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  • Saturday, July 26, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Flower Bouquet Workshop

    Come join Allandale Farm’s flower farmers Mal and Tana for a hands-on bouquet building workshop this Saturday, July 26 from 1 – 2:30. The class will include a walk through the flower fields on the farm, located at 259 Allandale Road in Brookline, planting advice to grow your own beautiful flowers, and instruction on proper harvesting techniques to ensure the longevity and growth of your cut flowers. The class will end with bouquet building instruction while you build your own flower arrangement to take home and enjoy. Class size is limited. Call 617-524-1531 to register, or email allandale@allandalefarm.com.

  • Wednesday, July 16, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Ikenobo Beginners Flower Arranging Class

    In this hands-on class you will learn the basics of Ikenobo Japanese Flower Design from the President of Ikenobo Boston. The Ikenobo style has the longest tradition of Japanese Flower Arranging. You MUST RSVP and PAY IN ADVANCE as the Instructor will buy your flowers for you from the Boston Flower Market. RSVP to: GloriaHammac@Juno.com. Bring garden shears. Cost: $35 for Flowers + Instruction. You may attend as many classes as you like – these classes take place monthly (with the exception of an August summer break.) Each time they will have DIFFERENT flowers and you will learn a NEW Technique. You work at your own pace with the patient guidance of the Instructor.

    Dates: July 16th from 6–8pm

    Venue: TOTO Gallery, 123 North Washington Street in Boston

    MBTA: Orange and Green Lines to Haymarket. Street parking available. Government Center Parking garage is nearby.

  • Tuesday, May 6, 10:00 am – Welcome to Spring and Summer

    On Tuesday, May 6 at 10 am, two favorite presenters, Elaine DiGiovanni and Linda Ladd, wrap up the Andover Garden Club year with their unique and delightful style of flower arranging in their ode to the seasons of spring and summer. These accredited Master Flower Show judges will display their many talents as they create six different designs representing these seasons, and lucky members may get to go home with one. Be sure to join them for this special pair of presenters and the annual meeting and luncheon. $10 donation requested. The event will take place at the South Church Fellowship Hall, 41 Central Street in Andover.  Photo from www.thecraftyhostess.com.

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  • Sunday, February 9, 10:00 am – Roses, Roses, Roses! Extend the Life of Your Rose Bouquet

    Do you love getting a bouquet of roses on Valentine’s Day but hate throwing them away? Join Dorothy Adams, Customer Care Supervisor at Weston Nurseries, as she demonstrates three ways to extend the life of your rose bouquet. Learn how to make Rose Potpourri, Rose and Lavender Sachets and Rose Bath Salts…all to delight any Valentine! Weston Nurseries is located at 93 East Main Street in Hopkinton, and the seminar is free.

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  • Wednesday, February 12, 7:00 pm – Red, White and Blue: Our Presidents for You

    The Garden Club of Norfolk presents Red, White and Blue: Our Presidents for You, a workshop led by Gail Tuveson and Jan Conklin. This year Gail and Jan will lead us in making an arrangement that will put a smile of the face of ole Abe and George. And again the design will be kept a secret until the last-minute! The class will take place Wednesday, February 12 beginning at 7 pm.  Location: Norfolk Public Library Meeting Room, 139 Main St, Norfolk, MA.

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  • Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Creative Winter Flower Arrangements

    The Wednesday, November 13 meeting of the Somerville Garden Club features a demonstration by experienced florist and gardener (and SGC member) Tom Sopko. Using the late-in-the-year plant materials found in our own back yards, Tom will create arrangements for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter. While building the arrangements, Tom will discuss texture, color, scale, plus practical considerations for successful, long-lasting floral arrangements. His creations will be added to the raffle that ends every SGC monthly meeting, which takes place at the Tufts Administration Building, 167 Holland Street, Second Floor, Somerville, from 7 – 9.

    The Somerville Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of every month; meetings are free and the public is invited to attend. Each meeting includes club announcements, a horticultural question-and-answer segment, a lecture and/or demonstration, and a raffle of donated plants and garden items.

    Parking is available onsite, and the building is a short walk from the Davis Square Redline T station. Meetings are on the second floor, wheelchair accessible.

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  • Tuesdays, September 17 – October 22, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Floral Design Course

    Tuesdays, September 17 – October 22, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Floral Design Course

    This fall Mass Hort will once again offer a six week course for anyone interested in learning the nuts and bolts of how to do a design for a flower show. This course is designed especially for those who would love to enter a flower show but are unsure of how to go about it or are timid and need support and encouragement. This course will be held in the Education Building at Elm Bank on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9pm from September 17th through October 22nd.

    Cost – $100.00 for Massachusetts Horticultural Society members, $100.00 for non-members. Register on line at www.masshort.org.

     

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  • Saturday, July 27, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Fresh Flower Arranging with Herbs & Garden Flowers

    Bring summer indoors! On Saturday, July 27, beginning at 10 am at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, we will  fill a tall glass container with fragrant, colorful herbs and garden flowers to make a lovely, fresh arrangement for your home. Herbs are not just green. Most have lovely flowers and make delightful, fragrant additions to fresh flower arrangements. Learn when and how to cut garden flowers for arranging, what “green” herbs make great fillers and how, if necessary, to select cut herbal flowers from the florist. All supplies and materials provided by teacher Betsy Williams. Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class. $60 THBG members, $65 nonmembers.  Register at www.towerhillbg.org.  Image from www.onekingslane.com.

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  • Tuesday, April 9, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – An Evening with Steve Janivicus

    Steve Janivicus, one of the top 100 FTD florists in the country, will demonstrate his arranging skills at this Danvers Garden Club event on Tuesday, April 9 from 6 – 9, to be held at the Danversport Yacht Club, 161 Elliott Street in Danvers.  All arrangements will be raffled off at the end of the evening.  Coffee, tea and desserts will be served, and there is shopping at special boutiques.  Tickets $25, and reserved tables of eight or ten are available.  Contact Jacquie at 508-932-1320, or at Uconnmom09@verizon.net to reserve.

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  • Sunday, March 10, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Celebrating 550 Years of Ikenobo Ikebana

    The Japan Society of Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston present The 2013 Rad Smith Program in Art: Celebrating 550 Years of Ikenobo Ikebana, featuring 45th Generation Headmaster Sen’ei Ikenobo and 46th Generation Headmaster Designate Yuki Ikenobo, on Sunday, March 10, from 3 – 4:30 at the Remis Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts. Commemorate the auspicious occasion of the 550th year since Ikenobo, a highlight of Japanese aesthetics, first appeared in public records. Ikenobo is the original school fo Ikebana, Japanese traditional flower arranging. The 45th Generation Headmaster, Sen’ei Ikenobo, talks briefly about Ikebana and Japanese traditional culture, and 46th Generation Headmaster Designate, Yuki Ikenobo, presents an Ikebana demonstration. Followed by a Mawari-ike ceremony, a traditional Ikebana-judged competition.  Tickets ($15 MFA members, seniors and students, $18 non members)  are available on line at www.mfa.org.