Timeless Tussie-Mussie Workshop
In-Person Floral Design Class
Here is the description for the first of four classes I’ll be teaching at Longwood Gardens this year. Coincidentally, the cover photo is by my friend Becca Mathias, who does a lot of professional photography for Longwood.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 5:00–8:00 pm
Registration information is available on the website. I also encourage you to check out all of the Longwood course offerings. The quality is consistently high, and there’s an excellent range of programming, in-person and virtual.
Description
Join The Flower Sommelier, Christopher Sheridan, for an enchanting evening of fragrant flowers, floral design, and an exploration of the Victorian Language of Flowers, which was used to communicate hidden messages via tussie-mussie arrangements.
Start with an introduction to scented plants and then continue with a magical hour-long stroll through Longwood’s scented gardens, including our Rose Garden, and conclude with a design session where you’ll craft two posy-scale bouquets, one to keep and one to give as a gift.
Participants will select from a playful palette of classic cottage flowers and foliage for your designs, which can be formal or informal, period-inspired or contemporary, understated or avant-garde. You’ll leave with delightfully scented posies and an expanded design palette for your floral adventures.
Location
The Grove Studios 104 & 105, Throughout the Gardens
Instructor
Christopher Sheridan
Christopher Barrett Sheridan, "The Flower Sommelier," is an award-winning civic educator, pursuing a second career in horticulture and garden writing. Sheridan has a certificate in ornamental horticulture from Longwood Gardens and serves as a floral design and garden design instructor with Longwood and other historic gardens. Sheridan specializes in scented plants, cottage garden design, heirloom plants, the language of flowers, and garden history.