Create Your Own Container Pot For SHADE

Need to liven up a shady spot in the garden or looking for the perfect container design for the front porch overhang? Join the Garden's Executive Director, Matthew Ross, as he leads you through the dynamic textures and intriguing foliage of shade-loving plants that you can use to fill your favorite containers.

After learning about how to balance texture and color in tricky situations where blooms might not be as prevalent, you'll head out to the pavilion to create your own container pot with the provided annuals, perennials, and even a few tropicals.

Don't forget this is a BYOC event! Bring in your own container (or pair!) with an opening 18” or less and a depth of 24” or less and we'll provide the rest. Shade-loving plants, potting soil, a care sheet, and fertilizer will all be provided to fill your favorite container(s).

About the Instructor

Matthew Ross is the Executive Director of The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park. Before coming to Traverse City, he worked as the Continuing Education Director at Longwood Gardens overseeing over 200 programs in horticulture, landscape design, and floristry. He is nationally recognized as leader in horticulture and gardening and has a BS and MS from Michigan State University in Horticulture Science with an emphasis in Landscape Design Construction Management and Urban Forestry respectively.

Registration is limited, so reserve your spot today!

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