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 Lennie Larkin
The Flower Dollar: Pricing + Profitability
Presentation and Q&A
12:00-3:00 p.m. // Floral Design Takeover + Working Lunch
Introduction & Orientation: Tammy Myers + Lori Poliski
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 Amy Balsters
Building a Better Bouquet
Presentation and Demonstration
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 Gina Lett-Shrewsberry of Inspirations by Gina
Flower Farming with Dee Hall of Mermaid City Flowers/Black Flower Farmers
Sustainability with 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 Valerie Crisostomo of Black Girl Florists
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