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  • Saturday, June 11, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Boutonnieres & Bridal Bouquets

    httHere comes the bride! And groom and all the wedding party with beautiful and elegant floral creations that have a personal touch. In this Saturday, June 11 hands-on class beginning at 2:30 pm at the KITCHEN at the Boston Public Market, Barbara Rietscha from Stow Greenhouses will show you how to craft boutonnieres and wedding bouquets that will inspire instant envy from all your Instagram and Pinterest followers. She’ll de-mystify the art of making simple yet exquisite boutonnieres and wedding bouquets any floral designer would admire.  Image from California based EUCCA Floral Studio. Class fee of $6 (Trustees members) and $45 (nonmembers) includes materials. To register call 978-578-5867 or email kitcheninfo@thetrustees.org.

  • Wednesdays, June 1 – June 15, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Hands-On Floral Design

    Bring a little bit of your garden indoors. In this three-session class Massachusetts Horticultural Society class to be held Wednesdays, June 1 – 15 from 7 – 9 at Elm Bank, learn how to arrange flowers that you may find in your garden and yard. Barbara Rietscha, owner of Stow Greenhouses in Stow MA, will bring seasonal flowers from her farm to the class and teach you how to condition and arrange them. In the first class, you will be creating an arrangement in a glass cylinder vase. The second class will teach you how to create a dining table centerpiece and for the third class bring your own vase to arrange in. Flowers for all sessions are provided as are vases for sessions 1 and 2. Bring your own flower cutters/scissors and a vase for session 3. Each evening you will go home with a beautiful arrangement of fresh, locally grown flowers.

    Stow Greenhouses is a cut flower farm and floral design studio specializing in fresh-from-the-garden arrangements for weddings and special life events. They sell retail at many area farmers’ markets and at the Boston Public Market. Stow Greenhouses brings the best of what is blooming from their garden to your vase.  Mass Hort members $150, nonmembers $200.  Register at www.masshort.org.

  • Tuesday, May 17, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Garden Day at Show House

    Expert horticulturalists will present throughout the day On Tuesday, May 17 under a lovely white tent. Tea and treats will be available for purchase. Your $35 ticket includes one time entrance to Decorators’ Show House 2016 at the 1854 Greek Revival Nathaniel Allen House in West Newton and access to all Garden Day presentations. Boston Junior League Members with a Season Pass for Show House 2016 are invited to join all Garden Day festivities. Purchase tickets online at www.jlboston.org.

    10:00 am – Container & Small Space Gardening
    Edward MacLean, MCLP
    www.pottedup.com

    POTTED UP is an “intimate” landscape design firm. From design to installation, they work closely with their clients to create beautiful garden spaces that reflect their sense of style, enhance their enjoyment of the landscape and offer years of joy. POTTED UP was founded by Landscape Designer Ed MacLean, MCLP. Nearly a decade ago, Ed faced the challenges associated with transforming his own roof deck into an urban oasis. Ed quickly realized the limited resources available to the urban gardener and the challenges that faced them and created POTTED UP to meet those needs. Ed holds a certificate in Landscape Design from The Landscape Institute Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and is a Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professional.

    11:30 am – Flower Arranging
    Lucinda Y. Larson, Floral Designer
    Business (617)696-9765 Cell (617)921-2775

    Lucinda started her floral design and arranging career in 2000 after twenty years in senior financial management. She is a Senior Associate at the MFA and belongs to the Junior League and Milton Garden clubs. She does flower arranging demonstrations as well as events, weddings and funeral flowers for people who are connected to her business by word of mouth. Her arrangements have graced Green Sales, Annual Forbes House tour, galas, openings, Show Houses and St. Michael’s Flower Guild.

    1:00 pm – Bonsai Gardening
    Glen Lord, Horticulturist and Bonsai Expert

    Glen Lord is an avid bonsai artist with over 15 years in the art form. He spent seven years teaching and making bonsai at Bonsai West, the oldest bonsai nursery in the Northeast. He is also the bonsai specialist for the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection that is housed at The Arnold Arboretum. Bonsai is the ancient Japanese method of growing and caring for a tree whose growth is restricted by the size of the shallow pot in which it is planted and by the pruning of its branches and roots. In this presentation Glen Lord, who consults for the Arnold Arboretum’s bonsai (Japanese) and penjing (Chinese) collection of dwarf potted plants, will speak first about the history of bonsai. He will then demonstrate the methods employed in creating and caring for a bonsai.

    2:00 pm – Landscape Design & Planting
    Christine Paxhia, Brush Hill Garden Guru
    www.brushhillgardenguru.com

    Christine Paxhia is a life long gardener who turned her passion into a garden design and coaching business. After 30 years in corporate America, she became a Principal Master Gardener. She spends much of her time designing garden beds, and redesigning landscapes that have become old and overgrown. Her specialties are shade gardens, sun gardens and planters.
    On Garden Day, she will talk you through a few basic principals of designing and planting a garden bed for the shade and for the sun. She will discuss how to determine the site, preparing the site, soil and plant selection.
    Christine will do a planter demonstration with seasonal plants.

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  • Sunday, April 10, 1:30 pm – The Flower Workshop: Lessons in Arranging Blooms, Branches, Fruits and Foraged Materials

    Sunday, April 10, 1:30 pm – The Flower Workshop: Lessons in Arranging Blooms, Branches, Fruits and Foraged Materials

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden will host Ariella Chezar, author of The Flower Workshop, on Sunday, April 10 beginning at 1:30 for a talk, demonstration, and book signing.  With experience designing flowers everywhere from the White House to the Flower Shool New York, Ariella, one of the nation’s top floral designers, will discuss and demonstrate her approach to seasonally-influenced floral design. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Martha Stewart Weddings, Sweet Paul Magazine, Modern Bride, Oprah Magazine, Garden Design, InStyle, and Town & Country. Tower Hill members $15, nonmembers $25.

  • Sunday, February 14, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Valentine’s Day Flower Arrangements

    Sunday, February 14, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Valentine’s Day Flower Arrangements

    The Trustees of Reservations sponsors Gardening with Stow Greenhouse at the KITCHEN at the Boston Public Market on Sunday, February 14 from 3 – 5.  Come with your special someone, your friends, or even solo, to learn how to create a beautiful flower arrangement.  Class fee of $36 for TTOR members, $45 for nonmembers, includes materials.  Learn more at http://thetrustees.org/KITCHEN.

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  • Saturday, January 30, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Fresh Ideas with Fresh Flowers

    Saturday, January 30, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm – Fresh Ideas with Fresh Flowers

    Join National Garden Club Master Judges Thelma Shoneman and Maureen Christmas on Saturday, January 30 from 10:30 – 1:30 at the Worcester Art Museum as they explore the world of floral design. The demonstration will present exciting combinations of plant materials and new design techniques. The stunning results will be raffled off to the audience. Immediately following will be a buffet-style lunch and a special docent-led tour of Flora in Winter!  WAM members $30, nonmembers $40. To reserve your seat: Call 1-800-838-3006, or buy online at www.worcesterart.org.

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  • Tuesday, November 24, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Thanksgiving Centerpiece Workshop

    In this Tuesday, November 24 workshop, from 6 – 8, Scott Clarke, a noted gardener and floral designer, will help you create a Thanksgiving centerpiece to adorn your dinner table. Learn how to prepare flowers for arranging, the art of creating a compelling design, and tips for extending the longevity of your creation.

    All materials will be provided including fresh flowers, grasses, and seasonal elements. No experience needed. $80 per person, $60 for Members of Gore Place. Gore Place is located at 52 Gore Street in Waltham.

    Space is limited to 25 participants. For information, or to request the Member Discount Code, email nataliebrubaker@goreplace.org or call (781) 894-2798.

  • Tuesday, November 17, 9:30 am – 12:00 noon – Harvest and Holiday Inspired Designs

    Join The Needham Garden Club on Tuesday, November 17 in the Community Room of the Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Avenue in Needham. Julie Lapham will demonstrate her award-winning finesse as she composes several arrangements inspired by the bounty of the harvest and the upcoming holidays. She has been involved with flower arranging for 35 years and has exhibited widely throughout New England and beyond, including several international shows. Members and guests will have a chance to take home one of her designs that will use fruits, vegetables, flowers and foliage in elegant and new ways. Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. The program, which is free, will begin at 10 am.

  • Wednesday, November 18, 9:30 am – Flower Arranging for Special Events

    Wednesday, November 18, 9:30 am – Flower Arranging for Special Events

    Maureen Christmas, an accredited National Garden Club Flower Show Judge, will demonstrate floral designing for special events at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, 33 Marrett Road in Lexington on Wednesday, November 18. Her designs have been published in the National Garden Club’s Vision of Beauty Calendar and Design Magazine.

    Please join The Lexington Field and Garden Club at 9:30 AM for refreshments, followed by a short business meeting at 10 AM, and then the demonstration. Free and open to the public with ample parking and wheelchair accessibility.

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  • Saturday, October 24, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Heirloom Pumpkin Harvest Centerpiece

    Make an autumn centerpiece that can be used for both Halloween and Thanksgiving, in this Tower Hill Botanic Garden class led by Betsy Williams on Saturday, October 24 from 10 – 12. Heirloom pumpkins are actually a hard-shelled squash. Flatter then Halloween pumpkins, they come in shades of celadon, forest green, cream and peach. An uncut heirloom pumpkin makes an elegant base for a striking harvest arrangement of richly colored dried flowers, herbs, grains, pods, nuts, mosses, berries and preserved leaves. The finished arrangement can be used as a harvest table accent for many weeks. All plant material, glues and Heirloom pumpkins are supplied by the instructor. Be sure to bring a pair of floral scissors and apron with you. Tower Hill members $75, nonmembers $90. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.