As a follow up to our Art of Foraging demonstration held in November—when we discussed where to find foliage, berries, seed pods, and acorns to create an autumnal wreath—you are invited back to use your foraging skills to create a wonderful winter centerpiece. (Newcomers are welcome, but should read this post thoroughly and may wish to call for more information).

Calgo horticulturalist Patti Dixon will guide your efforts. We will provide the container, floral foam, and candles - you will provide your own evergreen boughs! Patti will show you how to trim the evergreens and build a long lasting seasonal arrangement. 

Join us for a discussion on the weird and wonderful world of air plants.

Learn about where they are from, how they survive, and tips and tricks to grow them successfully. We will also demonstrate different ways to display and craft with them. Each participant will go home with their own air plant creation.

Just in time for Mother's Day, you can make a gift terrarium!

Garden terrariums make a fresh and interesting addition to any indoor space. We'll guide you through the hands-on process of building your own unique creation.

Craft a beautiful living wreath that, with proper care, will last through the summer and into autumn.

Create a fern wreath choosing from our gorgeous assortment of ferns, or a succulent plant wreath using some of the many varieties we will have on hand. At home you can proudly display your wreath hanging on a wall or door, or lying on an outdoor table. 

Succulents are all the rage!

These low maintenance beauties are some of the most fun and interesting houseplants around. Join us for a demonstration to learn about different types of succulents, how to plant them, how to display them—and even better—how to divide them and make more!

In this workshop you will create a necklace and ring using live succulents.

Dana Vargo of Flowers From the Farm, NJ will lead the class and offer helpful hints on how to propagate your succulents. All participants will be given a tube of floral glue for your own future projects.

Yes, that's right, we mean you will use real coffee as a painting medium!

Our instructor, Carolyn Tischer Bartlett, was formally trained as a watercolorist at an early age. She later attended the Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut. In Bartlett's early career, she was known as a portrait artist and figure painter, today she is recognized as a landscape, still life, and animal painter.

Learn how to make beautiful and unique beaded earrings with local artist and "Magpie" jewelry line creator Lydia Santoro.

During this Ladies night, Lydia will teach you to create a pair of one-of-a-kind earrings using beads she specially chose for you to use in this workshop. All materials and instructions are included in the fee.