The Farms: Floriography Bouquet Workshop

Spend your morning among the flowers at a Floriography Bouquet Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 5 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in The Studio. 

Florist Ava Porter will teach students the basics of floral design using the Victorian language of flowers to create living masterpieces of fresh flowers with special meanings. Students will go home with a custom vase arrangement. 

$80/person. Register here. Registration closes Aug. 22 or when the capacity is reached. All sales are final.  

Learn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu. 

By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. 

About the Instructor  

Ava Porter is the Education and Programs director at the Village Garden Shoppe in Mahomet, IL. She loves to teach people about the beauty of nature and how to connect with creation through art. When she’s not weaving together her careers as a zookeeper, florist, instructor, and college student, she can be found sipping tea with her parakeet, watercoloring or out swing dancing. Besides ever expanding her knowledge of flowers, she has also learned as much as she could about birds in her 20 years on this earth. She is ecstatic to be teaching a floriography class at The Farms this season. 

About The Farms 

The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community. 

Find the complete Fall schedule here.