Christmas Wreath Workshop (Morning)

Spinney Cottage Flowers are running a Christmas wreath workshop on Friday 11 December, one of six sessions they're holding across early December. It's a morning one, from 09:45 to 12:30, held at their own place: Spinney Cottage Flowers, Spinney Cottage, Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5LJ. The whole thing is run by the florist themselves, an independent St Albans business that specialises in hands-on seasonal floristry workshops.

The session is built around making your own Christmas door wreath. You'll work with blue spruce, eucalyptus, berried ivy and winter foliage, and then finish it off with dried fruit, hydrangeas and cinnamon sticks. Step-by-step tuition is on hand throughout, and all the materials are provided, so you don't need any prior experience to get stuck in. It's the kind of thing where you can just turn up and walk away with something you've actually made yourself.

Because it's an indoor setting, there's coffee and homemade cake or mince pies to go with the morning. It's a good way to spend a few hours before the December rush really kicks in, and since it's one of six dates they're running, you've got a bit of choice if the 11th doesn't quite fit your schedule. The cost is £80, which covers the tuition and all the materials.