Enter a space where you can let go of your thoughts, enjoy live plants, feel an instant mental health boost for relief from daily stress, & most importantly - have fun!
Our 60-90 minute workshops include a selection of therapeutic horticulture activities curated to give you the break you deserve with the plants you love.
At each workshop you'll get the chance to:
Choose & take home a new plant while practicing "plant care is self care"
Level-up your plant parenting! You'll learn how to keep your plants happy & thriving
Practice plant-based mental health, attention, & mood restoration techniques
Learn easy plant-based mindfulness activities to keep feeling better at home
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add new plants to your collection or start brand-new
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gain confidence growing instaworthy houseplants
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practice plant-based mindfulness to restore attention & mood
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experience your personal sensory responses to plants
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form reciprocal relationships with live plants
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learn to identify harmful thought & emotional patterns
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meet like-minded plant lovers or take the journey solo
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bring home new strategies for managing stress with plants
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Therapeutic horticulture activities are meant to deliver benefits to your emotional, social, physical, & cognitive health using live plants & plant material. Each workshop contains a selection of activities. Check the session description for details:
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get your hands dirty making your own soil
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practice plant-based mindfulness that activates all 5 -senses
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explore propagation with cuttings & seeds
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choose & plant your new houseplant
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share experiences with like-minded folks or start the healing solo
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create plant-based crafts & art
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practice emotional naming
Take home a new plant at all workshops!
With instagram-worthy foliage, all our plants will tolerate most indoor conditions & can take a bit of neglect (or overloving).
indirect sunlight
water only when dry
well-draining, chunky mix
18-23°C
(room temp)
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
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One of the most popular houseplants, pothos plants (AKA Devil's Ivy) are prized for their climbing & trailing foliage. Pothos is considered to be one of the most effective air purifying indoor plants.
A must-have for any plant collection, there are several popular varieties including: the rich green golden pothos, the bright yellow/green neon pothos, & the white/green variegated marble queen pothos.
CAUTION: Do not consume - plant is toxic for humans & pets
Past Workshops
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Meet Your Facilitator: Kim J
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With a lifelong love of plants & a history with clinical anxiety management, Kim brings over a decade of experience and education to The Plant Space. She is formally trained in botanical research, horticulture/gardening, & recently, horticulture therapy. She has worked professionally in the education space including student psychological services & is thrilled to bring it all together to help others navigate these stressful times. Kim is in the process of registering with the Canadian Horticulture Therapy Association as a Horticulture Therapy Technician (HTT) & is Vice-President of the Friends of the Acadian Forest, a volunteer organization with The Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.