Mellifera’s classic floral design workshop, hosted just downriver from the farm where your floral ingredients are grown! Just in time for summer’s flower explosion, learn tips and tricks on floral arranging as you craft a seasonal centerpiece with farmer-florist Elle.

Flowers are the ephemeral swan songs of plants going to seed, ready to send their spirits into the next season. With these fleeting ingredients, learn to craft an expressive, organic floral design that celebrates seasonality.

Teaching at Center for People and Craft for the first time, join farmer-florist Elle to learn color theory, how to see flowers’ structural and textural roles in design, and floristry tips and tricks to maximize vase life and health of your flowers.

Learn from an experienced farmer-florist how to craft an expressive, organic floral design that celebrates seasonality. We’ll use only MN/WI-grown flowers, plus foraged goodies reflecting our prairie, river valley, and Northwoods ecosystems. Explore summer flower favorites like zinnias, sunflowers, and dahlias, and meet new-to-you unique varieties! 

Dive into the floral abundance of August at American Swedish Institute. Farmer-florist Elle brings her classic flower arranging workshop to ASI with this centerpiece class. Featuring mid-summer favorites like zinnias, sunflowers, eucalyptus, and more.

Learn from an experienced farmer-florist how to craft an expressive, organic floral design that celebrates seasonality. We’ll use only MN/WI-grown flowers, plus foraged goodies reflecting our prairie, river valley, and Northwoods ecosystems. Explore summer flower favorites like zinnias, sunflowers, and dahlias, and meet new-to-you unique varieties!