Garden Gatherings

 

LET’S GATHER!

A sacred seasonal monthly gardening circle devoted to exploring the gifts of hands-on gardening and herbal medicine.

I believe the garden holds medicine that can aid in our individual healing journey.

Gardening is a simple way to root ourselves, feel our connection to the Earth, and a natural way for us to explore what is happening in our hearts. It puts us back in touch with our innate capacity to create, nurture, and replenish ourselves. I believe that getting our hands in the soil, chatting with other women, and tending plants through the growing season is a simple and effective way of resetting our nervous systems, creating connections, and working through trauma and challenges that we have faced.

Each Garden Gathering session is a sacred circle that opens with a prayer, reflective questions to create connection, an introduction to a spiritual gardening theme and moves organically into hands-on work in the garden and medicine making. Each session ends with a gift to take home, such as seeds, self-made plant medicines, or art.

We will root our work together each week with a theme and a plant of focus. Each session will include a blend of group discussions, facilitated art projects, herb walks, and medicine making, all held together by our shared desire to grow and change.

I recommend participants join all 5-sessions if possible. Single sessions are also available.

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My experience studying herbalism with Ashley was life-altering. I recommend Sky House to anyone who has the slightest inclination to learn more about their own health and self-care, as well as the professional whose end goal is to practice clinical herbalism.
— Loretta Filippelli, Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist

Take one class or join the full 5-part series.

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  • Open to all and all levels of gardening experience.

  • Freshly brewed herbal tea will be served each week, along with light snacks.

  • Cost: A suggested donation range of $5 - $25 per session or $25 - $50 for the full 5-part series. This covers all materials and supplies.

  • What to Bring: Participants should wear long pants, gardening clothing (that can get dirty), gardening gloves, and clippers/scissors.

2026 Series Details

Classes take place at the Sky House Community Herb Garden in Wayzata/Deephaven, Minnesota

Exact address and details will be emailed to you after registration is complete.


Garden Gathering Events include:

Plant Of The Month:
A deep dive into a single plant that will serve as our artistic focus and guide for the session.
Examples include Nettles, Chamomile, Marigold, Lemon Balm, and Yarrow

Monthly Theme:
Each session will feature a theme or topic that is connected to the plant of the month.
For example, a focus on the herb Nettles would include a discussion about its work as a boundary keeper and guided journal questions would be offered for deeper reflection on this theme.

Art/Writing Projects:

Participants will be given materials to create plant based art or paper and a pen to create plant-inspired poetry or writings.
Examples include mud art, plant personality paintings, and flower mandalas.

Medicine Making:
Participants will make a plant medicine to bring home using the herbs from our land and garden.

Examples of Herbal Medicines Include:
fresh herbs for teas
tincture or glycerite making
herbal honeys
flower essences
nourishing herb infused oils.

2026 Dates

  • May 23rd

  • June 20th

  • July 11th

  • August 8th

  • Sept. 5th

Meet your instructor

Ashley Litecky Elenbaas, MS, (RH) AHG, ERYT

Ashley Elenbaas, M.Sc., RH(AHG), has enjoyed playing outdoors, leading herb walks, teaching apprentices, and growing gardens for over 20 years and has returned to gardening for healing and support throughout her life and sees gardening and connecting with plants as a spiritual practice.

Ashley has held jobs and volunteer positions working in food and herb gardens in Costa Rica, North Carolina, Maryland, DC, and now Minnesota.

Through her own experience with eating disorders and family addiction, Ashley has explored many spiritual traditions and therapeutic approaches. Her purpose for leading these sessions is to create a safe and healing space for people to explore their hearts, their griefs, and to see the healing power of nature as a great tool in the process of recovery and soverignty.

Sign Up Form

Ready to embark on an outdoor healing experience?

$5 - $25 per session, $25 - $50 for the full 5-part series

Please specify which session/s you are registering for in the form below. Your donation covers all materials and supplies.