Winter Events

Gifts Of Nature

Saturday, December 5 from 1-5pm: Gifts of Nature Family Workshop

Bring the kids and grandkids to Boxerwood’s lodge to craft treats for the birds and wildlife that winter in Rockbridge. Honeysuckle wreaths, cranberry garlands, dried fruit kabobs, peanut butter pinecones, and suet-and-seed fruit cups are some of the edible ornaments you can create.  Need environmentally-friendly gifts for family and friends? Make totes from recycled birdseed sacks, birdfeeders from dried gourds, gift tags from last winter’s holiday cards, and nature-stamped gift wrap for all occasions.

The fee to participate is $5/family for Boxerwood members or $10/family for non-members. Boxerwood will provide vines, cones, winter berries, and greenery from the garden, as well as suet, raffia, ribbon and other project supplies. Families are asked to contribute one type of wildlife food, such as seeds, nuts, dried fruits, popcorn, or fresh cranberries that will be shared by all participants. And bring recycled cards and seed sacks if you have them.

Winter Greens Workshop

December 6 from 2-5pm: Winter Greenery Workshop and Sale

Join Faith Vosburgh, Boxerwood’s horticulturist, for a wreath-making workshop at the nature center on Sunday, December 6 from 2-5pm. A $20 fee to participate covers materials for a wreath, swag or small arrangement, including a festive bow – and Faith’s expert guidance!  Space is limited, so please RSVP to faith@boxerwood.org or call 463-2697. 

Assorted greenery from Boxerwood will also be for sale by the bundle ($5 each) at Boxerwood’s lodge in December on weekdays from 9am-1pm. The selection will include magnolia, spruce, cedar and berried branches.

For more information, visit www.boxerwood.org or Boxerwood on Facebook, or call the nature center on weekdays (463-2697).

Music In The Garden Friday June 26

Honest Labor will give a free outdoor concert on Friday June 26 at Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden.  The blues quartet will perform from 6:30 to 8pm on the meadow stage as part of Boxerwood’s series of Music In The Garden concerts scheduled for the second and fourth Fridays on the month through mid-September.

The quartet includes Billy Friar on dobro and guitar, Lee Sauder on blues harp, Leo Lorenzoni on guitar, and Travis Weaver on bass.  The original members of the group are skilled tradesmen – Friar a stonemason; Sauder a blacksmith; Weaver an upholsterer – the band takes its name from their day jobs as well as their “honest and straight forward” approach to performing acoustic blues.

Music In The Garden

Bluegrass in the Garden at Boxerwood (Friday, June 12)

The Shester Datz Newhall Bluegrass Collective will give a free outdoor concert on Friday, June 12 at Boxerwood Nature Center & Woodland Garden. The Rockbridge trio will perform from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on the meadow stage as part of Boxerwood’s series of free Music in the Garden concerts scheduled for the second and fourth Fridays of the month through mid-September.  

Music in the Garden features artists from Central Virginia, including many from the Rockbridge community. Next to take the Boxerwood stage will be the blues trio Honest Labor on June 26.  A full schedule of summer concerts is available on the Boxerwood website: www.boxerwood.org.

Music-goers should bring their own picnics, lawn chairs, and blankets. Children are very welcome. The concerts are free; pass-the-hat proceeds go to the musicians, who all perform pro bono at Boxerwood.

In the event of rain, concerts will be canceled. For more information and “iffy” weather updates, visit Boxerwood on Facebook or the Web (www.boxerwood.org) or call 463-2697.

New Boxerwood Map

We now have a new map of Boxerwood that was completed by Rockbridge County High School Senior Josh Jones.  We soon hope to be able to use this in our publications and brochures.

Boxerwood At Natural Bridge Park

Boxerwood is able to take every 5th grade student who lives in Rockbridge County for a day-long field trip to local creeks and rivers. All students do macro-invertebrate sampling, chemistry testing and other place specific activities. Today, for the first time, we were able to take the 5th grade from Natural Bridge Elementary to Natural Bridge Park. What a treat. Thank you to all who make these trips happen!

Music In The Garden Friday May 22

Jazz in the Garden at Boxerwood (Friday, May 22)

Jazz guitarist Vince Lewis and singer Nadine Chase take the stage this Friday May 22 at Boxerwood from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. The Charlottesville jazz duo will perform swing and pop standards from the big-band era. Their performance is the third in a series of ten free “Music in the Garden” concerts scheduled for the second and fourth Fridays of the month through mid-September.

Music in the Garden features artists from Central Virginia, including many from the Rockbridge community. Country singer Sarah McDonald kicked off the series in April, followed by The Fading Point, a student a capella group from SVU. Upcoming June concerts include bluegrass duo Shester & Datz on the 12^th and the blues trio Honest Labor on the 26^th.  A full schedule of summer concerts is available on the Boxerwood website: www.boxerwood.org.

Music-goers should bring their own picnics, lawn chairs, and blankets. Children are very welcome. The concerts are free; pass-the-hat proceeds go to the musicians, who all perform pro bono at Boxerwood.

In the event of rain, concerts will be canceled. For more information and “iffy” weather updates, visit Boxerwood on Facebook or the Web (www.boxerwood.org) or call 463-2697.