The Planted Parlour

Bonsai Society General Meeting
2025-06-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-16 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Many can appreciate the truly inspiring art of Bonsai. Have you ever wondered how it is done, or what it takes to create these tiny living art pieces. Come check out the Bonsai Society Meeting, which is open to the public. Bring a bonsai plant if you have one you want to show off or just bring yourself to learn. Free.

WORKSHOP: Repotting Party!
2025-04-27 14:00 - 15:30 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Summer is on the way and that makes this the perfect time to do some repotting. Giving fresh mix or moving root-bound plants into larger pots be a springboard for summer growth. Our goal is to turn this chore into a fun activity. We will have the mix and pots for a variety of houseplant types. Admission includes the mix and green plastic pots (as needed) for up to 3 plants (8 inch pot size max). Attendees will also be able to take advantage of 30% off clear pots and decorative pottery. Light refreshments will be available.
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Mini-World Fairy Garden Workshop
2025-03-30 14:00 - 15:30 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Time to be creative! Join us for a fun workshop where you’ll build a glass-globe fairy garden. Materials will be provided. You bring your creativity and expect to go home with a planted mini-world. A great class for adults and kids alike. Space and supplies are limited so sign up today.

WORKSHOP: Make Your Own Kokedama
2025-03-02 14:00 - 15:30 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Kokedama is a traditional Japanese method of displaying plants. This elegant style ditches the pot and, instead, grows the plant in a ball of moss which can be hung in a window or placed on a display stand. Just like a plant in a pot, kokedama is easy to care for, wanting a good soaking once a week. You will be able to choose a plant from a selection of kokedama-appropriate plants and leave with a beautiful kokedama that you made yourself in a fun classroom setting. Space is limited so sign up today.

WORKSHOP: Exotic Orchid Seedlings
2025-02-22 14:00 - 15:30 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
You will get an orchid seedling of your choice to pot up and take home. The purpose of this class is to try more exotic varieties of orchids in your growing environment at an affordable price. We have a number of different types of orchids that are ready for potting up into 3.5 inch pots. We will have Cattleya, Oncidium, Dendrobium, Vandaceous orchids and others, some of which are very close to blooming size.. All varieties were selected to be compact and able to grow indoors on a window sill or under lights. Try additional orchid varieties, which you can purchase for only $12 each during the class as supplies last.

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DIY Macramé with Ladonna! (Sunday)
2025-02-09 13:00 - 16:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Our local macramé expert Ladonna has been making macramé hangers and wall hangings for many years. She loves how clean and organized the knots can be and learned from her sister in the early 70’s when it made a huge resurgence. Her first apartment had ceiling hooks everywhere making a macramé room divider and filling the room with plants. She is excited to share the beauty and art of macramé.
In this workshop you will be making a hanger originally made by Mark Mason and published in a macramé pattern magazine in 1976. It is an original vintage pattern! The workshop will be approximately 3 hours.
Macramé is a French word for knot and is known to be one of the oldest forms of textile art. It involves creating beautiful and functional designs through a series of knots in various patterns and is an ornate way to display plants in pots.
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DIY Macramé with Ladonna! (Saturday)
2025-02-08 13:00 - 16:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States

An Evening of Music in the Parlour with Harpist Jan Walters
2025-02-01 18:00 - 19:30 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Experience the enchanting melodies of internationally acclaimed harpist Jan Walters for an Evening of Music in the Parlour. Complimentary beverage and snacks will be served.
Jan Walters enjoys a varied career – having performed all over Europe, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, and the USA, Jan has been a featured regular performer in such prestigious hotels as The Plaza, The Helmsley Palace, and the St Regis in New York City, the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver Canada, and The Berkshire Hotel on Oxford Street in London. She has played aboard Holland America Line’s MS Niew Amsterdam, been a featured artist for three years in the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, and performed with Sammy Davis Junior in Reno, Nevada, USA. Jan is also well known for her artistry in historical performance practice and has been a featured soloist in both concerts and recordings with many of Europe’s leading period instrument ensembles including The Consort of Music, The Sixteen, and The Purcell Quartet. She has played at The Proms in The Royal Albert Hall and recorded the soundtrack for the Merchant Ivory film Jefferson in Paris, and appeared with The Netherlands Opera. Her vast experience enables her to offer a wide range of repertoire performed on exquisitely beautiful and unique harps.
SOLD OUT

DIY Spring Bulb Garden
2025-01-25 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Planting spring blooming bulbs indoors in the depths of winter is a long-standing tradition called “forcing bulbs”. In this workshop you will be planting three types of bulbs that will bring a colorful assortment of flowers for you to enjoy this spring that can be stored for use next year or planted outdoors. You will also get all the instructions you need for successfully growing these plants.
The class is full if listed as Sold Out.

Bonsai Society: Special Grafting Demo
2025-01-19 13:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Join us for a free grafting demo provided by our local bonsai society. Bonsai is the Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in containers. It is an ancient, highly nuanced art form that dates back as far as the 8th century. The demonstration is free.

Make Your Own Holiday Wreath Workshop - sold out
2024-11-16 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Join us for a fun afternoon of making your own holiday wreath with live tillandsias. Hang it on your door or set it as a table centerpiece as you celebrate the holiday season.

Tabletop Dish Garden Workshop - SOLD OUT
2024-10-26 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Prepare your home for holiday entertaining by building a tabletop dish garden. We’ll provide all the supplies and you’ll have three plants to choose from so you can have a beautiful display to show off to guests. We’ll be certain to give you all the care instructions you’ll need. Space is limited so sign up today.

Orchid Mini-Show!
2024-10-19 13:00 - 17:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
The Planted Parlour and the Five Cities Orchid Society will be bringing an exotic orchid display to Grover Beach. Stop by and enjoy blooming orchids, many you may be unfamiliar with, including many fall-blooming orchids that are not seen in the spring orchid shows. And it’s free!

Orchids as Houseplants
2024-10-12 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
An instructional class to explain the basics to growing your orchids indoors, either in a windowsill or underlights. You do not need a greenhouse or substantial outdoor space to grow and bloom beautiful orchids. Class is free but registration is required. Sign up here.

Orchid Repot and Rebloom
2024-09-28 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
A precursor class to Orchid-Tober, we’ll be sharing orchid care and repotting technique and giving you hands-on experience repotting an (out-of-bloom) orchid that you’ll get to take home with you to rebloom. Space is limited.

Build Your Own Terrarium Workshop SOLD OUT
2024-09-21 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
The time has arrived for our DIY Terrarium workshop: SEPTEMBER 21st, 2024! In it you will learn the essential concepts for building and keeping a terrarium and get hands-on experience building your own sugar jar terrarium. Along with the container and materials you will be able to choose from a selection of plants and leave with a terrarium of your own. Additional plants can be purchased during the class. Space is very limited and the sign up period will close on September 14th to ensure the proper number of containers are available. Sign Up Here!

Bonsai Society Meeting
2024-09-15 13:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Many can appreciate the truly inspiring art of Bonsai. Have you ever wondered how it is done, or what it takes to create these tiny living art pieces. Come check out the Bonsai Society Meeting, which is open to the public, and if you have one bring a bonsai plant to show off and have evaluated by bonsai experts.

Introduction to General Houseplant Care SOLD OUT
2024-09-14 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Are you unsure of your plant-parenting skills? Worry no more! In our Introduction to General Houseplant Care class you will learn the ins and outs of basic houseplant care and get to choose a plant from a selection of easy-to-grow houseplants, along with a decorative cache pot to adopt as your own. Space is limited.

Make Your Own Kokedama
2024-08-03 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Kokedama is a traditional Japanese method of displaying plants. This elegant style ditches the pot and, instead, grows the plant in a ball of moss which can be hung in a window or placed on a display stand. Just like a plant in a pot, kokedama is easy to care for, wanting a good soaking once a week. You will be able to choose a plant from a selection of kokedama-appropriate plants and leave with a beautiful kokedama that you made yourself in a fun classroom setting. Space is limited so sign up today. Sign up here!

What's Wrong With My Plant?
2024-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
We want our plants to be as happy as possible but sometimes, even though we are trying to love them as best we can, they don’t respond positively, and we don’t always know why. This is your opportunity to bring 1-3 plants so we can diagnose the problem in a group setting where everyone can learn. Yellowing leaves? Brown tips? Weak growth? We’ll do a thorough diagnosis for you. NOTE: If you suspect your plant has a bug issue you are still welcome to bring it but let us know before you bring it into the classroom in case it might need to be isolated.
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Chop and Prop: Plant Propagation
2024-06-29 13:00 - 14:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
We will teach you three methods of propagation that will cover the widest range of techniques used with houseplant propagation. Each sign up will not only learn these three techniques but will be leaving with new plant babies of their own. Space is limited, sign up here.

Repotting Party!
2024-06-22 15:00 - 17:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Let’s have a party, you bring the plant and we’ll bring the pot(s)! If you have a plant that needs up-sizing or a refreshed mix bring it to our Repotting Party and we’ll get it into new mix or potted up for you. You’ll learn what mix is best for your plant, how to repot it and also have the chance to learn from other people’s plants. Bring up to three plants (10″ pot max) for repotting. Light refreshments will be served. Buy tickets here.

Bonsai Society Meeting
2024-06-16 13:00 - 15:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Many can appreciate the truly inspiring art of Bonsai. Have you ever wondered how it is done, or what it takes to create these tiny living art pieces. Come check out the Bonsai Society Meeting, which is open to the public. Bring a bonsaied plant if you have one you want to show off or just bring yourself to learn.

DIY Succulent Arrangement Workshop
2024-05-25 13:00 - 14:30 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Prepare for summer with a DIY succulent arrangement of your own design! You’ll be able to choose your vessel from a selection of pots and plant them with a choice of succulents that we’ll also be providing. Class instructor is local succulentarian Gigie from Gigie’s Succulents. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Tips for Houseplant Success
2024-05-18 13:00 - 14:00 | The Planted Parlour, 592 W. Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA, 93433, United States
Join us as we discuss tips on how to be more successful with your houseplants. We’ll cover some of The Planted Parlour’s recommended practices for general houseplant care including understanding light, watering, humidity and plant choice. This is a good primer for beginners, but will also have some good tips for seasoned growers.

Morro Bay Gardening Clinic
2024-04-20 11:00 - 14:00 | CA
The Planted Parlour will be participating in the Morro Bay Gardening Clinic, hosted by Lisa Mia Haven Properties. Other topics will include pottery, garden plants and pollinators.
Address is 805 Main St., Morro Bay
RSVP required – RSVP to lisamiagardeningclinic@gmail.com
