DIY & Hobbies

Picking Perennials: What’s New, What’s Best for Landscape Durability and Sustainability

Saturday, January 20, 2018 10:30am

Plaza Branch

In Person

Today’s gardeners can choose from an ever-widening array of plants in beautiful new colors and forms. Bill Malouche, owner and manager of the Kansa...

Greening Your Special Event

Thursday, October 12, 2017 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Jean Ponzi, green resources manager for the Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center, leads a workshop on environmentally respons...

Native Plants of the Midwest

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Horticulturally, we have it good in the Midwest. No other place on earth has such an extreme continental climate, and yet it’s home to plants of ev...

Saving Plants, Saving Ourselves

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

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Holidays Around the World

Sunday, December 13, 2015 2:30pm

North-East Branch

In Person

The holiday season is a great time to explore traditional celebrations from other cultures around the world. Learn about holidays in places such as...

Storytelling Celebration

Friday, November 6, 2015 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

The 16th Annual Kansas City Storytelling Celebration features a lineup of lively stories, anecdotes, myths, legends, and lessons....

A Rich Spot of Earth

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Beyond fathering a nation, founding a great university, and leaving a legacy as an architect and inventor, Thomas Jefferson was a forefather of mod...

Made in America: A Modern Collection of Classic Recipes

Thursday, August 27, 2015 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Award-winning chefs Colby and Megan Garrelts discuss some of the 50 handcrafted recipes included in their new boo...

Urban Grown Tour Kickoff: Our Roots, Our Fruits, Our Future

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Opening a five-day series of Urban Grown events—culminating in the...

Ruiz Seed Library Workshop - The Beauty of Monarch Butterflies

Saturday, May 9, 2015 10:30am

Irene H. Ruiz Branch

In Person

As a six-year-old child, local artist and gardener Dean Bracy observed what seemed like hundreds of monarch butterflies feeding on a butterfly bush an...

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