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  • Wednesday, January 12 – Friday, January 14, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Fundamentals of Form, Online

    Learn the keys to successful floral design and master the mechanics needed to create round, triangular, parallel, and crescent arrangements. Experiment with shape, line, and symmetry while composing beautiful, balanced creations. The New York Botanical Garden online program will take place January 12 – 14 from 10 – 4. The instructor is Nsombi Woodson. Nsombi Woodson is the founder of The Woodson Bloomery, an interactive floral art studio which teaches the artistic expression of floral design. In her 20 year career, her floral designs have been featured in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, Elle Decor Magazine, Southern Bride Magazine, Coveteur, and Architecture Digest.

    Materials:
    For this online class, flowers will be shipped directly to your door! You will also need to purchase the tools and hard goods listed in the materials list linked below, which total approximately $100. You can substitute the vase(s) listed with any of similar width, depth and height.

    Required Text:
    Principles of Floral Design, Pat Diehl Scace and James M DelPrince

    $670 for NYBG members, $710 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

  • Tuesdays, January 11, 18, & 25, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Sustainable Design Series: Floral Pin Frog, Aluminum Wire, and Branches. Online

    Pin frogs—also known as kenzans or floral frogs—are a popular tool among floral designers. Pin frogs allow you to securely style and place a variety of flowers, creating shape and movement within an arrangement. Learn the ins and outs of using this tool through demonstration and hands-on practice. Aluminum wire is a malleable material that is easy to use in floral design. Learn how to properly manipulate aluminum craft wire (16 gauge) to create a supportive metal framework for contemporary arrangements. Branches are a natural support for floral creations. Discover the best types of branches (think pliable, like curly willow) and how to properly use them in and around your container. Supple fresh branches not only give support to the plant material in a container, they are also used as an accent to give height and fullness. You’ll practice this technique using flowers at home.This New York Botanical Society online class on January 11 from 6 – 8 requires the purchase of materials. Please visit www.nybg.org for complete information. The instructor is Rose Edinger.

    Rose G. Edinger is founder of RGE Designs, a floral design company which specializes in integrating event and party themes with floral constructions. Her 35 years of experience in the floral industry include ownership of Aalseemer Flower Market, a flower shop located on the upper Westside of Manhattan. She has been an instructor at Parsons School of Art and Design, The Horticultural Society of New York, and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

    You may register for each webinar separately: NYBG members $55, nonmembers $59. There is a discount for signing up for all three as a series. Register HERE.