SCHEDULE*
Day One
MONDAY // JUNE 28th
FLORAL DESIGN TAKEOVER at Filoli
8:30 a.m. // Check-in & Welcome Reception
Breakfast served
9:00 a.m. // Guided Tours of Filoli Historic House and Garden
10:30 a.m. // Susan Mcleary Demonstration
Large-scale, foam-free botanical sculpture at the Historic House
11:30 a.m. // Max Gill Demonstration
Large-scale foam-free floral arrangement inspired by Filoli's cutting gardens
12:30-3:30 p.m. // Floral Design Takeover + Working Lunch
Design teams assigned to "flower" Filoli rooms, interior and exterior spaces
3:30-4:30 p.m. // Tours + Photography of Floral Designs
5:00 p.m. // Posy Bar with Teresa Sabankaya
Design demonstration, make your own posy interactive session, and book-signing
5:30-7:00 p.m. // Cocktails and savories with Summit Speakers & Special Guests
6:00 p.m. // Storytelling with Abra Lee
History of the Black American Florist
Day Two
TUESDAY // JUNE 29th
PRESENTATIONS, PANEL AND DEMONSTRATIONS at Filoli
8:30 a.m. // Breakfast
9:00 a.m. // Welcome & Introductions
Debra Prinzing, Slow Flowers LLC & Kara Newport, Filoli CEO
9:15 a.m. // KEYNOTE with Susan Mcleary
The Creative Journey: Finding Your Artistic Voice, Truth and Expression
Presentation, Design Demonstration, Q&A
10:30 a.m. Book-signing & Break
11:00 a.m. // Sustainable Farming x Floral Design
Panel Discussion, Design Demonstrations
Noon // Lunch
Enjoy lunch on the patio
1:00 p.m. // Seeing Color in the Garden with Lorene Edwards Forkner
Presentation + Hands-on Watercolor Experience
2:30 p.m. // Branding the Sustainable Floral Business with Pilar Zuniga of Berkeley-based Gorgeous & Green
Presentation, Design Demonstration, Q&A
3:45 p.m. // CAPSTONE with Jennifer Jewell
Earth in Her Hands: The Power of Women Working in the World of Plants
5:00 p.m. // Book-signing
5:30 p.m. // Cocktail Hour
Day Three
WEDNESDAY // JUNE 30th
COFFEE RECEPTION, TOUR, AND DEMONSTRATION at Farmgirl Flowers
For the third and final morning of the Slow Flowers Summit, we will be welcomed by #teamfarmgirl with a coffee reception and light bites at Farmgirl Flowers in Watsonville, CA. Don't miss this behind-the-scenes tour and presentation by Christina Stembel, Founder + CEO of Farmgirl Flowers!
*Schedule subject to change