Learn to design, plant and sustain a divine terrarium. You'll leave having made your very own miniature, low-maintenance and on-trend biosphere.
During the class you'll learn how to create your own easy-to-keep but totally beautiful indoor garden.
This experience is for one but makes a lovely mother and daughter gift - give some memorable time together. Select for two option in the dropdown (and save £5).
Master the art of wiggling little plants through thin bottlenecks (think cacti, succulents, orchids and tropicals) and making them snug with charcoal, stones and soil.
Your teacher, Alyson Mowat is a women on a mission to put lush, verdant jungles into beautiful glass containers.
As well as being given all the materials you need to create your own terrarium, you'll learn how to make the tools to work with difficult bottle shapes (ever tried squeezing a cactus into a bottle?) and how to choose plants which thrive in their own microclimate.
At the end of the day, you'll leave merrily clutching your own unique work of art.
LOCATION: Shoreditch, London. Old Street and Shoreditch High Street Underground and Overground stations are nearby.
DURATION: 1.5 hours
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Vouchers to be registered within six months and booked on a date within 12 months.
Sessions take place once per month (on Tuesdays or Saturdays). Each caters for a minimum of five and maximum of 10 people.
Everything you need – glass containers, plants, soil and accessories – will be provided on the day. You're more than welcome to bring your own container, if you have something special planned. The main image is of a terrarium Alyson's has design and made the glass vessel by hand. The glass vessels change from class to class. Please scroll through the images to see examples of vessels used in the past.
HOW TO BOOK
Contact information for booking a place on this experience will be provided on your voucher.