I had my first Garden Workshop last Friday evening, August 26th and it was filled with so many beautiful women and their laughter! Despite a summer rain shower, I think we all had a wonderful experience! I can’t wait to share…
// Welcome to my garden…
// We started out pouring a glass of bubbly….
Pellegrino for the girls. We even the privilege of celebrating one of their 9th birthday with her family…
// As the rain let up, guests browsed the garden while Morgan J Pitts captured snapshots of them…
// Appetizers were served as guests took seats for the vase arranging tutorial…
Pesto & Sausage Tortellini
Cream Cheese Stuffed Sweet Peppers
Peach & Prosciutto Galette with Balsamic & Honey Glaze
Charcuterie featuring a delicious chutney, hot pepper jelly and honey mustard dip made by my friend Noreen
Blueberry Pistachio Fool with this summers blueberry preserves and fresh cream
Spelt Chocolate Chunk Cookies 
// Vase Arrangement Demo
It was a pleasure to share how I make vase arrangements, one of my first floral endeavors when I started designing and still one of my favorites. We talked about the types of flowers and their habits, the general shape and feel that I go for and it was a great time to chat about any flower questions my guests had. Several talked about being inspired to start their own cutting gardens which I am always so happy to hear.
// Glasses were refilled as the ladies chose their flowers and started creating their own vase arrangement…
It was so fun to see what flowers all the ladies chose and how they arranged them! I loved the different color patterns, heights and styles that abounded. This was perhaps the most fun part of the evening for me. I walked around and answered any questions and helped them fill in spots they thought were missing.
The rain shower made for a nice cool evening…
The younger girls had a wonderful affinity for flowers and made beautiful arrangements! Everyone helped themselves to the garden to snip extra flowers as they needed…
// Guests lingered as we put the last touches on bouquets and photographed them in the garden…
// We did a drawing for Floret’s Cut Flower Garden book and sent them home with a favor…
Handmade Floral Bath Salts by Kustum Kandy
Rose Oil Perfume Roller
5 Seed Packets to start your own Cutting Garden 
Such beautiful ladies! This was such a pleasure to have you! Thank you for coming and gracing my garden with your beauty and laughter. Thank you to the wonderful friends of mine who helped me pull the night off, preparing food and making sure everyone was taken care of throughout the night. It was a wonderful start to a new tradition.
An invitation to you to come visit my garden…
If you have not made it out to visit my garden, I always welcome a chat and walk with new people! Please do get in touch.
I hope to make this a yearly ritual and enjoy so much sharing the joys that gardening and flowers give me.
I hope to see you there next time.
Photography | Morgan J Pitts Photography
Charcuterie Preserves | Briar Ridge Farm, Pennsborro, WV
Food & Wine | Fresh from my garden or locally sourced
Giveaway | Cut Flower Garden by Erin Bezakein, Floret
Natural Bath Salts | Kustum Kandy
Seeds | Johnny’s Seeds, Sunflower Selections