Kokedama How-To: Floating Gardens

55 West 19th Street,New York NY 10011

18 April, 2022

Description

Celebrate Earth Day by making Kokedama together! This workshop creates traditional Japanese Moss Balls (Japanese: Kokedama) This workshop creates traditional Japanese Moss Balls (Japanese: Kokedama) which are balls of soil that are covered in moss and hold a live plant. Kokedama is easy to enjoy and decorate in your space as a hanging, floating plant to brighten up your space. Workshop includes all materials of Kokedama which you will make 3 Kokedama and take home at the end of session. In this workshop also learn how to choose the plants and how to take care of them. The workshop will be instructed by a horticulturalist and floral designer with EunYoung Sebazco. If you have any questions, feel free to contact [email protected] PLEASE NOTE that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic we ask all participants to bring proof of vaccination. EunYoung Sebazco earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Tokyo Agriculture University. She managed and developed public, private, and commercial gardens in Tokyo, Japan. Her principal interest: “public space creation” brought her to New York City. Obtaining a horticulture degree from the New York Botanical Garden School of Professional Horticulture allowed her to bring a deep knowledge of native plant ecology, horticulture, conservation, and ecological landscape design. She worked at one of New York City Parks and enjoyed serving and beautifying public gardens last 16 years. She also planted Rice paddies in 2010 for the first time in NYC. Since then, she has advocated rice culture and education through classes and exhibitions. In July of 2020, she and her husband Tom opened the store 'KINKA' in the Flatiron District NYC. KINKA is a venue to restore our diverse cultures through art, food and plants bringing a consciousness to the audience that they are linked to one another.KINKA offers botanical programs year-round, exhibits artwork, entertains workshops and celebrates each season along with special days.