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Fun with Flowers: Summer Workshop

August 20 @ 6:30 pm 8:30 pm

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Get creative this summer and join us for a Fun with Flowers hands-on workshop!

Join us at the Toronto Botanical Garden for Fun with Flowers, a playful, hands-on floral design experience using locally-grown blooms. Guided by artist/designer/farmer florist, Sylvia Cheng of Growing Tkaronto Floristry, you’ll learn about sustainable floristry and simple expressive design techniques to make your flowers shine at home!

Whether you’re a beginner or a budding florist, this is your chance to tap into your creativity, connect with nature, and leave with a one-of-a-kind floral arrangement that celebrates the beauty of seasonal flowers.

What’s Included:

  • All flowers and materials (100% locally-grown)
  • Professional floral design instruction
  • A completed floral arrangement to take home
  • A beautiful indoor setting at the Toronto Botanical Garden

We will have some shears available for use. If you have your own, we recommend bringing them!

Perfect for:

  • Gardeners
  • A fun girls’ night out
  • Aspiring floral designers
  • Sustainable living enthusiasts

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

Wednesday, August 20 from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Registration: Public $145, TBG Members $140 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

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.

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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!

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August 20
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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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