The workshops will take place in the Flower Studio, tucked away in the vegetable patch at Hamsey House.
They will be run in small groups to ensure you can relax, enjoy the space and tranquil setting. There will be time to wander through the garden and enjoy tea and cake too.
We will also host open garden mornings where you can browse a curated collection of floral makes, vintage homewares and handmade baskets
Open Garden in Aid of The BeverN Trust
Saturday May 17th / Sunday May 18th 11am-3pm
Connect with nature as you step into a secret garden and discover a serene space at the foot of the South Downs. If you love country garden flowers and landscapes, then you will be very happy spending time here discovering an orchard with a wildflower meadow, a vegetable and cut flower garden, large herbaceous border, a parterre and many mature English trees and shrubs.
Please note parking is at Hamsey Church. Disability parking available on request – please email info@beverntrust.org
Tickets can be purchased on the day (tickets £7 per person with accompanying children under 16 free). Following a relaxing walk around the grounds you can enjoy delicious homemade tea and cakes.
NOURISH & FLOURISH
An inspiring workshop where you will learn how to bake bread and create with flowers.
You will learn all about the craft of baking bread with Kitty Witch Bakehouse. While your bread is proving, there will be time to enjoy the gardens at Hamsey House and then create a Flower bowl with Hamsey Belle.
Refreshments and lunch are included and at the end of the day you will leave with new found skills, bread that you have baked and a bowl of flowers that you have created.
Autumn Flower Bowl Workshop
We will create a flower bowl using locally grown flowers. The morning will include a walk around the garden discussing and selecting stems and foliage to use in the bowl. The mechanics in the bowl are a pin frog and chicken wire - no floral foam. Bring on the dahlias!
How to design a beautiful border
Join Laurie McMillian – a professional gardener with over 25 years experience. She has extensive knowledge of plants and the conditions in which they flourish. The course will focus on how to create a beautiful planting display for your own garden borders. You will learn about colour, form and texture and how to apply these principles in your own garden border and select the correct plants. You are guaranteed to return home with lots of fabulous ideas on how to transform your borders to be full of beautiful plants that work harmoniously together and create a fabulous display through the seasons.
British Flower Week : Floral table arrangement
Capture the moment in the garden when the flowers are at their peak and celebrate British Flower Week with me. We can gather flowers and foliage and then create beautiful table centrepieces with them. The price includes the stone vase which is yours to take home and refill, inspired by your morning in the garden at Hamsey.
Meadow Flower Bowl
In the orchard there is a beautiful wild flower meadow. It starts flowering in May. We will walk around the garden and gather flowers and foliage to create our meadow inspired arrangements in a bowl from Emma Hilton Ceramics. The session will finish with photographing the bowls and capturing the moment in the garden.
FLOWER STUDIO & GARDEN OPEN MORNING
We are opening the garden for you to come and enjoy, with a curated collection of floral makes, homewares, handmade baskets and jewellery. Limited tickets available.
If you would like to book a 1:2:1 workshop or a private workshop with a group of friends just let me know. The Studio can host up to 4 attendees.
Drop me a line and we can have a chat about what you would like to create.