GIFT CARD: Stems and Blooms: A cut-flower garden workshop (in-person)
Stems and Blooms: A cut-flower garden workshop (GIFT CARD VERSION!)
Let us guide you towards a 2022 flower season with brimming buckets of romantic, whimsical, bright and beautiful blooms— grown lovingly —from your hands. Instructor Amy creates a warm and welcoming space to learn — with the right mix of instruction and hands-on exercises, so that you leave this workshop with the knowledge to create your own, gorgeous, cut-flower dream.
Flowers are for everyone. We coach you to get strong stems and lovely blooms and knowledge to last you a lifetime!
Date: February 13th, 2022
Time: 1:30-4:00pm
Location: The Farm at Lee Martinez (workshop takes place in the classroom)
What will you learn?
Students can expect 2.5 hours of classroom instructions and hands-on seed-starting activities. You can expect to walk away from workshop learning the fundamentals of (and how to actively apply them in your garden space):
Soil science (in practical, easy to understand terms!)
Variety selection ( zinnias are our bright workhorses, cosmos give us the romantic, dreamy touch, snapdragons transport us to Anne of Green Gables, feverfew does double duty as a medicinal and a fillers, and strawflower buds conjure storybook magic and last for years as bright, dried flowers…) we have been trialing different varieties for five years and know what grows well here in northern Colorado — and when to time your plantings!
How to build healthy stems and healthy blooms (where do you find organic, healthy nitrogen sources? And what is the best organic source of phosphorous? and which of these is applied when — and for what?)
Bed building (how to build soil and beds and how to irrigate)
Plant biology and plant care (how do you promote bigger and more blooms?)
Ecology (pollinator health, friend and foe pests., exploring our connection to place and nature, responsible land ethics)
Current topics of ‘regenerative agriculture’ rhetoric (deconstructing terminology, finding shared understanding, etc.)
What do you get?
$20 worth of flower seed packets that are tested and true cut-flower varieties, in an array of colors, textures, and uses
Resource packet with connections to sourcing materials, where to find locally, and where to get the most return of your investment in materials
An informational booklet which outlines course content and provides easy to follow instructions
A decade of organic growing (lessons, connections, resources, money and time saving tips, successes, mistakes, GROWTH) distilled into 2.5 hours of the must-haves for a successful flower garden
Discount on beyond, organic cut-flower starts from Berchta Botanicals nursery
Support from grower Amy via email and a follow-up virtual/phone consult
Ideas, inspiration, and energy to start a new venture, an addition to your business, a place for your children, etc.
How do we do it?
Provide an inclusive, student-centered, supportive learning environment
Classroom-style presentation with lessons, power-point slides, and notes
Individual garden-planner exercises
Hands-on work with seed-starting and supplies
Group discussion, tea, and treats…
All images from Berchta (as Storybook Flower Farm) grown flowers.
Stems and Blooms: A cut-flower garden workshop (GIFT CARD VERSION!)
Let us guide you towards a 2022 flower season with brimming buckets of romantic, whimsical, bright and beautiful blooms— grown lovingly —from your hands. Instructor Amy creates a warm and welcoming space to learn — with the right mix of instruction and hands-on exercises, so that you leave this workshop with the knowledge to create your own, gorgeous, cut-flower dream.
Flowers are for everyone. We coach you to get strong stems and lovely blooms and knowledge to last you a lifetime!
Date: February 13th, 2022
Time: 1:30-4:00pm
Location: The Farm at Lee Martinez (workshop takes place in the classroom)
What will you learn?
Students can expect 2.5 hours of classroom instructions and hands-on seed-starting activities. You can expect to walk away from workshop learning the fundamentals of (and how to actively apply them in your garden space):
Soil science (in practical, easy to understand terms!)
Variety selection ( zinnias are our bright workhorses, cosmos give us the romantic, dreamy touch, snapdragons transport us to Anne of Green Gables, feverfew does double duty as a medicinal and a fillers, and strawflower buds conjure storybook magic and last for years as bright, dried flowers…) we have been trialing different varieties for five years and know what grows well here in northern Colorado — and when to time your plantings!
How to build healthy stems and healthy blooms (where do you find organic, healthy nitrogen sources? And what is the best organic source of phosphorous? and which of these is applied when — and for what?)
Bed building (how to build soil and beds and how to irrigate)
Plant biology and plant care (how do you promote bigger and more blooms?)
Ecology (pollinator health, friend and foe pests., exploring our connection to place and nature, responsible land ethics)
Current topics of ‘regenerative agriculture’ rhetoric (deconstructing terminology, finding shared understanding, etc.)
What do you get?
$20 worth of flower seed packets that are tested and true cut-flower varieties, in an array of colors, textures, and uses
Resource packet with connections to sourcing materials, where to find locally, and where to get the most return of your investment in materials
An informational booklet which outlines course content and provides easy to follow instructions
A decade of organic growing (lessons, connections, resources, money and time saving tips, successes, mistakes, GROWTH) distilled into 2.5 hours of the must-haves for a successful flower garden
Discount on beyond, organic cut-flower starts from Berchta Botanicals nursery
Support from grower Amy via email and a follow-up virtual/phone consult
Ideas, inspiration, and energy to start a new venture, an addition to your business, a place for your children, etc.
How do we do it?
Provide an inclusive, student-centered, supportive learning environment
Classroom-style presentation with lessons, power-point slides, and notes
Individual garden-planner exercises
Hands-on work with seed-starting and supplies
Group discussion, tea, and treats…
All images from Berchta (as Storybook Flower Farm) grown flowers.
Stems and Blooms: A cut-flower garden workshop (GIFT CARD VERSION!)
Let us guide you towards a 2022 flower season with brimming buckets of romantic, whimsical, bright and beautiful blooms— grown lovingly —from your hands. Instructor Amy creates a warm and welcoming space to learn — with the right mix of instruction and hands-on exercises, so that you leave this workshop with the knowledge to create your own, gorgeous, cut-flower dream.
Flowers are for everyone. We coach you to get strong stems and lovely blooms and knowledge to last you a lifetime!
Date: February 13th, 2022
Time: 1:30-4:00pm
Location: The Farm at Lee Martinez (workshop takes place in the classroom)
What will you learn?
Students can expect 2.5 hours of classroom instructions and hands-on seed-starting activities. You can expect to walk away from workshop learning the fundamentals of (and how to actively apply them in your garden space):
Soil science (in practical, easy to understand terms!)
Variety selection ( zinnias are our bright workhorses, cosmos give us the romantic, dreamy touch, snapdragons transport us to Anne of Green Gables, feverfew does double duty as a medicinal and a fillers, and strawflower buds conjure storybook magic and last for years as bright, dried flowers…) we have been trialing different varieties for five years and know what grows well here in northern Colorado — and when to time your plantings!
How to build healthy stems and healthy blooms (where do you find organic, healthy nitrogen sources? And what is the best organic source of phosphorous? and which of these is applied when — and for what?)
Bed building (how to build soil and beds and how to irrigate)
Plant biology and plant care (how do you promote bigger and more blooms?)
Ecology (pollinator health, friend and foe pests., exploring our connection to place and nature, responsible land ethics)
Current topics of ‘regenerative agriculture’ rhetoric (deconstructing terminology, finding shared understanding, etc.)
What do you get?
$20 worth of flower seed packets that are tested and true cut-flower varieties, in an array of colors, textures, and uses
Resource packet with connections to sourcing materials, where to find locally, and where to get the most return of your investment in materials
An informational booklet which outlines course content and provides easy to follow instructions
A decade of organic growing (lessons, connections, resources, money and time saving tips, successes, mistakes, GROWTH) distilled into 2.5 hours of the must-haves for a successful flower garden
Discount on beyond, organic cut-flower starts from Berchta Botanicals nursery
Support from grower Amy via email and a follow-up virtual/phone consult
Ideas, inspiration, and energy to start a new venture, an addition to your business, a place for your children, etc.
How do we do it?
Provide an inclusive, student-centered, supportive learning environment
Classroom-style presentation with lessons, power-point slides, and notes
Individual garden-planner exercises
Hands-on work with seed-starting and supplies
Group discussion, tea, and treats…
All images from Berchta (as Storybook Flower Farm) grown flowers.