WORKSHOPS
Don’t miss out – Book Early
Numbers are strictly limited at each workshop and bookings have to be made directly with the workshop convener – so make sure you get in early and pre-book via the link in the particular workshop details below.
Unless otherwise specified, workshops will be held in the Workshop Shelters – the area at the Northern end of the Children’s Playground
**Remember – you must also purchase a Botanical Bazaar festival entry ticket to attend these workshops.
Native Flower Crown Workshop
Saturday
1 August
1pm to 1.45pm
$35.00
Join Flowers by Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens for a demonstration/workshop to be guided through creating your own flower crown using our beautiful Australian native flowers and foliage.
$35 to cover costs of materials.
Create Your Own Bonsai
Saturday
1 August
12pm to 1pm
$85 standard bonsai
$135 premium bonsai
Learn the history, care and styling rules of bonsai with Kim from Lilliannah Bonsai. With over 35 years experience and a qualified Japanese teacher, your lesson will include all the vital steps to create and maintain a healthy tree. Includes:
1 hr lesson
All materials, trees, wire, figurine, soil, fertiliser and tag
Your choice of a Standard or Developing bonsai
Gift pack includes chocolate,
Instructions/care sheet for your tree
Lilliannah Bonsai membership
Discount care lesson voucher.
Wild Art - Cyanotype Self Portraits
Saturday
1 August
12pm to 1pm
$49 per person
Be captivated by the magical intersection of nature, imagination & cyanotype print making. Explore the shapes & personalities of leaves & flowers, create blue and white self portraits from nature using the sun (UV).
Suits ages 8+, all art abilities welcome.
Moss Pole Plants
Saturday
1 August
10 am to 11am
$45 per person
Growing Climbing Plants up Moss Poles is a great way to help them reach they’re full potential with the added bonus of looking amazing!
Learn how to make up a pole and attach the plants! We will also show how to make our Specialised Media Mix and a batch of liquid fertiliser with all the extra goodies!
Workshop for Edible Garden Beginners
Saturday
1 August
10 am to 11am
$20 per person
Join Rosemary Gaia’s Edible Garden Beginners Workshop and learn seed sowing, cuttings, plant nutrition, fertilising, sun requirements, companion planting, pruning, division, and simple techniques for a thriving edible garden.
Rebuilding flood resilient - a first hand account
Saturday
1 August
11 am to 11:45am
Free
My home flooded in Feb 2022 and although I had worked for AAMI & Suncorp for over 15 years they refused to help me rebuild flood resilient. So I got expert advice from JDA Co in Brisbane and project managed the work myself. There are so many simple changes that are easy to learn about before you’re in the aftermath of a major climate disaster.
Habitat Gardening to Attract Birds
Saturday
1 August
11 am to 11:45am
$20 per person
(includes local native plant)
This workshop will empower participants to begin, expand, or improve their habitat garden in specific ways to attract birds.
Create a Kokedama
Saturday
1 August
2 pm to 3 pm
$65 per person
Discover the calming Japanese art of Kokedama. Create your own moss-wrapped plant while enjoying a relaxing, hands-on workshop that brings greenery, wellbeing, and natural beauty into your space.
