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Junita Powell

Bunches and Bubbles with Chris has been 3 years in the making. We had a fantastic experience, learnt some new techniques and got to take our gorgeous flowers home. Thanks for making our experience enjoyable and memorable. We can highly recommend this class. Regards Junita and Alex

Mary Kavurma

Chris was great fun and very knowledgeable. The team had a great time putting their terrarium's together! We all went home with something beautiful.

Makiko Fujisawa

Chris gave us fantastic time. All my friends enjoyed the class. Beautiful shop. Lots of photos. Will return for another class!

Heidi Debrincat

Chris was fantastic! He was so patient, kind and encouraging in his explanations. We had the best time. 10/10 recommend!

Irena Pavan

Great venue. Friendly staff. Learnt a lot in this class. Look forward to the next class.

Elisia Yeo

We booked this workshop for an anniversary present and it was excellent! The experience was really well organized and generous, with all materials on hand as well as refreshments and scissors we got to keep. Our teacher Chris was great - very supportive with clear explanations and lots of background. + more

Claire Tan

Chris and John were very welcoming and immediately put us at ease with the workshop. We had a very enjoyable time learning about how to assemble a green house terrarium and how to maintain one moving forward.

Maree Friend

My instructor on the Mossarium workshop was fabulous. He walked me through every step and helped me create a moss garden which I will have for many years to come. His store was clean and tidy and interesting to see. He had a good supply and range of substrates etc to use. It was a lovely relaxing + more

Alice Priest

Loved this experience. Cool workspace at the back of the beautiful Merchant & Green shop. Friendly, knowledgeable and fun facilitation. You create your own little world with all the elements on offer and come away with an awesome living terrarium. Recommend as good value.

Jerome Tiratira

Great session, quite informative, creative, inspiring and our teacher Chris was very nice and friendly.

Liza Attard

Great class with a great teacher. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. It was a small intimate group and we had a lot of fun. The class was held out the back of and amazing florist and it had a really good vibe. It was a bonus to finish the class and take your own Bonsai home. Highly recommend.

Tharushi Kaluarachchi

We had a lovely time at the greenhouse terrarium workshop - it was our first time creating a closed terrarium. Chris was a lovely facilitator, extremely knowledgeable, kind and welcoming. We really enjoyed the workshop and hope to be back in the future.

Leticia Whelan

Chris was such a great teacher, gentle and encouraging. This was the best creative class I have done in ages

Patricia Hough

It was an amazing experience. Very educational but so much fun. I was amazed at quality of bonsai and the awesome teacher was so patient with us all. I loved workshop and would not hesitate to recommend it either for yourself or as a wonderful. I love my bonsai

Darren Gibbards

We had a wonderful time at the Beginner’s Bonsai Course. Chris was very knowledgeable and made our time really enjoyable. We were supplied with everything we needed on the day and the learning space and surrounds were excellent. We loved the bonsai we created and are now looking after at home. + more

Ronald Cheng

Chris was absolutely amazing! He was incredibly knowledgeable and really explained the importance of being yourself in your mossarium and being present! A must try for all terrarium enthusiasts!

Charles Batt

I thoroughly enjoyed my class with Chris. He made the process of turning a pot of hedging plants into a bonsai forrest fun, entertaining and educational. Most importantly, I now have the confidence to do it by myself and develop a new hobby.

Jaimee Stephens

Chris was very kind, knowledgeable and engaging. The flowers and supplies were beautiful and with no experience whatsoever I finished up very happy with my flower arrangement!

Louise Bigeni

Great location with very welcoming and informative staff. Very happy with how much we got done within a short amount of time, leaving with my very own Bonsai that I had constructed.

Nora Chee

The teacher Chris was very nice, friendly and helpful. I'd enjoyed the class. Will start my Bonsai collections.

Ms Linda J Kirk

Chris is a knowledgeable and enthusiastic teacher and he brings his passion to the class. The plants and materials are of the highest quality and you leave with a gorgeous terrarium that you made yourself and will look at every day in your home. Highly recommended.

Cindy Tang

Chris from Merchant and Green was a wonderful communicator prior to the event (as we had to email him regarding updates with class sizes and times) and also during the class. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and supportive. We had 14 girls in the class for a Bridal shower and all of them had a blast + more

Anke Davidson

Fun couple of hours being instructed by the amusing and highly experienced Chris. Taught us a bit about the native flowers and how to put them together to make a professional looking bouquet. Took home a beautiful bouquet to enjoy for weeks to come! Thank you Chris!

Melissa Meale

We loved the terrarium workshop. It was both a relaxing and interesting thing to do. Thank you teacher Chris!

Gin Lin

Chris's approach to teaching is so easy to follow. His passion for plants and kokedama is great as well.

Mark Stanisavljevic

Very friendly and accomodating. Informative class with lots to offer. A stage 2 class could prove to be interesting.

Elyssa Balilo

Was given as a gift and heard was a fantastic class with a small group so was able engage with others there and teachers a whole lot more

Kevin Huang

Lovely vibe, instructions and knowledge share. Learnt a lot about after care as well. Couldn’t be happier!

Kathryn Park

Excellent workshop! Very high quality materials, great instruction and extremely accommodating of our group. Would definitely recommend!

Greg Wallace

The teacher shared their passion and lots of information on terrariums and working with living moss. The unique container and all materials provided are really premium. I would definitely recommend this class for people interested in plants and design.

Sylvia Calvert

What an amazing morning, thoroughly enjoyed all aspects. Instructions were easy to follow the host was amazing, so relaxing. Would definitely recommend.

Henry Luu

Teacher was very knowledgeable, welcoming and very patient while at the same time efficient in running the class smoothly

Edith Podesta

Excellent venue, great teacher and very interesting session. Fliers were beautiful and learning experience was excellent.

Natalie Fahd

what a great experience, our teacher was very informative we learnt a lot and most of all we had lots of fun highly recommended for big groups.

Caroline Cribb

Chris was the perfect teacher, knows his stuff, shares his knowledge with passion and makes genuine conversation. The venue was beautifully presented with interesting natural materials around to appreciate. I really enjoyed this course and came away feeling inspired and happy. Thanks Chris.

Chloe Choi

We really enjoyed this workshop! The teachers were very informative, flexible with time and we were provided with complimentary refreshments and tote bag to take our terrariums home safely.

Joel Francis

Fantastic class. We feel really confident about keeping bonzai and are already daydreaming of our next creation. Chris was knowledgeable and encouraging. Fantastic course!

Kirsty Beavon

Incredible class, we had soooo much fun. Chris was a brilliant teacher, relaxed, fascinating and just a really enjoyable fun afternoon. Thank you. Highly recommended!

Christine Zhang

It was an amazing experience, the staff and the teacher were super nice and patient, it was so relaxing, everything was super easy and nice. I loved how we could customise everything to our liking, loved the overall experience.

Andela Petrovic

Amazing class with an amazing teacher and we all walked away with stunning terrariums. Honestly highly recommend the class and will be back for more As well as putting together our terrariums, we got to learn a bit more about the plants we were putting inside it and any other plant related questions + more

Christie Fyson

Wow what a fun and creative was to spend a Saturday afternoon. Chris our teacher was knowledgeable and helpful especially for myself a first timer in anything plant related. I did this with my best friend which was extra special. All the materials were great and the venue perfect.

Megan Cox

Chris is a friendly and kind teacher supervising us in a lovely area of the flower shop. The class was relaxed and fun, and we all made great bonsais to take home.

Natalie Popow

We absolutely loved the Kokedama workshop with Merchant & Green. Chris was such a good teacher and we found the whole process of making the three kokedama so relaxing. They provided excellent materials and showed a variety of ways to make the kokedama. We also liked that they gave us a variety of plants. + more

Lorenzo

Lovely experience! Great team and we’ll time spent

Carly Beautyman

Such an amazing experience at Merchant & Green! The teacher was so knowledgeable and fun to work with. Beautiful store with great quality products and materials to work with. So happy to have a piece of this memory in my home.

Varsha Sivagurunathan

It was a great session! Chris was amazing, explained how to build the terrarium in detail, the hows and why's, and made the whole process really fun! Highly recommend!

Kit Wong

I had a wonderful time in a small group of 4 in this class. The teachers are lovely and they let you express creativity in what you want to make. Bring your friends and your imagination!

Julia Moreira

The venue was nice and suitable. Location was great. And Chris very kind and knowledgeable.

Wendy Caldwell

The dried flower arrangement workshop was amazing! Chris, who oversaw the class was a fantastic teacher, with a lot of experience, knowledge and skill. He made the class fun but also shared so many tips and made the entire experience enjoyable. He made time for each person in the class to make their + more

Bhrizel Rosario

This bonsai class is a must do! Chris was such a great teacher and was very helpful in giving us tips of how to make our bonsai look it’s best. Will definitely be keen on an intermediate class if available.