Tillandsia – A Hands-on Workshop with Louise Clarke

Join horticulturist, Louise Clarke, for a creative, hands-on workshop using tillandsias, or air plants. New-world members of the Bromeliad family, these botanical curiosities require minimal care. You will construct a 12-inch by 12-inch frame from weathered, re-purposed wood to form a shadowbox, into which you will attach a variety of air plants. Your frame can be fitted to hang or stand upright and be ready for outdoor display in summer and brought inside as easy-care houseplants when autumn’s chill arrives.

Louise will guide you through the construction process and provide design tips and cultural information for these low-care plants. This workshop will be held indoors.

Louise Clarke is co-principal of Verdant Earth Educators, a green industry consulting and education firm. A former horticulturist from the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, she is a certified arborist, as well as a certified green roof professional. She is a graduate of Temple University’s College of Environmental Design.

Louise currently teaches classes at the Barnes Arboretum School of Horticulture, as well as workshops and lectures for Longwood Gardens, Mt. Cuba Center, Tyler Arboretum, and other venues. She is active in Garden Communicators International and the North American Rock Garden Society.

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