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Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 10:00am • $55.
Pallet Garden Workshop
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 10:00am
$55.
Raise it to the level!
Create a lush and vibrant vertical garden using a wooden pallet as a base. Calgo will supply a mini pallet, liner and soil. Your amazing finished project can be hung either vertically or horizontally to fit where you choose.
Your instructor will give you detailed planting instruction and guidance along the way. An assortment of plants will be available for purchase.
Tools: If you have them, please bring staple gun and hammer. We'll have some tools here and we'll all share if necessary.
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:00am • $35 includes moss, wire and soil • *(previous students see below)
Blooming Chair
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 11:00am
$35 includes moss, wire and soil • *(previous students see below)
Recycle your broken chair and give it new purpose and life!
You supply a chair with the seat removed. We have the moss, wire, soil and instructor ready.
A fabulous assortment of plants will be available for purchase.
This is such a wonderful project to give your yard a colorful happy touch.
* If you have participated in this workshop in the past and have your wired chair, the fee will be $25.for moss and soil. Please call us or mail in your payment.
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:00am • $45. BYOG!*
Make your own Rustic Planter
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:00am
$45. BYOG!*
We will be making rustic planters from a material called Hypertufa. Hypertufa is a very porous material, great for plant growth. These planters are lightweight (although they don't look it), easy to transport and ideal for plants that need good drainage. They have a wonderfully rustic look. No two will be alike.
*BYOG—Please bring a pair of heavy rubber gloves. We will teach you how to create your own rustic garden planter by mixing the materials (peat, cement, and and perlite) and placing them in a mold. You will take your mold home with detailed instructions: how long to dry and how to remove the mold. Every pot has potential to surprise!
An assortment of hardy succulents will be available for purchase.
It's kind of a messy workshop, but it will be fun!
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 11:00am • $45. BYOG!*
Make your own Rustic Planter redux.
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 11:00am
$45. BYOG!*
Can't make it to the Saturday workshop? We're repeating today! Hypertufa is a very porous material, great for plant growth. Hypertufa planters are lightweight and ideal for plants that need good drainage. They have a wonderfully rustic look.
*BYOG—Please bring a pair of heavy rubber gloves. We will teach you how to create your planter by mixing the materials (peat, cement, and and perlite) and placing them in a mold. You will take your mold home with detailed instructions: how long to dry and how to remove the mold. Every pot has potential to surprise!
An assortment of hardy succulents will be available for purchase.
It's kind of a messy workshop, but it will be fun!
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - 10:00am • $70.
Make Your Own Birdbath!
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - 10:00am
$70.
Give birds some relief from the summer heat!
Create a sleek birdbath from a stainless steel bowl accenting it with copper wire. It will look great on its own, or in the middle of a vibrant garden.
Suggested tools to bring: awl, hammer, wire cutters
Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 10:00am • FREE
3rd Annual Calgo Gardens Bike Ride!
Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 10:00am
FREE
The Third Annual Calgo Gardens Ride starts promptly at 10am. Meet at Calgo Gardens (for your GPS - 462 Adelphia Road, Freehold, NJ 07728).
Led by Calgo owner Mark Estomin, the ride covers about 35 miles of quiet Howell Township Roads. Scenic with farms, woods and rolling hills.
Enjoy food and drink following the ride on Calgo's beautiful multi-level Calgo patio.
Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 10:00am • $65.
Potted Gardeners Wreath
Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 10:00am
$65.
Personalize a planted wreath for door or shed.
This handmade wreath includes, terracotta pots, a grapevine wreath, ribbon and 3 assorted succulents.
Suggested tools to bring: wire cutters if you have them
Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 10:00am •
Greenroof Birdfeeder
Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 10:00am
Create a focal point in your garden, while attracting birds. Build your own bird feeder and plant the roof with succulents.
Workshop fee includes: wood, nails, soil and instructions.
An assortment of succulents will be available for purchase.
Suggested tool to bring, if you can: hammer
Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 11:00am • $55. includes. pot, soil & plants
Butterfly Garden
Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 11:00am
$55. includes. pot, soil & plants
Using a beautiful, colorful assortment of annuals and perennials,
you will plant an artistically arranged container garden that will thrill the butterflies and hummingbirds.
All ages welcome!
Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 11:00am • $45. includes pot, soil & plants
Fairy Garden
Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 11:00am
$45. includes pot, soil & plants
A fairy garden is a great way to express your inner child!
Create your own fairy garden using small scale plants and accessories. Add some magic and whimsy by creating tiny scenes that are essential for attracting those little elusive fairies to your home and garden.