April 2007

Great Plants for Your Home Garden Tour
Each Sunday in April at 1:00pm.
Join experienced Arboretum guides on a tour designed to showcase plants that are easy to grow, offer attractive features in multiple seasons, are readily available and pest resistant. The tour is free with regular admission.

Garden Discovery Series
Join us on the 1st Saturday of each month for a chance to experience the Morris Arboretum like never before. Explore little known parts of the garden, learn some secrets of nature, and create something magical. These events are free with regular garden admission and are fun for everyone.

April 7 – Garden Discovery Series - Hat Making in the Garden: Express your sense of style! Using grasses, dried flowers and other natural materials, come create a unique hat to wear or share. Learn other uses for dried plants that will keep your garden green and growing. Stop by anytime from 11:00am-3:00pm. For event locations, check the Discover the Garden Cart.

JAPANESE CHERRY BLOSSOM CELEBRATION EVENTS APRIL 1-21:

Fun With Origami
Saturday, April 14, 11-12pm
This fun, hands-on workshop is designed for families. Incorporating culture, music stories, participants will also make an origami creation to take home. Suitable for ages 4 & up.

Swarthmore University Taiko Drummers
April 14, 1-2pm
Join this spectacular performance by the Swarthmore students.

Japanese Garden Elements Tour
Saturdays in April: 7,14, 21,28 2:30pm
This tour highlights the Japanese influence on many areas at the Arboretum, featured are the Hill Garden, the Rock Garden in the Fernery and the Overlook Garden

Japanese Tea Demonstration
Saturday, April 21, 11:30am-12:30pm
Come join us for this informal tea demonstration.

Visit by the 21st Tokyo Japanese Cherry Blossom Queen
Monday, April 16 – 10:00-11:45am.
The public is invited as the newly crowned Tokyo, Japan Cherry Blossom Queen visits the Arboretum to kick off a month long celebration of Japanese culture and heritage.

Sunday, April 22
Making Japanese Paper Figures for Kids
Allison Zito
Artist and Teacher, Harcum College

Children will learn how to make a very simple Japanese origami kimono. Then they will create long, elegant Japanese paper figures. Whether the figure is a samurai, geisha or self-portrait, children will decorate them in a style all their own. All materials are provided. Ideal for ages 3 to 7.
1 – 2:15 p.m.
Members: $13
Non-members: $15

Saturday, April 28
Painting the Bamboo Forest for Kids
Allison Zito
Artist and Teacher, Harcum College

Children will enjoy making graceful and elegant Japanese ink paintings. We will use traditional bamboo brushes and learn the basic brush strokes necessary to create our own bamboo forest painting. Using shades of gray to deepest black, our bamboo forests will emerge in the free spirit of sumi-e. Sumi-e paintings are done in black, white and the five shades of gray. Japanese call them the seven “colors.” This style of monochromatic simplistic painting was adopted from Chinese calligraphy. The point of this painting technique is to produce an impression of the subject from memory. This class is intended for those 7 years and older.
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Members: $16
Non-members: $18