Autumn Art in the Garden

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

Save the date! Our happy gathering reappears this September. Over 50 artists—favorites and new—will exhibit their works and wares: watercolor and acrylic painters, jewelers, potters, photographers, and many others with unique, creative ways of expression. Live music, too!

Free

Solar Dyed Tote Bags

Our good friend & popular workshop leader Janice Shields is back with a fun new project! Using pressed leaves, flowers, and solar dyes you will create beautiful canvas tote bags. 

SolarFast dyes are colorless out of the bottle, but develop into beautifully vibrant and permanent hues when exposed to sunlight. You can select from several colors to blend, use a spray applicator or a sponge, so each will be unique. 

$25

How to Divide and Store Dahlia Tubers

Learn how to divide tubers and identify those that will and will not produce flowers/plants next year. 

Each participant will receive a viable tuber and enough storing medium for over winter protection.

$10

Finger Knit Blanket

You read correctly—knit a cozy warm blanket with your fingers—just in time for the fall chill-down and up-coming holidays.

The multi-talented Lydia Santoro (jeweler, Calgo workshop leader & Art Show vendor) will teach you to knit with your fingers and create this soft, on trend treasure. You will have four colors to choose from; please choose a color when registering.

$90

Ladies’ Night! Edible Centerpiece

A fun ladies night where we will demonstrate how to create an arrangement using edible vegetables, herbs, and decorative materials.

This will make a great display for your Thanksgiving holiday table or as decoration on the kitchen counter.

$30

Mosaic Memorabilia Plaque

Back by popular demand! 

What a different way to express your creativity. Join us for an enjoyable evening to designing and building a unique and personal mosaic. Please bring small items from your home that have meaning for you, or that you have been collecting for the right project—jewelry, keys, buttons, beads—all other tesserae will be provided. 

$95

Sprouts Workshop

Learn how to grow your own fresh alfalfa sprouts at home in less than six days.

Cody Parker of Drop the Beet Farms will teach you the basics of sprout growing in this easy 30 minute workshop. You will take home a sprouts jar kit, alfalfa seeds for several sprout harvests, and easy to follow instructions.

$15

Small Business Saturday: Holiday Portrait Photos

Schedule a session on Saturday November 24 OR Sunday November 25, with
portrait photographer Diana P. Lang

You'll have a treasured memory of the season and a perfect shot your holiday card!

$75

Small Business Saturday • Celebrate with Us!

Small Business Saturday is the day to shop local! Join us for a day filled with mini sessions and workshops.

• Photographer Diana P. Lang - Mini Portrait Sessions • Tours of Drop the Beet Farms Aquaponics • Dress up Your Container Garden with Seasonal Greens • The Art of Bonsai • Oyster Mushroom Cultivation

Descriptions and pricing for each workshop are listed separately in this events section.

Small Business Saturday: Aquaponics Facility Tours!!!

Take this fascinating up close tour of Drop the Beets Farms’ aquaponic facility.

See the 15,000 gallon fish tanks and learn about the sustainable ecology of an aquaponics closed loop system. Understand the symbiotic relationship between fish, bacteria, and plants (food), and the roll each organism plays in nutrient cycling.

Tours will run at 10 am / 12 pm / 2 pm

$5

Small Business Saturday: Aromatic Greens Container Gardens

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly and your front entrance too!
Free demonstration on how to green up your outdoor containers with aromatic greens.

Dress up your front porch this holiday season with a container filled with fresh evergreens. We will demonstrate design techniques and show how to create a focal point using an assortment of aromatic...

Free

Small Business Saturday: Bonsai

Hear Bonsai expert, Pete Bethune of the Pine Barrens Bonsai Club, speak on all things Bonsai!

Pete will demonstrate and discuss: the best kind of trees for Bonsai, placement considerations, specialized tools and wire used.

Free