
Fun with Flowers: Summer Workshop
August 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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.
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 programsupport@torontobotnicalgarden.ca.
- To learn more about the Toronto Botanical Garden and our programs, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.
Details
- Date:
- August 20
- Time:
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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Event Categories:
- Adult Education, Art
- Website:
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