Planting with a Purpose: Plant Swap and Repotting Party

2001 Walker Avenue,College Park GA 30337

21 May, 2022

Description

Trade plants with other plant lovers and learn how to repot your plants! Do you want to know more about taking care of your house plants? What about all the different kinds of soil? How do I take a cutting of a plant? How do I propagate a plant? What's wrong with my plant? Well, look no further! Planting with a Purpose is a 5 part series designed for the beginner, the intermediate or the more knowledgeable plant parent that will answer all these questions and more!! Each session in the series will provide beneficial knowledge and hands on experience so that you can be a better plant parent. At the end of each interactive event, you will have a better understanding of the needs of your plants and feel more confident caring for them, whether they are inside your house or outside on a patio or in a garden. SESSION 1: SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022 - 9 - 11:30 am (in-person) Plant Swap and Learning to Repot. Bring cuttings from your houseplants or garden and/or plants that no longer give you joy to share with other plant lovers. Learn how to successfully repot your plant and care for it after repotting. This hands-on instructional class will show you how to tell when your plant needs to be repotted and what type of plant needs which type of soil. We will also talk about watering your plants, organic pest control and ways to help your plant grow. During this in-person event, you will be able to repot a plant from a smaller pot into a larger pot. You supply the pot, we supply the soil. The price of the ticket includes a 12 quart bag of premium potting soil. 9 - 10 am: Plant swap. Bring your cuttings and/or plants that no longer give you joy to share with other plant lovers. 10 - 11 am: Repotting your plants. Learn to successfully repot plants, what type of soil mixture is best for plants and when to water and when not to water. 11 - 11:30am: Creating Connections. Interact with other plant parents and talk about your plant babies! Remember, you bring the plant to be repotted and your own pot, we provide the soil and other fun gifts! This event is scheduled rain or shine. However, in the event of severe inclement weather, the event may be rescheduled. If this is the case, registrants will receive an email no later than 12 hours before the scheduled start of the event. Sorry, there are no refunds. Vena Crichlow understands the healing power of nature. At the age of 20, Vena’s younger sister was brutally murdered. This tragic event led her to discover gardening as a tool to help her on her journey towards wellness. For over two decades, Vena has used gardening as a way to assist her in healing from the anxiety and depression she experienced as a result of her sister’s death. Vena comes from a long history of farmers and grew up in a home where both of her parents had green thumbs and where her father grew tomatoes on their patio in Brooklyn, New York. After nurturing a multitude of houseplants indoors, she began growing fruits and vegetables outdoors. She has shared her message of healing through gardening on a TEDx stage and has been dubbed “The Plant Genie” for the valuable and practical information she shares with others about caring for their indoor and outdoor plants. Vena is also the author of Grow Your Garden, a series of seasonal journals which will cause you to reflect on the beauty in nature as you and your indoor or outdoor plants grow during each of the four seasons of the year. Vena enjoys assisting others who are starting indoor and outdoor garden spaces. Her work focuses on encouraging people to “play in the dirt” and to use gardening as a way to reconnect with nature, to find solace and to help them heal through the pain of grief and loss. Vena enjoys traveling, interior design projects and creating beaded jewelry using healing crystals. She resides in the metro-Atlanta area. Her desire is to encourage people to find rejuvenation through connecting to our eldest ancestor, Mother Earth.