Class Schedule April – August 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.

Colorful Kokedama | June 6 | IN-PERSON

Kokedama is a type of Japanese bonsai (also known as “the poor man’s bonsai”) that involves growing plants in a ball of soil wrapped in moss. Kokedama actually translates to “moss ball” in Japanese. In this fun workshop, Conservatory Horticulturist Jayton Howard will talk about the history of this form of garden art and demonstrate how to make this fun mossy creation. You’ll have fun with moss and get your hands messy as you make our own Kokedama to take home with you. For this workshop, we’ll be using plants that flower and fun, colorful decorations and moss to make these Kokedama really stand out from the rest! Jayton will provide all the information you need to properly care for and maintain your colorful mossy creation.

NEW! Fairy Gardens: The Art of Miniature Gardening | July 12 | IN-PERSON

This isn’t your everyday “fairy” garden. For almost 20 years Serome has been transforming containers into miniature landscapes that he calls “Mini Worlds”. Combining dwarf trees, miniature plants and some imagination, you also can create a unique miniature landscape, perfect for a balcony or patio. Your fairy garden can even be a focal point in your full-sized garden. In this hands-on course you will learn everything you need to know on how to put together a “Mini World” of your own through a discussion of materials, plant selection, and aftercare. Serome will demonstrate on how to put together a garden, then it’s your chance to get your hands dirty and put together a garden of your very own.

Succulent Driftwood Centerpiece | August 16 | IN-PERSON

Come get creative with living succulents and unique driftwood pieces from the VA shoreline. These unique arrangements live for many seasons. Each participant will choose from a variety of different driftwood pieces from our very own VA shorelines. Then, you will be guided on selecting the succulents to build your arrangement. Several techniques will be demonstrated on how to create this unusual centerpiece. The class concludes with in depth details on how to maintain your creation as well as succulent care.