About this session
People turn what an office throws away, plastic bottles, cans, wooden crates, pallets, mugs, broken furniture, into planters and small garden features, and plant them up on the day. A maker and gardener leads it for groups of 8 to 25, at covered tables. Everyone makes a planter from something that was waste and takes it away planted; in the longer session the group also builds a feature for the office: a wall of bottle planters, a crate herb garden or an insect hotel. The team gets an hour or more of making, a planter each, and something that stays.
It runs in person, indoors with covered tables and a sink or outdoors with a weather plan. Workbliss brings drills, cutters, files, sandpaper, gloves, safety glasses, potting mix, plants and extra clean waste; the client saves two weeks of office bottles, cans and packaging and provides the space and a spot to fix a feature. The maker covers tool safety and what not to reuse: anything that held chemicals, treated or stained wood, and cans with sharp edges until filed. It is a making session, not a woodwork course, and nobody uses a power tool without the maker beside them.
What your people take away
- Turn a bottle, a can or a crate into a planter with drainage that will not rot or leak
- Use a drill, a cutter and a file safely on plastic, metal and wood
- Know which waste is safe to reuse for growing and which never is
- Plant up what you made with the right potting mix and a plant that suits it
- Build a bottle-planter wall or an insect hotel for the office with the team
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What each length covers
60 minutes
Covers 2 of 3 parts: What waste can become and Making your planter.
90 minutes
Covers all 3 parts.
What’s covered
What waste can become
Every length- Sorting the pileBottles, cans, crates, pallets, cork, mugs and broken chairs: what each can become, and what goes straight back in the trash
- Tools and safetyDrills, cutters, files and sandpaper, with gloves and glasses, and the rules for each
- Drainage, lining and rotWhy every planter needs holes, how to line wood and metal, and what stops a crate rotting in a season
Making your planter
Every length- Cut, drill and finishEach person makes a planter from their chosen piece: cut, drilled, sanded, lined and, if they like, painted
- Planting it upThe right potting mix and a plant that fits: herbs in cans, succulents in mugs, salad in a crate
A feature for the office
90 minutes only- Planning the featureA bottle wall, a crate herb garden or an insect hotel: the group picks one for the office and where it goes
- Building it togetherTeams cut, fix, fill and plant their part, and the maker assembles the whole
- Looking after itWatering, feeding and refreshing the feature, and a rotation so it does not die in a month
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Upcycling For The Garden
How long is Upcycling For The Garden?
Upcycling For The Garden runs as 60 minutes or 90 minutes. You choose the length when you book. A 60-minute session covers What waste can become and Making your planter, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds A feature for the office.
Can Upcycling For The Garden be delivered online or in person?
It runs in person, at your site, in any country: the expert comes to you.
How do we book Upcycling For The Garden?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Upcycling For The Garden to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.