Inniswood Program Calendar

EDUCATION PAVILION

Our new education pavilion is located on the west side of Inniswood, across from the Sisters' Garden. Plan on a short hike down a gently sloped curved asphalt trail.

INNIS HOUSE

Innis House is open Tuesday through Friday 8am -4:30pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am - 4pm.

Program Registration: Some programs require advance registration.  Program registration may be done on-line at www.metroparks.net from the drop-down Program menu. For those who prefer to register by phone, call MetroParks Headquarters Reservation Line at 614.508.8111 or Inniswood Metro Gardens at 614.895.6216 Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. to register.

 

All programs meet at Innis House unless otherwise noted.

FEBRUARY

ANNUAL QUILT SHOW:  Wednesday-Friday, February 1-3, 8a.m.-4:30p.m.

                                               Saturday-Sunday, February 4-5, 11.m.-4p.m.
View quilts made by members of the Columbus Metropolitan Quilters. Members will be available to answer questions Saturday and Sunday.

ARTIST OF THE MONTH:  February 7-March 5
View the oil, watercolor, and charcoal artwork of Leonzo Clyde (L.C.) Waltz.

PRESCHOOL IN THE GARDEN: BECOME A WILDLIFE FRIEND:  Wednesday, February 8
Advance registration required. Make a bird feeder and plant a tree seed to take home to attract wildlife to your backyard. Register:  Metro Parks - Program Schedule

WILD ONES:  BACK TO BASICS PRUNING:  Saturday, February 11, 10a.m.
Ohio State University horticulturist
Sharon Treaster discusses the use of pruning tools, removing branches and selective pruning techniques.

WINTER WILDLIFE WALK:  Saturday, February 11, 2p.m.
Enjoy a guided walk as you search for and learn about garden wildlife. Gardens Entrance

GARDEN ADVENTURERS: BECOME A WILDLIFE FRIEND:  Sunday, February 12
Advance registration required. Children ages 6-9 make a bird feeder and plant a tree seed to take home to attract wildlife to your backyard. Register:  Metro Parks - Program Schedule

GARDENING INSIGHTS SERIES

Advance registration required for February 18 - Creating a Tree Legacy and Banish Winter Blahs and/or February 25 - Rock Star Plants.

Saturday, February 18, 9:30a.m.-noon
Creating a Tree Legacy - Mary Maloney, director of OSU Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens, discusses the attributes of great trees for your landscape in Central Ohio.

Banish Winter Blahs - Join local garden writer, Michael Leach, for this interactive
program on how to add some pizzaz to your winter landscape. Bring a photograph of your yard or garden that you see most frequently from inside.

Sponsored by Inniswood Garden Society. To register, call 614.895.6216.

Fee (for one session):
$15/IGS members,
$25/non-members.

Fee (for both sessions):
$25/IGS members,
$35/non-members.

Saturday, February 25, 9:30am–noon
Rock Star Plants - Well-known horticulturist and author, Tracy DiSabato-Aust shares her favorite annual, perennial, and woody divas and rockers that will shake, rattle and roll your garden!

METRO FIVE-0: Level 2 WALK AND TALK:  Tuesday, February 21, 11a.m.
Search for signs of spring as you walk the Inniswood trails and discuss maintenance
tasks to help wake up your garden. Age 50 and older Gardens Entrance