Wow! Autumn has arrived and we are packing as much as possible into October before hibernating for the winter season! We are grateful to Tovah Martin, renowned garden writer and author of The New Terrarium, for providing a Terrarium workshop to a sold out crowd last Saturday! The lecture featured the numerous ways to use plants in glass and highlighted the limited amount of care required to receive maximum amount of beauty and enjoyment from terrariums. After watching Tovah’s ”how to” demo, guests quickly scurried to find their perfect plant combination to bring back to their workshop stations. We had spent the past few weeks preparing for the event so there was no shortage of materials. Reid and I explored the woods for velvety green moss-covered rocks and twigs. Luke and I collected seed pods from our gardens and waded in the pond to cut the funky looking lotus pods. I connected with suppliers who specialize in the perfect size and cultivars for a terrarium environment and were able to offer a variety of plants. Jess set up the plant and cloche display, and workshop tables in the barn. The variety of vessels were found by scouring yard sales, thrift stores and home goods stores. Unique designs were created by all and beautiful cases were made to take home and enjoy.
If you were sorry to miss the event, please do not hesitate to stop by the barn and use the workshop space that we have set aside with all of the tools, ingredients, vessels and terrarium plants to create your own terrarium. Several of the attendees have come back to visit a few times and my wife, Amy has now made about 4 terrariums for our home. Perhaps a “terrarium therapy” group is in order!
Now I am getting excited for my next addiction, GALANTHUS. More on that later, but, in the meantime, check out our website for our SEASON FINALE surprises in store for the weekend of October 16th and 17th. We will have “Time in the Garden” for those who have their eye on specific plants AND “Cart & Carry” for general gathering for end of season planting. Special guest, Mike McGrath of You Bet Your Garden will also be here to answer your questions on Sunday, October 17th at noon. So find your comfortable hunting shoes and visit our nursery to scout out your favorite plants!
See you soon-I am off to plant bulbs,
Jerry
