November 1, 2013 - Boston Flora

Saturday, November 9 and Sunday, November 10, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Seeds and Gourds: Botanical Art in Colored Pencil

November 1, 2013 by Boston Flora

In this two-day Tower Hill Botanic Garden weekend workshop, late-fall seedpods and colorful gourds will be your inspiration as botanical artist / illustrator Helen Byers demonstrates how to draw and paint them using colored pencils. The class will take place Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10, from 11 – 4, and costs $90 for THBG members, $100 for nonmembers.

Instruction will cover detailed drawing in layers, using regular and water-based colored pencils. You’ll be surprised by the luminous results! All levels welcome.Â To register, call 508-869-6111, or visit www.towerhillbg.org.

Wednesday, November 6, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Hors D’Oeuvre Party at Whole Foods

November 1, 2013 by Boston Flora

Small plates, tapas, piattini – whatever your pleasure, let’s take a new look at the old scene with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on Wednesday, November 6, from 6 – 7 at the Whole Foods Market on River Street in Cambridge (340 River Street.) Small plates restaurants are all the rave, but they are also the beginning of many events, maybe your upcoming holiday party? Why can’t yours be the talk of the town? $15 for Mass Hort members, $20 for non-members. Sign up by contacting Lisa Kamer at 617-933-4943 or email her at lkamer@masshort.org.