Throughout the day, in our main tent at Plantasia, we will have a lineup of informative garden workshops from experts around the Lowcountry. These workshops are
free to attend and are geared toward inspiring and assisting you in your garden planning mostly utilizing plants and materials you can buy on site that day.
Check out our full Plantasia Workshop Series below. Seating is first come first serve!
Local landscape designer and environmental consultant Jeff Jackson will share his expertise on native plants and their use in the home garden. From everything to functional plants to aesthetics and nature attractors, Jeff will show you how to put these great plants to work!
10:30am - 11:30am: Patio Container Water Design
Nancy Newman-Limata - Master Gardener/Owner Charleston Garden Design
Learn to create a patio container water garden feature with any container that holds water - Nancy will show you how to select the perfect water plants, the importance of aeration, fertilization and perhaps even fish. Just add pump, water and plants and you're ready to go!
Noon - 1:00pm: A Bee's Role in the Garden
Cheri Ward - Bee Keeper/Owner
Blue Pearl Farms
Why we need bees in our gardens? Simple ways you can make a difference in the health of your garden with the help of our buzzy friends.
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Japanese Floral Arranging
Kathy Huang - Ikebana design expert
Kathy will demonstrate the Rikka style of Japanese floral arrangement with an emphasis on the aesthetics and techniques for construction of a Rikka arrangement. Rikka Shofutai is the original and most formal style of Ikebana floral design dating back to over 500 years ago.
