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Scavenger Hunt!

Join the fun during this day-long event!

While this event is free, we ask that each person bring one non-perishable food item that will be donated to the local food pantry.

All participants of the scavenger hunt will receive a worksheet with a list of riddles. Answer the riddles for clues that will help you find the numbered rocks we've hidden in our gardens, the greenhouse, the store, and the café. Be sure to take a photo of each rock as you find them. Be the first (or second) to find them all and claim a prize!

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Free

Terrarium Building

Join us in the potting shed!

Calgo staff will provide guidance as you build your masterpiece from a variety of plant options from our greenhouse collection, pottery and terrariums in which to plant them, and plenty of accessories to add a decorative finishing touch.

Building a terrarium is the perfect way to introduce nature into your home by providing a little ecosystem designed for your plants, whether they be ferns or succulents.

This informal workshop is great for all ages! 

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Free

Clay Dish Workshop

Create your own clay masterpiece!

In this introductory class working with clay, accomplished artist and your instructor, Carol Gleason, will teach you how to create and personalize a unique dish that, when finished can be used for a variety of purposes from making the perfect home for a bonsai tree, succulents, or cacti to a food-safe serving piece.

This class will require multiple meeting times to complete your artwork and you must be able to meet for the first two class dates below:

Sunday, August 30 • 11am
Students will create their dish in clay, shaping and forming it.

Sunday, September 6 • 11am
Students will glaze (paint) their dish with a variety of color choices.

Sunday, September 13
Students may pick up their finished artwork at any time. At this point, they may choose to turn their dish into a planter by choosing from our selection in the greenhouse. Assistance will be provided.

Age requirement: 16+ years old

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$25

Cold Weather Landscapes to Minimize Deer Damage

Learn how to create cold weather landscapes that will help minimize deer damage.

This free event, led by New Jersey Deer Control®, LLC staff ecologist R.J. Curcio, will help demystify the reasons why white-tailed deer wreak havoc on the landscapes they inhabit during the fall and winter months. Changes in hormones and diet are largely to blame. R.J. will discuss both how to manage deer damage as well as share the preventative measures that can be taken to provide visual interest to your landscape but dissuade further deer damage.

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Free

Creating a Habitat for Monarch Butterflies

Learn how to encourage Monarchs in your own backyard!

Join Calgo Garden's certified waystation expert, Jean Ritota, as she discusses the development and various life stages of the Monarch butterfly, as well as how to encourage Monarchs into your own backyard.

The Monarch butterfly population is quickly declining due to loss of habitat and Calgo is helping to ensure its preservation by the creation and continued care of our Monarch Waystation—a garden designed to cater to the lifecycle of this species.

This program is free and open to all ages. Social distancing will be practiced and masks will be worn during this event.

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Free

The Art of Bonsai — Wiring & Shaping

Learn the ancient art of Bonsai using plants from your own backyard!

During this workshop, led by Bonsai enthusiast Peter Bethune, you will learn how to create Bonsai utilizing plants, shrubs, and trees from your own backyard. Cultivated Bonsai can last for many years and can even be passed down through generations.

With Peter's instruction, you will learn how to wire and shape a plant. Bring in your own specimen or stop by our greenhouse for inspiration or Bonsai "starters" ready for shaping.

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Free

Clay Wall Hanging Workshop

Create your own unique clay wall hanging, perfect for holding plants and more!

In this introductory class working with clay, accomplished artist and your instructor, Carol Gleason, will teach you how to create and personalize a ceramic wall hanging, that when finished can be used for anything from a vessel for a variety of plants to a catch-all container perfect for holding notes, photos, trinkets, and more.

This class will require multiple meeting times to complete your artwork and you must be able to meet for the first two class dates below:

Wednesday, September 16 • 11am
Students will create their wall hanging in clay, shaping and forming it.

Wednesday, September 23 • 11am
Students will glaze (paint) their wall hanging with a variety of color choices.

Wednesday, September 30
Students may pick up their finished artwork at any time. At this point, they may choose to turn their wall hanging into a planter by choosing from our selection in the greenhouse. Assistance will be provided.

Age requirement: 16+ years old

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$25

Calgo’s Annual Scarecrow Contest

This Year's Theme—Essential Workers!

Calgo's Third Annual Scarecrow Building Contest honoring our essential workers may just be our best yet! Bring your imagination and some essential worker clothing and accessories in which to dress your creation.

We'll provide the structural supplies, including wood support, straw, burlap, twine, and step-by-step instructions.

Scarecrows will be on display from September 19th to the 26th and will be judged at our Fall Art in the Garden event on September 26.

First prize is a $50 gift certificate to Calgo Gardens!

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$20

Wine Cork Succulent Magnets

Create your own whimsical magnets using wine corks and succulents!

These cute and colorful wine cork succulent magnets add a little life and color to your refrigerator!

This workshop will begin with Calgo's Nursery Manager, Taylor Edgington, helping you choose your succulents and teaching you how to plant and care for them. Next, Lydia Santoro, owner of Magpie Jewelry, will show you how to design the magnets by combining wine corks that are accented with the succulents you chose.

Each participant will have three wine cork magnets to take home with them.

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*All Calgo Garden Events follow COVID-19 Guidelines

$25

Annual Fall Art in the Garden

Calgo Gardens’ happy gathering of amazingly talented, local artists and artisans, is one of our most popular events!

Artists include painters, jewelers, potters, and photographers among others, each with their own unique and creative form of expression.

Stroll our beautiful grounds, enjoy the seasonal plants and flowers, relax on the patio, listen to live music, get a snack at The Tulip Tree Café, and of course, support your local artists.

The suggested entrance donation of $3 will go toward supporting the Howell Food Pantry.

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Free

Chocolate House Decorating Party & Sing-Along

Calgo Gardens 462 Adelphia Road, Freehold, NJ, United States

Children ages 4 and up and their families are invited for a special chocolate house decorating party followed by a short holiday sing-along. Each child will receive a chocolate house, a jar of icing, and assorted candies to decorate. Click event title for details and to register.

$45 – $50

Hand-Lettered Ornament Workshop

Calgo Gardens 462 Adelphia Road, Freehold, NJ, United States

In this workshop, you will get a brief intro lesson on calligraphy, and I will share tips and tricks for creating faux-calligraphy and other hand-lettered design elements. Then I will guide you in applying all that you've learned to create 3 personalized acrylic ornaments that you will take home! Perfect to gift or to hang on your tree - just in time for the holidays! Click event title for details and to register.

$50