Fun with Flowers: Flowers Forever Workshop

Celebrate love—romantic or platonic—while creating something beautiful and sustainable. Join us for a hands-on dried flower arranging workshop where you’ll design your own everlasting bouquet, perfect for gifting or keeping.

Guided by artist, designer, and farmer florist Sylvia Cheng of Growing Tkaronto Floristry, you’ll learn how to create a presentation-style dried floral bouquet using 100% locally grown materials. Whether you’re a beginner or a budding florist, this workshop invites you to tap into your creativity, relax, and leave with a one-of-a-kind floral keepsake.

Whether you’re planning a thoughtful Valentine’s date, a Galentine’s gathering with friends, or a solo creative escape, this feel-good workshop is a beautiful way to mark the season of love, sustainably.

What’s Included:

• All flowers (100% locally-grown, free of dyes and preservatives) and wrapping materials
• Professional floral design instruction
• A dried floral bouquet to take home
• Light snacks and hot chocolate
• Memories that linger long after the chocolates are gone

Perfect For:

• Couples looking for a unique date idea
• Aspiring floral designers
• Sustainable living enthusiasts

Important Notes:

• All materials are provided
• Tickets are non-refundable but transferable
• Please arrive 10 minutes early to settle in

Please note, this class is not part of the Floral Design Certificate Program and cannot be counted as an elective.

Saturday, February 7 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Registration: (plus applicable taxes and fees)

Public (Single) $115

TBG Members (Single) $110

Couple Ticket (one bouquet per couple) $120

Please note, if you purchase the Couple Ticket (2 people), you will receive materials for one bouquet to work on together.

About Sylvia Cheng

Sylvia Cheng is an award-winning artist, designer, and the founder of Growing Tkaronto Floristry — a queer, BIPOC-owned urban flower farm and contemporary floral studio based in Toronto.

With formal training in fine arts and design from OCAD University and the Institute of Design (Chicago), Sylvia brings a bold, interdisciplinary approach to floristry, blending visual storytelling with ecological responsibility. Her work centers sustainability, anti-oppressive values, and design principles that challenge the status quo. Through Growing Tkaronto Floristry, she creates audacious, sustainable florals for weddings, events, and editorials using 100% local flowers.

Follow along and learn more:

• Instagram: @growingtkaronto
• Website: www.growingtkaronto.com
• TV: Watch Sylvia on County Blooms: A Flower Power Adventure, Episode: Grow with the Flow
• Media: Featured on BlogTO: Toronto is getting an amazing flower farm with help from homes across the city

Join Toronto Botanical Garden

Join the Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) as a member to get a discount on this program, upcoming events and classes, and free parking. A TBG membership helps you deepen your knowledge and connection to the natural world, become a part of a dynamic community of plant people, and be inspired! Become a member!

Additional Program Information

• Please review our Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.
• For more information on accessibility at the garden please review our Accessibility Features webpage. If you have any accessibility requirements during your program please email [email protected].
• To learn more about the Toronto Botanical Garden and our programs, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.