EVENTS
Gardens with Fleur offers a home garden design workshop, and garden tour and discussion based in her garden and studio in Braddon, Canberra.
GARDEN DESIGN WORKSHOP
Design your own garden with guidance from a qualified landscape designer.
Fleur recognises that many garden owners are already effective gardeners, but would love to learn more about how to improve the layout, structure and sustainability of their gardens.
This interactive workshop provides inspiration for those keen to lead their own garden design journey. Fleur will guide you through design techniques and ideas including a garden tour to demonstrate practical applications. You will come away with ideas, confidence and tools to draw and build your own gardens or to just better appreciate garden design.
These workshops will appeal to a broad range of participants: including the home owner needing some prompts for their garden design project, the interested gardener or those just looking for a unique workshop or shared experience with friends in a lovely garden.
Each participant will work up a design for their own garden or courtyard and receive a workbook with notes, pictures and sketches that capture the key points. Morning tea and lunch will be served in the garden under the shady arbour.
FORMAT
Each workshop runs from 10.30am to 2.30pm and includes:
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A garden tour demonstrating design principles, concepts and materials in action
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Two structured educational sessions with workshop notes provided
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Morning tea/coffee on arrival
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A two-course garden luncheon
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Minimum three, maximum four participants.
CONTENT
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Design principles: what are the building blocks of good design?
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Design styles: identifying what ‘look’ you want and what functions you need
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The design process: what are the logical steps to creating a design? Analysis, inventory, layout, materials, plants and accessories
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How to bring it all together to create your garden
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Legislation and regulations
DATES & BOOKINGS
Scheduled workshops for Autumn 2021 have now concluded.
Dates for Spring 2021 workshops will be advertised in August.
If you have a small group interested in attending a workshop over the next few months, please email fleur@gardenswithfleur.com.au to arrange.
Cost per person is $180.
DETAILS
Workshops are hosted by Fleur in her residential garden in Braddon, close to the Canberra CBD. Facilities include free parking, bathroom and a climate-controlled weatherproof garden studio.
There is one step required to access the studio and the bathroom and participants will be required to walk across lawn.
Workshops will not be cancelled due to inclement weather.
GF and vegetarian meal options are available with prior notification.
Please understand bookings are transferable but non-refundable; this is due to the business outlay required to run such tailored events.
GARDEN DESIGN TOUR AND DISCUSSION
Gain inspiration for your own garden design project.
Fleur offers this tour and discussion session for those seeking inspiration and practical tips and techniques for designing their own gardens. The discussion session is informal and interactive to encourage participants to acquire ideas and confidence to assist with their own garden design journey. It is very personalised and tailored to the group’s interests.
The tour demonstrates:
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how good design can create a residential garden with multiple functions and effects
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how to incorporate sustainable practices without compromising aesthetics
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how to increase garden productivity throughout the seasons
The discussion session is based on an interactive format and will focus on:
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addressing participant’s garden challenges
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providing design suggestions and fresh ideas
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recommending suitable plant choices and combinations
FORMAT
Each session runs from 09.30am to 11.30am and includes:
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A garden tour highlighting design concepts and materials in action
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Interactive discussion
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Morning tea in the garden
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Two to three participants
DATES & BOOKINGS
Autumn 2021 session have now concluded.
Dates for Spring 2021 sessions will be advertised in August.
If you have a small group interested in scheduling a tour over the next few months, please email fleur@gardenswithfleur.com.au to arrange.
Cost per person is $100.
DETAILS
Workshops are hosted by Fleur in her residential garden in Braddon, close to the Canberra CBD. Facilities include free parking, bathroom and a climate-controlled weatherproof garden studio.
There is one step required to access the studio and the bathroom and participants will be required to walk across lawn.
Workshops will not be cancelled due to inclement weather.
GF options are available with prior notification.
Please understand bookings are transferable but non-refundable; this is due to the business outlay required to run such tailored events.
MOTHERS' DAY HIGH TEA IN THE GARDEN
Indulge the special ladies in your life with a unique high tea experience in a beautiful Canberra garden.
Delight in a garden-inspired menu including produce from the garden’s own orchard, vegetable patch, chickens and beehive.
Tailored towards small groups, you can expect to be spoiled with a selection of savoury and sweet treats. Each guest will be presented with their own two-course platter, complimented with non-alcoholic sparkling drinks, followed by a selection of teas and coffee.
This small group event brings together the best of a partnership between a garden designer and an events caterer. The High Tea events are hosted in the pretty Braddon garden of Canberra landscape designer, Gardens with Fleur and catered exclusively using garden-inspired produce by Philana’s Kitchen.
Between courses, guests are welcome to wander through the garden and take photos to add to your special family memories.
DETAILS
Four sittings are offered with three tables for each sitting; table selection is offered at the time of booking.
Arbour Table: A table for four under the vine-covered garden arbour
Lawn Table: A table for between six and eight guests set between the Pear tree and the tiered fountain on the lawn
Alfresco Table: A table for between six to eight guest set on the covered deck overlooking the garden
Cost per person is $45, with a minimum table booking of four or six guests (depending on table booked). Young children and babies are welcome free of charge although cannot be provided with catering or table seating.
The event is held in Fleur’s residential garden in Braddon, close to the Canberra CBD. Facilities include free street parking and bathroom access. Please note there is one step required to access the deck and the bathroom.
Gluten and lactose free options are available with notification at time of booking.
All tables will be relocated under cover in the case of inclement weather.
COVID-19 food safety protocols are observed through the provision of individual a-la-carte platters and table service. Spacing of tables throughout the garden ensures appropriate social distancing between groups.
Please understand bookings are non-refundable; this is due to the business outlay required to run such tailored events.
