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The Voelker Orth Museum occupies a 1890s home and garden that has been preserved as a local history museum and garden
offering a variety of programs to the public.


The Museum provides a unique setting where the arts, nature and history can be experienced first hand,
on a scale unavailable at much larger cultural institutions.
Our science workshops are held in an accessible classroom and make use of the garden grounds.

Grades K to 6, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, Morning appointments start at 10:00 a.m.
Workshops run approximately 90 minutes.
Registration Fee: $95 per class (material fee included).
Class size is limited to 30 students.
Workshops can be adapted to groups with special needs.




 

 

Wednesday Horticulture Series
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

The Voelker Orth is the perfect setting for workshops on horticulture and floral arts, working with professional instructors using the garden to demonstrate techniques and for inspiration. Each workshop is $10.00; members $8.00, inclusive of materials.

Environmentally Friendly Gardening
April 18th
Urte Schaedle, Instructor

Explore the basic principles of successful, environmentally friendly home gardening.
Topics include soils and their improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, watering, mulching and natural pest control. Take home a propagation box.

Herbs in containers
May 9th

Learn how to grow garden-fresh herbs in containers.
Discover which varieties do best in various pots and how to care for them.
Special attention is paid to those varieties which not only taste great, but are also attractive and feature unusual blooms and foliage.
Take home an herb seed planting.

Art of the Hand-Tied Bouquet
June 6th

Natalie Carbone, Instructor

Ms. Carbone will demonstrate the different styles and techniques for creating beautiful hand-tied floral bouquets using fresh stems. Floral selection, preparing the stems, design and the assembly of a bouquet will be covered. A student will take home the demonstration bouquet!

All about Roses
June 13th
Urte Schaedle, Instructor


You don’t need a spacious garden to enjoy the beauty of roses. Even if all you have is a small terrace or back yard, you can grow beautiful, healthy roses. Learn how to select your roses and location. Soil preparation and general rose care will be discussed. Take home a sample of rose cuttings.


 

Support of the Voelker Orth Museum’s programs is made possible in part with funds from the following sources:
NYS Assemblywoman Grace Meng, and
the Issac Sasson Charitable Foundation.
Materials for the Arts, a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs,
Queens Council on the Arts
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs