Keep Fit in Winter (10 sessions)
2025-02-04 10:00 - 2025-04-08 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave E, Toronto, ON, M3C 1P2, Canada
Move easily and Keep Fit this Winter!You will practice movements designed to increase balance, agility, alignment, and strength. These exercises are gentle and thoughtful, focusing on whole-body movement to prevent pain, falls, and all-around creakiness. You will feel great after an hour of a little moving, a little stretching, a little weight work, and a whole lot of fun. Program Schedule Tuesdays, February 4-April 8, 2025 10 to 11 a.m (10 sessions). Registration: Public $150, TBG Member $120 (plus applicable taxes and fees) If you are interested in a Trial Class, please get in touch with programsupport@torontobotanicalgarden.ca for more information. About Tena van Andel Tena van Andel is a certified Level II 3-D Workout™ instructor who wants to keep all of us moving till we’re 102. She enjoys volunteering for the Toronto Master Gardeners and is busy rewilding a 19th-century rundown farmhouse, fondly referred to as her ‘estate’. 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! Safe Program Access: This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked QuestionsIf you have any accessibility requirements please email programsupport@torontobotnicalgarden.ca. For more information on accessibility at the garden please review our Accessibility Features webpage.Please review our Refund Policy and Terms of Agreement.

Floral Design Program: Classic Design Fundamentals 1
2025-02-05 18:00 - 2025-02-26 21:00
Learn the basics of classic floral design including four styles – a water-viewing design, a centrepiece, a crescent, and a mass design.This course is the prerequisite to all other courses in TBG’s Floral Design Certificate program. Learn the fundamentals such as how to select and condition flowers, how to use floral design equipment and how to achieve different types of designs. 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. Learn more about our Certificate in Floral Design Program Schedule: Wednesdays, February 5-26 from 6:00-9:00 PM. Registration: Public $240, Members $190 (plus applicable taxes and fees) About Pat Ware Pat has enjoyed teaching a number of different Floral Design courses at the Toronto Botanical Garden. She is a Design, Horticultural and Rose Judge. Pat continues to participate in and learn about Floral Artistry at the local, Provincial and international levels. 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 ! Safe Program Access To ensure the safety of our participants and instructors, all staff, volunteers, and participants are welcome to wear masks indoors and maintain physical distancing.To learn more about what we’re doing to make your next visit safe, enriching, and uplifting, please review our list of Frequently Asked Questions.Read about our Refund Policy and Code of Conduct.This is an in-person, indoor, Adult Education program at the Toronto Botanical Garden.We appreciate your support and cooperation.

Floral Design Program: Miniature, Small, and Large Floral Design
2025-02-18 18:00 - 2025-03-11 21:00
Join us and learn about how to best utilize space in your designs!

By focusing on the size of various designs this course will illuminate questions of scale, proportion, and the use of space in design. The elements can be used surprisingly differently in different sizes of arrangements. Choosing plant material for your design can be challenging and creative mechanics may be needed to make it all work. But, above all, this course is fun!
Course fees do not include flowers or supplies. A materials list will be e-mailed prior to the start of each class.
Learn more about our Certificate in Floral Design
Prerequisites: Floral Design Fundamentals 1 & 2
Program Schedule:
Tuesdays, February 18, 25, March 4 and 11, 2025 from 6:00-9:00 PM. Snow date: Tuesday, March 18.
Public $240, Members $190 (plus applicable taxes and fees)
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!
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.

Registration Deadline: Monday, February 3 at 12 p.m.

Botanical Explorations: 2-Day Workshop
2025-03-01 10:00 - 2025-03-02 12:30
Unleash your creativity and join us for a fun-filled mixed-media workshop and create one of a kind art pieces!Using plants, florals and organic patterns as inspiration, you’ll explore media like acrylics, watercolours, markers, oil pastels and cut-out paper. Guided by nature’s textures and shapes, you’ll learn to create dynamic, colourful compositions, all while letting go of strict structure and embracing spontaneous creativity. Whether working on-site in the garden or incorporating natural elements into your art, you’ll discover how the environment can influence and enhance your artistic purpose. This course is ideal for artists of all-levels looking to expand their artistic techniques and engage with nature through their art, whether you’re new to mixed-media or looking to enhance your skills with botanical explorations. All materials provided. Art can be messy, please wear old clothes or bring an apron. Saturday, March 1 & Sunday, March 2 from 10:00AM-12:30 PM. Registration: Public $80, TBG Members $70 (plus applicable taxes and fees) About Farida Zaman Farida is currently an instructor at Toronto’s Avenue Road Art School and runs art workshops and weekly classes for adults and children. She has run workshops at the Ontario Center for Art and Design (OCAD University). Farida lives in Toronto with her family and works from her home studio. Farida is a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York, SCBWI (Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), and CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators, and Performers). You can explore more of her work on her website https://www.faridazaman.com/ or follow her on Instagram at @fzamanart. 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.
