Bird's-Nest Baskets
A collaborative seasonal display that became a continuing-education class co-taught by Matthew.
- Matthew's role
- Collaborative maker and co-instructor
- Place
- Longwood Gardens
- Period
- 2025–2026
Seasonal display and continuing-education class
Matthew formed flexible branches around metal basket structures, added coconut-coir lining, and planted them with spring bulbs, hellebores, mosses, and grasses.
The baskets were installed at Longwood’s business entrance. Matthew also co-taught a continuing-education class on how to build, plant, and display them.
Making, installation, and teaching
Basket construction
Branches were formed around a metal basket structure. Coconut-coir lining held the planting of spring bulbs, hellebores, mosses, and grasses.
Entrance installation
The baskets were installed at Longwood's business entrance, bringing spring planting and woven branch structures to the arrival space.
Teaching the process
Matthew co-taught a continuing-education class on how to build, plant, and display a basket, guiding participants through the process from framework to finished planting.
From display to class
The same basket-making process served first as a seasonal display and later as a class Matthew co-taught.
Credits and collaborators
- Made with
- Longwood Gardens horticulture and continuing-education teams