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  • Thursday, January 9 – Saturday, January 11 – Slow Flowers Worldwide Summit, Online

    The Slow Flowers WORLDWIDE Summit on January 9 – 11, 2025 is a conference for creative professionals, thought leaders and pioneering voices in the progressive Slow Flowers community. Designed to stimulate curiosity, examine conventional assumptions and explore conscious and ethical practices in the floral industry, the Summit agenda asks speakers and audience members alike to inquire, inform, include, instigate and inspire.

    This year’s online Worldwide Summit is our first ever, inviting attendees to join us from across the international Slow Flowers Movement. Inspired by the great success of the previous seven live, in-person conferences, Slow Flowers Society is staging an expansive and inclusive Slow Flowers Summit for attendees across the globe!


    This event will take place over three days early in the New Year – perfectly timed for floral professionals and flower lovers to fill their toolboxes with skills and techniques, and to uplift their goals and ambitions for the coming season. For registration and more information visit https://www.slowflowerssummit.com/


    Join Slow Flowers’ doers and thinkers for three days of progressive ideas, connections and inspiration – online! – January 9-11, 2025. 

    Friday, January 9th

    Holly Heider Chapple, Hope Flower Farm 
    Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht, Wild Bloom Floral
    Pilar Zuniga, Gorgeous & Green
    Hannah Morgan, Fortunate Orchard
    Toni Reale, Roadside Blooms 

    Saturday, January 10th

    Sarah Statham, Simply by Arrangement
    Kirsten McMahon, Ardrie Park Floral Studio
    Briana Bosch, Blossom & Branch Farm
    Mara Tyler, The Farm at Oxford
    Melissa Feveyear, Terra Bella Flowers 

    Sunday, January 11th

    Shanda Zelaya, Flor de Casa Designs
    Natasa Harper, Toronto Flower Market
    Becky Feasby, Prairie Girl Flowers
    Eileen Tongson, Farmgal Flowers

  • Sunday, October 14, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Embellished Pumpkins

    Join Tower Hill Botanic Garden and instructor Mary Beth Hayes on Sunday, October 14 from 1 – 2:30, and decorate white mini-pumpkins with succulents, moss, cut flowers and berries. Learn techniques of using floral adhesives and plants to create a long-lasting decorative pumpkin. All supplies will be provided. Registrants are encouraged to bring their own clippers. Let’s create pretty pumpkins!

    Mary Beth (MB) Hayes is a freelance floral designer in Chelmsford, MA, who focuses on seasonal, nature-based design. She has studied with notable floral designers including Francoise Weeks, Hitomi Gilliam and Holly Heider Chapple. MB enjoys working with groups of people and playing with flowers and plants to create things of ephemeral beauty. $50 for Tower Hill members, $60 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

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  • Saturday, August 4, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Floral Jewelry

    Saturday, August 4, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Floral Jewelry

    Learn techniques to create your own distinctive, beautiful bracelets, earrings, necklaces and floral “tattoos” using fresh flowers. Mary Beth Hayes will conduct a Tower Hill Botanic Garden workshop on Floral Jewelry on Saturday, August 4 from 1 – 2:30. We’ll use seasonal flowers from local flower farmers. All supplies will be provided, including blank jewelry. Registrants are encouraged to bring their own clippers, and can also bring their own jewelry to decorate. Come and create some beauty to wear!

    Mary Beth (MB) Hayes is a freelance floral designer in Chelmsford, MA, who focuses on seasonal, nature-based design. She has studied with notable floral designers including Francoise Weeks, Hitomi Gilliam and Holly Heider Chapple. MB enjoys working with groups of people and playing with flowers to create things of ephemeral beauty. $45 for Tower Hill members, $55 for non-members. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

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