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Bring the Garden to Your Container: Vegetative Design

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Discover the art of creating floral arrangements that echo nature’s beauty in its purest form. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the vegetative style—a technique that mirrors how plants grow in the wild. Using seasonal materials and thoughtful composition, we’ll transform everyday containers into miniature garden landscapes. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of line, space, and natural groupings, while working with fresh blooms, branches, and foliage.

This class celebrates the quiet elegance of nature, helping you design arrangements that feel alive, organic, and effortless. Perfect for beginners and flower lovers looking to grow their skills

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Instructor: James Novotny James Novotny, CFD is a visual and cultural arts historian and Certified Floral Designer. While he has been designing floral for retail shops and event studios since 2009, he received his Certified Floral Designer (CFD) designation from The American Institute of Floral Designers in 2020 after completing his formal education at the Floral Design Institute in Portland, Oregon. Novotny holds a degree in Arts History and Visual Culture from Lindenwood University and a degree in Hospitality and Tourism from Sinclair College. Believing in education and giving back, Novotny has written on topics of history, art, weddings, and floristry for various publications including Victoria Magazine, The Knot, Ohio Magazine, and more. He is also an active member of the Columbus community, where he is part of several volunteer organizations one of which is the Columbus Museum of Art’s biannual floral arts exhibition, Art in Bloom of which he is a programming coordinator and design participant. James is currently a part of the Franklin Park Conservatory education team, a program coordinator at the Kelton House Museum & Garden, and a florist in Westerville, Ohio.