This Week at Phipps: March 14 – 20

By Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

There's always something new to see and do at Phipps! This weekly blog post provides a run-down of the latest happenings so you can plan your visit. Events listed below require no advance registration unless noted otherwise. 

Open Daily: 

• Tropical Forest Hawai‘i: Aloha ‘Aina
  Tropical Forest Hawai‘i: Aloha ‘Aina invites guests to take an exciting, immersive journey through the rich history, nature and culture of the Hawaiian archipelago. 
• Spring Flower Show: Sunshine and Rainbows | OPENING SAT., March 19
  Only lasting four weeks, these delightful displays are a must-see to jump-start your season of renewal!
• From the Same Bulb: 2005 – 2022, an Exhibit by Sue Abramson
  From the Same Bulb focuses on Sue Abramson's photographic work with the elephant ear (Colocasia esculenta) over the span of 17 years. 
• Planets Earth Virtual Exhibit
  A dynamic exhibit at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes (and now online) addresses the pressing environmental issues of our time and proposes a new way of thinking about how to solve them.

Wed., March 16:

• Free Lunch and Learn: What is Forest Therapy? | Noon – 12:30 p.m. 
  Learn more about the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku, known as “forest bathing” from local practitioners Martha O’Grady and Charlie Yuill.

Thurs., March 17:

• Mastering the Art of French Cuisine: Waterzooi de Poulet | 6 – 7:30 p.m.
  Get inspired by the story of Julia Child and the art of French cuisine. Come back for week two to make a savory chicken stew called Waterzooi de Poulet. 

• Petals in Watercolor | 6 – 9:00 p.m. 
  Explore color matching to illustrate flower petals. Create a page of petals in an assortment of colors using different methods for mixing watercolor pigments along with a variety of wash techniques. 

• Sustainable Landcare Book Club: Garden Revolution | 6:30 – 8 p.m. 
  This semester’s book is Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can be a Source of Environmental Change by Larry Weaner. Join this discussion, share your thoughts on the book and hear from others also interested in creating environmental change with their own yards!

Fri., March 18:

• Virtual Environmental Film Series March Showing: Pushed Up The Mountain | 7 p.m. 
  Join us for this month's Virtual Environmental Film Series. Pushed Up The Mountain is a poetic and emotionally intimate film about plants and the people who care for them. 

Photo © Paul g. Wiegman