
Events & Classes
“LET’S GET THIS PLANTING PARTY STARTED!”
Bloomstudio is our greenhouse work-space/party-space for EVENTS & CLASSES (planting parties/opportunities for groups or individuals), we provide instruction and inspiration. You get your fingers in the soil and create a container garden masterpiece to show off on your deck or patio! Bloomstudio is perfect for: girls night out, families, church groups, office outings, date night, book clubs, birthday parties, kids of all ages and more! It’s all about flowers, friends & fun!

Custom Container Design
Our designers can create just the look you want! Bring us your containers and we’ll do the work of designing and planting!

Drop-in-planting
DIYers can use our Bloomstudio space, bring your container (or purchase one of ours), pay for the soil and plants you choose. Dream, design, dig and then leave the mess with us. Our staff is available with inspiration and instruction. Hours: Monday-Friday, 10-4, Saturday 10-3.

Wine and Design Wednesdays
“Wine and Design Wednesdays” happens every Wednesday evening in May 6-8 pm. (We also do this in the fall and winter seasons!) Bring your own containers (or purchase one of ours), we provide the instruction and inspiration for you to create a container garden masterpiece! Wine sampling is included! You pay only for the soil and plants you choose at the time of the event. To reserve your spot click on the desired date from the calendar on the right. Or to register by phone, please call (616) 949-7299

Private Parties
Interested in a Private Party? Planting parties make a great activity for a group of friends or for an office party! Call the greenhouse at (616) 949-7299 or send an email to melinda@koetsiers.com with your date request and we’ll get your private planting party started.
Spring Events
May
10may10:00 am12:00 pmGrow Club - Mother's Day! Forever Flowers & Flower Card Craft
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing! This week’s project is
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing!
This week’s project is all about Mother’s Day! Kids will learn about forever flowers and take part in a flower card craft to give to the mom in their lives. This is a free project but please grab a ticket so we know how many kids to expect!
This is a drop-in between 10am-12pm event for preschool – middle school kids.
*Kids must be accompanied by an adult caregiver/guardian*
Please add the child’s first name and age during the checkout process so we can prepare accordingly.
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Time
May 10, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
Event Details
Create your own container herb garden with your favorite herbs and mark them with cute herb labels! Snack on some delicious treats using fresh herbs and take home some recipes.
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Create your own container herb garden with your favorite herbs and mark them with cute herb labels! Snack on some delicious treats using fresh herbs and take home some recipes. You will also make your a roll of herbed butter! Choose you favorite prepared herbs and garlic, then mix them with your butter and wrap them in parchment paper to take home. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme and more! Fun night for friends or a date night! Includes snacks, recipes to take home, container, soil and 4 herbs of your choice, 4 DIY herb markers, butter, herbs, spatula, wrap and string. We will have aprons and gloves for you to use! Tickets are limited.
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Time
May 12, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
14may6:00 pm7:30 pmWine and Design Wednesdays! 5/14
Event Details
Wine and Design Wednesdays in our Bloomstudio have become a favorite! Come and enjoy a time of container design, planting, and wine! We provide the space, plants, soil, gloves, inspiration
Event Details
Wine and Design Wednesdays in our Bloomstudio have become a favorite! Come and enjoy a time of container design, planting, and wine! We provide the space, plants, soil, gloves, inspiration and wine! Bring your own pot (empty please) or choose one of our many available for purchase. You pay for the soil, container and the plants you choose at the event and you can leave the mess for us! Don’t know what to plant? NO PROBLEM! Our staff will help you select plants that will make you look like a pro! .Take your creation home and enjoy it for the entire season! This is a great activity for a date night, girl’s night out, daddy/daughter, mom/daughter or even a work group! If you have a group larger than 10, contact Melinda at melinda@koetsiers.com and she will help you get signed up! $10 reserves your spot and provides wine and light snacks. Additional costs will include soil, the plants you choose and a container if you need one.
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Time
May 14, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Bloomstudio/Koetsier's Greenhouse
Event Details
Come and enjoy a time of fun and planting something beautiful! We provide the space, plants, soil, gloves, inspiration, and wine! Bring your own container to plant in from home
Event Details
Come and enjoy a time of fun and planting something beautiful! We provide the space, plants, soil, gloves, inspiration, and wine! Bring your own container to plant in from home or choose one of our many available for purchase. Don’t know what to plant? NO PROBLEM! Our staff will help you select plants that will make you look like a pro! Have fun, leave the mess here, take your creation home and enjoy it for the entire season! Reserve a spot for you and a friend! Tickets are $10 to reserve your spot and wine. Additional costs include soil, the plants you choose and a container if needed.
This activity is great for date night, girls night out, parent/child or even a work group! If you have a group larger than 10 that would like to come please contact Melinda at melinda@koetsiers.com and she will help you get signed up!
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Time
May 16, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Bloomstudio/Koetsier's Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave Grand Rapids MI 49546
17may10:00 am12:00 pmGrow Club - Nature Walk & Native Plant Identification Scavenger Hunt
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing! This week’s project is
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing!
This week’s project is all about nature! Kids will learn about nature hands-on with a nature hike on our property and learn how to identify native plants while on a scavenger hunt. So fun! This is a free project but please grab a ticket so we know how many kids to expect!
Nature walk and scavenger hunt will depart at 10am.
*Kids must be accompanied by an adult caregiver/guardian*
Please add the child’s first name and age during the checkout process so we can prepare accordingly.
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Time
May 17, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
17may3:00 pm4:00 pmFairy GardensMake a magical fairy garden!
Event Details
Come create your own little fairy garden! These are so adorable! Lots of choices of fairies, gnomes, fairy houses, stones, fairy dust, cute pots, and a plant or succulent! Use
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Come create your own little fairy garden! These are so adorable! Lots of choices of fairies, gnomes, fairy houses, stones, fairy dust, cute pots, and a plant or succulent! Use your imagination and have some fun! The cost is $35
Time
May 17, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
21may6:00 pm7:30 pmWine and Design Wednesdays! 5/21
Event Details
Wine and Design Wednesdays in our Bloomstudio have become a favorite! Come and enjoy a time of container design, planting, and wine! We provide the space, plants, soil, gloves, inspiration
Event Details
Wine and Design Wednesdays in our Bloomstudio have become a favorite! Come and enjoy a time of container design, planting, and wine! We provide the space, plants, soil, gloves, inspiration and wine! Bring your own pot (empty please) or choose one of our many available for purchase. You pay for the soil, container and the plants you choose at the event and you can leave the mess for us! Don’t know what to plant? NO PROBLEM! Our staff will help you select plants that will make you look like a pro! .Take your creation home and enjoy it for the entire season! This is a great activity for a date night, girl’s night out, daddy/daughter, mom/daughter or even a work group! If you have a group larger than 10, contact Melinda at melinda@koetsiers.com and she will help you get signed up! $10 reserves your spot and provides wine and light snacks. Additional costs will include soil, the plants you choose and a container if you need one.
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Time
May 21, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Bloomstudio/Koetsier's Greenhouse
24may10:00 am12:00 pmGrow Club - Memorial Day Weekend - Teaching Garden Prep & Plant Marker Craft
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing! This week’s project is
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing!
This week’s project is all about our teaching garden! During this Memorial Day weekend, kids will learn about our teaching garden and take part in a plant marker craft. This is a free project but please grab a ticket so we know how many kids to expect!
This is a drop-in between 10am-12pm event for preschool – middle school kids.
*Kids must be accompanied by an adult caregiver/guardian*
Please add the child’s first name and age during the checkout process so we can prepare accordingly.
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Time
May 24, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
28may6:00 pm7:30 pmWine and Design Wednesdays! 5/28
Event Details
Wine and Design Wednesdays in our Bloomstudio have become a favorite! Come and enjoy a time of container design, planting, and wine! We provide the space, plants, soil, gloves, inspiration
Event Details
Wine and Design Wednesdays in our Bloomstudio have become a favorite! Come and enjoy a time of container design, planting, and wine! We provide the space, plants, soil, gloves, inspiration and wine! Bring your own pot (empty please) or choose one of our many available for purchase. You pay for the soil, container and the plants you choose at the event and you can leave the mess for us! Don’t know what to plant? NO PROBLEM! Our staff will help you select plants that will make you look like a pro! .Take your creation home and enjoy it for the entire season! This is a great activity for a date night, girl’s night out, daddy/daughter, mom/daughter or even a work group! If you have a group larger than 10, contact Melinda at melinda@koetsiers.com and she will help you get signed up! $10 reserves your spot and provides wine and light snacks. Additional costs will include soil, the plants you choose and a container if you need one.
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Time
May 28, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Bloomstudio/Koetsier's Greenhouse
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing! This week’s project is
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing!
This week’s project is all about getting to work in our teaching garden! Kids will learn about planting in our teaching garden and get to make some garden maps and enjoy some scones and lemonade in the garden. This is a free project but please grab a ticket so we know how many kids to expect!
This is a drop-in between 10am-12pm event for preschool – middle school kids.
*Kids must be accompanied by an adult caregiver/guardian*
Please add the child’s first name and age during the checkout process so we can prepare accordingly.
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Time
May 31, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
June
07jun10:00 am12:00 pmGrow Club - School's Out! Bubble Bonanza & Soap Bubble Art Craft
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing! This week’s project is
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Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing!
This week’s project is all about celebrating the end of the school year and the start of summer! Kids will partake in a bubble bonanza and make a soap bubble art craft project. This is a free project but please grab a ticket so we know how many kids to expect!
This is a drop-in between 10am-12pm event for preschool – middle school kids.
*Kids must be accompanied by an adult caregiver/guardian*
Please add the child’s first name and age during the checkout process so we can prepare accordingly.
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Time
June 7, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing! This week’s project is
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Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing!
This week’s project is all about celebrating the father figures in our lives during Father’s Day weekend! Kids will learn how to make homemade BBQ seasoning and make a handprint trophy card craft. This is a free project but please grab a ticket so we know how many kids to expect!
This is a drop-in between 10am-12pm event for preschool – middle school kids.
*Kids must be accompanied by an adult caregiver/guardian*
Please add the child’s first name and age during the checkout process so we can prepare accordingly.
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Time
June 14, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing! This week’s project is
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Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing!
This week’s project is all about beekeeping! Kids will learn from a local beekeeper all about keeping and tending to bees. They will also go on a nature hike and with a natural wind chime craft. This is a free project but please grab a ticket so we know how many kids to expect!
This is a drop-in between 10am-12pm event for preschool – middle school kids. The beekeeping class is @10am.
*Kids must be accompanied by an adult caregiver/guardian*
Please add the child’s first name and age during the checkout process so we can prepare accordingly.
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Time
June 21, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing! This week’s project is
Event Details
Grow Club @Koetsier’s happens every Saturday morning from 10-12. We will learn, grow, do crafts, go on nature walks, and learn about all things gardening and growing!
This week’s project is the grand finale to send you off into a summer shout-out! Kids will take part in water balloons, relay races, AND donuts. What a way to celebrate summer and end this Grow Club season! This is a free project but please grab a ticket so we know how many kids to expect!
This is a drop-in between 10am-12pm event for preschool – middle school kids.
*Kids must be accompanied by an adult caregiver/guardian*
Please add the child’s first name and age during the checkout process so we can prepare accordingly.
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Time
June 28, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Koetsiers Greenhouse
1601 Spaulding Ave SE