Garden Workshops

Walk Among the Waterlilies

Immerse yourself—literally—in our aquatic collections during this special guided opportunity! Discover how to capture your experiences in nature with your smartphone camera before wading into the Water Garden for an up-close and personal view of our waterlilies with our Curator of Special Collections.

Upcoming Dates:

September 7, 2025
April, 21, 2026
May, 15, 2026
June 5, 2026

Introduction to Nature Journaling Workshop: Line & Shape

Join us at Naples Botanical Garden to learn the basics of nature journaling, a creative arts practice that brings you closer to the natural world around you. Budding artists will cultivate their artistic skills and creativity during this 90-minute, in-person class, with no prior art experience required. All supplies, such as a journal and watercolor pencils, are included in your take-home kit; just bring yourself and a curiosity about nature! This is part one of a three-part nature journaling series.

Upcoming Classes:

January 6, 2026
April 1, 2026

Intermediate Nature Journaling Workshop: Value & Color

Enhance your skills in nature journaling, a creative arts practice that brings you closer to the natural world around you. Explore colors and form in nature and learn how to bring them to life in your journal during this 90-minute, in-person class. Leave with a completed study of a plant in the Garden’s collection!

We encourage you to attend our Introduction to Nature Journaling Workshop prior to registering for this intermediate course. If you do not have materials from the introductory course, you can purchase materials upon registration.

Upcoming Classes:

January 13, 2026
April 8, 2026

Advanced Nature Journaling Workshop: Form, Space & Texture

Build upon your skills as a nature journalist and connect with nature in this third installment of the Nature Journaling Workshop Series. Explore components of form, space, and texture in nature and learn how to bring them to life in your journal during this 90-minute, in-person class. Leave with a completed study of a plant in the Garden’s collection!

We encourage you to attend our Introduction and Intermediate Nature Journaling Workshops prior to registering for this advanced course.

Upcoming Classes:

July 30, 2025
January 20, 2026
April 16, 2026

Nature Journaling: Themed Workshop Series

Strengthen your observation skills as you practice building a composition based on the collections of Naples Botanical Garden. Receive guidance from an instructor as you create a completed study of a plant or habitat in your journal. 

We encourage you to attend our Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced Nature Journaling Workshops prior to registering for this course.

Upcoming Classes:

August 2, 2025: Orchid Observation
August 9, 2025: Cacti & Succulent Observation
August 16, 2025: Bromeliad Observation