A Delicious Day of Dahlias

A big bouquet of dahlias to take home, new plants to grow and a delicious seasonal lunch shared around the table. If you love flowers, this is my kind of day!

A few years ago, I fell head over heels for dahlias, and I’ve been growing more ever since. They’re generous, rewarding plants, and once you discover the colours, shapes and sheer abundance of flowers, it’s very easy to want just a few more.

After last summer’s workshop booked out, I knew I wanted to bring it back. We had sisters, mums and daughters, and friends spending the day creating bouquets, sharing a meal and enjoying being together.

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll use dahlias and other flowers and foliage from my garden to create beautiful, generous bouquets. I’ll guide you through choosing and arranging your flowers, so you leave with a bouquet you’re proud to carry home.

Because I like to fit plenty into a class, we’ll also sow dahlia seeds and learn how to take cuttings. Growing more of these beautiful plants is easier than you might think, and I’ll show you how.

Then we’ll gather around the table for a homemade seasonal lunch, with a complimentary glass of wine from my family’s vineyard, homemade lemon squash or a gin with homemade tonic.

No previous flower-arranging or propagation experience is needed. Bring a friend, your mum, daughter or sister—or come on your own. I’ll make you feel welcome.

What We’ll Make & Learn

• Create a generous bouquet using dahlias and other seasonal garden flowers and foliage

• Learn how to choose and arrange flowers for a balanced bouquet

• Learn how to sow dahlia seeds

• Learn how to take dahlia cuttings and grow more plants

Class Details

When: Saturday 9 January
Time: 10am–2pm, South Australian time
Where: The Post & Rail, 58 Riddoch Street, Penola
Cost: $185 per person

What’s Included

• A guided bouquet-making and dahlia propagation workshop

• Flowers and foliage to create your bouquet

• Your finished bouquet to take home

• A homemade seasonal lunch

• A complimentary drink: wine from my family’s vineyard, homemade lemon squash or gin with homemade tonic

This is our first dahlia workshop for the season. Book your place and join me for a day of flowers, good food and a few more reasons to fill your garden with dahlias.

About The Post & Rail

The Post & Rail is an immersive cooking, gardening and art school located at 58 Riddoch Street in the heart of Penola, just a stone’s throw from historic Petticoat Lane and the Mary MacKillop Penola Centre. We are also on the doorstep of the renowned Coonawarra wine region, home to an exceptional collection of cellar doors and wineries.

Set within the beautiful heritage-listed former Cobb & Co building, our classes are relaxed, welcoming and hands-on. Whether you are a complete beginner or have some experience, you’ll be encouraged, supported and made to feel at home.

Please arrive approximately 10 minutes before the advertised starting time so you can settle in, meet the group and be ready to begin. Allow approximately 30–35 minutes’ travel from either Mount Gambier or Naracoorte.