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Hands-on Workshop: To Repot or Not?

Bring an orchid or two from home and your plant will leave this hands-on workshop with a “good home.” Plants will be repotted into basic plastic pots (included in the fee). You may bring a selection of fancy pots from your own collection if you prefer. Pots must have adequate drainage holes. 

This hands-on workshop teaches you how to care for and trim your plant’s leaves and root system and identify the proper potting mediums and techniques. As your plant is rehoused, you’ll identify health problems and gain individual care techniques from our experts.

Payment is required in advance due to materials fees, and is non-refundable. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing. You’ll be standing and working with plant material. This program is limited to ten people, and must have a minimum of five participants to take place.  In the event that workshop is cancelled, participants may choose to participate in another session. 

About the Instructor

Drew Asbury is Hillwood’s horticulturist and volunteer manager. He joined Hillwood in 2012 and is responsible for the greenhouses, the cutting garden, and the horticulture volunteer program. Drew has worked professionally in the horticulture industry for nearly twenty years in a variety of positions including garden center sales, greenhouse growing, and landscape management and design. Drew graduated from the Longwood Gardens professional gardener training program in 2006 and is currently working on his Master’s degree in landscape design from George Washington University.

 
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