Sustainable Flower School: INSTALLS

Installs: April 11th and 12th 2024

The Sustainable Flower School is for floral designers looking to be more sustainable in their practice and wanting more artistry and creativity in their designs.

Taught by Pilar Zuniga, the owner and lead designer at Gorgeous and Green, this will be a download of methods and insight she has learned and developed over the past 15 years of having a sustainable flower shops, designing large scale events and weddings that use local and sustainable materials/methods, lessons she’s learned offering local and sustainable flower delivery and even setting up her cutting and growing gardens.

Workshops are spread over two days during the week, or one day on the weekend and will take place at the Gorgeous and Green Studio and outdoor garden or at the indoor photo and film studio of Mama Dog Studios in Oakland CA. These are in-person sessions.

Price includes lessons, all materials and tools needed, as well as snacks and a light lunch. a cocktail hour may occur at the end of the lesson.  Professional photos of your work may be provided dependent on workshop size. Lodging and other meals except those mentioned are not provided, however we have lodging recommendations and group discounts available. 

#3 Installs. We will include the following lessons and practice during the two day workshop:

-seasonality and weddings/events

-Varied Arch options

-Arch Friendly flowers

-Arch decor with and without water

-Free form and hanging arrangements

-Meadows and Floor arrangements without foam

-frogs, oshun pouches, wire, branches and other supports