ON-THE-FARM DESIGN WORKSHOPS

*Featured in Yankee Magazine 2024!

PLEASE NOTE: Registration begins Monday April 7th at 12pm. Until then, dates will appear as ‘sold out’.

Nestled in the heart of the White Mountains our farm boasts scenic views, abundant blooms, and a pristine landscape. Throughout the summer months our gardens are bountiful with seasonal flowers used for bouquets and event design. Our blossoms are sustainably grown from seed, harvested, and brought straight from the fields into our design studio.

Each workshop will take place in our field barn surrounded by our gardens where you can gather inspiration from rows of overflowing blooms while you make your design. Each participant to have a dazzling display of precut flowers to use.

We offer several unique, hands-on learning opportunities for flowers lovers. If learning in an open and relaxed environment, expanding your knowledge and creativity, master the fundamentals of floral design, or to just have fun—these workshops are for you. They also make a great gift for a flower lover!

“I’ve had the pleasure of attending a variety of the workshops offered at Tarrnation Flower Farm. At each workshop, Vanessa guided us with clarity, patience and humor as we learned to work with a variety of ingredients to create a beautiful finished product. Vanessa navigates the wide variety of experience amongst her students (from novice to fellow flower farmers) with ease—helping to cultivate creativity and allowing us all to have a positive experience, regardless of our skill level. Vanessa’s workshops are not to be missed, and I look forward to attending more!” —Courtney M.

ABOUT OUR WORKSHOPS

SEED TO CENTERPIECE FUNDEMENTALS

PLEASE NOTE: Registration begins Monday April 7th at 12pm. Until then, dates will appear as ‘sold out’.

Created for all levels of flower lovers—from home gardener, farmer, to hobbyist—we invite you to stretch your knowledge and creativity during these in-depth workshops. If you are looking for an artistic experience in our beautiful field barn, walk rows and rows of flowers, enjoy the company of like-minded students, and snip your very own sustainably grown blooms for your take home design—then these workshops are for you!

Each workshop includes an in-depth tour of our farm where we discuss our crop choices and day to day operations. While our farm stand is open to the public, our gardens are not, so this provides participants a private tour of our farm. Q&A regarding our operation will be open as we walk through our gardens. You will have the opportunity to snip your own blossoms as well as learn tricks to cutting and our post-harvest procedures. After the tour, you will be greeted with pre-cut flower bar, and your design stations set with all the tools you need to compose your creation. Vanessa will demonstrate a garden inspired composition and then set you to create your own. We will provide support, tips, and tricks to make your arrangement unique and beautiful!

“Whether you’re a backyard hobby gardener like me or a seasoned farmer-florist, investing in a Tarrnation Flower Farm workshop is a decision you won’t regret. Vanessa generously shares her expertise and the small class size ensures personalized attention. I left the workshop feeling inspired and more confident in my skills. The exclusive access to her tips on varieties, supplies, harvesting, and arranging techniques is priceless. Thank you for an unforgettable experience!”
—Anne M.

Workshops Include:

Farm tour, take home resource packet, take home arrangement and ceramic vase, notebook, lunch, snacks, and beverages.

Costs range depending on season and style of workshop. Workshops last about 4 hours and limited to 10 participants.
Ages 16+.

MINI CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

Mason Jar Arrangements

These workshops are on a smaller scale and are geared towards folks that want to gather for an hour or two at our farm and create. You will be provided with all the tools needed to build a take home creation. If you are looking for more of an intensive, informational, hands on workshop experience, please see the above workshop series.
Coffee, tea, and light refreshments included. These workshops will last 1–2 hours.
Limited to 10 participants, ages 16+.

**PLEASE NOTE: These workshops do NOT include a guided tour of our farm OR a self-guided tour. Q&A regarding our farm and operation is also not available.

If you are interested in booking a private workshop, please inquire via email at tarrnationfarm@gmail.com

Meet the Instructor

Vanessa Tarr is owner, grower, and lead designer at Tarrnation Flower Farm. She has been working the land with her father since high school and has also worked on farms in Spain, Panama, Washington, and throughout New England. She has been in the floral industry as a farmer and designer since 2008. Vanessa has studied in person with some of the top designers and farmers in the country including Nicolette Camille (Nicolette Camille Floral), Jill Rizzo (Studio Choo), Erin Benzakein (Floret Flower Farm), Jennie Love (Love N’ Fresh Flowers). She has also taken online courses with Jennie Love (Love N’ Fresh Flowers) , Sue McLeary (Passion Flower Sue), Gretel & Steve Adams (Sunny Meadows Flower Farm). She has extensive knowledge in workshop preparation, has assisted in eight Floret workshops and has taught her own workshops for the past six years. She is excited to be teaching and sharing her knowledge while inviting students to her farm for a hands-on experience!

You can find Tarrnation Flower Farm featured in Yankee Magazine, Country Living, Design New England, Ruffled Blog, Seacoast Weddings, Business New Hampshire, New Hampshire Home, Threads by Garnet Hill, The Chronicle WMUR, New Hampshire Bride, Vermont Bride Magazine, Brides Magazine.