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  • Wednesday, May 6, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Mother’s Day Floral Design – Cancelled

    Using flower and foliage that you might find in your own yard and garden, learn the basic techniques of floral design in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop led by Barbara Rietscha, owner of Field & Vase. Flowers and supplies will be provided. The workshop will take place in the Putnam Building, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, from 7 – 8:30 pm, but in light of the continuing Covid-19 concerns, please call ahead in the event of cancellation or postponement.

    Preregistration Required. Limited Space. $50 for Mass Hort members, $75 general admission. Register at www.masshort.org.

    Field and Vase by Stow Greenhouses is a floral design studio specializing in fresh, locally grown, seasonal arrangements using flowers cut from our own family-owned farm which is located 30 miles west of Boston in Stow, MA. Our flowers go from the field to the vase within a day of being cut, meaning they smell sweeter and last longer in the vase. We cut the best of what is blooming each day and bring the flower field to you at your home, business or wedding.

    Stow Greenhouses has grown from the wholesale cut lily farm that it was to the expanded floral design studio and cut flower farm that is today’s Field and Vase. In addition to the floral design studio and farm, we operate a retail location at the Boston Public Market, attend seasonal farmers’ markets and supply flowers to local floral designers and businesses. We grow over 90 varieties of flowers including sweet peas, peonies, dahlias, sunflowers and many other old-fashioned favorites.

  • Wednesdays, June 12, 19, & 26, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Hands-On Floral Design

    Using flower and foliage that you might find in your own yard and garden, learn the basic techniques of floral design in this 3-part Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop led by Barbara Rietscha, owner of Field & Vase. On the first night, you will learn the advantages of local flowers, flower selection and composition of arrangement. The second night will focus on the mechanics of arranging in different styles of vases and color composition. In the final class you will learn how to care for your floral arrangement. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays, June 12, 19, and 26 from 7 – 8:30.

    Flowers will be provided for all classes and for the first and second class. Bring your most challenging vase for the third class. Please bring a pair of clippers with you to each class. Each week, you’ll go home with a beautiful arrangement. 

    Barbara Rietscha owns and operates Field & Vase. Field & Vase is a farmer-florist business. In her designs, Barbara uses flowers and herbs grown on her cut flower farm, Stow Greenhouses, located in Stow, MA. 

    Space is limited, must pre-register athttp://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eg6c6juo94d0ba70&llr=kzaorjcab

    Class Fee:Mass Hort Members $150 General Admission $200

  • Wednesdays, June 6, 13 & 20, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Hands-On Floral Design

    Bring a little bit of your garden indoors. In this Massachusetts Horticultural Society three-session class, in the Cheney Room of the Education Building at The Gardens at Elm Bank, learn how to arrange flowers that you may find in your garden and yard. Barbara Rietscha, owner of Stow Greenhouses in Stow, will bring seasonal flowers from her farm to the class and teach you how to condition and arrange them. In the first class, you will be creating an arrangement in a glass cylinder vase. The second class will teach you how to create a dining table centerpiece and for the third class bring your own vase to arrange in. Flowers for all sessions are provided as are vases for sessions 1 and 2. Bring your own flower cutters/scissors and a vase for session 3. Each evening you will go home with a beautiful arrangement of fresh, locally grown flowers. The dates of the class are Wednesdays, June 6, 13, and 20 from 7 – 9.

    Stow Greenhouses is a cut flower farm and floral design studio specializing in fresh-from-the-garden arrangements for weddings and special life events. They sell retail at many area farmers’ markets and at the Boston Public Market. Stow Greenhouses brings the best of what is blooming from their garden to your vase.

    MUST PRE-REGISTER: $150 Mass Hort members; $200 general admission. Register at http://www.masshort.org/eventdetail/662/hands-on-floral-design?filter_reset=1

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  • Thursday, January 18, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Grow Your Own Succulent Container

    Come to The Gardens at Elm Bank (Parkman Room) on Thursday, January 18 from 7 – 8:30 for a fun evening and learn what you need to know to maintain a container planting of succulents. Carrie Waterman will bring a selection of plants to show the diversity of succulent plants. She will discuss the best species to keep in containers and how to care and propagate your own succulents. Afterward, Barb Rietscha of Stow Greenhouses will provide materials so every student can create a long-lasting, low-maintenance garden. Must pre-register at www.masshort.org. Mass Hort Members: $40; General Admission: $60

  • Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – DIY: Dish Gardens

    Create your own beautiful succulent garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, on Thursday, February 9 from 7 – 8 p.  Students will be able to choose from a variety of succulents to make a long-lasting, low-maintenance garden. Barb Rietscha, owner of Stow Greenhouses, will provide all materials.  $40 for Mass Hort members, $60 for nonmembers, and pre-registration is required at www.masshort.org.

  • Tuesday, August 16, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm – “Slow Flower” Farm Tour and Class

    Slow Flowers are flowers that are grown and sold locally. Seventy five years ago there were lots of flower farms in New England. Almost all flowers were locally grown and available for purchase shortly after picking. Today most flowers travel hundreds of miles before we have the opportunity to purchase them. Some are grown in California but the majority arrives from South America and Africa. A national movement, SLOW FLOWERS, is reconnecting consumers with the pleasures and benefits of buying locally grown blossoms. Like vegetables and fruit, locally grown flowers are available in season. Freshly picked, they often last longer then standard florist flowers. Buying locally grown flowers and produce benefits our local economy and keeps us connected to our communities in special ways.

    Join Betsy Williams and Tower Hill Botanic Garden for a tour of two local flower farms. Our tour will begin at the Cupp farm in Littleton, Mass. where acres of sunflowers and other flowers are grown every year for the local florist trade. After a stop for lunch on our own, we will continue to Stow Greenhouses in Stow, Mass. to visit the fields and greenhouses of Barbara Rietscha, who grows flowers for both the wholesale and retail trade. Our afternoon will conclude with a flower arranging class on Barbara’s screened porch. Using freshly harvested, Stow Greenhouse flowers, each person will make an arrangement of Slow Flowers to take home and enjoy.

    Directions will be mailed. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org. Tower Hill member price $75, nonmembers $90. Photo from www.sunflowerfarming.com.

  • Saturday, June 11, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Boutonnieres & Bridal Bouquets

    httHere comes the bride! And groom and all the wedding party with beautiful and elegant floral creations that have a personal touch. In this Saturday, June 11 hands-on class beginning at 2:30 pm at the KITCHEN at the Boston Public Market, Barbara Rietscha from Stow Greenhouses will show you how to craft boutonnieres and wedding bouquets that will inspire instant envy from all your Instagram and Pinterest followers. She’ll de-mystify the art of making simple yet exquisite boutonnieres and wedding bouquets any floral designer would admire.  Image from California based EUCCA Floral Studio. Class fee of $6 (Trustees members) and $45 (nonmembers) includes materials. To register call 978-578-5867 or email kitcheninfo@thetrustees.org.

  • Wednesdays, June 1 – June 15, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Hands-On Floral Design

    Bring a little bit of your garden indoors. In this three-session class Massachusetts Horticultural Society class to be held Wednesdays, June 1 – 15 from 7 – 9 at Elm Bank, learn how to arrange flowers that you may find in your garden and yard. Barbara Rietscha, owner of Stow Greenhouses in Stow MA, will bring seasonal flowers from her farm to the class and teach you how to condition and arrange them. In the first class, you will be creating an arrangement in a glass cylinder vase. The second class will teach you how to create a dining table centerpiece and for the third class bring your own vase to arrange in. Flowers for all sessions are provided as are vases for sessions 1 and 2. Bring your own flower cutters/scissors and a vase for session 3. Each evening you will go home with a beautiful arrangement of fresh, locally grown flowers.

    Stow Greenhouses is a cut flower farm and floral design studio specializing in fresh-from-the-garden arrangements for weddings and special life events. They sell retail at many area farmers’ markets and at the Boston Public Market. Stow Greenhouses brings the best of what is blooming from their garden to your vase.  Mass Hort members $150, nonmembers $200.  Register at www.masshort.org.

  • Sunday, January 10, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Succulent Gardens

    Learn how to make and care for a beautiful succulent garden on Sunday, January 10 from 3 – 5 at The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market. Students will be able to able to choose from a variety of succulents to create a long lasting, low maintenance garden. The Trustees of Reservations class, led by Barb Rietscha, owner of Stow Greenhouses, will also teach the proper care of succulents. All materials are included. TTOR members $36, nonmembers $45. For more information call 978-578-5867, or visit http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/greater-boston/event-22629.html