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If you plan on taking more than one workshop contact us at 416-447-8655 ext. 0 or info@canadablooms.com to discover possible discounts.
Deadline to register is March 7th.
Friday March 16: Photography and Make Your Own Floral Bouquet
Saturday March 17: Fifteen Minute Flower Arranging and Heart Shaped Hand Tied Bouquet
Sunday March 18: Small Scale Gardening Series: Seed Starting, Container DIY, Indoor Growing Solutions and Small Scale Composting
Monday March 19: Make a Planter and Lavender Lore Workshop
Tuesday March 20: Make a Planter
Friday March 23: Photography and Make a Planter
Saturday March 24: Thai Fruit & Vegetable Carving and Language of Flowers Workshop
Canada Blooms is pleased to include workshops to our Educational Line Up. These workshops are taught be the industry professionals and include :
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Jennifer Hart will take you through the steps required to build your own planter. Jennifer will start with an explanation of how the project was designed, which you will then build yourself and leave with the completed project. You will be surprised at what you can accomplish in 2 hours. All tools and materials will be supplied.
Workshops:
Monday, March 19: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tuesday, March 20: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Friday, March 23: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $80 per person
includes entry into Canada Blooms, instruction and loan of tools courtesy of Lee Valley Tools and all items necessary to make your planter and take it home with you.
Note: Planter pieces will already be pre-cut and tools used will be small and hand-held.
Space is limited to 12 people per workshop.
Find out more about Lee Valley Tool Workshops
Discover more about Jennifer's Women and Power Tools Workshops |
Jennifer Hart
Jennifer Hart has been a self-employed home contractor since 1998 and is an employee of Lee Valley Tools. Jennifer teaches the Women and Power Tools seminars at Lee Valley as well as quite a few others. When not working in the city, she likes to escape to her 50 acre farm, where she can be found honing her rough carpentry skills or reading a book. |
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Trish Symons |
We will be learning in a workshop setting and then practicing basic photographing skills at the festival.
Caution this is NOT a technical session on the use of your camera but a look at the creative and practical skills need to capture great garden/floral shots
Workshop commence early morning (8:30 am) prior to the festival opening, allowing an early look at the Feature Gardens and Garden Hall.
Trish will email you a few days before with suggestions of things to bring for the workshop.
Tripods are permitted but must be removed
from the floor by 9:45 am
Workshops:
Friday, March 16: 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Friday, March 23: 8:30 am
- 10:30 am
Fee: $45 per person
includes instruction and entry into Canada Blooms.
Space is limited to 15 people per workshop |
Trish Symons
Trish is a photographer, speaker, writer, judge and instructor.
To find out more about Trish visit her website: www.trishsymons.com |
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Wadee Deethongkham
Samples of Wadee's Carvings
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The history of fruit and vegetable carving have originated in Sukothai, Thailand 700 years ago. It started during the Loi Kratong festival in the 14th century by Nang Noppamart who was the King Phra Ruang’s servant. She created a unique decoration for her raft, she carved a flower from a vegetable using a real flower as a pattern. So the King was very impressed by the grace and beauty of the carving and decreed that every women should learn this new art.
As the centuries passed,this art is taught in primary schools through secondary school in Thailand. Optional courses are also offered in universities throughout Thailand.
Fruit and Vegetable Carving is generally used as a garnish. It can also be used for flower arranging.
Workshop:
Saturday, March 24: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $80 per person
includes instruction, fruit/vegetables and entry into Canada Blooms. Loan of knives will be provided or you can bring your own.
Space is limited to 12 people per workshop |
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Have great fun and create a beautiful Heart Shaped Bouquet made from carnations. Let Margaret Taylor, an accredited floral design judge, instructor and demonstrator show you how to create a beautiful masterpiece you will want to show all your friends.
No experience or knowledge is required.
Workshop:
Saturday, March 17: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $80 per person
includes instruction, entry into Canada Blooms and all fresh floral items necessary to make your bouquet and take it home with you.
Space is limited to 12 people per workshop |
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Margaret Taylor
Margaret Taylor, an accredited floral design judge, teacher and demonstrator.
 
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Finished product may
not look like picture
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Have some fun in a hands-on floral design workshop offered by Ashley Waltho, of Canadian Institute of Floral Design. No experience or knowledge is required.
Canadian Institute of Floral Design's Professional Floral Design Program prepares you for a career in the floral industry. Many graduates have opened retail stores and wholesale floral outlets. Certain students enroll in the program purely for the passion of flowers and to achieve a rewarding hobby or pastime. CIFD offers blended theory with practical "hands on" instruction throughout the program.
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Canadian Institute of Floral Design has trained over 3,000 students professionally. They are respected and noted in both the teaching and business world. Find out more about Canadian Institute of Floral Design's Professional Floral Design Program at: www.proflorists.net
In this workshop, Waltho outlines some of the basics of floral design styles & techniques; and introduces proper care and handling of fresh cut flowers.
Watch a detailed demonstration of how to construct a beautiful, traditional hand-tied bouquet; the most sought-after design style in the industry for weddings, & everyday purpose. Have the opportunity to construct your own, which you will then be able to take home and enjoy.
Workshop:
Friday, March 16: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $80 per person
includes instruction, entry into Canada Blooms, loan of tools courtesy of Canadian Institute of Floral Design and all the fresh floral items necessary to make your bouquet and take it home with you.
Space is limited to 12 people per workshop |
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Kate Seaver
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Learn how to condition your fresh flowers to last longer as your learn a dozen different quick and easy ways to arrange flowers.
Workshop:
Saturday, March 17: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday March 17: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Fee: $65 per person
includes instruction and booklet of notes, vase, floral food and flowers entry into Canada Blooms
Space is limited to 12 people per workshop
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The Lavender Lore Workshop will focus on growing, harvesting and many uses of lavender from medicinal, decorative to edible. Participants will also receiv a 25 page booklet on the multiple uses of lavender including recipes and will make a Lavender Spa Treatment
Workshop:
Monday, March 19: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fee: $55 per person
includes instruction, booklet and entry into Canada Blooms
Space is limited to 12 people per workshop
Discover the history and uses of the fascinating Language of Flowers as you learn how to condition and arrange a stunning Tussie-Mussie bouquet. Booklet of notes and bouquet included
Workshop:
Saturday, March 24: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fee: $65 per person
includes instruction, booklet, flowers and entry into Canada Blooms
Space is limited to 12 people per workshop
Find out more about Kate's seminars and workshops |
Kate Seaver
Kate Seaver, M.Sc. is a Horticulturist, Floral Designer and Garden Décor Expert. After almost twenty years as a corporate executive, Kate followed her passion for gardening and created Kate’s Garden; a Botanical Retail Studio which specializes in Perennial Gardening Services and Botanical Seminars and Events. Kate is a professionally trained speaker, a frequent television guest, charity fundraiser and magazine writer.
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Enjoy an afternoon discovering the secrets of Small Scale Gardening
from Balconies in Bloom
Get access to a plethora of plant choices by growing your own from seed! Add to your gardening knowledge by learning how to start seeds and care for your seedlings in the comfort of your home. This is a hands-on workshop; expect to get a little dirty.
Workshop:
Sunday, March 18: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fee: $45 per person
includes instruction and seeds for seed starting segment, entry into Canada Blooms
Space is limited to 20 people per workshop
Making your own balcony or patio container is satisfactory, fun, and extends the life of recyclables and diverts garbage from landfill. Learn how to construct a container from wood, construct a self-watering container from found materials, and make a hanging salad ball.
Workshop:
Sunday, March 18: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Fee: $45 per person
includes instruction and entry into Canada Blooms
Space is limited to 20 people per workshop
Light is a big challenge for indoor growing spaces. Learn how to use lighting effectively to extend your growing season indoors or harvest fresh herbs all winter long. This workshop will demonstrate a variety of affordable indoor food production techniques including sprouting, window growing and growing under artificial lights.
Workshop:
Sunday, March 18: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $45 per person
includes instruction and entry into Canada Blooms
Space is limited to 20 people per workshop
Anyone can compost, regardless of space available! Learn how you can convert kitchen scraps into precious food for your indoor and outdoor plants. The presentation will cover topics from compost tea to vermicomposting. Demo materials will be on hand.
Workshop:
Sunday, March 18: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Fee: $45 per person
includes instruction and entry into Canada Blooms
Space is limited to 20 people per workshop |
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*Space in the workshops is limited and a mininum number of participants is required in order to run the workshops. Should the mininum number not be met, you will be contacted.
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