this day pass is general admission to all DFW lectures and activities thursday, october 14th of detroit flower week, 7am-8pm.
COFFEE + CONVERSATION
jam handy main space, 7 – 8am
enjoy coffee + pastry from the red hook and conversation with flower friends.
YOGA
jam handy main space, 8 – 8:30am
a little self care to start our day.
JULIA BELL, SUCCULENT GARDENS
jam handy main space, 9 – 11am
grow up! julia bell, creative director and horticulturist at succulent gardens nursery will share tips and tricks on wall-mounted succulent containers. from living murals to lush cascades to crisp, modern statements, succulents work beautifully in a variety of ready-made and diy hanging systems. plant and container selection, planting techniques, irrigation and maintenance will be discussed while we create beautiful arrangements live!
ARIELLA CHEZAR, ARIELLA CHEZAR DESIGN
jam handy main space, 12 – 2pm
known for her lush, whimsical, garden inspired style, floral designer and teacher, ariella chezar will share her story and design philosophy, followed by Q&A.
LESLIE BENNETT, PINE HOUSE EDIBLE GARDENS
main stage, 3 – 5pm
EMILY THOMPSON, EMILY THOMPSON FLOWERS
main stage, 6 – 8pm
emily thompson was raised in the northeast kingdom, vermont, a place of uncompromising beauty. she brought her sense of this place, its ruins and its wilds, to her work as an artist, even as she traveled to the pennsylvania academy for the arts, the university of pennsylvania, and ucla, where she earned her mfa in sculpture. emily is fascinated with the decorative arts and their history while she continues to collaborate with the rough hand of nature. emily’s flowers and banquet decor balance the uncultivated organic world with the delicacy of classical ornamental design. they burst with unconventional materials like wild smilax, peaches, and real butterflies, and always maintain sculptural grace. and, most importantly, they are built in harmony with the space where they are displayed as if they grew there. emily likes to cite william gilpin, 18th century theorist of the picturesque, who directed builders of follies and artificial ruins to do so as if these ruins were not designed but naturally chosen. what’s more, writes gilpin, they must be in magnificent style.emily’s work, like her ideal faux ruin, evokes nature in magnificent style.
presentation details to come.
WORKSHOPS ARE TICKETED AND PRICED SEPERATLY