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Edible Garden Design Workshop
Have you wanted a home garden full of fruits and veggies but don’t know where to start? This workshop is exactly what you’ve been looking for.
When James Deering, Vizcaya’s original owner, envisioned his winter estate, it included a working farm, which was both functional and beautiful. Similarly, this workshop will help you visualize and design your own “agri-scape” to share the bounty with your friends and loved ones. We will take inspiration from nature and learn how to incorporate and feature fruits, vegetables, and herbs in your home’s existing landscape.
Under the guidance of an experienced edible landscaper from Ready-to-Grow Gardens, the workshop will cover:
- the key principles of growing food in South Florida
- how to determine the right edible plant for the right place in a landscape
- use raised beds, fruit trees, food forests, trellises, pathways, and other features for maximum production and effect.
- Design considerations that factor in plants, colors, textures, and patterns
- Students will walk away with a beginning design diagram for their garden, which can be used to create a more in-depth master plan for the future.
IMPORTANT | Participants must bring:
A rough sketch of your property or an overhead satellite image that is at least 11” x 17” in size. Multiple copies could be helpful.
Include the cardinal directions and the notation of any large objects adjacent to the property, such as buildings, shade trees, roads or powerlines.
TICKET OPTIONS
ONLINE TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. TICKETS NOT SOLD AT THE DOOR.
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS
$10 for adults; $5 for children (age 6-12); FREE for children ages 5 and under.
VIZCAYA MEMBERS
Save 20% on all community programs. Member log in is required. For assistance, please email membership@vizcaya.org.
ABOUT READY-TO-GROW GARDENS:
Ready-to-Grow Gardens is an edible garden company specializing in helping others grow organic vegetables, herbs, and fruit in South Florida. They grow food locally by designing, installing, and caring for edible gardens. Their nursery in the Miami area sells organically grown vegetable plants, herb plants, tropical fruit trees, soil mix, and other organic garden supplies. To learn more, visit ready-to-grow.com.
MORE INFORMATION
All refund requests must be submitted 48 hours prior to the event date via Eventbrite.
To cancel member tickets email sheila.gutierrez@vizcaya.org.No-shows and late arrivals are not eligible for a refund.
Vizcaya members get discounted tickets to community programs like this! They also get unlimited free daytime visits to the estate and other great perks.
Learn more about these perks and check out the membership options by clicking below.
LEARN MOREEvery person, regardless of age or member status, must have a ticket and will not be admitted without one. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are not sold at door.
Donating to Vizcaya Museum and Gardens does not grant entry to this program. Health and safety regulations remain in place. This program is rain or shine.
To promote inclusion for all, Vizcaya ensures that all community programs, after-hour and weekend events for locals, feature activities that are physically accessible to all visitors. While not all areas of the estate are wheelchair accessible, community programs are purposefully located in areas without stairs or that can be accessed via a ramp.
To leaen more about accessibility at Vizcaya, please click here.
By entering Vizcaya’s premises, you consent to your likeness being captured in photos, videos or audio as well as the release, publication, exhibition and reproduction of these. For more details, see the Film and Photography Notice.
This program takes place in Vizcaya Village and access is restricted to this space. Program admission does not include access to the Main House and gardens on the east side of the property and only includes access to the Village during program hours, 6-9pm.
