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  • 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.

     

     

  • Wednesdays, January 20, 27, and February 3, 7:00 – 9:00 pm – Flower Arranging: Simple and Tasteful

    Indoor floral arrangements during the winter months are most successful when you incorporate flowers or branches that are interesting to look at. Winter is not the season to focus on bunches of blooming flowers, but rather to create airy, simple, and tasteful arrangements. In this class you will discuss  choices for long-lasting winter arrangements, the use of unusual vases, and which flowers will work best. You’ll practice a variety of floral arrangement styles, using everyday and unusual flowers and branches for tall and thin, or short and subtle looks. You will discuss equipment and reference materials used by florists, how to pair your arrangement with a room, and how to best care for your flowers before, during, and after they have been arranged. Please bring a few vases, a pair of scissors, glue sticks, and a glue gun to class. The instructor will provide the fresh flowers and branches, low-floral dishes, floral tape, and wires. A $50 materials fees is payable to the instructor at the first class.  This series of three classes, to be held Wednesday January 20, January 27, and February 3 at Brookline High School, is sponsored by Brookline Adult Education, and the fee for the three classes is $85.  You may register on line at www.brooklineadulted.org, or by calling 617-730-2700.

  • Wednesdays, September 23 – October 14, 7 -9 pm – Inexpensive and Beautiful Flower Arrangements

    If you would like to learn the secrets behind the creation of stunning floral arrangements, this part traditional, part contemporary course is for you. Through Brookline Community Education, you’ll be introduced to simple flower arrangement concepts, and learn the basics as a creative platform. You will learn about the wide variety of seasonal choices available, properties and shapes of cut flowers and branches, and how to arrange impressive animal or unusual centerpieces in cost effective ways. We will discuss equipment and reference materials used by florists, and how to best care for your flowers before, during, and after they have been arranged. Please bring a pair of scissors, glue sticks, and a glue gun to class. The instructor will provide fresh flowers, oasis, low-floral dishes, floral tape, and wires. A $50 materials fees is payable to the instructor at the first class. The class will be held at Brookline High School, and is limited to 16 attendees. The cost of the class is $93, and it will be taught by Wong-Ng.  To register, log on to www.brooklineadulted.org, or call 617-730-2700.

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