Pocket Gardens – Terrarium building workshop
Price
Free of charge
Dates
09/11/2025:
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
Create your own tiny world of green at the Pocket Gardens workshops in the National Botanic Gardens! In this hands-on session, you’ll design and build your very own terrarium — a self-contained mini garden you can take home and watch thrive. Guided by an expert, you’ll learn how to layer soil, select plants, and care for your new creation.
This is a free event but tickets must be booked
🌱 Choose from three workshop sessions throughout the day and create your own beautiful mini garden to take home.
Each workshop is suitable for:
Adults building on their own,
or
An adult plus one child building together
🧑🌾 What’s included:
All materials to build one glass terrarium
Guidance from our instructors
Soil, plants, decorations, and care tips
👨👩👧 Important Ticket Info
Each ticket reserves one terrarium build spot (one set of materials and one workspace).
You may attend solo or bring one child to share the spot.
If you want to build more than one terrarium, please reserve multiple tickets.
Spaces are limited.
🕐 Workshop Times
Workshop 1 — 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Workshop 2 — 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Workshop 3 — 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Please arrive 10 minutes before your session.
Tickets are free, but registration is required.
Getting Here
3.5 km north from centre of Dublin, Botanic Road, Glasnevin.
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