Seasonal Watercolour Wildflowers
Sat 09 May
|Grow Wilder
Learn to paint wildflowers from life at the beautiful Grow Wilder community gardens.


Time & Location
09 May 2026, 13:00 – 16:00
Grow Wilder, 181 Frenchay Park Rd, Bristol BS16 1EL, UK
About the event
A calming afternoon dedicated to observing, painting and enjoying summer wildflowers at the beautiful Grow Wilder site.
You'll learn beginner-friendly painting techniques with step-by-step watercolour demonstrations from Holly. The afternoon will be woven with mindfulness moments, poetry and botanical folklore for you to deepen your connection to the plants we'll be painting.
Activities offered will be accessible for all levels and abilities, just bring yourself and an open mind!
What you will learn and take away
Easy warm-up drawing exercises to get you started with confidence
A range of watercolour painting techniques to enhance your skills
A mindful, relaxed approach to creating, fostering calm and focus
The joy of connecting with nature through your artwork
Bring your own art materials or borrow for £5
Set of watercolour paints including white, preferably pans not tubes
Pad of A5 cold-pressed watercolour paper (thick, 300gsm)
Round watercolour brushes with pointed ends (size 10, 4 and 2)
White ceramic side plate for mixing colours
Jam jar for water
A couple of sheets of printer paper
A pencil
Grow Wilder guests have commented
“Really lovely day with a talented and passionate artist who brings her love to the group!”
“Love guided relaxation and great pace of building up leaves to petals to flowers.”
“So joyful, so relaxing, amazing techniques learnt and Holly was incredible!”
Tickets
Standard ticket
From £30.00 to £35.00
£35.00
+£0.88 ticket service fee
£30.00
+£0.75 ticket service fee
Concession ticket
Choose this option if you struggle to pay your bills or face financial barriers
From £27.00 to £32.00
£32.00
+£0.80 ticket service fee
£27.00
+£0.68 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00
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