Learn all about moss and how to use this wonderful plant in the home setting at this Berkshire Botanical Garden workshop on Saturday, October 30, from 2 – 4. Moss has become increasingly popular for use in shady areas of gardens instead of grass or ground cover. It can be used indoors as well; for decoration and as a way to bring the woodland inside for the winter months. Learn how to use this fascinating plant in terrariums, at the base of potted plants, for creating wreaths and even as moss covered garden table. This workshop will cover the collecting, care and conditions of working with moss either dry or wet as well as growing your own moss. Participants will construct a beautiful moss wreath and decorate it with bits of the outdoors.

Marlene Marshall is a painter/collage artist, arts educator, designer, and author of Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics (Storey, 1998), Shell Chic (Storey 2002) and Woodland Style (Storey 2010). She frequently teaches at museums, and art schools along the East Coast. Marshall has appeared on both the Home and Garden and DIY networks. Her work has been exhibited and sold in galleries and museum shops throughout North America. She lives and teaches in Sheffield, MA.  All materials are included in the cost of the workshop, which is $40 for BBG members and $45 for non-members.  To register, log on to www.berkshirebotanical.org, or call 413 -298-3926.