Free to members or with admission to the sculpture garden, or if you volunteer to pull sweet clover out at the labyrinth from 5-6 pm.

Join us for a special interactive event with artist-in-residence Jenna Knapp. This event will celebrate the July new moon with a potluck and mini intention-setting workshop. The event will take place in and near Lynden’s new labyrinth, which has been carved into the prairie, just beyond the formal lawn, as part of Knapp’s residency.

As the new moon grows, your intention will too. It is believed that intentions and goals can come full circle within one cycle of the moon. From the new moon, to the full, to new again. The the new moon carries a positive energy filled with intention and purpose. We will hold space for you to set your intentions for this next lunar cycle — first on paper, then in the physical. We will activate our intentions through movement and walking as we adapt the ancient ritual of walking a labyrinth with intention through mindfulness, prayer, and meditation.

Bring a nourishing dish to pass. Vegan, gluten free, and other dietary restrictions welcome and encouraged. No nuts, please.

“Intention is one of the most powerful forces there is. What you mean when you do a thing will always determine the outcome.” 
~ Brenna Yovanoff

Fee: $20/ $15 members (all materials included)
Registration: Advance registration required. Register by phone at 414-446-8794 or in-person.

This series of workshops takes a broad view of what it means to garden. Whether you consider yourself a backyard gardener, a forager, a farmer, or a steward of the land, the Garden Series will have something for you. From formal garden design to identifying and learning to use wild growing plants, we span a range of techniques and philosophies. Because of the range of subjects covered, these classes can be enjoyed by new and experienced gardeners alike.

Stroll Lynden’s grounds with herbalist Kyle Denton and discover the summer bounty of plants found in the wilds of southeast Wisconsin. Inside, we’ll prepare the healing herbs we forage, sample them, and discuss their taste and energetic qualities. Drawing on folklore, ancient wisdom, plant identification, and science, Denton will expand your understanding of our relationship to the natural world.

About Kyle Denton
Kyle Denton is an herbalist and owner of Tippecanoe Herbs and Apothecary, a local clinical herbal practice and medicine-making company.  Denton applies his knowledge of Ayurveda and traditional western herbalism by creating a variety of herbal medicine preparations from locally wildcrafted plants; teaching courses; and offering clinical consultations.

Fee: $20/ $15 members (all materials included)
Registration: Advance registration required. Register by phone at 414-446-8794.

This series of workshops takes a broad view of what it means to garden. Whether you consider yourself a backyard gardener, a forager, a farmer, or a steward of the land, the Garden Series will have something for you. From formal garden design to identifying and learning to use wild growing plants, we span a range of techniques and philosophies. Because of the range of subjects covered, these classes can be enjoyed by new and experienced gardeners alike.

Stroll Lynden’s grounds with herbalist Kyle Denton and discover the spring bounty of plants found in the wilds of southeast Wisconsin. Inside, we’ll prepare the healing herbs we forage, sample them, and discuss their taste and energetic qualities. Drawing on folklore, ancient wisdom, plant identification, and science, Denton will expand your understanding of our relationship to the natural world.

About Kyle Denton
Kyle Denton is an herbalist and owner of Tippecanoe Herbs and Apothecary, a local clinical herbal practice and medicine-making company.  Denton applies his knowledge of Ayurveda and traditional western herbalism by creating a variety of herbal medicine preparations from locally wildcrafted plants; teaching courses; and offering clinical consultations.

A Workshop with Courtney Joy Stevens

A Workshop with Claire Hitchcock Tilton

Fee: $15/ $10 members (all materials included)
Registration: Space is limited. Advance registration required. Register by phone at 414-446-8794.

This series of workshops takes a broad view of what it means to garden. Whether you consider yourself a backyard gardener, a forager, a farmer, or a steward of the land, the Garden Series will have something for you. From formal garden design to identifying and learning to use wild growing plants, we span a range of techniques and philosophies. Because of the range of subjects covered, these classes can be enjoyed by new and experienced gardeners alike.

Now, in the depths of winter, is the time to start thinking about your vegetable garden. Claire Hitchcock Tilton will teach you how to choose plants for continuous harvest from spring to late fall. Topics include choosing plants for your specific site, care requirements for different plants, companion planting (pairing plants that work together for mutual benefit), plant rotation, and seed collection. You will develop a master plan for your garden that includes a list of what to plant and when, and you will be ready to place your seed orders with confidence. Bring your seed catalogues, questions, and ideas.

About Claire Hitchcock Tilton
Claire Hitchcock Tilton has worked on organic vegetable farms large and small and in urban gardens in Milwaukee and New Orleans. She ran her own production business for grocery stores and restaurants, and eats the eggs, vegetables, and herbs from her backyard garden year-round. Until recently the land manager at the Lynden Sculpture Garden, she is now a graduate student in architecture at UWM.

Fee: Free to members or with admission to the sculpture garden.
Registration: The lantern-making workshop is now full; however you are still welcome to bring your own lantern and join Naomi Cobb for the lantern walk, beginning at 5 pm.

What better way to experience Lynden in the winter than by lantern light? Join Jeremy Stepien in the art studio beginning at 3 pm for this popular annual family workshop to make a lantern (or bring your own). Visitors of all ages can enjoy designing and decorating lanterns made from recycled jars and tea light candles. Embellishments include tissue paper collage, punched-tin lids, and reeds and wires (for handles). Make your own or work together to create a lantern for your group.

At 5 pm we embark on a lantern-lit walk through the garden, led by naturalist Naomi Cobb. She will guide you safely through Lynden's back acres, introducing you to the mysteries and unique features of outdoor life after dark. We'll end with a bonfire and hot cider.

The garden will open at 10 am as usual; the walk will begin at 5 pm.

Fee: Free to members or with admission to the sculpture garden.
Registration: Advance registration required. Register by phone at 414-446-8794.

Welcome the spring equinox and the Worm Moon--which is to say, a full moon in March, when the worms are beginning to stir, somewhere--by joining naturalist Naomi Cobb for a night walk at Lynden. No flashlights needed, treats to follow.

April 28 with Chuck Stebelton & Sheila Held
May 26 with Chuck Stebelton & Emir Cakaroz

Free to members or with admission to the sculpture garden.

Poet/birder Chuck Stebelton continues his series of bird walks at Lynden this spring, and he's bringing friends! Please wear appropriate footwear and bring your binoculars if you have them; no previous birding experience required.

Chuck Stebelton is author of An Apostle Island (Oxeye Press, forthcoming) and two previous full-length collections of poetry, most recently The Platformist (Cultural Society, 2012). His first book, Circulation Flowers (Tougher Disguises, 2005), was winner of the inaugural Jack Spicer Award. As a birder and Wisconsin Master Naturalist volunteer he has offered interpretive hikes for organizations including Lynden Sculpture Garden, Friends of Lorine Niedecker, Woodland Pattern Book Center, and Interfaith Older Adult Programs. He currently serves as Program Coordinator for Interfaith Older Adult Programs in Milwaukee and is a participant in Lynden's residency program.

Fee: Free to members or with admission to the sculpture garden.
Registration: Advance registration required. Register online or by phone at 414-446-8794.

Naturalist Naomi Cobb leads a walk through Lynden's back acres beneath the light of the harvest moon, ending with a bonfire. The harvest moon (or hunter's moon) is accorded with special honor, historically serving as an important feast day for many Native American tribes. At Lynden, we will be hunting for the sights and sounds of the night and feasting on treats by the fire.

Free to members or with admission to the sculpture garden.

This workshop is part of Lynden's Garden Series, a series of workshops that takes a broad view of what it means to garden. Whether you consider yourself a backyard gardener, a forager, a farmer, or a steward of the land, the Garden Series will have something for you. From formal garden design to identifying and learning to use wild growing plants, we span a range of techniques and philosophies. Because of the range of subjects covered, these classes can be enjoyed by new and experienced gardeners alike.

Learn about the magnificent trees of Lynden with forester Caitlin Reinartz. On this walk you will learn about the physiological changes that trees go through in the fall, how to identify each species, and how each tree species fits into the larger ecosystem. Reinartz’s enthusiasm for trees is contagious, and she will open your eyes to this complex facet of the world around us.

About Caitlin Reinartz
Caitlin Reinartz is the forester at the Urban Ecology Center Riverside Park branch A childhood spent playing outside inspired her to work to preserve our region’s natural areas. She studied Forest Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and firmly believes that Wisconsin is the best and most beautiful state in the union.