I don't know if you know this but we have reached peak succulent.
Find these spineless versions of cactus hanging out on your office desk, printed on a t-shirt, made into a cupcake or elegantly placed in a wedding bouquet — we can't get enough of these cute plants!
Here are a few gardening workshops and a sale you can go to this month to help feed your botany frenzy. Let's be happy plant people together. 🌱💖
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Build your own fairy garden
This dish garden was created by Catherine Day of Green Things Nursery.
Create a little plant world fit for mythical creatures at this kid-friendly event.
Learn how to build fairy garden out of a gardening bowl using succulents and miniatures.
The class is free, just pay for whatever you use. They have bowls starting at $5, succulents beginning at $1.99 and mini items at $1.
Find more information here.
When: Sunday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Where: Green Things, 3384 East River Road
Cost: The event is free to attend, pay for supplies
Plant Nite's wooden succulent terrarium workshop
It's time to garden and drink with friends at the same time.
Let Plant Nite's gardening supply expert help walk you through building the perfect succulent terrarium out of an assortment of wooden boxes.
They will provide all the things you'll need to get started — and the best part is you'll get to take home whatever you make.
This is a 21-and-over event.
Find more information here.
When: Sunday, Sept 10, 5-7 p.m.
Where: Hot Rods Old Vail Restaurant and Bar, 10500 East Old Vail Road.
Cost: $55, drink and food are not included in this price
Succulent pallet garden workshop
This undated photo of Flora Grubb Gardens shows a living picture made with cryptanthus and neoregelia bromeliads, rhipsalis cactus, haworthia, hoya, and peperomia in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Flora Grubb Gardens, Caitlin Atkinson)
If you've ever wanted to learn how to start a pallet garden now's your chance. Green Things is offering a class where they will help set one up for you and fill it full of succulents.
Pay only for the cost of supplies — they're offering 10 percent off of pallets bought at the store — and you can even bring in your own wooden pallet. If it's a shipping pallet however they do suggest cutting it down as as they can become very heavy once loaded with plants.
RSVP through Green Things' Facebook event page here.
When: Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Green Things, 3384 East River Road
Cost: The event is free to attend, pay for the materials you use.
The event is free to attend, pay for the materials you use.
Plant Sale at the Desert Museum
Artist Catherine Nash picks out a blooming Mexican Sunflower for her upcoming drawing class at the Desert Museum on March 14, 2017. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Get new plants just in time for fall at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Plant Sale. They'll have more than 250 types of plant species available for purchase with prices starting at $4.
Find more information here.
When: Sunday, Sept. 24 from 6 a.m. to noon
Where: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N Kinney Road
Cost: Event is free to attend
