Explorations classes will have a rotating theme, such as wild-foraged arrangements, working with unconventional materials, or colour theory in floral design. Students will be notified in advance of each session’s focus. Though it's not necessary to take a Foundations Course first, it could be helpful!

Included

• An exploration of the week’s theme, with a demonstration and in-depth discussion around design concepts.

• Harvest your own materials—let the garden guide your inspiration.

• Take home your arrangement in a simple glass vase or jar, or bring a favourite vessel from home.

• Use of our floral tools and supplies.

Materials

Each session draws from the shifting abundance of the season:

June: A first taste of summer—cosmos, calendula, forget-me-nots, stock, and the drama of peonies and early dahlias.

• July: The garden at full tilt—lush, rolling blooms in peak abundance. Delicate stems of foxglove, cosmos, and poppies bloom beside explosions of dahlias, sunflowers, and zinnias.

• August: Harvest season—saturated colours, fruiting tomato vines, blackberry branches, and a riot of dahlias, snapdragons, zinnias, celosia.

• September: A golden finale—deep-hued dahlias, rudbeckia, sunflowers, seedpods, grasses, and lavender anemones.

Skill level

Whether you’re new to arranging or looking to deepen your craft, this workshop is for all skill levels.

Location

Held in our flower gardens and flower shed.

Pricing

$105 per student.