Grow, design, and craft bouquets from garden to vase! A October workshop on flowers, foliage, symbolism & seasonal botanical beauty.

From Flower Bed to Flower Bouquet

Botanical Wellbeing: A September Workshop in Organic Heritage Flower Design

Theme: Design, Wellness, Botanical Memories, and Organic Heritage

🗓️ Dates in October | 🕒 Sessions: 11 October Sunday 14:00–15:30 & 15 October Thursday 19:00–20:30

🌼 Workshop Overview:

This hands-on 90-minute workshop takes you through the journey of growing, selecting, and arranging organic flowers. Learn the art and wellness of garden-based floral design using fresh seasonal cuts all rooted in botanical tradition and organic practice of Festina Lente Walled Garden.

🗓️ Agenda (90 Minutes)

🌿 Welcome & Introduction

Meet your hosts and fellow flower lovers

Introduction to the garden and the theme of flowering for wellbeing

Walkthrough of today’s seasonal focus

🌱 Session 1: Growing Your Own Flower Bunch – Garden to Vase

Guided walk through Festina Lente Garden

How to grow and select fresh organic flowers for cutting

What makes a flower "cut-worthy": stem structure, timing, scent, & sustainability

Featured flowers:Alstroemeria, Sweetpea, Rudbeckia, Cosmos, Aster, Cornflower, Echinacea

🌸 Session 2: Seasonal Cuts & Success at Home

Demo: Harvesting seasonal cuts from the garden

How to plan your garden for continuous blooming

Tips on soil, spacing, and pairing

Grow-your-own guide for:Tulips, Daffodils, Paperwhites, Iris Bucharica,Solidago, Helichrysum, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Fountain Grass

💐 Session 3: Arranging with Meaning – Fresh Bouquets

The wellness aspect of working with flowers

Basics of floral design: height, color, rhythm

Flower symbolism and heritage varieties

Hands-on: create your own bouquet using fresh flowers from Festina Lente Garden

🌼 Closing & Takeaway

Reflective circle: share your bouquet & your botanical intention.

🎁 Included Materials

Workshop booklet & planting guide

Fresh flower selection from Festina Lente Garden

Seed packs (Sweetpea, Cosmos, Solidago, Helichrysum)

Biodegradable bouquet wrap

“Design Your Own Symbolic Garden” template

Description supplied by the event organiser.