|
[Home]
[Up]
[Tufastone Morning]
[Tufastone Afternoon]
[Stone Soup]
| |
 What the heck is Tufa Stone? This surprisingly lightweight sculpting
media looks like heavy old weathered stone when dry. Made with a wet mixture
including Portland cement, peat moss, and perlite. On
Saturday, February 24, 2007 we will be
holding two half day workshops on using this material to make some attractive
and useful garden items. The afternoon session will be very different from what
we have offered in the past. Click here
to view the brochure with pictures.
Please note: This was originally scheduled for February
10, but was moved to a less
cold time (yes, it will be inside, but still...)
| Click for larger picture |
Date |
Time |
Workshop |
Price |
Description |
 |
Sun. Feb. 18 |
3 pm |
Days of Daffodils |
$29 / $25 |
Dozens of Dormant Daffodils, (planted last fall and
given 14 weeks of cold treatment in our greenhouses) are ready to be
designed with fragrant hyacinths into several cheery pots that you can
sprinkle around your home for bursts of sunshine on cold, dreary days.
You'll plant enough pots so you can give some away. |
 |
Wed. Feb. 21 |
7 pm |
Succulent Symphony |
$29 / $25 |
This dish garden is designed with the latest
introductions for 2007. Echeveria "chillers" and Senecio
"thrillers" and Sedum "spillers" make great easy-care
houseplants. |
 |
Sat. Feb. 24 |
10:00 - 12:30 |
Tufastone Morning |
$49.95 |
|
 |
Sat. Feb. 24 |
1:00 - 3:30 |
Tufastone Afternoon |
$49.95 |
$49.95 includes all 3 projects!
Sign up for both morning and
afternoon and get a complimentary lunch of "Stone Soup"
and Sandwiches!
|
 |
Sun. Feb. 25 |
3 pm |
Tufa Stone |
$29 / $25 |
If you can't make our half-day workshop, or just want
to make one pot, this is the class for you. You will make a trough
garden with a fun but messy sculpting media, so bring gloves and wear
old clothes. Pick up your pot in a few days, when it is dry, and you'll
have a container that looks like it's been fashioned from heavy, old,
weathered stone, but is surprisingly lightweight. |
 |
Wed. Feb. 28 |
7 pm |
In Thin Air |
$29 / $25 |
This brand new class features Tillandsias (air
plants) that grow naturally on tree trunks in the rain forest.
You'll attach many different kinds onto a "faux" tree covered with moss. |
 |
Sun. Mar. 4 |
3 pm |
Beta Fish Bowl |
$29 / $25 |
Grow a peace lily in a large fish bowl above a real,
live Japanese fighting fish. My friend Chris has had one for over
5 years! |
 |
Wed. Mar. 7 |
7 pm |
Topiary Kitty |
$29 / $25 |
Stuff a wire-frame cat with sphagnum moss and soil, and
plant the outside with several kinds of creeping plants that will grow
and cover the form in no time. Pony tail grass mimics real growing
whiskers! |
 |
Sun. Mar. 11 |
3 pm |
Liberal Pot |
$29 / $25 |
Planted with bleeding hearts, or course! We'll plant
several kinds of "bare root" perennials to enjoy inside your home now,
and be planted outside in a shady spot this spring. |
 |
Wed. Mar. 14 |
7 pm |
Ba Gua Garden |
$29 / $25 |
This table-top garden is based on the design of the Ba
Gua, the nine sector grid used in the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui
to harmonize and balance the energies within a home. Each sector
of the Ba Gua is associated with important aspects of our lives: Fame,
Relationship, Children and Creativity, Travel and Helpful People, Life's
Path, Knowledge, Health and Family, Wealth, and the Center. |
 |
Sun. Mar. 18 |
3 pm |
Raise a Little Hell |
$29 / $25 |
Featuring perennial Hellebores, (Lenten and Christmas
Roses) so named because they can actually bloom outdoors during these
holiday seasons depending on the weather. Enjoy this pot with a
selection of spring plants indoors, and put it outside in just a few
weeks. Later this summer, plant into your garden for early spring bloom
for years to come. |
 |
Wed. Mar. 21 |
7 pm |
Spring Equinox |
$29 / $25 |
Sleepy gardens may still be blanketed in snow, but
there's a Flower Show right inside your home when you bring home armfuls
of dormant, flowering shrub branches (such as forsythia, apple blossoms,
and lilacs) that are ready to burst into bloom in the warmth of your
home. We'll arrange some of the branches into the latest European
bud vases, and also make a basket with a pussy willow handle, and
fill it with colorful spring plants. Some of the branches may form
roots, creating the magic of a plant you have started yourself. Plant
your shrub outside later in the Spring. |
 |
Sun. Mar. 25 |
3 pm |
Garden Latte |
$29 / $25 |
Giant, glazed ceramic coffee mug, planted with Corsican
mint and unicorn grass, to look a like steaming cup of coffee. Very
unique, and an excellent value. Plants will differ from photo. The
saucer is about 1 foot across for scale. |
 |
Wed. Mar. 28 |
7 pm |
Charming Easter Basket |
$29 / $25 |
Beautiful multi-pastel-colored basket filled with a
charming array of spring flowers that can be enjoyed now, and planted
into your garden in a few, short weeks. Includes both perennial bulbs
and cold-tolerant annuals for months and years of color. |
Participants will leave with a completed project to show off to their
friends, family and neighbors. Workshops are priced above. The price on the $29
workshops drops to $25 each if one person signs up for three or more total workshops.
Please note the photos are similar to the final project. In
order to have photos ready well in advance of class there may be some
differences. In many cases photo is from a previous year and the exact container
may no longer be available.
Many workshops fill up quickly, so be sure to reserve your space early.
Pre-registration and prepayment are required. Refunds will be given up to 24
hours before workshop time, after that we will gladly save your materials for a
week for you to come get.
To register, fill out the form on the bottom of this page. Fax it to us at
(508) 885-4490 with credit card information. Or mail it with a check to:
Workshops, Bemis Farms Nursery, 29 North Brookfield
Rd., Spencer, MA 01562-1304.
You can highlight this registration portion and choose
"Print Selection" from your print dialog box
Name____________________________________________
Address__________________________________________
Town____________________________ Zip _____________
E-mail ________________________________________
Telephone ________________________________________
Date, Time, and Name of 1st Workshop _________________________
Date, Time, and Name of 2nd Workshop _________________________
Date, Time, and Name of 3rd Workshop _________________________
Date, Time, and Name of 4th Workshop _________________________
Date, Time, and Name of 5th Workshop _________________________
Date, Time, and Name of 6th Workshop _________________________
Amount on Credit Card $ ___________________________
Card Number
_____________________________________
Expiration Date ___________________________________
Name on card
____________________________________
Signature
_______________________________________
|
