(Adults) (Adults) Experience Green Spring Gardens with all your senses. Join Certified Forest Therapy Guide and co-founder of local nonprofit Capital Nature, Ana Ka’ahanui, for a slow, meditative walk around the gardens. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, this contemplative walk inspires interaction with the surrounding nature in a way that will help reduce blood pressure, boost immunity and enhance mood and creativity. Decompress and feel a deeper connection with the natural world. The experience concludes with a soothing spot of tea, offering a moment to reflect and savor the essence of nature. Bring something to sit on the ground, which may be damp, and a water bottle. Dress for the weather.

(Adults) Tour two of the fabulous teaching museums of the Johns Hopkins University. Visit Homewood Museum, a Federal-period mansion housing a magnificent decorative arts collection. Take a short drive to Evergreen Museum and Library, a former Gilded Age mansion surrounded by Italianate gardens, home to the philanthropic Garrett family. Enjoy a relaxing lunch, then tour the Garrett’s extraordinary collection, ranging from paintings and porcelains, to rare books, costume designs, and a private theater. Due to the historic nature of the building it is not wheelchair or walker accessible. Historic building tours involve stairs. Includes motor coach, guided tours, and lunch at the Evergreen Museum. Trip departs Green Spring Gardens at 9 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m. Cancellation date: August 12

(Adults) Join Green Spring horticulturist Brenda Skarphol for a stroll in our summer gardens to look at some of our top perennial plants. Both native and sustainable non-native perennials will be featured, including some newer cultivars. We will see perennials thriving in a range of growing conditions, from sun to shade and in environments that are dry, moist or periodically wet. Plant combinations and eco-friendly gardening styles will be highlighted.