Holiday season is creeping up. Consider jumpstarting your festive spirit by getting your hands dirty with a “Wild Wreath-Making Workshop” at The Garden Strathcona on Sunday, December 1st.

If you know The Garden, then you know they love plants. Which makes it a natural setting for a wreath-making workshop, led by Amanda Langerak (gardener, designer and owner of Vancouver-based floral arrangement company, Forage & Bloom). Attendees will be working with sprigs of evergreens, mixed with unexpected elements, foraged branches, to make something that’s not just festive, but totally personal. Think loose, wild, and unapologetic (kind of like Martha Stewart, post-incarceration).

Langerak’s Wild Wreath-Making Workshop isn’t about cookie-cutter crafts or picture-perfect holiday decor; it’s about working with natural, seasonal materials, and creating something original with your own two hands. Being a “holiday person” isn’t a requirement to join the Wreath-Making Workshop, either. (Plus, the fresh scent of evergreen might just give you a bit of a natural high; and, if that high isn’t strong enough, there will be adult refreshments on hand).

The fun happens on Sunday, December 1st, with two two-hour sessions to fit your Sunday vibe: 10am or 1pm. Tickets are $135 each (plus tax), which might not be cheap, but they include drinks (spiked or not), house-made treats (always a win at The Garden), all the materials you’ll need, expert guidance, and your own one-of-a-kind wreath to take home, of course. Lock in your tickets here.

The Garden Strathcona

Neighbourhood: Strathcona

868 East Hastings St.

604-255-2299

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