Classes & Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
We offer several rounds of workshops each year on a variety of garden and plant-related topics. Sign up online to reserve your spot!
Workshop fee includes all necessary plants, materials, and supplies, unless specified. Add-ons may be available for a fee.
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Classic Terrarium
SATURDAY OCT 10
11AM – 12PM
Build your own thriving miniature world! Learn how to construct and care for a classic glass terrarium, step-by-step. Layer drainage, soil, and perfectly matched plants to take home a self-contained ecosystem.
$60
Classic Kokedama
SUNDAY OCT 11
11AM – 12PM
Explore the Japanese art of kokedama! Select your houseplant and learn how to bind its roots in a moss-covered soil sphere. Create a striking hanging or tabletop moss ball display. Dress for a fun, messy, hands-on workshop.
$60
Spooky Bog Making
SUNDAY OCT 18
11AM – 12PM
Craft an eerie, self-contained bog garden featuring carnivorous classics like Venus flytraps and pitcher plants! Learn bog care high-moisture needs and style your planter with spooky Halloween accents to take home.
$75
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There are no classes currently scheduled. We typically host a reoccurring series of classes in the fall and spring, along with other workshops throughout the year.
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Recurring Classes
We typically offer these classes a few times throughout the year, so don’t fret if one isn’t currently being offered—they’ll be back again soon!
Plant Care 101
Perfect for plant newbies! This hands-on course teaches essential care basics like proper watering, understanding light needs, and recognizing what your plants are telling you. You’ll leave with a starter plant and everything you need to keep it thriving.
Terrarium
Create your own living terrarium in this classic Gethsemane workshop. You’ll learn proper layering, drainage, and plant selection while building a beautiful mini-ecosystem to take home. (Kid’s version offered!)
Bog Garden
Create your own indoor bog garden featuring carnivorous plants in this fun workshop. You’ll learn bog-building basics and leave with a self-contained ecosystem that brings these amazing bug-eating plants right to your living room. (Kid’s version offered!)
Kokedama
Meet kokedama — the Japanese art of cultivating plants in moss-covered balls of soil! We’ll give a brief lecture about the art of kokedama followed by hands-on instruction as you create your very own. You’ll start with a substrate base and cover it with moss, keeping it all in place with fishing line, and then you’ll add your plants.