SCHEDULE*
Day One
MONDAY // JUNE 26th
DESIGN DEMONSTRATIONS + FLORAL DESIGN TAKEOVER at Bellevue Botanical Garden
8:00 a.m. // Check-in & Welcome Reception
Breakfast served
9:00 a.m. // Guided Tours of Bellevue Botanical Garden
As part of the opening day festivities, start the day with an optional docent-led tour of the garden.
10:00 a.m. // Joseph Abken and James Gagliardi
Gardens for People
11:00 a.m. // KEYNOTE with Amy Balsters
Building a Better Bouquet
Presentation and Demonstration
12:00-3:00 p.m. // Floral Design Takeover + Working Lunch
Design teams "flower" Bellevue Botanical Garden
3:00-4:00 p.m. // Tours + Photography of Floral Designs
4:00-5:00 p.m. // KEYNOTE with Lennie Larkin
The Flower Dollar: Pricing + Profitability
Presentation and Q&A
5:00-6:30 p.m. // Evening Reception
Cocktails and savories with Summit Speakers & Special Guests
Day Two
TUESDAY // JUNE 27th
8:00 a.m. // Breakfast
9:00 a.m. // Welcome & Introductions
Debra Prinzing, Slow Flowers LLC
9:15 a.m. // KEYNOTE with Julio Freitas of The Flower Hat
Growing for Your Designs
Design Demonstration and Q&A
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. // Farmer, Florist & Sustainability Tracks
Presentations and Design Demonstrations (choose one)
Floral Design with Valerie Crisostomo of Black Girl Florists
Flower Farming with Dee Hall of Mermaid City Flowers/Black Flower Famers
Sustainability with Amber Tamm of Amber Tamm Floral and Becky Feasby of Prairie Girl Flowers
Noon // Lunch
Enjoy lunch on the patio
1:00 p.m. // Farmer, Florist & Sustainability Tracks
Presentations and Design Demonstrations (choose one)
Floral Design with Gina Lett-Shrewsberry of Inspirations by Gina
Flower Farming with Tracy Yang of Jarn Co. Flowers
Sustainability with Sarah Reyes of Wildflower and Fern
2:00-2:15 p.m. // Thank You Bellevue Botanical Garden
3:30 p.m. // Local Flowers Open House @ Seattle Wholesale Growers Market & Mayesh Wholesale Florist
Tours and Demonstrations
5:00-6:00 p.m. // Closing Reception
Cocktails and light bites
*Schedule subject to change