Team SLiNK generally keep clear of the Chelsea Flower Show (we have hayfever) but this sounds like the sort of celebrating of the Chelsea Flower Show that we can get on board with. Kicking-off next week, The Sanderson is announcing a new creative collaboration with cult London florists Grace & Thorn to offer inspirational Terrarium and Hand-Tie Bouquet workshops in the tranquil surroundings of the Terrace Room in the Garden Courtyard – we’ve done this sort of thing before and it is super fun!

The workshops include a glass of champagne (we are sold) and of course your flower arranging creations are free for you to take home – or take into the office and show off at your newly found skill set.
For those wanting to stay and enjoy the Japanese urban oasis, the only one of its kind in the area, Sanderson will be offering a floral-inspired Mad Hatter’s Tipsy Evening Tea. For an additional £58 per person, floral fans will be able to tuck into a flight of four cocktails including a rose and cucumber G&T, a pomegranate and basil G&T, a lychee martini and a juniper cosmo. Savoury bites include Wiltshire ham and smoked Applewood croque-monsieur, a Chelsea chili corn-bread flower box, and a caviar scotch egg. The iconic sweet treats have adapted a ’tipsy twist’, with a Red Velvet Vodka Ladybird, Banana and Rum bread-and-butterfly and Alice’s naughty infused ‘Drink-me’ potion and as we reviewed the Mad Hatter’s tea in a previous edition of SLiNK we can guarantee you that it takes you to new levels of deliciousness.

Timings, dates and costs for the Grace & Thorn workshops below
For Bookings and additional information click here.
Terrarium Workshop
Grace & Thorn will provide everything from the vessel to the succulents. Participants will be shown how to create a bespoke miniature garden ready to take home.
Dates:
May 23rd 2016 – 6-7:30pm
May 23rd 2016 – 8-9:30pm
Prices:
Workshop: £79
Workshop & Tipsy Tea: £137
Hand-Tie Bouquet Workshop
Participants will be shown how to create a whimsical hand-tie bouquet, Grace & Thorn style, using season flowers.
Dates:
May 25th 2016 – 6-7:30pm
Prices:
Workshop: £89
Workshop & Tipsy Tea: £147
The Mad Hatters Tipsy Tea will be available daily from 7-9pm from May 23rd to 24th June 2016.