Maple Syrup Time at the Garden Maple Syrup Time at the Garden, a tradition for adults and children alike, will be held Saturdays and Sundays on four weekends, beginning in mid-February and ending in mid-March.
Public demonstrations by the Garden’s expert staff and volunteers will guide visitors through the process of making maple syrup. Everyone is invited to watch and participate at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday on the weekends of Feb. 18th-19th and 25th-26th and Mar. 3rd-4th and 10th-11th.
Participants will meet for a five- to 10-minute orientation inside the Garden’s Nature Center before heading into the woods to identify the perfect trees for tapping. After boring a small hole into a tree trunk and inserting a spile, or spout, they’ll see the watery sap begin to flow -- if the weather is right.
Next, the sap will be taken to the evaporation station where it will be boiled until only the sweet syrup remains. Visitors to this annual Garden event can look forward to tasting the sap when it comes out of the tree and again after it has been transformed into syrup.
Everyone should dress in warm clothing and wear footwear suitable for the possibility of muddy or slippery ground.
