Native Plant Wreath & Other Holiday Accents
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Instructors—Jennifer Jewell and Adrienne Edwards
Flier and Registration Form
What comes to mind when you think of the winter holiday season? Do you think of evergreens and baking spices? Did you know that many of our native chaparral shrubs and forest trees are evergreen, and that native sages can remain fragrant for years after drying? Learn more about native plants while you create a holiday wreath, kissing ball, or garland!
We provide all the greens & tools, including a wide selection of native plant clippings such as incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), sages (Salvia spp.), manzanitas (Arctostaphylos spp.), buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus) and California bay (Umbellularia californica). You can embellish your wreaths, kissing balls, or garlands with native buckeyes, seeds and berries. We will share botanical and ethnobotanical information about all the native plants we use. We also encourage you to bring additional plant clippings you especially want to use, including any you need us to identify. Each registrant can create a 12 – 15" wreath, a kissing ball (with native mistletoe), or small garland (or make any two for an additional $20 fee). Come share holiday cheer while celebrating our native California plants!
Sign up to create Saturday, December 10, 1:00 to 4:00 PM, Room 129 in Holt Hall, on the CSU Chico campus. The registration fee is $45 (or $65 to make two projects). For more details about workshop content please contact a workshop leader at aledwards@csuchico.edu or cultivatingplace@gmail.com. To register, complete the information below and include payment in the mail as indicated. For more information about signing up for the workshop, please contact Friends of the Herbarium (FOH) at chatfield@csuchico.edu.
Instructors
Jennifer Jewell is a writer, photographer, host of the public radio program “Cultivating Place” (www.cultivatingplace.com). Adrienne Edwards is a botanist, ecologist, and writer. She teaches at CSU Chico, consults on environmental issues, and develops educational materials.
All proceeds will be donated to FOH to support the mission of the Ahart Herbarium at Chico State.