BONSAI FOR BEGINNERS
Schedule
Fri Mar 28 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
1800 Lakeside Ave, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23228 | Lakeside, VA
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In this workshop, Horticulture Section Leader Jayton Howard will dive into the origins and history of bonsai, how to care for and plant a bonsai and teach some basic bonsai training techniques. We’ll learn these techniques through the planting and training of your very own starter bonsai that you will get to take home with you and grow into a mighty bonsai. This workshop is geared toward bonsai beginners and no previous bonsai knowledge is necessary. Come to learn the basics but leave feeling like you’re ready to take on the world of bonsai! Jayton will provide all information needed to successfully maintain and care for your starter bonsai.Fees: Member $42, Non-Member $50
All programs are subject to change. Pre-registration through our website is required.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden strives to be a Garden for all and we are committed to offering diverse adult learning opportunities that are inclusive and accessible to all learners. If you would like to request an accommodation to support your participation in an adult learning opportunity at the Garden, please contact [email protected] or call 804-262-9887 x320 and we will make our best effort to help.
Eveent Details:
All materials will be provided. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is happy to provide workshops that enable participants to create with live plants, but we can’t guarantee live plants will survive after they are taken home.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Jayton Howard grew up in Oregon working at his mother’s flower shop, had the privilege of studying horticulture in Australia where he also managed a garden shop for 5 years, then moved to Hawaii to specialize in tropical growing where he managed wholesale nursery operations as well as a cacao and coffee farm. Now he is here in Richmond at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden as the Horticulture Section Leader, West Section where he gets to keep the tropical lifestyle alive.
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Where is it happening?
1800 Lakeside Ave, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23228, 1800 Lakeside Ave, Henrico, VA 23228-4700, United States,Lakeside, VirginiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
