
‘Designing from the Garden with Hitomi’
a 5-Week Virtual Workshop with Hitomi Gilliam
Join me this Summer for a Virtual Learning Experience focused on we can draw inspiration from the flowers and materials we grow & forage! This exciting workshop will cover everything from the basics of garden-style design, care & handling, foraged materials, scaling-up to garden-style installations, and more!
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Schedule
July 21st (Sun)
Introduction to
Garden Style Design
12:00PM PDT Start Time
(90min Live Session)
Hitomi Kickstarts this Workshop with a LIVE 90min Lesson covering all things Garden-Style Design!
From sharing what’s currently growing in her own garden, to breaking down the history and significance of Garden-Style design, this Lesson will give you the basics & fundamentals to build on throughout the rest of the workshop!
This live session will feature:
The Fundamental Knowledge of Designing from the Garden & Garden-Style Design!
Live Q&A throughout the Session
Garden-Style Design Challenge from Hitomi!
Full Recording available
immediately afterwards
+ Lifetime Access
July 22nd (Mon)
Mechanics for
Garden Style Design
3:00PM PDT Start Time
(90min Live Session)
This 2nd LIVE Lesson with Hitomi will build on the Fundamentals from Lesson One and dive into the Mechanics of Garden-Style Design.
Learn more about Mechanics that will help accentuate the softness of Garden Flowers in a myriad of applications! Hitomi will also issue her next Student Challenge for you to work on over the 7+ days leading up to her next LIVE Lesson!
This live session will feature:
Live Q&A throughout the Session
Another Garden-Style
Design Challenge from Hitomi!
Full Recording available
immediately afterwards
+ Lifetime Access
July 31st (Wed)
Introducing Foraged Materials
3:00PM PDT Start Time
(90min Live Session)
This LIVE Lesson will focus on introducing foraged materials to your beautiful garden flowers!
Hitomi will outline how she searches for foraged materials that will add to her designs, by use in structure-building or by complementing the flowers she’s cut from the garden!
This live session will feature:
Live Q&A throughout the Session
A Foraging Challenge from Hitomi!
Full Recording available
immediately afterwards
+ Lifetime Access
August 11th (Sun)
Classical Shapes & Forms
12:00PM PDT Start Time
(90min Live Session)
This LIVE Lesson expands on Lessons 1 & 2 and dives into classical shapes & forms that lend themselves to Garden-Style Design.
See what’s in Hitomi’s garden 3 Weeks after the start of the program & learn to create beautiful curvilinear shapes like a crescent-shaped hand-tied bouquet or a hogarth curve design using mechanics that will make it seem so easy!
This live session will feature:
Live Q&A throughout the Session
A Shape & Form Design
Challenge from Hitomi!
Full Recording available
immediately afterwards
+ Lifetime Access
August 14th (Wed)
Scaling Up Garden Style Design
3:00PM PDT Start Time
(90min Live Session)
Now it’s time to scale-up to structures that will still maintain the garden-style aesthetic, but wow your customers with maximum visual impact!
Hitomi will outline & demonstrate a number of mechanics & techniques that will help you scale-up your garden designs to infinite possibilities.
This live session will feature:
Live Q&A throughout the Session
An Installation Design
Challenge from Hitomi!
Full Recording available
immediately afterwards
+ Lifetime Access
August 25th (Sun)
Student Assignment
Live Review
Multiple Review Sessions
(4 Live Zoom Sessions)
Following the final Live Lesson, Students will have the opportunity to complete the Student Assignment, issued by Hitomi in Lesson Five.
The (4) Live Zoom Sessions will allow Students to submit their design assignments and receive live, one-on-one feedback from Hitomi.
There will also be an opportunity for students to submit for written
feedback if they encounter a scheduling conflict.
These live Review Sessions feature:
1-on-1 Feedback from
Hitomi
Full Recording available
afterwards with Lifetime Access

Registration Includes:
(5) 90min LIVE LESSONS with Hitomi
Additional EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS with Hitomi released throughout the workshop, covering topics such as Care & Handling, On-Site Foraging, and More!
(5) STUDENT CHALLENGES issued by Hitomi at the end of each of her Live Lessons.
(1) STUDENT ASSIGNMENT with Live 1-on-1 Feedback from Hitomi in our Zoom Student Review Sessions
LIFETIME ACCESS to Full Recordings of all program Sessions, Student Review, as well as ALL program resources (Student Notes, Flower Lists, etc)
STUDENT COMMUNITY SUPPORT - We will be launching a Private Student Facebook Group in early July where you can meet your fellow students, as well as get additional questions & feedback from Hitomi!
TECHNICAL SUPPORT - Enjoy complete technical support throughout the program, helping you through any problems that may arise.
Pricing
$199 CAD
