Join the Flower Sommelier, Christopher Sheridan, for this three-part, immersive afternoon, complete with a stroll through the historic conservatories and a hands-on workshop.
Learn about the blues and their allies on the color wheel—and then craft your own container planting.
Start your experience in the classroom with an exploration of the history, design, and plant palette of blue-focused gardens and borders, including the iconic Blue Garden in Newport.
Then, take a stroll through the historic conservatories and consider how color, scent, texture, and inflorescence qualities all contribute to a compelling design.
Conclude with a workshop in our greenhouses, where you’ll craft your own blue-themed planting to take home and enjoy. You’ll also leave motivated to weave what you’ve learned into your own garden or patio designs.
Location
The Grove Studios 104 & 105, Lower Production Headhouse
Instructor
Christopher Barrett Sheridan
Christopher Barrett Sheridan, The Flower Sommelier, is a horticulturist, floral design instructor, and aspiring historian, specializing in scented plants, heirloom flowers, romantic garden design, and Victorian floral traditions. Chris has been published in American Gardener, regularly offers immersive design workshops at Longwood Gardens, and lectures at national events, including the Philadelphia Flower Show and the International Master Gardener Conference. A Harrison Fellow of the Historic Landscape Institute, he is developing Early American Garden Design programming to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
