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Tag: Dried Flowers

  • Sundays, September 10 & September 17, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern – Turning Flowers into Art, Online

    Explore multiple ways to bring the beauty of dried flowers into your home. In the first New York Botanical Garden online session, you’ll discover tips on which flower types will last the longest, how to gather, press, and preserve them, and when to use which materials, such as glycerin and silica gel. Then, use the flowers you’ve dried to explore making art by painting the flowers to print with, hammering them onto watercolor paper for an embossed look, or pressing them directly on paper. Classes will take place September 10 and 17 from 2 – 4, with instructor Madeline Yanni. NYBG members $90, nonmembers $100. Register at www.nybg.org

    Please note, this course requires the purchase of materials. Please refer to the Materials List linked on the Registration Page for more information.

  • Saturday, October 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, and Thursday, October 21, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Learn to Create Dried Flower Arrangements

    Saturday, October 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, and Thursday, October 21, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Learn to Create Dried Flower Arrangements

    Dried flowers are dubbed the “Low-Maintenance Plant Trend” by Apartment Therapy and declared “Dried Flowers In Your Interior, The Interior Trend Of 2021.” by Residence Style. This Massachusetts Horticultural Society class is here to teach you all the how-to’s of drying flowers and plant materials to make arrangements for your home. We will explore hanging techniques, silica drying, along with other methods of creating beautiful, dried plant material for you to work with. After reviewing the basics of flower arranging, each participant will make their own table-top arrangement to bring home. A handout reviewing drying techniques and flower arranging guidelines will also be available to attendees.

    Workshop will be led by Melissa Pace at the Gardens of Elm Bank on either October 16 from 10 – 12 or October 21 from 7 – 9. Melissa Pace is an award-winning horticulturalist who competes in numerous garden and flower shows, from Philadelphia Flower Show to the Bolton Fair. She has been a University of Rhode Island Master Gardener since 2003. Melissa has been a presenter for numerous garden clubs and civic organizations throughout New England since 1995. Melissa holds a master’s degree in teaching from Bridgewater University, is an artist and art teacher and is currently employed as a Garden Educator for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. $55 for Mass Hort members, $73 for general public. Register for either session at www.masshort.org.

  • Sunday, October 25, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – A Pumpkin Full of Flowers

    Join Betsy Williams of The Proper Season for a fascinating session at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, October 25 beginning at 12:30 pm, entitled A Pumpkin Full of Flowers.  Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater may have kept his wife in a pumpkin shell, but you can fill your sugar pumpkin shell with beautiful fall flowers as a grand welcome to the harvest season and Halloween.  After you have hollowed out a pumpkin, you’ll fill it with colorful, long-lasting fall flowers, preserved leaves, grasses and berries. All materials are included. Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class, since pumpkin cleaning can be a messy job. This program will be held under our open sided outdoor canopy tent. If it is too cold indoors, we will retreat in one of our well-ventelated classrooms. Group size will not exceed current state restrictions (10).

    The cost of the  session is $75 for Tower Hill members, $90 for non-members. Registration  may be done on line at www.towerhillbg.org.

     

     

  • Saturday, September 15, 10:00 am – Dried Flowers

    September is the month when dried flowers come into their glory. Learn how to grow period “everlastings” as well as modern plants that are suitable for drying, in this Garden Thyme Program at Old Sturbridge Village on Saturday, September 15 beginning at 10 am. We will cover everything from seed starting to harvest and crafting. Free for OSV members, admission charge for non members.  Visit www.osv.org for directions and more information.

  • Garden Club of the Back Bay Wreath of the Day – Hydrangeas

    Hydrangeas are difficult to work with – they shatter, the stems are thin, and their colors sometimes fail to remain vivid once cut.  Designer Marleen Nienhuis, however, shows here how successful they can be when coupled with rose hips, cones, and other dried flowers, along with a luscious burgundy and gold bow.