Lantern Making with Wakehurst Glow Wild

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Every year Wakehurst celebrates the festive season with an award-winning illumination trail packed with thousands of lights and lanterns. In this member-exclusive online event, Wakehurst’s in-house artist Katherine Morton will demonstrate how these lanterns are made and provide a step-by-step guide to making your own, ready to create a festive garden landscape ready for Christmas.

Before the event you’ll be emailed a list of all the items you need, and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions throughout the event.

Thousands of lanterns are made each year for the Glow Wild event at Wakehurst Place – join Boundless on Thursday 7 December for our free members’ day to see them in their full glory. Click here for more information.

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