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Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026 Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Where: Alma San Diego Downtown 1047 5th Ave. San Diego, CA 92101 Limited Spots Available! Join us for a special rooftop edition of our signature Flower Arranging 101 workshop, hosted at the beautiful Alma San Diego Downtown, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel. Set above the city with sweeping downtown views, this hands-on class offers a creative, welcoming space to learn the foundations of floral design. This workshop is designed for beginners and curious creatives alike. With guidance from one of Native Poppy’s professional florists, you’ll learn the core mechanics of arranging while creating a lush, garden-style centerpiece using seasonal blooms. We’ll cover foundational techniques including shape, balance, and natural movement—giving you the tools to design with both intention and ease. For a seamless arrival, valet parking is included for the day. After the workshop, guests are invited to continue the experience with 20% off food and beverage at Alma’s Leave of Absence rooftop bar & restaurant or The Café + Lobby Bar—perfect for easing into the rest of your day. Native Poppy on Facebook / Instagram

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Where: BeeWorthy Farms 441 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024 Limited Spots Available! Join us on the farm for a morning immersed in flowers, rooted in place and seasonality. This Flower Arranging 101 workshop invites you to tour the fields at BeeWorthy Farms before arranging with flowers grown right there on the land—harvested just that morning. This foundation-building class covers all the core mechanics of Flower Arranging 101 while highlighting the beauty of working with flowers grown and harvested on a single local farm. Using blooms exclusively from BeeWorthy Farms, color, texture, and form are guided by what’s in season and available in the fields that day. Designed for beginners and curious creatives alike, this workshop begins with a guided farm tour led by the growers at BeeWorthy Farms, followed by a hands-on Flower Arranging 101 workshop on-site. The experience offers a deeper connection to the land, the flowers, and the process—from field to finished arrangement. The BeeWorthy Farms tour begins promptly at 9:30 a.m., followed by two hours of flower arranging workshop. Native Poppy on Facebook / Instagram

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Where: Native Poppy Solana Beach 142 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075 Limited Spots Available! Becoming a Florist is a rotating workshop series built around the wide range of floral designs professional florists create for weddings, events, retail, and everyday work. Each month focuses on a different core floral form, giving students the opportunity to gain real-world design experience across styles, scales, and applications. You’ll learn professional florist approaches to mechanics, structure, flower care, and design decision-making, along with practical considerations like handling, transport, and longevity. This series is designed to support both arranging hobbyists and working florists looking to expand their technical skills and confidence. This Month’s Focus: Flower Crowns In this workshop, we’ll focus on designing a collection of wearable floral pieces, including a corsage, boutonnière, pocket boutonnière, and hair comb. Instruction will cover the specific mechanics, proportions, and techniques used for each format, along with guidance on flower selection and construction suited to movement, wearability, and longevity. Participants will create one of each wearable style during the workshop to take home. Perfect for weddings, events, and the upcoming dance and prom season, this class offers practical, real-world applications for floral design on the body. Native Poppy on Facebook / Instagram

Date: Sunday, May. 3, 2026 Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Where: Native Poppy Solana Beach 142 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075 Limited Spots Available! Learn to arrange flowers like your favorite Native Poppy designers in this fun, after-hours Flower Arranging 101 workshop. Each month, we create a brand-new signature mood board to guide our seasonal color palette to inspire the flower designs featured in our shops — and in this class. Every workshop in the Color Play Series is unique and designed to be taken as a stand-alone experience or as part of a year-long journey through color. Your class will cover all the fundamentals of Flower Arranging 101 while highlighting our signature seasonal color pairings, with extra instruction tailored to your skill level. It’s the perfect way to build your floral skills, spark your creativity, and make something beautiful to take home. Your ticket includes: - Comprehensive and entertaining instruction of our Flower Arranging 101 curriculum, and hands-on assistance from Native Poppy's professional florists - All materials, tools, and fresh seasonal flowers to create our signature classic arrangement - A Flower Arranging 101 Outline + Note Sheet designed exclusively for our workshops - Access to the monthly Color Series Mood Board featuring our curated seasonal palette - A self-serve tea bar with light refreshments - Plus: the floral arrangement you design to take home! Native Poppy on Facebook / Instagram