It’s the weekend and what better way to spend your time than hanging out with friends and having a garden party! Unplugging from the demands of everyday life is very important for your health and well being and we’ve come up with ways that you can celebrate yourself and each other right in your own backyard. Our garden parties were created with you in mind! Scientists are figuring out that being in nature can help lower our stress levels and improve our mood. In fact, just seeing trees out window can help patients heal faster and a walk in the woods helps a majority of people reduce feelings of depression.* Now, isn’t that fascinating?

Gardening is great, especially in a city, but can also be intimidating to start if you’ve never tried it. We offer five interactive garden parties that will get your mind thinking, your hands working and – best of all – your stress reducing. Our garden party classes will help you and your guests understand the basics so you can create a thriving, living space in our hectic city. We bring the party to your house with an experienced and knowledgeable teaching guide, interactive learning and hands-on activities to participate in that will help you understand how your small spot of nature helps create change in more ways than one.

Life gets busy, take some time to slow down and enjoy your space. We’ve got a course for everyone, scroll through and choose the one that works best for you.

Visit the Class Options page for more details and pricing.

More About the Teachers:

Elisa has a degree in botany from Cornell University and over 14 years of experience in horticulture and agriculture. She’s worked on organic farms, orchards, in greenhouses, retail nurseries and also spent some time working for the NY State Conservation Corps.  In 2009, after several years of office work helping farmers with business development and marketing, she decided to get back outside and started Small Spot Gardens.  She’s fascinated by how plants and animals continue to get by in the densest of cities and excited by the role each small green space can play to restore individuals and families.  She’s also intrigued by the potential networked small gardens have to help mitigate some of the harmful environmental impacts of big cities.