Mindfulness Through Pressed Flowers

Discover the calming art of flower pressing. Learn how to preserve flowers, create beautiful compositions, and design unique cards, bookmarks, and framed arrangements while connecting with nature. Facilitated by Vladanka Memidzan.

What to Expect

You’ll explore the therapeutic process of pressing flowers, where you’ll learn to carefully preserve flowers, dry them, and create stunning pieces of art. You’ll be guided in designing cards, bookmarks, gift tags, and even framed arrangements, all while embracing a mindful, creative atmosphere.

What You’ll Learn

• The process of pressing and drying flowers

• Techniques for creating stunning flower compositions

• How to mount pressed flowers on paper for cards, bookmarks, and more

• Mindfulness practices through art and nature

What’s Included

• All materials needed to press flowers and create your artwork

• Guided support from Vladanka in creating your designs

• A peaceful, creative environment in which to relax and focus

Who Can Take Part?

This workshop is perfect for adults and children alike—no prior experience required! This workshop will have a maximum of 15 participants

About the Host

Vladanka Memidzan is a pressed flower artist with a background in holistic therapy. Passionate about gardening and nature, she runs mindfulness workshops that connect people to the natural world through art.

About OmVed Gardens:

OmVed Gardens is a garden, exhibition, events, and learning space in North London dedicated to exploring the connections between food, ecology and creativity for health and climate resilience. We are on a mission to inspire ecological awareness and action, and deepen our understanding of interconnectedness with the natural world.

As a registered Community Interest Company, all our activities prioritise social and ecological objectives. Whether collaborating with chefs, creatives, gardeners, or schools, OmVed Gardens is a hub for education, connection, and action. We aim to inspire individuals and communities to reimagine their role in building a healthier, more resilient world.

We work to increase biodiversity - of species, seeds, food systems, and participation, through regenerative gardening, seed saving, habitat creation, and ecological education. Our space serves as a living example of how urban areas can be transformed into thriving ecosystems that support both human and non-human communities.

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Subsidised Tickets: We encourage young people to take part in the group. Participants aged 16-25 can receive a 50% discount on the sessions. To apply, please email events@omvedgardens.com with the event name and a copy of your ID. Discounts are subject to availability.

Refund Policy: Tickets are non-refundable, except in cases where a waiting list exists for the session. If the event is sold out, a refund may be considered if requested up to 10 days prior to the session date. Please write to us for any refund inquiries.