Terrarium Making Workshop

Terrariums are brilliant little self-contained ecosystems.



1.5 hours Class size 1 to 12 guests    

  £60 (£30 per class surcharge applies for private classes)

In this delightful workshop, you'll master the art of creating your own thriving terrarium—a miniature glass garden that brings a touch of natural wonder to any space. Under expert guidance, you'll learn how to construct a living ecosystem using specialist Soil Ninja components, carefully selected plants, and proper layering techniques, all housed within a striking glass vessel that you'll take home.
Despite their professional appearance, terrariums are surprisingly straightforward to create. Our plant expert will guide you through each step, making what might seem like an intimidating project into an enjoyable and achievable experience.
During this absorbing two-hour activity, you'll discover the secrets of proper soil layering, learn the precise technique for positioning plants in confined spaces, and gain valuable knowledge about maintaining your miniature garden. Working in our charming shop setting, you'll select from our curated collection of plants to design your own unique living arrangement. There's something deeply satisfying about crafting these tiny worlds—watching as each layer builds upon the last to create a self-contained garden that's entirely your own.
By the end of this enriching workshop, you'll have gained confidence in terrarium construction and plant care, along with practical knowledge you can use to maintain your creation. Your completed terrarium will be ready to display immediately, bringing a slice of botanical beauty to your home or office. The skills you learn will enable you to create more of these enchanting glass gardens in the future, opening up a whole new world of indoor gardening possibilities.

Upcoming dates for Terrarium Making Workshop

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 5 Oct 2026, 8:34am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 23 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026.

  • Fri 23 Oct 2026, 6pm-7:30pm
What you'll get
1.5 hours of information, advice including plant therapy. And your own Terrarium.
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Knowledge required
No previous knowledge required
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a creative gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

2 Roman Way, Market Harborough

Your teacher can also travel within 40 miles of Market Harborough, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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  • 5/5 from Jane, attended Oct 2026: An Absolutely Wonderful Experience -Highly Recommended! I attended a terrarium workshop at Windowsill in Market Harborough today with my 21 year old son. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience from start to finish. Susie, was an excellent workshop leader. She is incredibly knowledgeable and shared so much information with us. She taught us about the planting medium, how to prepare it, the plants to use and the techniques needed to arrange them as well as the best ways to maintain our miniature ecosystem. She also gave us an insight into the history of terrariums. Both my son and I are absolutely delighted with our final terrariums. It was a fantastic bonding activity, and we came away with beautiful creations that we can't wait to look after. We cannot recommend Susie’s terrarium workshop highly enough!
  • 5/5 from Richard J Mann, attended Sep 2026: Great informative workshop, host was very knowledgable and friendly, would heartily recommend to one and all
  • 4/5 from Catherine Martland, attended Jul 2026: The occasion was welcome to my new town! I learnt how to construct my own terrarium and the names of the materials used Teach was very happy and easy going, the atmosphere was friendly The best thing was the finished product
  • 5/5 from Josie Steedman, attended May 2026: Some gifts create memories as much as objects, and this was definitely one of them. My kids Alison and Euan gifted me a terrarium-building experience at Window Sill in Market Harborough, and Euan joined me for the session this week. It was such a joyful evening activity. Susie has created something really special - a beautiful plant-filled space where you immediately feel welcome and comfortable. The workshop was hands-on, relaxed and fun, with just the right amount of expert guidance. We learned plenty without ever feeling like we were sitting in a lesson. Everything felt generous: the time, the materials, the encouragement and the knowledge shared. We left with gorgeous terrariums and a genuinely lovely memory together. I would wholeheartedly recommend this experience to anyone — whether for yourself or as a thoughtful gift for someone you love. Thanks Susie. J
  • 5/5 from Nicole, attended May 2026: Wow what can I say - we had such a brilliant afternoon with Susie!! We decided to book a terrarium workshop for a small hen do and we couldn't have picked a better activity for our plant loving bride! Susie was incredibly accommodating and made the afternoon informative, creative and fun. Perfect for beginners and those more advanced - even the sceptics in the group had a blast! The finished product we all got to take home is honestly stunning! Its lovely to have something so beautiful in the house to remember the day. Thanks again Susie!
  • 5/5 from Lib, attended Apr 2026: The workshop was superb, led by Suzy who was lots of fun while also giving all the information needed to make a beautiful terrarium
  • 5/5 from Tracey Walker, attended Apr 2026: Fabulous afternoon creating my own Terrarium! Teacher was fantastic and obviously very knowledgeable Such a fabulous gift for someone's birthday or Christmas. I'm not normally a crafty type but very pleased with my (well guided) results. Many thanks!
  • 5/5 from Emma Klimowicz, attended Apr 2026: I had a wonderful time at the terrarium workshop. It was the perfect balance of creativity and learning (how to become green fingered!). I came away feeling confident in how to look after my plants and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a calming activity or just doing something a bit different at the weekend.
  • 5/5 from Rosie Walker, attended Apr 2026: Just had a very enjoyable afternoon making our terrariums with Susie. She made us feel very welcome and was clearly very knowledgeable. It was a great balance of freedom for creativity coupled with on hand expertise. We had a great time thank you and would recommend.
  • 5/5 from Camillia Salter, attended Apr 2026: What a great afternoon. Such a knowledgeable teacher @windowsillplants lovely time.
  • 5/5 from Tomasz Pawlowski, attended Feb 2026: Great class, everything was explained with great patience.
  • 5/5 from Karen Osler, attended Feb 2026: Excellent class. Helpful tips and small group.
  • 5/5 from Carol Constable, attended Feb 2026: Very enjoyable time, excellent teacher, something special to take home.
  • 5/5 from Colin, attended Feb 2026: Brilliant session. Excellent advice and helpful. Thanks Susie. All best wishes for the new premises.
  • 5/5 from Julie Crawford, attended Jan 2026: Really enjoyed the session thank you
  • 5/5 from Lindsay Charlton, attended Jan 2026: Great hands-on workshop learning about the different elements of a terrarium and creating our own unique designs. Susie was very knowledgeable and created a lovely group atmosphere.
  • 5/5 from Di Tebbutt, attended Oct 2025: Fantastic night and great plants to choose from and some excellent advice would definitely recommend
  • 5/5 from Lizzie, attended Oct 2025: This terrarium workshop is the perfect gift for any occasion! Susie was a fantastic teacher and taught us the entire process of making a terrarium. She gave plenty of advice, and helped along each step of the way. The class is done in the middle of her plant-shop, which is just the perfect environment as you are surrounded by amazing plants. With the terrarium, you have so much freedom to be creative and personalise your ecosystem. A fantastic class for adults of any age!
  • 5/5 from Deborah Surkitt-Parr, attended Oct 2025: It was a lovely class. Great teacher who was very knowledgeable. Clear instructions and a great result. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you.
  • 5/5 from Wendy Plant, attended Sep 2025: A great evening, susie was great in advising how to plant the terrarium.
  • 5/5 from Divya Pancholi, attended Sep 2025: An informative and interesting Terrarium Building Workshop, held in Susie's lovely shop, surrounded by so many wonderful plants. I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and I would certainly recommend it.
  • 5/5 from Lucy Dall, attended Jul 2025: It was beautifully presented workshop, lots of information. Really fun and definitely will go again!
  • 5/5 from Sarah Nield, attended Jul 2025: A lovely way to spend a couple of hours! Great teacher and very informative. A great little plant shop too. Mum and I enjoyed it!
  • 5/5 from Marie Wayte, attended May 2025: The booking process was extremely easy and the class was so much fun. I went with my husband and it was a really lovely way to spend some time together. Great value for money and Susie is brilliant. very knowledgeable and passionate. The group was small enough for Susie to get around everyone and provide a helping hand. Very informal and relaxing. The shop is the perfect setting too. I will definitely be back to buy more house plants and get some much needed advice.
  • 5/5 from Avishka de Silva, attended Mar 2025: Excellent workshop. Had a lot of fun! Would definitely recommend
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Feb 2025: Had a great time making our terrarium. Good selection of plants and the chance to personalize it to your own taste
  • 5/5 from Jo Slattery, attended Feb 2025: Excellent evening. Really enjoyable. The lady running the workshop was interesting, informative, friendly and approachable. I love my terrarium. Thank you
  • 5/5 from Rosie Morris, attended Jan 2025: This is the second workshop I've been to with Susie, and we loved it! It was well organised and fun. Windowsill feels like a genuine community hub and Susie is so knowledgeable and welcoming. Now we need more variety of workshops so I can keep going back
  • 5/5 from Lewis, attended Dec 2024: We booked this as a birthday celebration / family outing and could not be happier with the experience we had! Susie was an incredible host, dealt with our antics and felt like a part of us. She was very willing to give pointers to the experienced members and hand-hold the less skilled. I can say this was a hit with those who love plants and those who are not as involved or familiar with the plant world. Thank you for hosting us and we look forward to coming back!
Your teacher

Windowsill Plants
Windowsill Plants

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Here at Windowsill, we love houseplants, and we want you to love them too! We have a gorgeous shop at 2 Roman Way, Market Harborough with a wonderful dedicated workshop space upstairs. We've created a wonderfully warm and nurturing space where you can enjoy our small group events.
Windowsill is run by Susie, who leads our houseplant-focused workshops. She has been looking after houseplants for most of her life and passes on this experience in a relaxed and informative way, so you can stop worrying and start to enjoy your houseplants.
Susie is an experienced teacher, having spent part of her previous non-houseplant-related work life writing and delivering training courses on tricky topics. It's a joy to now be sharing her love of houseplants so that you can increase your confidence and knowledge and develop skills to grow your own indoor jungle.
When she is not in the shop, Susie is a much sought-after speaker delivering talks to Women's Institutes and gardening clubs; whether it is a group of 80 in a village hall or a small session in the shop, you'll be sure to come away entertained and with a new motivation to enjoy your houseplants.

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