AUTUMNAL ABUNDANCE
A FLORAL WORKSHOP ON WAIHEKE ISLAND
A 3 day Bespoke FLORAL WORKSHOP
Saturday 5 to Monday 7 April 2025
Come join us while we celebrate our love of flowers- and indulge in three days of floral creativity…
Read on and be tempted by the dreamy workshop offering below hosted in our workroom overlooking beautiful Woodside Bay on Waiheke island…
Call Vicki on 0274420787 OR email vicki@thewildflowerschool.co.nz to register for this luxe Waiheke workshop offering
Prepare To Be INSPIRED!
FLORAL INGREDIENTS…
our WORKROOM will of course be abundant with late summer/ early Autumn blooms picked from local small flower farms- dahlias, garden roses, foxgloves, yarrow, scabiosa, cosmos, zinnias, corncockle and more will fill our vessels and urns to overflowing- just waiting for you to select and arrange them…
DAY 1…
Gathered from the Garden Hand tied BOUQUETS…
tied with natural dyed silk ribbons
Day 1- Morning WORKSHOP 1:
Natural dyed SILK RIBBONS
We will run a workshop on using natural botanical ingredients to dye silk ribbons… then choose your favourite dye bath and colour palette to dye a length of silk to tie the bouquet you are about to create
Day 1- Morning WORKSHOP 2:
Hand tied BOUQUETS…
a demonstration
Vicki will talk through the UNDONE Floral Philosophy that underlies her floral design style- and describe in detail her creative process as she chooses flower varieties and colour palette- and then creates her Autumnal garden style bouquet. Learn about how different flower varieties play different roles in an arrangement- and how to be inspired by the way flowers grow in nature in order to give your bouqeut a naturally arranged feel…
Afternoon WORKSHOP :
Hand Tied A UTUMNAL BOUQUETS…
Now you will get to choose your flowers to create your own hand tied bouquet. Be inspired by the bounty provided by local growers, along with the autumnal branch and grasses, fallen fruits etc that we have foraged. Use the techniques and tips offered in the morning during Vicki’s demonstration. Tie your bouquet with the silk ribbon you have hand- dyed earlier.
DAY 2…
WREATHES and small Floral Installations
Learn the techniques for creating naturally woven WREATHES and smaller FLORAL INSTALLATIONS using garden flowers but also DRIED botanicals and FORAGED branch, grasses, fruits and berries
Day 2- Morning:
WREATH Workshop
Vicki will demonstrate and you will make a wreath base from grape canes- then decorate with blooms, dried flowers and foliage and autumnal foraged branch etc
Day 2- Afternoon:
FLORAL INSTALLATION Workshop
Work as a group to create a WALL or HANGING or “Growing up from the Ground” MEADOW installation
DAY 3…
Flower Farm visit & Autumnal Vessel ARRANGEMENTS
Day 3- Morning VISIT:
Local Flower Farm
Visit our lovely local flower farm, Nourish Gardens.
Flower farmer Christy Ralphs will talk about growing a cut flower garden- sharing tips on best seasonal varieties, planting, cutting and flower conditioning.
Then we will be free to gather a bucket overflowing with our choice of lovely summer floral bounty.
Day 3- Morning WORKSHOP 1:
Autumnal URN Demonstration
with Vicki Roycroft
Vicki will create an abundant, naturally arranged, overflowing URN arrangement, with floral bounty from the flower farm- and foraged autumn branch and gathered fallen fruit
She will talk to you about her inspiration and creative process…. about how she likes to place the flowers in a vessel as if they were growing in a garden or a meadow- and how she creates assigning different varieties of flowers different roles in the arrangement, adding layer upon layer… building up the floral arrangement as she would build a watercolour painting, with layer upon layer of paint.
Day 3- Morning WORKSHOP 2:
Arranging flowers in VESSELS: Autumnal TABLE FLOWERS and URNS
Vicki will talk to you about using the same layering technique in smaller vessels… then you will use the flowers picked at the flower farm to create your own individual table vessel. With left over blooms you will work with the group to make one or two larger URN arrangements.
These smaller and larger vessels will be used to decorate the room for out Final Autumnal Feast.
Day 3- Afternoon:
The AUTUMNAL FEAST
Having adorned the room with all our floral creations we will get together for a final long lunch…. our Farewell AUTUMNAL Feast!
EAT and relax…
In between creating, take a moment to gaze at the lovely view of Woodside Bay below….
we will serve a home made sweet treat for morning tea each day- washed down with an Island coffee or cup of tea.
And of course we will offer delectable dishes for lunch each day, including the Final feast on the last afternoon, along with a glass or two of local wines…
INCLUDED In Your 3 Days Of Floral Indulgence:
an abundance of blooms and foliage to play with
a gift tote with linen apron, secateurs, silk ribbon and course notes
a small vessel… to arrange in and take home with you
morning tea and gourmet lunch each day
NOTE: please bring a large basket or box to carry your arrangements in when you leave
NOT INCLUDED: transport or accommodation
Your Investment…..
2000.00 plus GST per person for the 3 days of workshops, blooms, gifts, materials and meals (as itemised - see INCLUDED section)
Here are a few more images from our past luxury floral workshops to inspire you….
Email vicki@thewildflowerschool.co.nz
To Register Your Interest
Or Phone Vicki On 0274420787
Places are strictly limited so don’t miss out!
If a minimum number of bookings is not met the workshop will be cancelled, you will be notified and your deposit refunded.
Once we have confirmed the course is going ahead your payment will not be refundable.
However should you be unable to attend you will be able to transfer your booking to another person of your choosing by agreement with the course director.