Sorry, we are not able to offer any public classes or workshops in 2024!
Here is a list of a few classes
we might be able to offer next year.
If you are a member of a garden club or group, and you can assemble a group of 8 to 12 friends and family members to attend a class,
 email chris@barnowlnursery.com
or call 503-638-0387 (voice message only, no text).
Classes and workshops are offered only when the nursery is open
in the Spring and Summer.
Chris will discuss a date and time to schedule one of these classes for your group on a weekday, between 11 am and 3 pm at the nursery.
The class will be private, only for your group members to attend.

Culinary Lavender Workshop – $70 – 3 hours
This class will provide information about growing culinary lavender in your existing landscape and in containers.  We will discuss best practices and tips on how to harvest, preserve and store lavender to use in a variety of culinary lavender applications.  You will have the opportunity to see and smell a selection of different culinary lavenders and taste a variety of culinary lavender products. Learn which herbs and foods pair well with lavender and receive many ideas of how you can incorporate culinary lavender with herbs into your foods and beverages to add flavor and interest to your every day meals and for special occasions.  A folder of printed information, along with materials to make and take 3 culinary lavender products, is included in the price.

Growing Lavender in the Pacific Northwest – $40 – 1 hour
This lecture class covers how to select plants from the many varieties of lavender that are available in the Pacific Northwest.  We will discuss how to plant, prune, and combine lavender in the garden and in containers. Printed information is included for an additional fee.

Growing & Using Your Own Culinary Herbs – $40 – 1 hour
This is not a cooking class, but a lecture on how to grow and use some favorite culinary herbs. We will discuss how to harvest and preserve these herbs to retain their best flavor, and give you ideas of how to use them in family meals, for entertaining guests, and for gifts.  There will be samples of fresh and dried herbs for smelling and tasting. Printed information is included for an additional fee.

Culinary Herbal Gifts Workshop – $60 – 2 hours
This workshop will give you many ideas of how to make your own culinary creations and gifts from the herb garden.  Includes herbal beverages, vinegars, and fresh and dried herb blends, as well as culinary herbal table decorations and ideas for special occasions.  Make and take 3 gifts.
Printed information, recipes and materials for 3 gifts are included in the price.

Fragrant Herbal Gifts Workshop – $60 – 2 hours
This workshop will give you many ideas of how to make your own fragrant and ornamental creations and gifts from the herb garden. Includes ways to use potpourri, simmering potpourri, moth sachets, bath bags, sleep pillows and sachets, as well as fragrant table decorations and ornaments for special occasions.  Make and take 3 gifts.  Printed information, recipes and materials for 3 gifts are included in the price. 

Creative Potpourri Making Workshop – $60 – 2 hours
Learn the traditional method for making dry potpourri, from picking and preserving the materials, to mixing and creating your own unique blends.   Make and take three batches of potpourri to use at home in a variety of ways. Printed information, recipes and materials to make three batches of potpourri are included in the price.