Autumn Harvest Centerpiece

A hands-on class at the Downtown Sarasota campus of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Autumn Harvest Centerpiece has participants build a table arrangement from living plants and other natural materials, working with soil and hand tools the gardens supply. Each student carries the finished piece home for a family gathering or Friendsgiving table. No experience is needed, and children 12 and older with a genuine interest in plants are welcome; a favorite pair of gloves or pruners is worth bringing. Garden admission comes with the class, leaving time for The Orchid Show 2026, in which Christian Sampson's installations of glass, acrylic and dichroic film scatter color through the grounds and the museum.