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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!

To sign up for this workshop on Eventbrite, click here.

$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.

To sign up for this workshop on Eventbrite, click here.

*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.

To register for this workshop on Eventbrite, click here.

Free

Chocolate House Decorating Party & Sing-Along

Calgo Gardens

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

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

Valentine Coffee and Small Bite Night Featuring Edgar Allan Joe

Tulip Tree Cafe at Calgo Gardens 462 Adelphia Road, Freehold, NJ, United States

In this workshop, Dillon of Edgar Allan Joe Coffee will be educating you on different brewing methods, the know-how's, the what's to do's and the equipment needed to create the perfect cup of coffee.

While listening and learning, Dillon will pair his coffee with a sampling of savory, salty and sweet small-bite plates created by Chef Heidi of the Tulip Tree Cafe.

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$42

Gourmet Goods and Makers Market

Calgo Gardens

Come join us in our greenhouse to support small makers and find seasonal gourmet products as well as handmade artisan creations!
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Free

Ladies Easter Make ‘N Take

Calgo Gardens

Come attend an afternoon of crafting!
Join Jamie in creating a unique Easter decoration. You will have the option of creating 3 different pieces. Feel free to do more than one!
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$42.65 – $74.63

The Art of Making Pysanky Eggs

Calgo Gardens

Come celebrate spring with Jenny Santa Maria in this unique opportunity to learn Pysanky—also known as Ukrainian eggs, a folk tradition that is both art and prayer. Click event title for details and to register.

$34

The Art of Making Pysanky Eggs

Calgo Gardens

Come celebrate spring with Jenny Santa Maria in this unique opportunity to learn Pysanky—also known as Ukrainian eggs, a folk tradition that is both art and prayer. Click event title for details and to register.

$34

The Benefits of Energetic Testing for Your Healing Journey

Calgo Gardens

Join Coreen Ward, Josh Strain, and Lauren Suarez for an informative wellness workshop to inform and deepen your knowledge surrounding Energetic testing including Remote Applied Kinesiology and BioResonce technology.
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$13

Beaded Earrings Workshop

Calgo Gardens

Join Magpie Lydia and create your own beaded earrings!

In this workshop you will choose your base earring shape and create your own earrings with your choice of beads! We will be using very small "Miyuki glass" seed beads with either sterling silver or 14K gold-filled ear wires.
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$44