Spend the day with Amy Stewart, author of four New York Times bestsellers, including Flower Confidential and The Drunken Botanist, and winner of the American Horticultural Society’s Book Award. 

Amy’s characteristically spirited lecture on the business of flowers will answer what has been gained and lost in the quest for the perfect flower. Does it matter if roses have lost their scent? How do we respond to a lily that has been bred for the convenience of the grower, not the desires of the customer?

After lunch, discover your drunken botanist with a master class on making infused vodkas and homemade liqueurs. Learn what herbs and fruit work best in infusions and how to blend to get the best results.

See the complete itinerary below, and register today! Limited number of spaces available.

$95 Garden Members

$120 Non-Garden Members

$150 after May 1, depending on availability

Itinerary for A Day with Amy Stewart

Tuesday, May 6

10:30-11:30 Registration, coffee and optional tour of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden

11:30-12:30 Presentation on the story behind Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers. Join Stewart for an exploration of the individuals, the corporations, and the technology dedicated to the pursuit of the perfect flower. You'll never look at a rose the same way again.

12:30-1:00 Question and answer session followed by book signing.

1:00-2:00 Lunch provided by Inspired Thyme Catering and Chez Gellar

2:00-3:00 Presentation on The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks. From the sugar cane that gives us Caribbean rum, to the juniper berries that flavor gin, to the odd and obscure fruits that flavor Italian liqueurs, Amy Stewart takes a most intoxicating perspective on the leaves, bark, seeds, roots, flowers, and fruit imbibed around the world. It's the compelling mixture of history, science, literature and humor that Stewart is known for.

3:30-4:30 Infusion and Liqueur-Making Workshop. Participants will get to create their own blend to take home in a sealed jar.