and/or July 9-13: Nature’s Heroes and Villains Week There are many wonderful things we love about nature, but there are also things we fear or dislike about nature. The oft-dreaded poison ivy creeps up tree trunks and lines the trails, but is it a villain […]

May 30 – June 1, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Garden Explorer Camp Cost: $35/members; $45/nonmembers. Grow into a gardener from the groudn up with this fun-filled camp hosted by the Knox Co. UT Extension Master Gardeners. Sow your own seeds to take home. Learn about soils, composting, harvesting, and photosynthesis while exploring the sights, sounds […]

June 25-29, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM: Theater in the Garden This camp will explore aspects of theater while enjoying spending time in the Gardens. Campers will learn theater skills and techniques throughout this fun filled week of camp. Campers will end the week with a performance in the UT Gardens for their friends and […]

June 11-15, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM: Superheroes vs Villains Plants are the world’s greatest superheroes! This camp session will take a look at the amazing power of plants to feed the world, clean the air, regenerate and much more. But watch out, a few villains may show up during this week of camp. We […]

June 18-22, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM: Superheroes vs Villains Cost: $115/members; $135/nonmembers. Plants are the world’s greatest superheroes! This camp session will take a look at the amazing power of plants to feed the world, clean the air, regenerate and much more. But watch out, a few villains may show up during this week […]

Make memories while gardening with your grandchild. These camps give grandparents a chance to be a kid again and experience the UT Gardens with their grandchildren. May 29, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM: The Garden as a Botany Lab In this day camp we will explore the garden as a living botanical laboratory. We’ll observe […]

Dates: July 31 - August 4 Time: Monday-Friday, 9 AM – 4 PM Dancers Studio is offering a day camp experience that is full of fun with dance, games, arts and crafts, snack time and much more. Give the kids something fun and constructive to do with their time off! Participants should bring a lunch from […]

July 20, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them in the Garden for Lil' Gardeners (ages 4-5) Learn how to help encourage beasts like pollinators and birds in your garden. We will learn ways to help conserve these beasts. Cost: $26 ($22 for members) July 21, 9:30 AM – 2 […]

June 1, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM: Art in the Garden for Explorers (ages 6-10) Join us for this day camp where we will learn about gardens in art, art in gardens and make art in the gardens. We will look at gardens in artwork throughout art history. Then, we will explore the gardens looking for art. Cost: $26 ($22 […]