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Build Your Own Terry Classes and Workshops Events

Build Your Own Terrarium March 10 and 11, 2018

Lucious ten inch bubble bowl, with neoregelia, ruby red spike moss selaginella, tillandsias filifolia, feather moss, tillandsias bulbosaaverage cost for 10 inch

I’ve got a lot of cool plants ready for you to make your own terrarium, so book your time now, space is limited.

For $100, you can plant a 10 inch bubble bowl with exotic miniature tropical plants from my collection while learning about the art and science of building and maintaining terrariums.  Everything you need is provided, although I suggest you bring your own special crystals or trinkets, minerals, etc. to build your world.

Workshops will be held at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm on Saturday March 10 and Sunday March 11.  Only two people per time slot unless you have a group of friends who want to play and learn together.

Give me a call at 901-828-3685 or send a message below for more info and to reserve your time.

Peace and Love

Nancy

 

 

 

 

 

running pteris fern and Mosses

 

 

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Build Your Own Terry

Building Terries at The Mansion

Floyd and I had a great time yesterday with Jakatae, RJ, and Rob, who came to my studio to build terrariums. We spent some time looking at the plants I collect and grow as we discussed design considerations such as lighting, which affects the plants you can select, proportion of elements, and ease of care. Then, on to the fun stuff: getting hands in the dirt!  Take a look at their cool creations:

 

Rob had fun with his Day of the Dead skull, combining it with peacock fern selaginella and a tillandsia filifolia. The combination of colors and textures came together nicely, I think.

Rob brought a Totoro figurine his niece gave him, a sea turtle, and an alabaster horse. At first, we weren’t sure how to bring these talismans together, but I think it turned out pretty cool. He chose to use a variety of mosses, and a slip of a lemon button fern which will grown to fill the space and eventually will need some trimming

 

 

Jakatae selected a pink veined fittonia and a delicate begonia capanensis which will have lovely yellow flowers when it gets established to accent the fertility maiden she brought with her.

I’ll be at Urban Earth on Saturday February 3,  2018, at 1 pm to build a cool terrarium and tell you about the art and science behind making a terry to enjoy for many years.  I’m bringing plants and kits for sale, plus will have a lovely assortment of terries on display for sale the month of February at Urban Earth, just in time for Valentines!

Give me a call at 901-828-3685 or send a message below with any questions.

 

 

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Events Sales and Open House Events

A Few of the Terries for December 17 Open House

Here are some of the little jewels I’ve been working on this year.  Come meet them at my Open House on December 17, from noon to 4 pm, at 700 North Belvedere.  Call me at 901-828-3685 with any questions.  Ya’ll come!  

Nancy

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Interesting Tidbits

Jewel Orchid Joyous February Bloomer

I know, it’s March 1, but this beauty has been blooming since early February and still going gangbusters.  It blooms once a year, always early February.

The blooms last a month or more.  No scent that I’ve noticed.

The show starts in December as the buds begin to develop, growing plump and elongating as the weeks pass until one morning, poof, the first flower has unfurled.

Unlike the epiphytes more commonly seen in stores everywhere, this is a terrestrial.  I found it as a two or three inch baby by itself in a display of succulents in a nursery down in Kenner, Louisiana, and knew it was special. Kind of gangly, pink veined purple leaves, what’s not to love?

Have a great March, Spring is busting out all over, hooray!

Peace and Love – Nancy