Terrarium Workshop
Saturday, February 22
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Unleash your creativity and join us for a Terrarium Workshop in the greenhouse! Learn the basics of terrarium construction and choosing suitable plants for a terrarium environment. Our design experts will guide you through the process and ensure you leave with the proper knowledge to grow and care for your terrarium!
$15 + cost of materials
Registration required
Planty Trivia
Saturday, March 1
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Test and expand your plant knowledge at our first ever Planty Trivia in the greenhouse!
Categories include Tropical Plants, Trees, Annuals/Perennials, Tonkadale History, and Plants in Pop Culture.
Play in teams of 2-4. Top 2 teams in each category take home a planty prize!
$5 per person.
Pre-register, walk-ins welcome
Yoga in the Greenhouse
Sunday, Feb 16, March 2, & 23
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Join Sheila Mae in the greenhouse for a beautiful, all-levels yoga class amongst the plants. Bring your own mat.
Free mini plant for all participants!
Sunday, Feb 16th: emotional heart healing.
Sunday, March 2nd: creativity.
Sunday, March 23rd: growth and compassion.
$15.00 at the door. Partial proceeds benefit Helping Paws.
Register to RSVP
Cut Flower Garden Workshop
Saturday, March 8
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Are you interested in growing a cut flower garden, but aren't sure where to start? Join Tonkadale's experts, Sheri and Amaya, for a hands-on workshop where they will demonstrate how to plan, grow, and harvest beautiful cut flowers on a small scale!
Learn how to successfully start flowers from seed and confidently grow and care for dahlia tubers. Leave with a planted seed starting kit to get your cut flower garden started!
$35, includes a 36-cell seed starting kit. Seeds sold separately.
Registration required
The Forager's Garden Seminar
Saturday, March 15
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Did you know the first gardeners were foragers? Foraging is the ancient human story of finding food in the landscape. That practice is alive and well today. In this presentation, Tim Clemens of Ironwood Foraging Co., will help you how to identify and forage for native plants and mushrooms all while reconnecting with Nature's garden.
$10, ticket fee can be applied towards any Tonkadale purchase made the day of the event!
Registration required
Small-Scale Neighborhood Restoration Seminar
Saturday, March 22
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
In urban environments, natural landscapes that were once biodiverse and contiguous have been transformed to small and often highly degraded fragments. What potential do these sites hold for ecological restoration, pollinator habitat, and public demonstration sites? How does one go about restoring a site such as this?
Join local biologist, conservationist, and award winning author, Heather Holm, in addressing and highlighting some of the challenges, opportunities, and amazing outcomes that have unfolded in her neighborhood corner lot restoration. She will also discuss pollinator habitat enhancement, management considerations, and celebrate the diverse pollinator populations that now thrive in the corner lot.
$10, ticket fee can be applied towards any Tonkadale purchase made the day of the event!
Registration required
Spring For Sprouts
Saturday, March 29
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Spring is in the air, and we're inviting families and kids to celebrate the season of new beginnings with Spring for Sprouts! Join us throughout the day for a variety of hands-on workshops and activities to inspire budding gardeners and get them excited for the growing season ahead.
Visit with our magical garden fairy, Flora for storytime and facepainting at the top of each hour.
Free to attend.
Register for workshops in advance or day-of!
Create a Toad Abode: $25, supplies include a 6" terracotta pot, paint, moss, and other decorative items.
Decorate a Mason Bee House: $35, supplies include a wooden bee house, paint, and other decorative items.
Plant a Mini Herb Garden: $45 supplies include a 10" terracotta pot, soil, and 3 herbs of choice
Spring Arrangement Workshop
Saturday, April 5
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Welcome spring with a cheery, cold hardy, potted arrangement! Plant and decorate a 10" terracotta planter with pansies and posies to enjoy outdoors. Our design experts will guide you through the process and ensure you leave with a beautiful arrangement that will delight all season long!
$80, includes all materials. No outside materials please.
Registration required