An Evening with Graeme Corbett

Join us at the bookshop for a floral arrangement demonstration and talk with Graeme Corbett to celebrate his new book, Life In Bloom!

Fill your life with flowers and discover the art of natural, seasonal arranging with celebrated local Kent florist Graeme Corbett of @bloomandburn.

• Date: Thursday 30 April
• Time: 7pm
• Venue: Sevenoaks Bookshop, 147 High Street, Sevenoaks, Tn13 1XJ
• Tickets: from £12

Life In Bloom

Graeme Corbett of Bloom & Burn isn't your usual florist. Working from his studio in Kent, he uses locally grown flowers to create wild, loose arrangements with a modern feel. In Life in Bloom, he teaches you everything you need to know about growing and arranging flowers at home - including which rules to follow, and which ones to break - in a bid to find your own style.

Inviting you into his studio and garden, Graeme takes you through the seasons by way of his favourite flowers. Discover narcissi and ranunculus in spring; peonies and poppies in summer; dahlias and phlox in autumn; and dried honesty and forced blossom in winter. For each flower, Graeme gives advice on growing, choosing varieties, sourcing and conditioning before teaching stunning arrangements. Play with colour, form and texture and gain the confidence to go bigger.

You'll learn how to:

• Grow and source and abundance of flowers.
• Create stunning arrangements using bowls, vases and moss bases.
• Build seasonal bouquets and showstopping centrepieces for tables and events.
• Experiment with colour, texture and shape to find your own floral style.
• Learn how to dry flowers and force bulbs and blossom to extend the season.
• Apply simple, sustainable techniques that bring professional polish to your work.
• Develop the confidence to design freely, whether with garden stems or market flowers.

Beautifully photographed and filled with Graeme's practical advice and creative encouragement, Life in Bloom is a generous book for anyone wanting to learn more about growing, gathering and arranging flowers.

Graeme Corbett

GRAEME CORBETT is the owner of Bloom & Burn (@bloomandburn), a floral studio based in the Kent countryside. After starting the business as his kitchen table in North London, eight years later he is now a successful event florist, floral stylist and teacher with a passion for making flower arranging more accessible and affordable.

Some of the ticket options that don’t include the author’s book, or are specially priced for couples, are limited in number and can sell out quickly. Our aim is to try and bring the best and most interesting authors to our town. We are always trying to balance accessibility and affordability for our audiences, alongside requirements from publishers to sell enough books for events to be worthwhile enterprises for their authors.