Pumpkin Floral Arrangement Workshop & Dinner
THE PIG-in the South Downs | Thursday 29 October 2026Join us at THE PIG-in the South Downs this October for an afternoon celebrating all things autumn, with a two hour pumpkin flower arranging workshop hosted by Leanne from Wildstone Botanica, followed by a two-course supper in the restaurant
4pm - 8pm
£120 per person
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Kick things off at THE PIG-in the South Downs with a welcome glass of fizz before Leanne, your host for the day, guides you through creating your very own seasonal pumpkin flower arrangement to take home.
In this hands-on workshop, you'll begin by de-seeding your pumpkin before working with fresh flowers, foliage and plenty of autumnal texture, creating a completely foam-free design inside a beautifully understated pumpkin.
After all that arranging, it’s time to put your feet up and let us take care of the rest. We’ll keep you going with Piggy Bits throughout the afternoon, before gathering around one big table in the restaurant for a proper two-course dinner. Expect seasonal plates from our kitchen, plenty of good conversation and a large glass of our very own PIG Cut wine to wash it all down with.
When?
Thursday 29th October, 4pm-8pm
Where?
THE PIG-in the South Downs
How much and what's included?
Your £120 per person spot includes a two hour pumpkin flower arrangement workshop with your very own creation to take home, welcome glass of English fizz, Piggy Bits followed by a two-course supper in conservatory restaurant paired with a large glass of our very own PIG Cut Wine
Kindly note, any additional beverages or wine ordered are to be settled on the night.
Kindly note...
Coming along with family or friends? Let us know when you book and we’ll make sure you’re seated together for the masterclass, with everything ready and waiting for you on arrival – including personalised name settings at your table.
Once your pumpkins are arranged, you’ll all gather around one big table for a two-course supper in the restaurant.
A little heads-up: this is a hands-on workshop, including scooping and de-seeding your pumpkin, so you may want to keep that in mind when choosing what to wear.
Take your creation home and, depending on where you choose to display your creations, they can last for up to a week, although this may vary depending on the warmth in your home. The dried flowers will last much longer, so you can give them a new lease of life in a lovely vase.
A little note before you book...
This event is for over 18s only.
If you have any dietary requirements, just let us know ahead of time and we’ll make sure you’re well looked after.
We love a four-legged friend as much as the next person, but we kindly ask that they stay at home for this one.
There may be photography and filming taking place during the event for use across THE PIG. If you’d rather not be included, just let us know before the day or speak to a member of the team when you arrive. You can read our full privacy policy here: https://www.thepighotel.com/privacy-policy/
Meet your host...
Leanne works with botanicals as sculptural material, though sculpture can feel a little too fixed a word for something so inherently alive.
Her practice began in the landscapes of Suffolk, in fields that taught attention long before ambition: grasses bending with the wind, seedpods holding their quiet architectures, weather reshaping form through repetition rather than drama. It was there that the structure first revealed itself as something gentle, a kind of tenderness in disguise.
When she turned to flowers, it wasn’t to arrange them into prettiness, but to listen to what they were already saying: about line and weight, about negative space, about the emotional temperature a form can carry within a room.
Over time, her work loosened its ties to traditional floristry and softened into a more spatial language. Compositions shaped by rhythm and pause, by what is withheld as much as by what is placed. There is a calm confidence in restraint.
Today, her practice moves across gatherings, private homes, brand commissions and installations, creating environments that settle rather than perform: quiet, textural spaces that feel emotionally attuned and deeply considered.
Each project is approached as a small, temporary world, composed in conversation with architecture, season and the intelligence of the materials themselves.
In the Surrey based studio, time is inhabited, not optimised. Attention is part of the craft and care is felt in every detail. Botanical design, here, becomes an evolving practice: thoughtfully considered, sometimes precise, and always human.
