Spring Gardening and Woodworking Workshops at Wave Hill
Banish winter boredom! Fill the spring season with fascinating lessons in gardening, woodworking and crafts! Explore the world of woodworking at the Wood-Turning Demonstration and the Green-Roof Birdhouse Workshop. Learn the secrets of orchid cultivation. Indulge your interest in indoor gardening, too, at programs on terrarium-making and Kokedama.
Register, where required, online or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center.
What: Spring Gardening and Woodworking Workshops
Where: Wave Hill, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, New York
Schedule:
Woodworking & Crafts
Wood-Turning Demonstrations, SAT & SUN, April 25 & 26, 11AM–3PM
In celebration of Arbor Week, artist Chris Busak presents a woodturning demonstration in The Shop. A limited collection of bowls turned from our precious copper beech tree will be available for purchase. Demonstration is free with admission to the grounds. Arbor Weekend event.
Green-Roof Birdhouse Workshop, SUN, May 3, 10AM–4PM
Sharpen both your woodworking and gardening skills as you construct and plant a birdhouse with a rooftop of live succulent plants. Master carpenter and Director of Facilities Frank Perrone and Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmerprovide instruction and inspiration in this hands-on workshop. No previous carpentry experience required. Reservations required. $65/$50 Wave Hill Member per project. Ages 12 and older welcome with an adult.
Gardening Workshops
Terrarium Workshop, SAT, March 14, 2–3:30PM
Don't have a garden or greenhouse? Tiny ferns and other tropical plants thrive in the humid conditions of an enclosed glass jar as if in their own miniature greenhouse. Design and plant your own fanciful landscape in a glass jar with a selection of diminutive plants, perfect for home or office. Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer provides plants, materials and technical assistance. Registration required. $50/$35 Wave Hill Member per project. Ages eight and older welcome with an adult.
Orchid Culture—A Close-up Look, SAT, March 21, 11AM–Noon
If you have successfully grown one or more orchids and want to expand your understanding of these wonderful plants, then this program, led by orchid expert Isabel Lopatin, is for you! Find out how to anticipate the needs of a plant by observing its morphology, or plant structure. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet the Grower: Orchid Expert Isabel Lopatin, SAT, March 21, 1–3PM
Drop by The Shop at Wave Hill to chat with orchid grower Isabel Lopatin, who shares successful techniques for selecting and growing a variety of orchids. Then purchase your own that will thrive in your home. Come early for an orchid-inspired Family Art Project from 10AM to 1PM. Free with admission to the grounds.
Kokedama Workshop, SAT, March 28, 2-3:30PM
Originating in Japan, Kokedama are living plant and moss balls bound up with string. Choose from a variety of houseplants and design your own Kokedama under the guidance of Anna Macoby, a gardener and florist from Australia, now living in Brooklyn. Simple to care for, these hanging plants bring a new style of indoor gardening to your home. $40/$30 Wave Hill Member per project. Registration required. Ages ten and older welcome with an adult.
Support for Wave Hill’s garden programs is provided by the Hagedorn Fund. Support for Public Programs is provided by The William Froelich Foundation.
Wave Hill, Inc. is an independent, non-profit cultural institution governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The buildings and grounds of Wave Hill are owned by the City of New York. With the assistance of the Bronx Borough President and Bronx representatives in the City Council and State Legislature, Wave Hill’s operations are supported with public funds through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the Zoos, Botanical Gardens and Aquariums Grant Program administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
