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Participants will use botanicals as natural resists to create luminous layers and unexpected patterns with vibrant acrylic ink on canvas.
Abigail Boroughs
Frist Learning Center Studios
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Math meets flowers! Practice your mathematical arrangement skills and design a beautiful mosaic using pressed flowers and leaves. Participants will create a frameable work of art to hang at home.
Ayako Matsuda
Orange Studio, Frist Learning Center
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Discover how you can use mathematical patterns to create stunning, naturalistic garden designs. Matrix planting uses repeating plant communities to achieve the layered, dynamic structure of a meadow. Learn the principles behind this modern design and how to apply it strategically in your own landscape. This class is part of an all-day event celebrating Math in Bloom.
Hilary Swaim, Cheekwood
Courtyard Classroom
Not Yet Members: $40
Members: $32
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Small yard? Big ambitions? Big space? Not sure where to start? This class uses graph theory principles to help you make smart spatial decisions in your garden. Learn how to optimize planting layouts, create efficient pathways, and design functional garden spaces that make the most of your garden. This class is part of an all-day event celebrating Math in Bloom.
Hilary Swaim, Cheekwood
Courtyard Classroom
Not Yet Members: $40
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Explore the contemplative beauty of Japanese garden design through the lens of Cheekwood’s own Blevins Japanese Garden (Shōmu-en). Lisa Manning will share insights from her travels in Japan and reveal key design principles that you can adapt to your own landscape.
Lisa Manning, Cheekwood
Courtyard Classroom
Not Yet Members: $40
Members: $32
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Planting a tree is a decades-long investment. How do you choose wisely? This class demystifies guidance about power lines, foundation distances, and mature tree sizing, giving you a designer’s framework for making confident decisions. Explore tree varieties suited to Middle Tennessee, understand how trees interact with surrounding plantings, and learn to select species that can thrive in changing conditions.
Bring instant color and beauty to porches, patios, and entryways. Apply the classic “thriller, filler, spiller” formula to your own style and learn plant combinations that deliver months of visual impact. Taught in partnership with Dwyan Young-Smith of Floradayleaf.
Dwyan Young-Smith, Floradayleaf
Courtyard Classroom
Not Yet Members: $40
Members: $32
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