UPCOMING Retreat
The Floral Design Retreat
Retreat Date: 13th to 14th June 2026
Location: Barrett Lane Estate, Swan Valley
The Floral Design RETREAT
Immerse Yourself In a World of Flowers with This Real Work Floristry Retreat
Join us in our annual 2-day, intensive floristry retreat where you’ll have the opportunity to fast-track your skill set, reignite your creativity, and make some seriously breathtaking floral installations.
Set within the stunning Barrett Lane Estate; a beautiful wedding and event venue in the Swan Valley wine region.
Surrounded by vineyards, gardens and beautiful natural light, this immersive retreat is designed for florists and wedding vendors who want to deepen their skills in wedding and event floral design, while creating large-scale, impactful and luxury installations in a real venue setting.
Over two inspiring days together, we’ll design, build and style beautiful florals throughout the property while learning practical mechanics, techniques and approaches you can confidently apply to your own floral work.
With only 10 participants, this retreat is intentionally small to allow for hands-on guidance, meaningful connection and plenty of time working with flowers.
Perfect for planners, florists, wedding and event creatives, The Floral Design Retreat provides a supportive and practical environment to gain real-world experience, catering to all skill levels.
What to expect
The Experience
This retreat is designed to feel relaxed, inspiring and creatively immersive.
Over two days, you’ll enjoy:
Hands-on floral design sessions
A beautiful Swan Valley venue setting
A small group of like-minded florists
Delicious shared meals
Time to connect, learn and create
It’s a rare opportunity to step away from the everyday and spend time fully immersed in flowers.
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The Floral Design Retreat
What You'll Create
Across the two days, we’ll design and style:
A large-scale installation perfect for a ceremony or event backdrop
Elegant urn arrangements, because pots and vases are the moment
A beautifully styled table setting befitting the most luxurious celebrations
All designs will be professionally photographed so you'll leave with beautiful portfolio images you can use in your marketing to attract the types of client work you're really craving.
What You'll Learn
Mechanics for large-scale floral installations
Foam-free techniques for event floristry
Building impactful wedding and event designs
Flower selection and floral recipes
Styling florals for professional photography
Insights into creating florals for weddings and events
So the only question now is... will you be staying the night or not?
WHO IS IT FOR
The Retreat Is for Perfect For...
Perfect for planners, florists, wedding and event creatives, from absolute beginners to seasoned professionals, The Floral Design Retreat provides a supportive and practical environment to gain real-world experience, catering to all skill levels.
The Floral Design Retreat is perfect for you if:
You’re ready to fast-track your career in a hands-on, practical setting surrounded by like-minded creatives.
You’re craving time and space to reconnect with your creativity and reignite your passion for floristry.
You’ve always thought about giving floristry a go, but never knew where to start.
You’re wanting to learn modern, on-trend and in-demand floral designs and techniques.
You’re a wedding or events creative wanting to explore florals without pressure or client expectations.
Ticket Options
The retreat format is one of our favourite ways to learn, because you’re able to get truly immersed in something and unlock more parts of you when you take yourself out of the daily demands, and put yourself in a different environment. It’s a proven method for growth.
However, we know it’s not always practical to completely ‘retreat’ from the day-to-day, so this year, we’re giving you more options, and there is limited accomodation on site. So there are two ticket options available.
Workshop Ticket
Ticket includes:
• Full 2-day Floral Design Retreat
• All flowers and materials
• Professional photography of all designs
• Lunch and refreshments across both days
Accommodation not included.
Add on option - if you’re not staying the night, but would like to join the group for dinner on the Saturday night, this can be arranged for an additional fee.
$2,499
Payment plan available at checkout.
Residential Ticket
Ticket includes:
• Full 2-day Floral Design Retreat
• Overnight accommodation at the Barrett Lane homestead
• Dinner with our group on Saturday evening +
breakfast Sunday morning
• All flowers and materials
• Professional photography of all designs
• Lunch and refreshments across both days
Limited to 4 places only.
$2,799
Payment plan available at checkout.
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Join The Flowers Retreat
With pay-in-full or payment plan options available.
Payment Plan
AU $170
Per month
on a 12 month payment plan
Pay In Full
AU $2000
1 off Payment
covering 12-month access to the membership
"El and the Maple & Wren team provided an amazing retreat experience. It was planned and executed superbly. I would definitely recommend it to florists and aspiring florists who want to break into the wedding and events space. El is genuinely dedicated to helping fellow florists grow and prosper. The retreat was a beautiful weekend, filled with luxurious blooms and wonderful people."
Jenn Badry | Nebluma
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