Schedule for the 1st Annual Garden Party and Concert at Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center and Gardens
| Times | Friday, October 14 | Location | Contact | Details |
| 9am-7pm | Japanese Garden Open | Japanese Garden | free, open to public | |
| 10am-2pm | Monarch Migration video playing | East Meeting Room | FOG video | free, open to public |
| 10am-10:30am | Little Critter Walk About for pre-K + parents | meet on Roof Plaza | Outdoor Initiatives- Melvin/Kara | free, open to public |
| 10a, 12p, 2p | Guided Tram Tour | meet on Roof Plaza | Richard Tettenhorst | free, open to public |
| 6pm-8pm | Tablescapes: Formal Feast | Full Meeting Room | Peter Longley | pre-register $5/person |
| Times | Saturday, October 15 | Location | Contact | Details |
| 9am-7pm | Japanese Garden Open | Japanese Garden | free, open to public | |
| 1:30-4:30pm | Gray-Campbell Farmstead Open | Farmstead | Michelle Atkinson | free, open to public |
| 10am-6pm | Master Gardeners in the Garden | MG Demo Garden | Barbara St. Clair | needs tent at Demo near BC parking |
| 12pm | Concerts Begin | Great Lawn | Time / Order of Performance TBD | free, open to public |
| 12-12:45 | Kellswater | Cindy Jobe | ||
| 1-1:45 | Bob Stevens - Queen City Cats | Cindy Jobe | ||
| 2-2:45 | Amber Noorgard | Anne Mary McGrath | ||
| 3:00-4P | M- Dock Band | Cindy Jobe | ||
| 4:15-5:15 | Luna Sureste | Cindy Jobe | ||
| 5:30-7:00P | Paco Padilla/Sheila Rios | Cindy Jobe | ||
| Times | Sunday, October 16 | Location | Contact | Details |
| 9am-7pm | Japanese Garden Open | Japanese Garden | free, open to public | |
| 11a, 1p | Guided Garden Tram Tour | meet at roof garden | Peter Longley / Richard T. | free, first-come first served |
| 11:30-1:30 | FOG Member Appreciation Hotdog Lunch | Roof Plaza | Nancy Hopkins; Robert Uckele | order tables/chairs; free food for FOG members- must RSVP through Nancy Hopkins |
| 11:30-1:30 | Public Art - "Garden of life" mosaics | Roof Plaza | Christine Shilling | See site plans for entrance garden area off Close Parking Lot |
| 11:30-1:30 | Sensory Garden Display Board | Roof Plaza | Nancy Hopkins | |
| 1:30-4:30pm | Gray-Campbell Farmstead Open | Farmstead | Michelle Atkinson | free, open to public |
| 9am-10am | Bird Walk | meet at roof garden | Charley Burwick, Audubon | free, open to public |
| 11a-12p | Bonsai Workshop | Workshop | Nola Ford/ Linda Siler - Bot Soc | Pre-register/ $10/prs |
| 2pm | Flute Concert with Bettine Clemen for FOG/ Sensory Garden | full meeting room | Peter Longley | Program $25/person |
The Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center
2400 S. Scenic Ave
Springfield, MO 65807
417.891.1515
Botanical Center & Gardens Brochure (782.17 kB) Park Bench Winter 2011-2012 (3.32 MB)The Friends of the Garden mission is to "inspire the discovery, understanding and appreciation of nature by creating and maintaining gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park and by supporting the mission of the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center and Park Board."
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