Floral Design Program: Classic Design Fundamentals 2
2025-01-08 18:00 - 2025-01-29 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave E, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
In this follow up to Classic Design Fundamentals 1, you will enrich your understanding of traditional design.

Join Marg Betts in this follow up to Classic Design Fundamentals I and enrich your understanding of traditional design, a style which is used in contemporary settings with sophistication. You will gain deeper knowledge of both plant material and design. You will learn colour theory: the importance of colour and how to create different colour harmonies. You will explore the concept and importance of asymmetry in a design and how this can be used to great effect. Discover a new design style each week: a hand tied bouquet, a vertical line design, a Hogarth Curve and an asymmetrical mass design.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals I
Course fees do not include flowers or supplies. Students are encouraged to find a local flower shop or grocery store to purchase their flowers. A materials list will be e-mailed prior to the start of each class.
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Program Schedule
Wednesdays, January 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Public $240, Members $190 (plus applicable taxes and fees)
About Margaret Betts
Marg Betts is a Floral Design Judge with accreditation to judge and instruct the craft. Her passions are gardening, plants and her love for creating floral artistry. She is a recent Past President of the Garden Club of Toronto and has also been the Chair of the Toronto Flower Show at Canada Blooms.
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This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

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Registration Deadline: January 5, 2025.

Floral Design Program: Foliage Manipulation
2025-01-09 18:00 - 2025-01-30 21:00
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Join us and learn the art of manipulating foliage!

Manipulating foliage is one of the most important techniques in floral design and indispensable in modern, contemporary, and abstract work. Manipulating foliage in a design can create rhythm, interest, impact, and abstraction. In this hands-on course learn how to use techniques like rolling, plaiting, braiding, and boondoggling on leaves such as aspidistra, flax, and palm.
All foliage plant material is provided for this class. A $100 course fee for the foliage material will be paid directly to your instructor. Information on how to submit payment for these materials will be provided prior to the start of your first class.
Learn more about our Certificate in Floral Design
Prerequisites: Classic Design Fundamentals 1 & 2
Program Schedule:
Thursdays, January 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 6:00-9:00 PM. Snow date: Thursday, February 6.
Public $240, Members $190 (plus applicable taxes and fees)
Registration Deadline: Monday, January 6, 2025.
About Lil Taggart
Lil Taggart is an experienced and creative designer and instructor in Floral Arts. She is also an accredited Floral Design Judge and has competed on an international level as well as domestically. She serves on the board of Canada Blooms, co-chairs the staging for the Toronto Flower Show, is past president of the Georgetown Horticultural society and is a member of The Garden Club of Toronto.
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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