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Callaway Gardens
Education Department
P.O. Box 2000
Pine Mountain, GA  31822
(706) 663-5153
E-mail: education@callawaygardens.com

Transportation at $.50 per mile, room set-up, tables, and projector and screen (if needed) will be the responsibility of the requesting group, organization or individual.

HERBAL DELIGHTS
$250 up to 50 people, price increases $50 per groups of 50.

Taste, touch, and smell the fragrance of fresh herbs.  Then look and listen as an Interpretive Horticulturist explains how to make herbal vinegar and a variety of herbal spreads.  Recipes and taste samples will be provided.
Set-up needs: (2) 8' draped tables
Program type, length, and limitations: lecture/demo; 45 minutes; minimum 10 people; price increases for groups of 50 or more.
Instructor: Patricia Collins

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES
$200

Learn how to lure these colorful insects into your yard and garden.  Discover the plants butterflies prefer as well as gardening techniques to make your garden a butterfly haven.
Set-up needs: (2) 8' draped tables, screen
Program type, length, and limitations: slide lecture; 1 hour; no maximum, minimum 10 people, must be booked in room that can be darkened.
Instructor: Patricia Collins

CALLAWAY - THE GARDENS AND THE FOUNDERS
$200

Step back in time to explore Callaway Gardens’ early beginnings.  Learn the history of its founders and discover how their vision was realized.
Set-up needs: (1) 8' draped table, screen, and slide projector
Program type, length, and limitations: Slide lecture presentation; 45 minutes; no maximum, minimum 10 people
Instructor: Patricia Collins

CONTAINER GARDENING
$250

Learn some helpful hints for gardening in containers.  Is your garden space limited?  No problem!  You’ll find that creativity is the name of the game!
Set-up needs: (2) 8' draped tables
Program type, length, and limitations: lecture/demo; 45 minutes; minimum 10 people; price increases for groups of 50 or more.
Instructor: Patricia Collins

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FROM NATURAL MATERIALS
$250

Learn how to make beautiful, elegant Christmas decorations using fresh materials gathered from the garden, roadside, and your local grocery store or farmer’s market.
Set-up needs: (2) 8’ draped tables
Program type, length, and limitations: Lecture, demonstration, 45 minutes to 1-hour, no maximum, minimum 10 people
Instructors:  Patricia Collins

GARDEN TOOLS AND TIPS
$200

Designed for beginners and green thumbs, this lively discussion and demonstration includes tips on growing and grooming.  See how using many essential, as well as “nice-to-have,” gardening implements can make gardening tasks easier.
Set-up needs (2) 8’ draped tables if inside
Program type, length, and limitations: Demonstration, 45-minutes-1 hour, no maximum, and minimum 10 people.  Program may be conducted outside program if weather permits.
Instructor:  Patricia Collins

RAPTOR MEET & GREET
$300 for any group size

This program is perfect for coffee breaks, lunch and evening cocktails.  In a casual setting, get "up close and personal" with one of Callaway Gardens' resident raptors and learn about the unique adaptations that set them apart from other birds.
Set-up needs: (2) 8' draped tables
Program type, length, and limitations: lecture/demo; 30 minutes
Instructor: Birds of Prey Staff Member