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The Art of Kusamono

Saturday, May 18, 2024
2:00pm to 4:00pm

The Alley Brewery District
gardening workshops
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Organized by: Love That Plant
May
18

Kusamono, a Japanese botanical art form, are potted arrangement of flowers, shrubs, grasses and other plants in unique pots. Create your own kusamono with tips for care and maintenance.

The workshop will cover:

  • Introduction & brief history of kusamono
  • Principles of design
  • Kusamono creation
  • Care & maintenance

    • Workshop kit contains:

  • Plants for building kusamono (the types of plants will vary with the season, i.e. spring, summer, fall, winter).
  • Kusamono Pot
  • Soil & top dressing
  • Care card

    • The Alley Brewery District

    11966 104 Ave NW
    Edmonton, AB, T5K 2A7

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