Workshops & Classes

Flower arranging has many benefits. The activity itself encourages peoples’ creativity, which in turn helps reduce stress levels. Working with flowers has a wonderful calming effect on our moods and can contribute to a sense of ease and well being.

Come and join Sarah for a daylong workshop which is part retreat, part meditation, part fun, part learning and technique and 100% enjoyable. The workshop takes place in Sarah’s lovely little rustic floral studio, as well as outdoors (weather permitting) on The Burren Flower Farm surrounded by 18 acres of wild beauty and tranquility.
These workshops are very much focused on learning through doing and focus on hands-on experience.
Each workshop discusses the history, theory, principles and essential elements of flower arranging. We also discuss the merits of different vases/containers for your flowers, the styles achievable and the best treatments for different flowers to prolong vase life. We spend time both flower arranging and also examining our materials in situ, on the farm, where they are growing and discuss how they are best harvested. Sarah will explain the background and theory of flower arranging and then she will encourage you to produce an arrangement that is uniquely you!
What differs in each course is the material we work with. All materials we use for these classes are grown here at The Burren Flower Farm either cultivated or foraged and therefore are unique to and reflect the particular season. Each participant brings their own unique and beautiful arrangement home with them.
Refreshments and a light vegan lunch are included.
Level – beginners

Come and join Sarah for a daylong workshop which is part retreat, part meditation, part fun, part learning and technique and 100% enjoyable. The workshop takes place in Sarah’s lovely little rustic floral studio, as well as outdoors (weather permitting) on The Burren Flower Farm surrounded by 18 acres of wild beauty and tranquility.

Flower arranging has many benefits. The activity itself encourages peoples’ creativity, which in turn helps reduce stress levels. Working with flowers has a wonderful calming effect on our moods and can contribute to a sense of ease and well being.

These workshops are very much focused on learning through doing and focus on hands-on experience.

Each workshop discusses the history, theory, principles and essential elements of flower arranging. We also discuss the merits of different vases/containers for your flowers, the styles achievable and the best treatments for different flowers to prolong vase life. We spend time both flower arranging and also examining our materials in situ, on the farm, where they are growing and discuss how they are best harvested. Sarah will explain the background and theory of flower arranging and then she will encourage you to produce an arrangement that is uniquely you!

What differs in each course is the material we work with. All materials we use for these classes are grown here at The Burren Flower Farm either cultivated or foraged and therefore are unique to and reflect the particular season. Each participant brings their own unique and beautiful arrangement home with them.

Refreshments and a light vegan lunch are included.
Level – beginners

Making wreaths is one of the most fun and relaxing forms of creating with nature. There is something quite meditative about the process and it is almost impossible to get it wrong!

Dating back to Greek and Roman times and pre Christian useage, wreaths have been part of human history for a very long time. Historically they have symbolised many different things, from power and victory, to the cycle of life and the cyclical nature of seasons of the year, as well as representing honour and joy in feasts and celebrations. The circular shape of the wreath is said to represent the perfection of divinity and eternity.

In this workshop we celebrate the autumn harvest and the preparation for the darkness and hibernation of mid winter. The light is low in the sky and our days are shorter. We invite you to forget the plastic mania that Halloween has morphed into and join us for a sometimes fun, sometimes contemplative, relaxed day of focus and autumnal wreath making.

Sarah will show you how to create a traditional wreath base from willow, which you can use year after year. You’ll decorate your wreath with a wonderful mixture of wild and foraged ingredients such as seeds and seedheads, grasses, fruits, leaves and dried material from both the cutting area and the woodland. No two wreaths will come out the same, each having your own very personal touch and style.

This is a relaxed, fun and mellow workshop where the emphasis is on connecting and learning in the beautiful and calm surroundings of the Burren Flower Farm. This is a very popular workshop and places are limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
A light vegan lunch and refreshments are provided.