Join Emily Thompson, world renowned floral designer, for an exclusive walk through the garden and greenhouse. She will highlight and discuss a curated selection of plant materials perfect for creating one-of-a-kind arrangements. Following the walk, Emily will lead an inspiring demonstration, showcasing the assembly of 2-3 distinctive floral arrangements. After the demonstration, attendees will have the opportunity to receive a signed copy of Emily’s book. LUNCH TICKET HOLDERS will join Emily for a delightful lunch following the book signing.
Emily Thompson was raised in the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont, a place of uncompromising beauty. She brought her sense of this place, its ruins and its wilds, to her work as an artist, traveling from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the University of Pennsylvania, to UCLA, where she earned her MFA in sculpture, finally landing in New York City. Here, she fell in with a rough crowd of thorny brambles and made it her mission to bring them to light.
Emily likes to cite William Gilpin, 18th century theorist of the picturesque, who directed builders of follies and artificial ruins to do so as if these ruins were not designed but naturally chosen. What’s more, writes Gilpin, they must be in magnificent style. Emily’s work, like her ideal faux ruin, evokes nature in magnificent style.
AGE: Adult audiences. WEATHER: Rain or Shine.
SPECIAL NOTES: Please dress appropriately for events and workshops held outdoors: comfortable shoes and socks, wide brimmed hats, sunscreen, insect repellant and water are recommended. To be a source of healthy insects for our birds and other insect-feeding wildlife, we do not spray the gardens to manage ticks. Please take appropriate caution.
REGISTRATION: Coming Soon
