Pocket Gardens - Terrarium Building Workshop

Create your own tiny world of green at the Pocket Gardens workshops in the National Botanic Gardens! In this hands-on session, you’ll design and build your very own terrarium — a self-contained mini garden you can take home and watch thrive. Guided by an expert, you’ll learn how to layer soil, select plants, and care for your new creation.

🌱 Choose from three workshop sessions throughout the day and create your own beautiful mini garden to take home.

Each workshop is suitable for:

• Adults building on their own, or
• An adult + one child building together

🧑‍🌾 What’s included

• All materials to build one glass terrarium
• Guidance from our instructors
• Soil, plants, decorations, and care tips

👨‍👩‍👧 Important Ticket Info

• Each ticket reserves one terrarium build spot (one set of materials and one workspace).
• You may attend solo or bring one child to share the spot.
• If you want to build more than one terrarium, please reserve multiple tickets.
• Spaces are limited.

🕐 Workshop Times

• Workshop 1 — 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
• Workshop 2 — 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
• Workshop 3 — 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Please arrive 10 minutes before your session.
Tickets are free, but registration is required.

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