BUILDING MINI
PLANTED AQUARIUMS

Learn how to build your own mini aquarium using natural, low-maintenance techniques. No heaters, filters, or other special equipment required! In this hands-on class, students will learn how plants can act as natural filters for keeping aquariums and container aquatic gardens clean. We will discuss how low-tech aquariums and patio ponds work and cover the basics of the Diana Walstad method. Students will then design and build their own mini aquariums. Come make and take home your own easy to care for 1-gallon aquatic ecosystem!

Fees: Member $72, Non-Member $90

All programs are subject to change. Pre-registration through our website is required.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden strives to be a Garden for all and we are committed to offering diverse adult learning opportunities that are inclusive and accessible to all learners. If you would like to request an accommodation to support your participation in an adult learning opportunity at the Garden, please contact [email protected] or call 804-262-9887 x328 and we will make our best effort to help.

Event Details

All materials provided. Please bring a box or other way to transport your 1-gal aquarium home. The aquariums will only be partially filled with water to make transportation easier.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is happy to provide workshops that enable participants to create with live plants, but we can’t guarantee live plants will survive after they are taken home.

About the Instructor

Lauren Hwang-Finkelman is a horticulturist and writer from California. She has a background in plant conservation and fine gardening and has worked at public and private gardens across the country for the last five years. She is currently the Living Collections Manager at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

BUILDING MINIPLANTED AQUARIUMS

Event Details

BUILDING MINI
PLANTED AQUARIUMS