Succulent Pumpkin Centerpiece Workshop

Saturday, October 5, 2024

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Instructor: Eileen "FarmGal" Tongson

Join FarmGal Flowers to create your very own Succulent Pumpkin. We’ll show you step-by-step how to make this long-lasting Fall centerpiece for your Halloween and/or Thanksgiving table. Eileen will also teach you how to care for you succulents after the holiday season has ended. Please bring a medium (10”-12” wide) pumpkin (wide, Cinderella type pumpkins work best) and floral scissors to class. All other materials provided. Please contact Eileen ([email protected]) for any questions.

Registration includes admission to the beautiful gardens before or after class.

Eileen Tongson is the owner of FarmGal Flowers (farmgalflowers.com), an urban flower farm and design studio. She is also one of the gardeners at East End Market where she grows flowers and helps maintain the market garden. In addition to growing her own flowers, Eileen designs with them and provides arrangements for special occasions and events. Eileen completed the University of Florida IFAS Master Gardener Program and has studied floral design at numerous locations over the years including Floret Flower Farm and Flower School New York.

Eileen is also a Gardening and Floral Design instructor at Harry P. Leu Gardens and East End Market. Her flowers and gardening expertise have been featured in Flower Magazine, Florists Review, Edible Orlando, Slow Flowers, Orange Appeal, Houzz.com, The Spruce, and most recently, in Floret Farm's book, "Small Plot, Big Impact: Inspiring Stories, Profiles & Advice from 30 Flower Growers From Around the World" and Debra Prinzing’s book, “Where We Bloom.” Eileen was voted Best Florist in Best of Winter Park 2021, 2020, and 2019 and was named the Garden Club of Jacksonville's Designer of Distinction in 2022. Clients have included The Ford Motor Company, Chico’s (clothing), Williams-Sonoma Winter Park, the Orlando Museum of Art, and the Orlando Magic. Eileen is also a contributor to the Growing Kindness Project where she shares her knowledge and skills for growing flowers in hot climates and encourages others to “garden and give.” She continues to expand and refine her skills through floral design/flower farming workshops across the country and as a member of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers.

Host or Publisher Harry P. Leu Gardens