Plant Play: Make and Take Workshops

It’s time to get your hands dirty and play with plants! Using live plants provided by the Garden, our instructors will help you make your own plant creations to take home. Focusing on topics like living succulent wreaths, terrariums and more, each workshop provides information on how to provide ongoing care and maintenance to your plant creation. Part creative arts, part horticulture and botany, the setting of these workshops is relaxed and social. You’ll have fun and learn something new about plants!

Classes are offered in-person, as synchronous (live) online programs, or using hybrid methods with both in-person and virtual content. Class delivery methods are denoted next to each listing as VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, or HYBRID.

Class Schedule January – April 2025

Spring Succulent Wreath | March 29 | IN-PERSON

Create a unique living wreath for spring with Melissa Tebbenhoff of Rusted Rabbitt in Williamsburg. Using air plants and exotic succulents of your choice in spring hues, create a living work of art. Melissa guides you through the process of designing your wreath with an assortment of live plants and dried flowers. Your creation can last for months and beyond with little maintenance. The class concludes with a deep dive into all the maintenance of your succulents and your new living piece of art.


Living Succulent Birdhouse | April 19 | IN-PERSON

Create a beautiful living succulent birdhouse with Melissa Tebbenhoff of Rusted Rabbitt in Williamsburg. Unleash your inner artist and join us to welcome Spring with this handmade wooden birdhouse ready for a living roof. Each participant will choose from a variety of homegrown succulents to create your living roof and will receive hands-on guidance along the way. This workshop will include an in-depth lesson on succulents and how to care for your living birdhouse. Care cards will be provided to support your long-term success with your living piece of nature-inspired art.

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