Garden in a Glass: Terrarium Making Workshop

Come join us at Queens Botanical Garden for our Terrarium Making Workshop! We're so excited to help you create your own little world to take home.

In this workshop with Lowell Iporac, participants will learn how to work with all sorts of cool plants - think lush mosses, velvety liverworts, and lively ferns. These aren't your typical succulents or air plants, we're creating a truly vibrant, living ecosystem that changes and grows over time.

We'll show you all the tricks - how to layer your terrarium just right, which plants work well together, and how to keep your mini ecosystem thriving. You'll leave understanding how to care for these special plants and your created terrarium.

This workshop is recommended for those aged 13 and over. All materials are included—just bring your creativity!

You'll take home something special - not just a decoration, but a living piece of nature that tells a story.

A ticket to this event includes garden admission.

Lowell Iporac (he/they) is an adjunct assistant biology professor at Manhattan University and the co-coordinator of Project TRUE (Teens Researching Urban Ecology) at the Bronx Zoo. A marine ecologist by training, Lowell received their Ph.D in biology at Florida International University before moving to NYC. If Lowell is not doing any science teaching or research, they like to tend to the care of their indoor plants and terrariums.

Event Location: Visitor & Administration Building Auditorium Room

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

HEALTH & SAFETY

Reference current health & safety guidelines, found on our website: https://queensbotanical.org/know-before-you-go

REFUND POLICY

Tickets are non-refundable, except in the event of a cancellation by the organizer.

CANCELLATIONS

In the case that the event is cancelled, you will be notified via email and refunded.

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GARDEN ETIQUETTE

QBG staff strives to provide a place of peace, beauty, and safety for the quiet enjoyment of our visitors. QBG is a living museum, a collection of gardens for the study, culture, exhibition, and display of plants. We encourage our visitors to explore, enjoy, and be respectful of our plant collections and to be considerate of fellow guests as well. For more guidelines on garden etiquette: https://queensbotanical.org/etiquette

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY

Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) occasionally photographs or films visitors and activities on site to support our mission in promotional media and materials, including print, online, broadcast, and social media. By attending this event, you grant permission to QBG use your likeness in perpetuity, in all forms of print and digital media used to promote, publicize, or advertise the Garden, its activities, and programs. If you do not give QBG permission to take and use your image, you must notify an event organizer or staff when you arrive for this event. QBG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

GETTING TO QBG

By public transportation, take the number 7 subway line to Main Street, the Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington line) to Main Street/Flushing, or the Q44-SBS or Q20 bus.

For driving directions and more information: https://queensbotanical.org/directions

PARKING

Parking is available year-round during Garden open hours at the Parking Garden, located at 42-80 Crommelin Street, Flushing, NY 11355. For more information: https://queensbotanical.org/directions

ABOUT QBG

QBG is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and real-world applications of environmental stewardship. QBG is located on property owned by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Queens Borough President, the New York City Council, State elected officials, the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, along with corporate, foundation, and individual supporters. For more information, visit www.queensbotanical.org or call (718) 886-3800.Preview attachment IMG_5564.HEIC

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St, New York, United States