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Introduction Stained Glass Mosaic Window
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Illuminate your home and life! Learn the art of mosaics using stained glass and glass baubles to create your original mosaic glass window. Select your pattern from original designs by your instructor, internationally recognized mosaic artist Tina McIntire--or design your own! In this class you will cut, glue and grout your way to a beautiful light reflective mosaic window. Tuition includes $75 supply fee. |
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F09BG054 |
| Date |
9/8/2009 - 9/29/2009 |
| Time |
Tu from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - 4 session(s) |
| Fee |
$155.00 |
| Instructors |
Tina McIntire |
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Intermediate Mosaic Stained Glass
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This class will be for students who have completed the beginner course. A greater challenge in size and design seleciton for a larger stained glass window. A must for the mosaic enthusiast! Tuition includes a $125 supply fee. |
| Course
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F09BG055 |
| Date |
10/6/2009 - 10/27/2009 |
| Time |
Tu from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - 4 session(s) |
| Fee |
$205.00 |
| Instructors |
Tina McIntire |
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Advanced Stained Glass Mosaic
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This class is specifically designed for the mosaic enthusiasts who have completed the beginners and intermediate courses prior to this one. Tuition includes a $175 supply fee. |
| Course
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F09BG056 |
| Date |
11/3/2009 - 11/24/2009 |
| Time |
Tu from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM - 4 session(s) |
| Fee |
$255.00 |
| Instructors |
Tina McIntire |
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Landscaping with Native Plants
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Learn how to create a beautiful and colorful landscape using native Texas plants that do well in Fort Worth. This class will cover soil preparation, plant selection and placement, use of mulch, selection of turf (if any), efficient use of water, and maintenance. |
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F09BG10 |
| Date |
9/12/2009 - 9/12/2009 |
| Time |
Sa from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM - 1 session(s) |
| Fee |
$45.00 |
| Instructors |
Steve Huddleston |
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Landscaping to Attract Birds
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Learn how to provide shelter, food and water in your landscape in order to attract birds year round. Learn which native and adapted plants will make your garden a bird sanctuary. |
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F09BG03 |
| Date |
10/6/2009 - 10/6/2009 |
| Time |
Tu from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - 1 session(s) |
| Fee |
$45.00 |
| Instructors |
Steve Huddleston |
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Planting a Monarch Waystation * ENROLL NOW *
Learn how to support the marvelous monarch butterfly migration by adding to your existing garden, or creating a monarch waystation! There will be classroom instruction, outdoor monarch tagging in the garden, and an instructional walk in the Botanic Garden's plant sale (your purchases are additional). Teachers will receive three CPEs by the Botanic Garden. Milkweed plants and seed will be provided to you. |
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F09BG39 |
| Date |
10/10/2009 - 10/10/2009 |
| Time |
Sa from 9:00 AM to 12 N / 1 session(s) |
| Fee |
$55.00 |
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Growing Orchids Made Easy * ENROLL NOW *
Explore the mystery around the orchid plant family and orchid growing. Discover where and how orchids grow in nature and how to grow orchids on a window sill, outdoors for the summer or in a greenhouse. Learn which orchids are easy to grow and flower for many years in this area, how to repot an orchid, divide orchids with friends, how to water and fertilize and how orchids are propogated by seed. The last class will visit a large orchid collection for an applied learning experience about greenhouse covering, shading, heating, cooling, irrigation and rainwater harvesting. |
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F09BG60 |
| Date |
9/8/2009 - 9/29/2009 |
| Time |
Tu from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM / 4 session(s) |
| Fee |
$80.00 |
| Instructors |
Dotty Woodson |
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Advanced Stained Glass Mosaic * ENROLL NOW *
This class is specifically designed for the mosaic enthusiasts who have completed the beginners and intermediate courses prior to this one. Tuition includes a $175 supply fee. |
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SU09BG056 |
| Date |
7/28/2009 - 8/18/2009 |
| Time |
Tu from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM / 4 session(s) |
| Fee |
$255.00 |
| Instructors |
Tina McIntire |
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Bulbs for Fort Worth * ENROLL NOW *
Fall is the time to plant bulbs that will bloom the following spring. Discover the spring-, summer-, and fall-blooming bulbs that do well in Fort Worth and learn how to grow them. After taking this course, you will be prepared to make bulb selections at the Botanic Garden's fall plant sale! |
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F09BG96 |
| Date |
9/29/2009 - 9/29/2009 |
| Time |
Tu from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM / 1 session(s) |
| Fee |
$45.00 |
| Instructors |
Steve Huddleston |
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Making a Rain Barrel * ENROLL NOW *
Capture, filter, and store rainwater for later use in the landscape and for watering house plants. This class will also cover rainwater harvesting and making a rain barrel to take home. Tuition includes $40 supply fee. |
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F09BG057 |
| Date |
9/24/2009 - 9/24/2009 |
| Time |
Th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM / 1 session(s) |
| Fee |
$85.00 |
| Instructors |
Dotty Woodson |
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T'ai Chi in the Japanese Garden * ENROLL NOW *
Learn to reduce stress and increase your energy while surrounded by the serene beauty of the Botanic Garden's Japanese Garden. Students will experience basic Sun Style T'ai Chi exercises, Golden Prescription Qi Gong, and other aspects of this ancient Chinese art. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and supportive shoes with flat soles. |
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F09BG16A |
| Date |
9/21/2009 - 11/9/2009 |
| Time |
M from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM / 8 session(s) |
| Fee |
$65.00 |
| Instructors |
Justin Harris |
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F09BG16B |
| Date |
9/23/2009 - 11/11/2009 |
| Time |
W from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM / 8 session(s) |
| Fee |
$80.00 |
| Instructors |
Dennis Beck |
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F09BG16C |
| Date |
9/12/2009 - 11/7/2009 |
| Time |
Sa from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM; no class 10/24 / 8 session(s) |
| Fee |
$65.00 |
| Instructors |
Steven Blostein |
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Nature Photography: From Wildflowers to Grizzly Bears * ENROLL NOW *
This course will teach the students how to take prize winning photographs of all types of nature subjects. The advantages and disadvantages of good lighting, composition, types of subjects, and the subject's actions will be shown. Also, appropriate photography equipment for nature photography will be discussed, as well as suggested locations for photographing nature subjects. |
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F09BG25 |
| Date |
10/31/2009 - 11/7/2009 |
| Time |
Sa from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM / 2 session(s) |
| Fee |
$60.00 |
| Instructors |
Tom Savage |
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Quit Smoking in the Japanese Garden * ENROLL NOW *
One of the best places to quit smoking is the Japanese Garden. The best time to quit, when you think about it, is now. This smoker-friendly class is designed for those who don't want to quit but know they should. Using unique methods that are part of learning the ancient art of T'ai Chi, the smoker will learn to finally overcome his or her dependence on tobacco. Motivational strategies, relaxation exercises, and group discussion will be part of the process of pre-quitting, quitting, and post-quitting. Techniques such as Punching Up the Yuck Factor, Lite Discipline, and Investing in Loss are intended to move the student into the nonsmoking section of life permanently. |
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F09BG37 |
| Date |
10/6/2009 - 10/18/2009 |
| Time |
Tu from 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Sun from 3pm - 5pm / 4 session(s) |
| Fee |
$80.00 |
| Instructors |
Dennis Beck |
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Thanksgiving Family Night Hike * ENROLL NOW *
The tradition continues! Bring your relatives, young and old, on a low-impact, flashlight-friendly tour of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden after dark. We'll explore the Garden as habitat for urban wildlife as well as the sights, sounds, and smells that become available after dark. Bring your own flashlight! Course not eligible for discounts. Children 2 and under free! |
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F09BG11 |
| Date |
11/27/2009 - 11/27/2009 |
| Time |
F from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM / 1 session(s) |
| Fee |
$10.00 |
| Instructors |
Gail Manning & Rob Bauereisen |
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Sunset Stroll * ENROLL NOW *
As requested! Experience twilight in the Garden. Staff will lead you through several specialty gardens in search of night-blooming flowers, bats, insects, foxes, raccoons, and other creatures hidden by day. Low-impact and family-friendly, this is a great opportunity to encounter sights and scents. Under age 6 free! |
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SU09BG47B |
| Date |
8/6/2009 - 8/6/2009 |
| Time |
Th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM / 1 session(s) |
| Fee |
$10.00 |
| Instructors |
Gail Manning & Steve Huddleston |
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