Floral Installation Workshop: dress Shakespeare’s church with a showstopping display of summer flowers!

Increase your confidence, skills, and knowledge in planning, costing, and executing large scale floral installations and displays suitable for special events such as weddings.

Price: £350

Deposit: £115

Date: Sunday 17^th September

Time: 10-5pm

Location: All Saints Church & Billesley Manor, Billesley, Stratford-upon-Avon B49 6NF

• At this unique and creative workshop, you will have the opportunity to gain hands on experience of building large scale designs from scratch using sustainable floristry techniques.
• Your questions answered about how to sufficiently plan and cost bespoke floral displays for future clients.
• You will have the opportunity to take lots of photographs for your portfolio to show prospective wedding clients and use on social media.
• Access to professional photography and videography of our workshop to use on your socials and website by Victoria Steed
• Working with an abundance of luxury florals, including lots of locally grown, artisan blooms, you will create a variety of displays; from cascading window designs and meadow boxes to moon gates and floral columns.
• This workshop is a lovely chance to create and collaborate with other like-minded florists, to build your portfolio, hone your skills and increase your confidence.
• Our floral installation workshop one day course is an intensive day of practical flower arranging suitable for enthusiastic beginners with a basic level of floristry skills and professional floral designers looking to build their portfolio.
• A delicious afternoon tea at the historical Billesley Manor, and refreshments throughout the day are included in the ticket price.

What to expect:                                                 

• Learn how to make sustainable floral mechanics with confidence.
• Practical experience of creating larger designs such as moon gates and columns
• Your questions answered about how to plan and cost larger floral designs
• Work with seasonal and locally grown British flowers
• Professional photographs of your work in a historical setting for your portfolio and social media
• Network and socialise with other florists and flower enthusiasts
• Afternoon tea at Billesley Manor and refreshments throughout the day included
• Armfuls of beautiful flowers to take home and enjoy
• Free carparking

What to bring/wear:

• All tools, equipment and flowers will be provided
• Please wear flat closed toe shoes for health and safety
• Check the weather forecast and wear appropriate clothing for working outdoors, hat and sunscreen maybe required if weather is warm

Terms:

• Minimum numbers are required for this event to run; however, numbers will be capped at 10 participants.
• If the event does not run due to host cancellation your deposit and any monies paid will be refunded.
• A non refundable £115 deposit is required to secure your place followed by 2 more payments of £117.50 due on or before 19/06/23 and 28/08/23. I will contact you after booking to arrange subsequent payments, final balance must be paid by 28/08/23.
• If you have any food allergies or special dietary needs please let me know upon booking so arrangements can be made with Billesley Manor.
• We are fully insured and will be working in a safe and responsible manner. You will, however be required to sign a participation waiver and release form upon booking. Please inform us of any injuries or limitations you may have that could affect your participation.

About the Church and Billesley Manor:

Legend has it that Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582 at this pretty, rural church nestled in the Warwickshire countryside, just a stone’s throw from the impressive Billesley Manor. Certainly his granddaughter, Elizabeth Nash, was married here in 1646. The church stopped being used in 1978 and is currently looked after Churches Conservation Trust.

About your hosts:

Ashley of Ash Tree Floral Designs is an experienced qualified florist and tutor based in Birmingham. She specialises in creative and bespoke wedding florals and workshops. Her floristry style is wild and relaxed but always beautiful and contemporary. Ashley has a passion for teaching and sharing her floral experience (and mistakes!) with others.

Ruth of Oversley Flowers is an experienced artisan flower grower and florist based in Warwickshire. She grows beautiful flowers for local people and businesses free from chemicals or pesticides. Her happiest place is working in the flower field, however she also loves arranging flowers for weddings and events using sustainable and eco-friendly techniques.