Community Education Workshops

Adult Community Education | Horticulture | 2-Hour Class with Eiddwen Thomas Learn the secrets of growing your own flowers for cutting and arranging with floral designer, Eiddwen Thomas. Eiddwen is the owner of Cartref Gardens, a commercial cut flower farm in North Saanich. Growing your own flowers can be a very rewarding and creative experience. […]

ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION | WORKSHOP | 3 HOURS Join Katherine Olmstead, Canadian International Master Florist, for a hands-on floral design class where you will create your own spring basket arrangement, blending plants, fresh-cut flowers, and foraged natural materials into a one-of-a-kind seasonal piece. You will be guided through selecting materials, building a natural basket armature […]

ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION | WORKSHOP |FULL-DAY This class is full. To join the waiting list, email [email protected] with a phone number where we can reach you. Explore weaving baskets with soft materials such as rush, sedge and daylily leaves with expert instructor Joan Carrigan. These materials are lovely to weave with and offer the opportunity […]

ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION | WORKSHOP |FULL-DAY This class is full. To join the waiting list please contact [email protected] and include a phone number where you can be reached. Instructor Joan Carrigan will guide you through the process of creating a “Cat’s Head” basket, with its  distinctive elegant shape. It starts with a square base and […]