This is really fun ! Start with this Pressed Flower Kit (yours to take home) – and create your own floral & foliage art – page by page – to take home. Wait a week or so for the flowers to dry/press & then you can frame them. We also love to make greeting cards, gift tags – or even slip a flower into a book or other gift. (the kits on their own are for sale in our Studio Gift Shop – $45

But ! Wait ! There is more ! In Praise of Pansies

Bring your own little Tupperware to take home candied pansies with violet sugar.
Bring your own oversized white-shirt onto which we will stamp pansies.

This is an introductory class on designing flowers on a miniature scale & includes floral arranging in tiny vases as well – flowers for special people at special events & weddings: Mothers, Fathers, Groomsmen, Prom, Grad etc. – Boutonnieres, Corsages & other magical things… This is one of the classes you’ll need to complete to earn a certificate in Cambridge School of Flowers  “Floral Artistry101” These look like they ought to be easy – like a walk in the park – but they take a little know-how and some finesse! You’ll discover the how-to’s – from traditional boutonnieres to “garden-treasure-style” (pictured here), corsages – both wrist and pin as well as a new trend – nosegays for Mother-of-the-Bride – all French-braided with beautiful ribbons!

 Including – Children at Weddings! Rose Balls, Floral Crowns, Tussy Mussy… & is one of the classes you’ll need if you wish to complete ayour certificate in Floral Artistry 101Almost everyone has fond memories of playing with flowers as a child. Picking daisies, nurturing a potted plant – Tonight let’s bring out that inner child! We’ll design a Tussy Mussie, a Rose Ball & of course a Fairy Crown !

Elaine’s signature item! 
It was while filming her TV Show “A Day in the Country” way back when, that Elaine learned how to make a garland by machine – kinda like a sewing machine – with a top & bobbin thread.

This inspired her to figure out how to do it by hand. It is now the number one feature for weddings – at the ceremony or best – at the head-table. It also looks great as a decorative for your home – fireplace, bannister or over a hutch.

Sunday July 26th 2:00pm to 2:00pm

We’ll be showing you lots of ideas for ceremony decor – large garden planters tarted up with seasonal flowers, pew swags (never liked that name), decoratives for pedestals, Floral for archways, – you get the picture.

 To take home – you will be making a beautiful Grand Floral Decorative (designed in an insert ready to pop into a Garden Urn) – as well a Floral Swag – suitable for chair decor & great on your front door !

Get ready to rumble – we will be taking in a lot this evening! Tall overflowing

centrepieces, flirt bowls, pedestal vases, stone ware, & sweet hand-tied arrangements – we will be covering a lot of territory!

All with the seasons best flowers and foliage – who could resist! Tonight, you’ll be making a floral decorative in your choice of container – to create a “Flirt-bowl” foam-free arrangement (one of Elaine’ s favs) – get out your camera – this is for sure Pinterest-worthy!

Sunday August 9th – 2:00 to 4:00

This is a very interesting “foamless” technique to arrange fresh cut flowers!

You can choose a soft pink & white, orange & peach or all whites colour palette. Also select a round or oval wire basket.

$95 includes: instruction, flowers, Wire basket & other supplies.
Limit 6 students

Thursday evening August 16th – 7:00pm to 8:30pm-ish

Who want to make a Baby’s Breath Boa? (aka – a garland) & it dries to become an everlasting! Fun photo ops ! & at home looks great on a fireplace, over a hutch or bed post.

$95 includes: instruction, Baby’s Breath & supplies.
Limit 6 students

You’ll learn how to select, prepare & condition flowers.
You will start with a Tussy-Mussy (fancy name for a small Flower-girl size bouquet). You’ll learn how to tuck the flowers together “just so”, to create that Pinterest-worthy look! Having mastered that, you’ll then make 2 more floral bouquets – a traditional Dome-style & an intricate Garden-style (our most popular) one too! & for that finishing touch – you’ll learn how to French-braid with the seasons trendiest ribbons.

Inspired by a wedding we created last summer for a special Langdon Hall Bride, we will be designing bouquets, boutonnieres & grand-scale decoratives made entirely with foliage.
6:30 to 9:00 ish

Can you believe it has been 100 years since the last roaring twenties ? Tonight we will be paying tribute to this ! Think NYC 1920’s style – glam & glitz!
We will be creating bouquets, floral hair pieces & tall, overflowing floral decoratives.

A Return to Grace – 1950’s floral style – think Grace Kelly !
Featuring old-style floral techniques using tiny flowers like stephanotis – Elaine learned from her Mother.
You’ll create the tiny stephanotis bouquet, a floral cuff & a boutonniere
(the tiny bouquet is very intricate and takes a long time to create)

A super big trend this year ! Dried Flowers, Grasses, mixed with beautiful fresh cuts – a real trend you want to learn and from a Master in Dried Floral Everlastings ! You will design a bouquet, boutonniere & a centrepiece.
Elaine is a bit of an expert on Dried Flowers – and this class will also include how to dry your own flowers using various techniques & timing – timing is super important for drying flowers.

You will even take home a drying rack !

Check back soon for upcoming Plants & Pints! Here’s what you missed in February:

This is going to be fun – a great night out with friends ! The first in our series of evening workshops at Four Fathers Brewing in Hespeler (wait till you see this really cool venue).

You’ll be planting up a “Faux” twig nest with moss, quail eggs & early spring bulbs – forced and ready to grow & bloom – so cheery in a grey month ! 

Four Fathers Brewing – Hespeler
I know, I know, there is some humour in being at Four Fathers for a Mother’s Day event!
This is actually the Sunday before Mother’s Day !
Enjoy a light Brunch & a demo by our Floral Design Team on early spring flowers!
Then you’ll design a fab floral crown (cool photo op) & select to create either a spring twig wreath
or…
a little spring basket of flowers

Mother’s Day Floral Extravaganza & Brunch
at the amazing new Tapestry Hall in the Gaslight District !

How exciting ! Bring Mom or a friend and enjoy an amazing setting with a giant floral display !
Our Design Team will be sharing secrets to creating wonderful early spring planters – for both indoors & out ( you can purchase these on the spot)