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.
Create a beautiful, long lasting fresh centerpiece for the holiday season at this workshop with Betsy Williams, taking place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Saturday, December 5 at 10 in the morning. Choose an attractive pot or basket to fill with a lush arrangement of fresh boxwood, fragrant evergreens, California bay and rosemary, accented with sprays of eucalyptus berries, rose hips, pine cones and ribbons. Greens arrangements are fun to make and, kept well watered, will last the holiday season. Use your arrangement to decorate the dining table, entry hall, living room, kitchen, porch or doorstep. Please bring clippers and an apron to class. Cost $55 for Tower Hill members, $60 for non-members. Register on-line at www.towerhillbg.org.
