Botanical Drawing Workshop with Garden Tour (One-Day)

WITH KATHARINE AMIES

Thursday 14th May | Thursday 2nd July 2026

£160.00

Join us at Highgrove for a Botanical Drawing Workshop hosted by Katharine Amies. This one-day course begins with the fundamentals of drawing, where you will learn how to create convincing three-dimensional forms using a pencil. You will then apply these techniques to a small botanical subject, such as a vegetable, fruit, or rosehip.

As the workshop progresses, you will be introduced to watercolour, learning how to move and layer paint across the paper to achieve smooth tones and depth of colour. With these skills, you will go on to draw and paint a flower or small botanical subject, bringing it to life through careful observation and delicate brushwork.

The day also includes a one-hour guided tour of the gardens at Highgrove and a two-course lunch, offering the perfect opportunity to take inspiration from the many botanicals found throughout the gardens.

Please note, this is a one-day workshop.

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All profits are donated to charity

Botanical Drawing Workshop with Garden Tour (One-Day)

Botanical Drawing Workshop with Garden Tour (One-Day)

£160.00

£160.00

Workshop with Garden Tour

This workshop includes a one-hour guided walk around the royal gardens with Katherine and one of our expert garden guides. During this walk, you will have the opportunity to admire the botanicals in the gardens. This is a wonderful chance to immerse yourself in your surroundings, enjoying the sights, smells, and colours of the gardens while incorporating these elements into your artwork.

A hands-on day out with a delicious lunch

After an immersive morning of creativity, tuck into a delightful two-course lunch. Surrounded by the beauty of nature and the echoes of your artistic endeavours, savour a meal that complements the day's experiences.

Programme

  • 9:30am - Guests arrive
  • 9:45am - One-hour tour of the gardens
  • 10:45am - Return from tour; refreshments are served
  • 11:00am - Workshop session begins
  • 1:30pm - Lunch is served
  • 2:30pm - Guests depart

About Katharine

Katharine Amies is a leading British botanical artist whose work explores the intimate beauty and character of plants. Through her art, she seeks to capture the essence of botanical forms and bring the natural world into people’s living spaces.

Katharine explains, "My vision is to capture the essence of plants and bring them into people’s living spaces. I want people to feel uplifted when they see how even the most humble vegetable is a wonder of artistry and design.”

She trained at the Chelsea Physic Garden in 2001, and her work is held in prestigious collections, including the Shirley Sherwood Collection of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens, home to the world’s largest collection of contemporary botanical art, and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA.

Katharine has exhibited widely, and her painting classes and workshops are highly sought after.

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Important Information

  • Guests are required to bring an apron for use during their work.
  • Guests will not be admitted without a valid ticket.
  • Although guests will be dining from a set menu, if you do have any dietary requirements, food intolerances, or allergies, please inform the Customer Service team no later than 2 weeks prior to your event at events@highgrovegardens.com.
  • Tickets cannot be exchanged, refunded, or replaced. Reselling, altering, or defacing a ticket will render it void.
  • Guests are required to bring photographic identification (i.e., a passport, driving license, or bus pass). Alternatively, a bank card is acceptable.
  • Accessibility and visitor well-being are very important to us. Should you have any additional requirements, please contact customerservices@highgrovegardens.com.
  • Smoking (including vaping) is not permitted anywhere on the Estate.
  • Please do not bring dogs onto the Estate (only assistance and guide dogs permitted).
  • Satellite navigation should only be used as a general guide. Please visit www.highgrovegardens.com/pages/directions for directions. what3words: presuming.episodes.talent
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