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  • Thursday, July 7 or Thursday, July 21, 8:00 pm – Sunny State of Mind, Online

    Alice’s Table has created an online flower arranging workshop on two dates, July 7 and July 21. Join in the fun and creativity of an Alice’s Table exclusive floral workshop experience. Transform a space and transform your mood with the power of flowers, as our passionate instructor teaches you step-by-step how to make this impressive, photo-worthy floral arrangement using farm-fresh flowers delivered to your doorstep. You’ll learn design basics such as color, scale, and combination and gain the confidence to design more stunning arrangements for your home or event. Join your friends and join live. You are sure to be inspired, laugh along the way, and be eager to show off your new floral design skills. You’ll be amazed at what you can do. There’s always a seat at our table for you.

    Each ticket includes an abundance of fresh flowers and a vase delivered to your doorstep 1-2 days before the event. All you need to bring is a pair of floral clippers or scissors. To ensure you receive the best quality flowers, this arrangement may slightly change due to our farm’s availability.

    Prior to the event, each guest will receive tracking details and live streaming instructions. Pour a beverage of your choice and log on to experience a one-of-a-kind Alice’s Table floral workshop.

    Products for this arrangement are perishable, all purchases are final and will not be eligible for refunds or transfers.

    Host Alice Lewis is on a mission to reinvent experiential retail. A lifelong lover of art, business, and creativity of all sorts, Alice began to dream up Alice’s Table back in college. Looking at Pinterest she thought what if lifestyle could be delivered to your door? Using her floral design talents, she developed as a floral apprentice, she designed beautiful bouquets everyone could create along with a business model that could scale skill sharing and entertainment tricks. In 2020, she pivoted the lifestyle event business to fully digital and highly curated live streaming experiences to spark joy in people’s homes.

    When not shaking up the experiential space, Alice is a sought-after speaker on startups, entrepreneurship, and the experience economy. She’s a wife, mom, and entrepreneur…and never met a Dahlia she didn’t like.

    $72. Register at https://alicestable.com/workshops/floral/sunny-state-of-mind?variantId=1689271

  • Wednesday, June 8, 10:30 am – 3:00 pm – Compote Arrangement, Online

    Learn the techniques and secrets for creating chic, vintage-inspired arrangements in a trendy footed container. Walk through the step-by-step process of crafting a lush, romantic centerpiece. The New York Botanical Garden online class will be held June 8 from 1:30 – 3:00, taught by Nsombi Woodson.

    Please note that we will ship flowers directly from Holland to your house for this class. Flowers will arrive a day or two before the class. You will get an email that indicates how you should condition the flowers to ensure they stay healthy. You will want to make sure to have a sharp pair of scissors or pruners to easily cut the stems. Otherwise, all materials needed will be common household items.

    $295 NYBG members, $309 nonmembers. Register HERE.

  • Sunday, May 1, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Flower Color Theory with Michael and Taylor Putnam

    As part of this year’s Art in Bloom celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, sign up for a lecture and floral demonstration with world-famous floral designers Michael Putnam and Taylor Putnam who share their creative techniques for using color to inspire breathtaking, romantic floral arrangements. Book signing to follow. The event will be in the Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium, Auditorium 161, on May 1 from 1 – 3, and you may order tickets by phone at 1 – 800 – 440 – 6975, or online at www.mfa.org. $40 for MFA members, $50 for nonmembers, $6 processing fee for phone orders.

  • Tuesday, January 11, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, and Thursday, January 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Let’s Try Creative Design, Online

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will sponsor two free Zoom events on January 11 from 10 – 11:30 and on January 13 from 7 – 8:30. Award-winning designer and Master Judge Kaye Vosburgh demonstrates the basics of creative floral design. Creative Design is not bound by traditional styles or patterns, but features a relationship between form and space. It is a style frequently included in Flower Show schedules. Please register at www.gcfm.org in advance to receive your Zoom link.

    As a teacher of both Eastern and Western styles of floral arranging, Garden Club of the Back Bay member Kaye Vosburgh brings a wealth of knowledge to her Creative Design work. In October, 2021, Kaye was named National Garden Club Designer of the Month. Learn more about Kaye on her website, http://createwithflowers.com

  • Saturday, December 18, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Winter Table Arrangements with Township Four

    The tradition of bringing in evergreens during the shortest days of the year is ancient. Join Township Four in creating a low winter arrangement for your home. On December 18 at Berkshire Botanical Garden, learn how to create beautiful and long-lasting compositions using seasonal greens, fresh and dried flowers, cones, and other plant materials. Participants will be able to bring home their arrangements; all material fees are included in the price of the class. A wonderful way to welcome winter! 

    Township Four Floristry and Home was created by Nathan Hanford and Jed Thompson in 2017 as the place for the Berkshires to get unique and high quality flowers and gifts. They are an independent floral studio and enjoy being able to offer seasonal classes and experiences for all abilities. Nathan Hanford, a native of Becket, is a classically trained hand embroiderer who has shown in galleries around the world. Jed Thompson grew up with gardens and learned floristry with Jephry Floral Studio in Providence, RI.

    Right now the class is full but names are being accepted for the wait list by clicking HERE. Your expression of interest may inspire a second session.

  • Friday, December 10, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – GCFM Holiday Designs for Your Home

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts presents Nancy Costa with Holiday Designs for Your Home on December 10 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 320 Boston Post Road in Weston. $10, which includes a lucky raffle ticket. Register at www.gcfm.org. Nancy will demonstrate two fabulous holiday designs you can do at home.

    Nancy Costa is a National Garden Club Flower Show Judge. She has exhibited at Art in Bloom at the MFA Boston, and Heritage Museum and Gardens in Sandwich. She is a member of The Garden Club of Hyannis and the Norwood Evening Garden Club.

    Contact Margo Yie at margo_yie@verizon.net to confirm availability.

  • 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.

  • Thursday, September 23, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Autumn Collection Arrangement Workshop

    Don’t purchase a thing to create your own beautiful autumn arrangement. Join Anna Holmes at Highfield Hall in Falmouth on September 23 for this hands-on workshop and learn how to make a floral arrangement with found and collected materials. Collect what you need from your yard, your neighbor’s yard or on favorite walks you take along the beach or in the woods! Materials provided from the bounty of the season will be a mix of dried hydrangea, grasses, flower pods, garden flowers, fall leaves, local greenery, and vines. The actual plant selection is determined based on availability.

    • Anna will contact participants prior to the class to discuss material options.

    Spaces fill up quickly! Pre-registration deadline by Sept. 13th
    Register online today or call 508-495-1878, ext. 2

  • Saturday, July 31, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Monet’s Garden Floral Centerpiece

    Just like Helen and John were inspired by French gardens for their beloved Ashdale Farm, Claude Monet also used his gardens for inspiration for his famous garden paintings. Inspired by French Impressionist Claude Monet, this floral workshop on July 31 at the Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens in North Andover will take a closer look at his celebrated paintings as the inspiration for your floral centerpiece.

    Whether you are inspired by the robust reds, pastel pinks, or cobalt blues of his brushstrokes; participants will explore Monet’s paintings and the gardens that inspired them. Participants will learn about the types of flowers grown in his gardens in Giverny, France in comparison to the flowers grown in our garden at Stevens-Coolidge. Participants will then explore the gardens with a guided tour finishing with a stop in our Cutting Garden to cut the flowers for your centerpiece inspired by the color palette of Monet’s impressionist paintings.

    In this workshop, participants will learn:

    • Step-by-step centerpiece construction techniques
    • Choosing the correct floral supplies and vessels
    • Understanding colors and fundamental ingredients
    • Understanding basic floral design fundamentals

    Space is Limited. Pre-Registration is required. Trustees members $65, nonmembers $75. Register HERE.

  • Thursday, July 15, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Big Beautiful Summer Arrangement Workshop

    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. On July 15 at 7 pm, Melissa will conduct a flower arranging workshop at The Gardens at Elm Bank. Do you throw away prunings from your woody trees and shrubs? Learn how to put them to work in bold indoor and outdoor arrangements! Participants will leave with their own beautiful, seasonal arrangement. Materials provided will be a decorative pot or container, fresh greens, interesting woody materials, seasonal accent materials such as berries, foliage, etc., a list of ideal woody arrangement materials, and a pruning trimmer, although feel free to bring your own if you have one. $48 for Mass Hort members, $70 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org