We offer both public and private workshops, classes, and tastings onsite at our nursery and at a variety of venues. Register online now, or sign up for our waiting list.
Offered from 9:30-12 noon ($50/person; half-price for students). Learn the basics of planting and caring for your tea garden. Discuss choosing plants, site preparation and planting, and care in the early years. Can be followed by personal consultation and curated greenhouse and garden tours, by appointment, between 12 and 5pm.
This is a 2-hour class on Saturdays from 2-4pm ($25/per person, half-price for students). This class provides an introduction to tea gardening, including an educational tour of our tea gardens, followed by time to talk and taste fresh, hand-made tea. Learn all about Camellia sinensis, the tea plant, and how it grows here at Camellia Forest! Register through Camellia Forest Nursery
This workshop runs from 10am to 3pm on Sundays ($65/person; half-price for students) with an hour for lunch. In this workshop, you’ll learn about the basics of tea harvesting and processing, pick tea from our garden and process for green and black teas. Plus, take home your own tea samples to finish at home and fresh leaves. Can also be combined with tea tasting/intro to tea.
General Workshop Information
All workshops require preregistration and are typically held with a minimum of 4 participants and are limited to a maximum of 10. Workshops and classes can be combined for a weekend event or customized (see below).
Tea and weather are on their own schedule and classes are held outdoors under most conditions, though times and dates may be adjusted if weather threatens. Plan to be flexible and wear proper attire: expect exposure to sun, heat, and insects. Visits to the field are much more pleasant in closed-toed shoes.
Sessions can be customized and per person price may be adjusted depending on activities and number of students enrolled. Inquire for larger sized classes/tours.
There is always lots to do in the garden. Feel free to ask about opportunities to trade time helping out for workshops or informal tea training.
If you would like to request a custom workshop, tour, or consultation, or to volunteer in the garden, contact us at teaflowergardens@gmail.com.
Past Workshops
Winter Intro to the Tea Garden Tour, Talk, and Tasting Junuary 29, 1-3 pm
This is a 2-hour class on Saturdays from 2-4pm ($25/per person, half-price for students). This class provides an introduction to tea gardening, including an educational tour of our tea gardens, followed by time to talk and taste fresh, hand-made tea. Learn all about Camellia sinensis, the tea plant, and how it grows here at Camellia Forest! Register through Camellia Forest Nursery
Hands-on Pruning Workshop February 12, 9:30am - noon
Join us for our first ever Camellia sinensis Pruning workshop at Camellia Forest Tea Gardens. This workshop takes place from 9:30am-12pm on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Come dressed for the weather! Learn the basics of formation and maintenance pruning Camellia sinensis ages 1 - 6 years. Examples will be shown in the greenhouses as well as in the gardens. Space is limited to 10 participants; registration is required and workshops will be held with a minimum of 4. We'll send an email regarding attire, weather, etc., a few days prior to the workshop - please add camelliaforest@gmail.com and teaflowergardens@gmail.com to your contacts to make sure we don't get filtered to spam! ($50/person; half-price for students).