The Crevice Intensive: an online class

THE CREVICE INTENSIVE

They’re not a fad; they are here to stay. Crevice Gardens– like miniature mountains with small plants- are now in most American Botanic Gardens, which has driven their popularity in home landscapes in the US and beyond. They have even been covered by the Wash Post and the NY Times.  

 

Folks interested in wildflowers, natives, pollinators, recycled materials, budget hardscapes, rain gardens, and xeriscape are all adapting crevice gardens for their goals.

 

From tiny to massive, from budget to luxury,  to cheaper and more functional alternatives to retaining walls, crevice gardens solve a variety of problems in a variety of places.

 

From an author of the 2022 sold-out book on crevice gardens, with perhaps as many builds under his belt as anyone else alive, (@plantfortheapocalypse) comes this practical class to train new builders. Crevice Gardens are a lucrative new offering for landscapers and an adaptable and meaningful amenity for gardeners.

Sometimes the best crevice gardens use the most inexpensive stone- like $50/ton...

A 3-part online class, Saturday mornings, two weeks apart: 

April 4, April 18 and May 2: 10am-12pm MST.

 

Taught by Kenton Seth, hosted by Maddie Maher

 Each session is 1.5 hrs long followed by 30 minutes for questions. 
$125 USD total for all three sessions.

A recording will be available to participants for a month after the class is over. 

Session 1: (Apr4) Modern Crevice Gardens: history, uses, variety, and a basic construction overview.

Session 2. (Apr18) Logistics: Ergonomics, estimating/billing/invoicing. (cost and time), staging, and large scale + equipment. Planting, plant sourcing, and plant types. 

Session 3. (May2) Fine Rock placement: Composing and unifying rocks, stability, different climates, different geologies, styles, and options. Soil media, rock types. The ART of setting stones.

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