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Evergreen Workshops
AN EVERGREEN FESTIVAL:
Join us during our Evergreen Festival for one of our daily Festive Workshops! You’ll create your own work of floral art, just as you have admired in your favourite magazines! We offer a variety of tasteful projects – all photo worthy - using natural materials, whether fresh cut, dried or potted plants.Our workshops are informative and mostly - a lot of fun!
Scroll down to select one that tickles your fancy! Even if you have no experience at all – our design team will effortlessly guide you (and take comfort – we have never sent an ugly one home!)
Workshops are held in our studio in The Distillery
Historic District,
starting with coffee at 10:30 and usually
wrap up in time for you to
treat yourself to lunch at one
of the terrific restaurants here in
the District. Weekdays,
we also offer the workshop during the evening,
starting at 7 pm.
(For groups of 6 or more – we can arrange a private class that fits your schedule)
Book now to assure yourself a spot - these workshops are very popular!
What better way to warm a gardener’s winter soul than a day spent amongst spring blossoms and early bulbs in full bloom – all in a spectacular setting in the Distillery Historic District!
Elaine, our Vintage Gardener shares her secrets to encouraging early blooms, and decorating your home with the hope of an early spring!
Spring is such a hopeful time of year. Join us for this year’s Early Spring Luncheon and learn tips on early gardening and decorating your home to reflect the Spring Garden .
Luncheon for Two - Last year was a sellout crowd!
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Bring your Mother, daughter or friend and enjoy our Annual Mother’s Day Floral Luncheon. The Vintage Gardener will be demonstrating all manner of grand floral planters, ideas for balcony, terrace and container gardening, miniature bouquets and tips for the herb garden (both outside and indoors).
Workshop for Two on the following dates:
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Wednesday February 11th, 2009
Sunday March 1st, 2009
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
The two of you each go home with a 22” wreath,
our signature wreath actually, hydrangea!
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. (Includes Lunch) Distillery Historic
District
Join us in the Distillery Historic District, for our annual Evergreen Luncheon. Be inspired by Vintage Gardener’s own Elaine and Anna Martin as they demonstrate this season’s top 5 key looks for Festive Decorating. They’ll share tips on the best evergreens to use for both indoor and outdoor festive décor. Floral Decoratives include potted plantings of amaryllis, cyclamen, gardenia and variegated ivy, topiaries, dried and fresh floral creations for a grand entrance to your home, to cozy your kitchen and even decorate your powder room. They will show you how to simply and elegantly, entwine garlands, wreaths, swags, centrepieces, mantel décor, well you get the picture!
Vintage Gardener’s Evergreen Festival continues November 26 to December 15. Visit The Distillery Historic District throughout the festival, sip on cider and shop our outdoor evergreen market for garlands, wreaths, berries, branches and bundles.
Attend workshops and make your own festive evergreen works of art. (Create your own private workshop for clients, staff, family or friends – just give us call)
Elaine is a popular guest speaker and her work has been featured in top magazines in both New York and Canada, and many of your favourite TV shows, like City Line TV’s Christmas Special.
Thursday, November 27th, 2008, Evening workshop 7:00 pm
Choose from a variety of handcrafted stone planters, in which you
will fashion a romantic arrangement with dried flowers, hydrangea, roses, etc., and berries,
rosehips and dried mini pomegranates.
The tones are all in the
burgundy, pink, rose and red family – and it does indeed look very
joyful.
Friday, November 28th, 2008, Evening Workshop 7:00 p.m.
In a handsome wicker window box, you will create a festive
arrangement of dried flowers, herbs, berries and pomegranates, in the tradition
of Provence -- think Pierre Deux -- with the bold blues, mustards and crimson tones.
Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Morning workshop 10:30 am (this one includes lunch!) (or put a group of 6 or more together for
a private class on your schedule)
Entwine evergreens, like white pine and berried juniper, along with
magnolia and seeded eucalyptus and add fresh hydrangea blossoms,
rose hips and pomegranates. Outdoors this will last until the spring!
Indoors it will take you through past New Year’s Day.
Last year we sold this wreath in our studio for $295, so it is quite a savings when you make it yourself.
Sunday, November 30th, 2008, 11:30 a.m. in The Distillery Historic District
Join Vintage Gardener’s own Elaine and Anna Martin as they demonstrate this season’s top 5 key looks for Festive Decorating. They’ll share tips on the best evergreens to use for both indoor and outdoor festive décor. Floral Decoratives include potted plantings of amaryllis, cyclamen, gardenia and variegated ivy, topiaries, dried and fresh floral creations for a grand entrance to your home, to cozy your kitchen and even decorate your powder room!
They will show you how to simply and elegantly, entwine garlands, wreaths, swags, centrepieces, mantel décor, well you get the picture!
Monday, December 1st, 2008,
Morning workshop 10:30 a.m.
or evening workshop 7:00 p.m.
For those who like a more formal look, this centrepiece fits the
bill! Arrive early to choose your container from our wonderful collection and get ready to start!
Made mostly of fresh greenery and magnolia, you add your
choice of white or red roses and set it off with taper candles.
The
greenery will last well past your New Year’s celebration, and the
roses can be replaced when needed throughout the holiday season.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008, Morning workshop 10:30 am, or evening workshop 7:00 pm
We loved this arrangement so much that we thought it was worth repeating! And so, you will be making two! In two matching hand-crafted stone urns you will create a pair of festive florals with evergreens and pomegranates and roses.
The roses will dry if you
like, or you can pop them out and tuck in new ones as the season
progresses. Add a pillar candle and set them on your dining room
table, or mantel.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008, Morning workshop 10:30 am, or evening workshop 7:00 pm
There is an element of surprise to this one! Ever so cleverly, you
will put together what seems a charming metal window box
of greenery, twigs, pomegranates and rosehips – and then the
surprise!
Tuck in three potted Amaryllis bulbs and watch them grow
up through the arrangement – and become the three kings! (order up
a co-ordinating side planter if you'd like - $125)
Thursday, December 4th, 2008, Morning workshop 10:30 am, or evening workshop 7:00 pm
You will set the season’s best greenery – BC cedar, white pine,
blue berried juniper, seeded eucalyptus and the like, into a water-
tight floral tray (this way it protects your mantel and you can
keep watering the arrangement to last throughout the season).
Then lace it with berries, lavender, magnolia, hydrangea, and
pomegranates. Top it off with festive French Ribbon – and well –
magnificent!
Friday, December 5th, 2008, $175 Morning workshop 10:30 am, or evening workshop 7:00 pm
Very pretty indeed – this is a planting of live plants – all white
of course – white amaryllis, white cyclamen, paper whites,
variegated ivy, ferns, set in a white planter and topped off with
golden curly willow. This is really quite elegant.
Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Morning workshop 10:30 am (this one includes lunch!)
Entwine evergreens, like white pine and berried juniper, along with
magnolia and seeded eucalyptus and add fresh hydrangea blossoms,
rose hips and pomegranates. Outdoors this will last until the spring!
Indoors it will take you through past New Year’s Day.
Last year we
sold this wreath in our studio for $295, so it is quite a savings
when you make it yourself.
Sunday, December 7th, 2008, Morning workshop 10:30 am
A spectacular centrepiece with cut amaryllis, roses, greenery and
candles set in our favourite hand-crafted stone French window box.
This is a real show stopper!
Monday, December 8th, 2008, Morning workshop 11:30 am
A spectacular grand entry way centrepiece with greenery like white pine, magnolia, noble fir, blue berried juniper and the like, accented with rose hips, birch branches and giant pine cones set in our favourite garden pots (you choose your colour when you arrive).