People sitting around a bench covered in stems, offcuts and plates
Thursdays · 6:30 – 8:30pm · $85

Six benches

That is the whole room. Six stools, one zinc bench, the same stems we sold that morning, and nobody standing at the front with a clicker.

Plate 31 · October bench, twenty minutes in
A pair of hands setting hydrangea and roses into a low vase on a table
The bench edge is the only ruleEverything above it is yours, everything below is water
What runs when

Four benches, four months apart

01

Forced bulbs · February

Narcissus, muscari, hyacinth, in a shallow bowl with moss and no mechanics. You take the bowl. Three dates, usually gone by Christmas.

$85 · 6 seats · bowl included
02

Hand-tied spiral · May

The one technical evening. You will tie it wrong four times and then it will click, and after that every bunch you buy at a supermarket will annoy you.

$85 · 6 seats · twine and snips to keep
03

Dahlia, loud · September

Café au Lait, Karma Choc, Linda's Baby, plus whatever the grower in Milan Township had too much of. The most oversubscribed night of the year.

$95 · 6 seats · stoneware vessel included
04

Branch and berry · November

Structure rather than flower: hornbeam, beech, rosehip, crab apple. Two hours and a pair of secateurs you will want to steal. We count them.

$85 · 6 seats · bring something tall to carry it in
A person seated at a table working through a pile of cut stems
Plate 34 · the second hour, when it goes quiet
Take the whole bench

Private evenings

Six people, two hours, $540 for the room. Bring your own wine and someone who will actually open it. We have done hen nights, three leaving parties and one very subdued divorce.

  • Room hire$540
  • Extra seatNot possible — six is six
  • NoticeThree weeks
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If you cannot make it

Gift the seat

A seat is transferable right up to the afternoon of the bench. Tell us a name, we put it on the stool, and the credit never expires because we have never understood why it would.

  • Single seat$85
  • Three-bench card$230
  • ExpiryNone
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Before you book a stool

I have never done this. Will I be the worst one there?

Probably not, and it would not matter. About half the room each week has never held a pair of snips. The other half are subscribers who got curious about why their pitcher looks the way it does.

What do I take home?

Everything you made, the vessel where the evening includes one, and whatever is left in the offcut tray. People leave with more than they expect, which is why we say bring a tote and not a handbag.

Can I cancel?

Up to the Monday, yes, in full. After Monday the flowers are already bought in your name, so the seat moves to someone else rather than being refunded. Send a friend instead and we will not ask questions.

Is the studio accessible?

Step-free from the Cross Street door, bench height 92cm with room underneath, and we can drop one station to 74cm with two days' notice. The bathroom is not step-free and we are sorry about it.

Do you run anything in the daytime?

Only for private bookings, because Thursday daytime is when the whole week's orders go out. If you want a Saturday morning bench, ask — we will say yes about four times a year.

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