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 an award-winning civic educator, pursuing a second career in horticulture and garden writing. Sheridan has a certificate in ornamental horticulture from Longwood Gardens and serves as a floral design and garden design instructor with Longwood and other historic gardens. Sheridan specializes in scented plants, cottage garden design, heirloom plants, the language of flowers, and garden history.
