Daily Archives: September 15, 2012


Saturday, October 13, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Make It & Take It: Basic Floral Design 101

Instructor Laurie Marino will give a class at the Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington Street, on Saturday, October 13 from 10 – 12.  Tuition is $30 for BCAE members, $35 for non-members, and there is an additional materials cost of $18. Lose the bland bouquets and learn to create floral designs with flair! Using a step-by-step method, you will learn how to choose and process your flowers and what tools and containers work best to create arrangements that boast a distinctive visual appeal. We’ll explore the color, texture, and variety of spring flowers, and discuss the myriad styles of floral design, such as the English garden, Ikebana, symmetrical and asymmetrical design.  Register at www.bcae.org.


Tuesday, September 18, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Gardening is Murder

Neal Sanders is retired from the corporate world. His ‘second act’ is writing mysteries. Inspired by his wife Betty who is a master gardener and former garden club president and her stories, he has set two of those mysteries within a garden club. Neal will speak about writing a mystery with a garden club setting which is woven with garden stories and information. The free event is sponsored by the Mattakeesett Garden Club of Pembroke, and will take place at the Pembroke Public Library, Center Street, Route 14, Pembroke, Massachusetts on Tuesday, September 18 from 7 – 8:30. For information, visit www.mattakeesettgardenclub.org.