Red Wagon staff member, artist and horticulturalist Hope Johnson will provide tips, advice and support as you build a beautiful shade planter. We will provide an array of plants and materials and guide you through the design and planting process. We will also cover maintenance practices and how to keep your beautiful planter thriving all season long. Shade planters can be exotic, and lush, and full of interesting textures and colors. We invite you to enjoy our greenhouse after hours, learn about shade loving plants and take home your gorgeous creation. Registration required.

Bees are essential to our ecosystem and your garden. Whether you are looking to increase the number of bees visiting your perennials or your vegetable garden, join Julie Parker-Dickerson for a hands-on workshop where we will learn about the nectar plants that are appealing to a variety of native bees and pollinators. Bring your garden gloves to explore some bee-loved plants and create some artistic garden structures that will enhance your bee habitat. Registration required.

As the garden bounty rolls in, it's time to start harvesting and drying your tea herbs for maximum potency and flavor all year long. In this hands-on class herbalist and Red Wagon staff member Sophie Cassel will talk about timing the harvest, setting yourself up for success, troubleshooting, and different methods for drying and processing the leaves, stems and flowers of medicinal herbs. Participants will leave with a handmade tea blend to try at home. Registration required.

Design and plant your own colorful annual container with tips and techniques from artist and horticulturalist Hope Johnson. Hope is responsible for many of the beautiful combinations at Red Wagon Plants. We will provide plants, soil, and a choice of planter. Feel free to bring your own planter if your prefer. Registration required.

The queer botany series, presented by Kat Consler, invites LGBTQIA+ folks and allies to explore the plant world through a queer lens and inspires to bring this knowledge into their own botanizing and gardening practices. We will learn some basic botany and explore our relationship with plants. The classes are interactive and designed for experienced gardeners and budding plant nerds alike. Want to find the queerest plant in your neighborhood? This is the class for you!

Every winter Red Wagon staff member Chad Donovan spends hours researching, investigating, and purchasing trees and shrubs for RWP, and you’re invited to see which ones made the cut. He’ll go over size and spacing, cultural notes, general maintenance, seasonal interest, and common pests and diseases. Over the course of two hours there will be tons of info presented, but please feel free to come with your questions and to get help to find the perfect plant for that “one” spot in your garden. Registration required.

Design and plant your own colorful annual container with tips and techniques from artist and horticulturalist Hope Johnson. Hope is responsible for many of the beautiful combinations at Red Wagon Plants. We will provide plants, soil, and a choice of planter. Feel free to bring your own planter if your prefer. Registration required.

Design and plant your own colorful annual container with tips and techniques from artist and horticulturalist Hope Johnson. Hope is responsible for many of the beautiful combinations at Red Wagon Plants. We will provide plants, soil, and a choice of planter. Feel free to bring your own planter if your prefer. Registration required.

Plant up a ½ bushel wooden crate with Red Wagon founder Julie Rubaud. Create a beautiful mixture of cold hardy herbs and greens that you can harvest and use in the kitchen all season long. We will discuss how to take care of your planter and which herbs can be planted into the ground and/or be brought indoors at the end of the summer. A crate full of fresh, growing herbs and greens is sure to add flavor and interest to all of your summer meals. Registration required.

The queer botany series, taught by Kat Consler, invites LGBTQIA+ folks and allies to explore the plant world through a queer lens and inspires to bring this knowledge into their own botanizing and gardening practices. We will learn some basic botany and explore our relationship with plants. The classes are interactive and designed for experienced gardeners and budding plant nerds alike. Want to find the queerest plant in your neighborhood? This is the class for you!