Classes, Workshops & Garden Events

A comprehensive introduction to working with and arranging flowers.

We'll go over :

• setting up your design space
• materials & floral tools
• mechanics & structure of arranging
• floral mechanical supplies
• how to work with them
• vases & vessels
• sourcing your floral 
• caring for flowers
• hydration
• design

this class is offered:

Sunday April 7th - 10am to 1pm

Saturday April 20th - 4pm to 7pm

Sunday June 9th - 2pm to 5pm

Sunday August 11th - 10am-1pm 

Sunday October 6th 10am - 1pm

From April through October, we'll take you through the whole process of growing dahlias, starting them from seed, making rooted cuttings, pollination, saving seeds, digging, tagging, cleaning and storing tubers and saving seeds. This hands-on-class is for anyone interested in all the aspects of growing, breeding and storing these garden beauties. A deep dive hands-on experience so be prepared for garden time.

We'll cover:  

· Dahlia seed starting

· Transplanting dahlia seedlings

· Moving up seedlings

· Waking up & dividing tubers

· Potting up tubers – sprouting

· Dahlia Garden Design – planting dahlias – staking – feeding.

· The fine art of pinching & creating rooted cuttings.

· Dahlia Happy Hours – watch them grow & admire.

· Dahlia breeding – techniques & hands on workshop

· Dahlia seed pods, harvesting & selecting which to go to seed.

· Last garden review before frost / Last harvest

· First frost then cut back – why and how.

· Digging up dahlia tubers – how to safely dig, how to tag for ID, trimming, washing, drying, prep for storage & storage methods & mediums.

· Dahlia seed pods – Ripening & harvesting, keeping track of manually bred varieties.

Dahlia Camp dates:

Sunday April 7th (Camp Kickoff) 2-4pm

Sunday April 21st  2-4pm

Sunday May 19th  2-4pm

Sunday June 16th  2-4pm

Sunday July 7th  2-4pm

Sunday August 18th  2-4pm

Sunday September 15th  2-4pm

Sunday October 13th  2-4pm

Sunday October 27th  2-4pm

Sunday November 10th  (Final Camp Day)2-4pm

If you're interested in knowing how to make different elements of wedding floral, or especially if you're having a DIY wedding or are helping with a DIY wedding, there's lots of good stuff to help you create your own wedding floral. (Class prices included 5 people)

Wrist Corsages -Sunday April 14th  2pm-4pm

Boutonnieres - Sunday April 28th  2pm-4pm

Bouquets - Sunday May 26th  11am-1pm

Centerpieces - Sunday May 26th  2pm-4pm

Bridal Bouquets - Sunday June 2nd  2pm-4pm

Centerpieces - Sunday June 16th  2pm-4pm

Corsages - Sunday July 7th - 11am - 1pm

Bridal Bouquets - Sunday  July 21st  2pm - 4pm

Floral Crowns - Sunday August 18th  2pm-4pm

Boutonnieres - Sunday September 1st 2pm - 4pm

Plan ahead for unforgettable floral experiences:

MOTHER'S DAY BOUQUETS:

Saturday May 11th  4pm-6pm

SUNDAY May 12th - MOTHER'S DAY - Create a beautiful Spring blooms floral arrangement together, while enjoying complimentary Mimosas & Charcuterie. A fun and delicious day for anyone with or without moms.

Featuring some of the gorgeous blooms of Spring - Cherry Blossom branches, Lilac, Flowering Plum, Crabapple, Wisteria, Tulips, Daffodils, Jonquils, Narcissus, Elderberry Blooms, Peonies and more!

Sunday April 14th  11am - 1pm

Sunday April 28th  11am - 1pm

Sunday April 5th  11am - 1pm

PEONIES - Saturday May 18th  4pm-6pm

Sunday May 19th  11am - 1pm

Saturday May 25th  4pm - 6pm  

Featuring the emerging blooms of Summer - Roses, Bachelor Buttons, Coreopsis, Zinnias, Celosia, Echinacea, Feverfew, Daisies, Rudbeckia, Saturday June 8th  4pm - 6pm, Yarrow, Sunflowers, Amaranth, Cosmos, Silene, and Dahlias!

Saturday June 15th  4pm - 6pm

Saturday June 29th  4pm - 6pm

Saturday July 27th  4pm - 6pm

Saturday August 3rd  4pm - 6pm

Sunday August 4th  2pm - 4pm

Saturday August 10th  4pm - 6pm

Saturday August 17th  4pm - 6pm

Dahlias - Saturday September 14th  4pm - 6pm

Dahlias - Saturday September 21st  4pm - 6pm

 Home-grown botanical dyes are in, and they're part of today's shift toward natural and organic living. Learn about some of the most common and available pigment-dense plants all around you (and maybe already in your garden), and creative ways to use them.....

Sunday June 23rd  11am - 1pm

Saturday July 20th  4pm - 6pm

Sunday August 4th 11am - 1pm

Sunday September 1st  11am - 1pm

Sunday October 20th  2pm - 4pm

 Flat lay flower photography is a still-life scene that involves arranging flowers on a flat surface and capturing them with a camera. It's a type of photography that involves design elements and composition exploration and is so fun with all the different colors and shapes of seasonal floral. We have several different Flay Lay backgrounds and all the equipment for you to learn how to style and take these beautiful composition photos and add a new hobby to your repertoire. You'll be taking photos with your phone, so no flip phones please.(sorry Marilyn)

Saturday June 22nd  4pm - 6pm

Sunday June 23rd 10am - 12pm

Sunday July 28th  2pm - 4pm

Sunday August 11th  2pm - 4pm

Sunday September 8th  2pm - 4pm

DAHLIA FLAT LAY - Sunday September 15th  11am - 1pm

In this class we'll cover 3 different ways to dry garden floral (pressing, dehydration, slow drying, silica. We'll have a class on each variety, so sign up for one or all. 

Flower pressing:

Sunday June 2nd - 11am - 1pm

Sunday June 30th  11am - 1pm

Sunday July 28th  11am - 1pm

Sunday September 22nd  11am - 1pm

How to dehydrate flowers:

Sunday July 28th  11am - 1pm

Thursday August 1st  1pm - 3pm

Sunday September 22nd  11am - 1pm

Slow Dry / Silica Sand:

Sunday June 9th  11am - - 1pm

Sunday July 14th  11am - 1pm

Sunday September 29th 2pm - 4pm

Sunday October 6th  3pm - 5pm

Sunday October 13th  11am - 1pm

  Do you have something specific in mind that you would love to create or learn more about? 

Let us know! We will arrange a specific class to focus on your unique curiosities and requests and the number of people in your party (5 minimum please).

Refreshments are available upon request for an additional fee. Contact us for pricing and availability . Prices are determined according to class topic, flowers and materials needed and number of people.