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Learn how to create a landscape design plan for your home garden incorporating roses and all of your favorite plants. Transform your vision for your garden with a day of inspiration and hands-on learning at our farm in the beautiful Sacramento Valley, California, Saturday, May 18, 2024. Join us for an interactive workshop featuring guest designer Shavonda Gardner where you'll explore the art of "Designing A Garden With Roses". Immerse yourself in the beauty of our rose production field on a tour with farmer & founder, Felicia Alvarez. Shavonda will lead you on a guided design journey where you'll learn about different garden types, design theory, and selecting the perfect roses for your space. You'll further enhance your skills with hands-on activities including a guided garden planning exercise and an interactive Q&A session. Don't miss this opportunity to create your dream garden with us - read below for more details and reserve your spot today! Details Our hands-on workshop is located in Live Oak (95953) the beautiful Sacramento Valley of California at Menagerie Farm & Flower, a private garden rose and fruit farm. Join us for an immersive workshop experience, "Designing A Garden With Roses," where we'll delve into the art of curating and designing your dream home garden. With a limited number of seats available, we know you will develop intimate friendships with your fellow attendees and have exclusive one on one access to the presenters Felicia & Shavonda. This workshop was created to not only give you the hands-on education that only an on-farm educational experience can, but it is designed for you to connect with fellow attendees in an intimate learning environment where friends become like family. We'll begin our day with a tour of the farm's rose production field with Felicia Alvarez, the farm's founder to see over 200 rose varieties in peak spring bloom. Next, through a dynamic presentation, our guest designer, Shavonda Gardener, will guide you through the process of selecting roses, exploring various garden types (including English, native, and drought-tolerant), and understanding the principles of design theory to create your own cohesive and visually stunning outdoor space. During the workshop, you'll have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on exercise where you'll brainstorm words and ideas for your ideal garden, allowing you to clarify your vision and inspiration. Shavonda will lead a discussion on important considerations such as shape, size, color, location, fragrance, and more when selecting roses and plants for your ideal garden. Additionally, you'll be introduced to the essential principles for garden design to help you organize your thoughts and provide actionable takeaways for success. Attendees will have the chance to sketch their garden layouts and develop a concrete plan for new garden design or a re-design of their existing garden. Your day on the farm also includes a delightful picnic lunch and refreshments. Whether you're a novice or an experienced gardener, all are invited to partake in this creative journey in garden design. To cap off the day, we'll host a moderated Q&A session "Garden Design As An Extension of Home" with Shavonda and Felicia, where you can ask questions about how to make your garden an extension of your home and not an afterthought. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to transform your outdoor space into a haven of beauty and tranquility. Reserve your spot today and take the first step towards creating the garden of your dreams Please send us a message if you have any questions about this one of a kind experience. So what are you waiting for? Get your ticket today. We’d love to have you join us! Featured Designer & Instructor Shavonda Gardner is a Sacramento, California based interior designer, blogger and social media content creator. She specializes in small space design and believes just because you live small, it doesn't mean you can't have big bold style! Through her unique and authentic voice she shares inspiring ideas for living large in small spaces, curating colorful layered interiors, sustainable Earth-conscious living and slow intentional design. Known for her use of moody color and bold choices, Shavonda advocates that we should love our homes and gardens at every stage (even when it's not quite where you want it to be) and that our homes should tell our very unique and individual stories. Her work has been featured in House Beautiful, Domino, Apartment Therapy, Style by Emily Henderson and more. She has built a loyal online community of followers who she inspires daily with her motto - curating a home is a marathon, not a sprint! Farmer & Instructor Felicia Alvarez founded Menagerie Farm & Flower specializing in garden roses, specialty flowers, French prunes, assorted stone fruits, nuts and rice on over 100 acres of beautiful California farmland. She is a third generation farmer and entrepreneur who has been farming for over two decades. Felicia’s sustainable farming practices are an all-inclusive approach to creating a healthy small scale farm. Felicia shares her passion for nature, art, science and farming with educational outreach - teaching her love of the land to both beginning & experienced gardeners and farmers from across the country. Helping others learn simple ways to bring food & flowers together in their home is her greatest joy. She studied Crop Science & Agricultural Business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, has been featured in the Sunset Magazine, Slow Flowers Journal, Style Me Pretty, Team Flower, the First Lady’s Luncheon to name a few and serves on the Board of Directors for Certified American Grown Flowers. Her first book, Growing Wonder: A Flower Farmer’s Guide to Roses was released in March 2022. She enjoys spending time on the farm with her husband and two young sons. Schedule The workshop will run from 9:00am-3:30pm on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Arrivals & Introductions Rose Field Tour with Felicia Principles of Garden Design with Shavonda Farm Picnic Lunch Student Garden Design Sketching Session with Shavonda Moderated Q&A With Felicia & Shavonda "Garden Design As An Extension of Home" More Information This event includes a farm picnic lunch & refreshments, all materials, including garden design tools - graph paper & drawing implements and gift bag including a $50 Menagerie Farm & Flower Gift Card and a few of Shavonda & Felicia's favorite things. No prior garden design experience required. All skill levels are welcome. We’ll make sure you feel right at home ad help you with the process all along the way. This is an interactive class that takes place out in our rose production field. You will be walking over uneven, and possibly muddy, dusty terrain. For the hands on portion of the workshop standing and bending is required to trim the roses and sketch your garden plan. Should you require any activity accommodations or have questions about the physical activity requirements please contact us PRIOR TO PURCHASING your ticket. This is a garden design focused workshop. It does NOT cover topics related to the business of farming, business planning, shipping flowers, advanced botany or entomology, how to grow roses, marketing, growing annual flowers or bulbs, growing in hoophouses or greenhouses. Workshop attendees must be over the age of 18 years of age. The workshop will be held at Menagerie Farm & Flower in Live Oak, California (95953) in the Sacramento Valley. Farm address will be provided after ticket purchase. THIS IS AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP and will not be held online. The workshop will take place outdoors in our rose field and in our open nursery. Your online email receipt will be your workshop ticket and additional details will be emailed to you prior to the workshop including tips on what to bring with you for the day. No pets are permitted at this farm workshop. Total investment is $399.99 for our Single Ticket. This ticket is for one person. Bring a friend with you and save 15% off the individual ticket price! Tickets must be purchased in a single order transaction to receive the discount. Total investment is $679.99 for our Bring a Friend Ticket. This ticket is for two people to attend. Ticket must be purchased by one attendee and we will contact you after purchase for the second attendee’s information. We cannot pair you up with another person, you have to find a buddy to take advantage of this special bring a friend rate. There are only 3 sets of these special tickets available and they are first come first serve. When they sell out only single tickets will be available. For any additional questions about this workshop, please email [email protected].
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