Classes

All the classes/workshops listed below are available for booking by private groups and garden clubs.

If you have taken a class in my workshop before, come on back for another one. I’d love to see you! If not, do give it a try. It’s fun, instructive and everyone goes home with something to love!!

Betsy

To reserve a spot in a class send a deposit for 50% of the class materials fee to the address below. The other 50% is collected the day of the class.The deposit is fully refundable up to one week before the class is scheduled. After that time, there is no refund. If a you are unable to attend a class at the last minute, please let me know. I’m happy to hold the supplies (and do the planting if you wish) until it’s possible for you pick up the container.

 

BETSY WILLIAMS

155 CHESTNUT ST.
ANDOVER, MASS.
01810
Betsy@betsywilliams.com

Classes for all Seasons

 

PESTO, AND BEYOND

Summer is the high season for pestos, the time to gather savory fresh greens and turn them into flavorful sauces for winter enjoyment. A dish of fragrant, pesto-slathered pasta really warms up an icy winter day but, as a sauce, pesto has many other uses in the kitchen.

Pesto alla Genovese, the classic sauce of Genoa, and Pistou, the traditional herb sauce of Provence, are made with basil.  However Basil is only one of many flavorful greens that can become the heart of a rich, flavorful pesto or sauce.  A wide variety of flavorful leafy greens—mints, kale, garlic mustard, parsley, spinach, sage, dandelion greens, cilantro, arugula—can be used to make pesto and savory herb sauces and pastes.

Pestos and sauces can be made with or without cheese, nuts and garlic.  Pesto and herbal sauces freeze well and can be used all winter long to add delicious herbal flavor to soups, spreads, meats, salads and vegetables, as well as traditional pasta meals.

Class members will taste a wide variety of pestos and herbal sauces and discuss the ingredients used.  After a demonstration of to how to make pesto and herb paste, each person will make a pesto or herb paste to take home.  Recipe sheets and all supplies are included.

2 1/2 hours     48.00 pp.

FLOWER ARRANGING, PLAIN AND SIMPLE

Fresh flower arrangements brighten both our living spaces and our spirits. Learn how to create country garden style bouquets for your home quickly and easily without breaking the budget. Learn how to buy, pick, cut and condition fresh plant material, as well as how to select and use fruits and vegetables from the supermarket in arrangements. Students will make two arrangements to take home, each illustrating a different design technique. Plant material will include such favorites as roses, stock, larkspur, hydrangea, lilies, mums, asters, carnations, flowering shrubs, daffodils and tulips as well as fresh cut herbs, berries, fruits, vegetables and greens.

A $65.00 materials fee covers all supplies: 2 containers, mechanics, all plant material and handouts.
Please be sure to bring floral scissors to class. 3 1/2 hours

OPEN TOP TERRARIUM

Learn how to plant and maintain a delightful garden in a bowl. Plant an 8″ bubble bowl with a selection of slow-growing plants, then finish your indoor garden with accents of decorative rocks and pebbles. With occasional watering and a little pruning, your open terrarium will give many months of pleasure.

A $39.00 fee collected in class covers all materials and plants. Please be sure to bring a pair of floral scissors to class. 2 hrs.

FRESH FLOWER CANDLE RING

Delight your guests and family with a lush wreath of fresh flowers and leafy greens. Working in a base of wet floral foam, we will use roses, Peruvian lilies, daisies and other flowers accented with ivy and unusual greens to create a delightful table wreath that measures about 14” across. The finished ring looks lovely with a cluster of slender candles or a fruit filled compote in its’ center. Please bring floral scissors to class. Flowers, greens, floral ring and tray will be provided by the instructor.

A $48.00 materials fee will be collected in class. 2 hrs.

TUSSIE MUSSIES AND THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

A tussie mussie is a hand held bouquet made with fresh flowers and fragrant herbs. Each flower and herb in the bouquet carries a special message in the unspoken language of flowers. Made with roses, border carnations, rosemary and other herbs and flowers, tussie mussies are fragrant, beautiful and easy to make. Students will learn about the symbolic language of flowers, then make a tussie mussie and decorate it with colorful ribbons and a delicate tulle collar. Favorite tokens of affection since Elizabethan times, a tussie mussie makes special gift of love.

A $28.00 materials fee collected in class covers flowers, herbs, ribbons and handouts.
Please bring an apron and scissors to class. 2 hrs

EUROPEAN TABLE GARDEN

Plant a lovely winter garden to grow indoors while you are waiting for the garden to grow outdoors! European table gardens combine potted plants with fresh cut flowers in a decorative container. Arranged together, green and flowering plants combined with lacy ferns, trailing ivies and fresh cut flowers become an enchanting table garden. With proper care, the plants will last for many months and the fresh flowers can be replaced when desired.

Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class. Plants, flowers, container and mechanics will be supplied by the instructor. A $47.00 materials fee will be collected in class. 2 hrs.

MOSS BASKET

Celebrate Spring! Bring a touch of the awakening woods into your home by making a moss covered basket with a twig handle. The finished basket can be decorated with raffia or ribbons. Use your moss basket to hold a pot of flowering bulbs, a fresh flower arrangement, Easter eggs or finger foods.

Be sure to bring an apron and scissors to class. This class can be messy! A materials fee of $29.00 covers all supplies. 2 1/2hrs.

Spring

FLOWERS FOR A CUTTING GARDEN

Flowers, freshly cut from the garden, add color, fragrance and a splash of nature’s amazing beauty to any room.  A bouquet of freshly cut flowers brings smiles to faces and gentles life’s sharp edges.

Learn how easy it is to grow flowers for arranging. Many favorite cutting flowers grow well in containers as well as beds and borders and, with the proper care, most will bloom all summer and often into fall.

The class will cover growing, picking, conditioning and arranging garden flowers plus tips on growing flowers in containers.

We’ll finish the class by making an arrangement of fresh seasonal flowers.

Flowers, container and detailed best-flowers-for-growing-and-cutting plant lists are included

2 hrs.   $48.00 pp

MOSSES, DAFFODILS, AND TOPIARY TREES

Celebrate Spring by creating a woodland tableau that brings the misty softness of awakening woods and joy of sunny daffodils into your home.  

The class begins with a discussion of the different kinds of mosses used by florists and how to use them in arrangements. Each student will make a soft, green moss-covered basket with a twisted twig handle and, using a variety of mosses, design a pair of 14” tall green moss topiaries in terra cotta pots, then fill the moss basket with golden daffodils. No matter what the weather outside is doing, Spring will have come indoors! 

No matter what the weather outside is doing, Spring will have come indoors! 

 Please be sure to bring a pair of floral scissors to class.  $49.00 per person

2 1/2 hrs. 

 

SPRING TABLE GARDEN

Plant a spring garden that can be grown indoors or enjoyed outside your door on nice days. Fill an attractive container with colorful spring-flowering plants: cyclamen, tulips, primroses, daffodils, violas or pansies accented with lacy ferns, trailing ivies and green moss. Your portable spring garden will look equally charming on a table, windowsill or doorstep. When summer arrives, plant the bulbs in your garden and move the violas, ferns and ivies to a dampish, shady spot to enjoy all summer.

Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class. A $48.00 materials fee collected in class covers all materials and supplies. 2 hrs.

SPRING WOODLAND WREATH

Welcome Spring with a wreath of twiggy vines decorated with pussy willows, mosses, birch bark,
green leaves. sprays of vibrant annual statice and misty caspia. Tuck in a faux bird’s nest with little eggs, add a bow of bright ribbon or natural raffia and enjoy your Spring wreath indoors or outdoors in a sheltered area. The finished wreath measures about 16″ across.

A $48.00 materials fee collected in class covers wreath, all plant materials and ribbons. Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class. 2 1/2 hrs.

BEGININNG YOUR HERB GARDEN

Interested in growing culinary herbs but aren’t sure where to start? Gather up your questions and seed catalogs and come learn all you need to know to grow herbs successfully. We will sniff, taste and discuss common and uncommon culinary herbs. Learn how and where to grow them, how to use them fresh from the garden all summer long and when and how to preserve them for winter cooking. The class handouts include growing tips and delicious recipes.

$18 per person.     2 hours.

FLOWERS AND FRAGRANCE IN A CONTAINER

 Fill a 14″ pot to overflowing with plants full of fragrance! Miniature roses, sweetly scented herbs, rose geraniums, trailing verbenas, sweet allysums and other fragrant, flowering plants growing happily together in containers, providing us with lovely flowers to look at and scents to enjoy. Perfect for a sunny spot on a patio, doorstep or tucked into a perennial bed, a fragrant container garden brightens your life all summer long!

Please bring an apron and floral scissors to class. A $50.00 fee collected in class covers all plants, materials and list of plants suitable for containers 2 hrs.

Summer

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BASILS!!

There are dozens of varieties of culinary basil: basils with huge leaves, basils with tiny leaves, basils from Asia, Italy and Greece, tall elegant basils, purple and variegated basils!  There are basils that smell like cinnamon, cloves, lime and lemon, there is even a basil that smells like black walnuts.

Learn the long, curious history of basil, its magical and medicinal associations and how it became America’s favorite culinary herb.  We’ll smell and nibble different types of basil, discuss their growing requirements, how to use them in the kitchen and ways to preserve them. Students will enjoy a tasting of basil butter, vinegar, pesto and even basil wine!

Each person will plant three 10” pots of three varieties of basil to take home and enjoy during the summer.

Please bring an apron and floral scissors to class.

Recipe sheets included.

2 1/2 hrs  $48.00 pp

HERBS AND VEGETABLES FOR SMALL SPACES: CONTAINERS, WINDOW BOXES, AND RAISED BEDS

Learn to grow herbs and vegetables for spring to fall harvest on your deck, patio or balcony and in raised beds! Fresh, delicious and available when you are ready for them, many favorite herbs and veggies grow productively in small spaces, the list is long and delicious: greens, tomatoes, peppers, beans, peas, culinary herbs, potatoes, eggplant and more! Learn where to order seed suitable for containers, which containers to use, how to chose potting soil and how to plant, care for and harvest your herbs and vegetables. Each student will receive seed catalogs, detailed handouts, 3 packets of vegetable seed developed for container growing, a 14” inch plastic pot, a bag of potting soil and 3 culinary herbs to plant in class.

A $50.00 materials fee collected in class covers all supplies. Please bring an apron and flower scissors to class. 3 hrs.

THE PORTABLE POTTED HERB GARDEN

Grow your own culinary herbs, available for sniping from May to November. Nothing enhances meals like the taste of fresh herbs! Create an herb garden that can be moved from place to place to take full advantage of available sunlight. Plant 6 classic culinary herbs in a 14″ container to grow on a sunny porch, patio or doorstep.

Please bring an apron and flower scissors to class. A $49 materials fee collected in class covers all plants, container, soil. 2 hr

FLOWERS FROM THE SUMMER GARDEN

Fill a tall glass container with fragrant, colorful herbs and garden flowers. Herbs are not just green. Most have lovely flowers as well as delicious scents and make delightful additions to fresh flower arrangements. Learn when and how to cut garden flowers for arranging, what “green “ herbs make great fillers and how, if necessary, to select cut flowers at the florist.

All supplies and materials will be provided by the instructor. Please bring flower scissors and an apron to class. A materials fee of $44.00 will be collected in class. 2 1/2 hours.

LIVING HERB WREATH

Plant a fragrant ring of basils, thymes, sages, prostrate rosemaries, parsley, mints and other culinary herbs. The wreath will decorate the center of your patio table all summer long and offer snipped flavor accents to family and friends. We will plant well grown herbs in a sturdy wire frame to create a living herb wreath. The finished wreath measures about 15” across and sits in a clear plastic tray.

A $48.00 materials fee collected in class covers all plants and mechanics. Be sure to bring an apron and floral scissors to class. 2 hrs.

FAIRY HOUSE AND GARDEN IN A BASKET

Are there fairies at the bottom of your garden? Possibly, but even if there aren’t, it’s great fun to pretend! Build a house and little garden that just might entice the fairies to come and play. Begin by planting ferns and ivy to give the little people a bit of privacy. Then, using bark, leaves, twigs and other natural materials, create a charming little home that any fairy would be pleased to move into. Once the house is built the landscaping can begin: layout paths, design a garden or install a small pond. The construction site is a basket that is easily carried home.

The $36.00 materials fee collected in class covers plants, soil and all materials and accessories. Be sure to bring an apron and garden scissors to class. 2 hrs.

LATE SUMMER CONTAINER

Summer may be winding down but the growing season is not! Bring late-summer-into-October interest to your garden or patio with a container spilling over with early Autumn’s richly colored flowers accented with airy grasses and tapestried foliage.

We’ll fill a 14″ pot with 6-7 vigorous, late-season plants such as asters, rudbeckia, chrysanthemums, cone flower, pansies, herbs, trailing vines, grasses, sedums, and heuchera. With proper care, your container will bloom and grow through out all the fall season.

A $49.00 materials fee covers all plants, containers and soil. Please bring garden scissors and an apron. 2hrs.

Autumn

FOR THE LOVE OF GARLIC AND HER BODACIOUS, UPSCALE COUSINS, THE FLOWERING ALLIUMS

Learn how to grow and use garlic, queen of the kitchen, and her many strikingly beautiful cousins, the alliums. Fall is garlic planting time for New Englanders, as well as time to plant the bulbs of decorative alliums. Critter resitant and easy to grow, perennial alliums boast lovely, long lasting flowers that add interest and color to the garden from May to September and, in some cases, can be dried for winter use. Learn how to grow and harvest garlic, which alliums to choose for your garden and how to use both of them in seasonal flower arranging. Each student will make a decorative door spray of garlic, dried allium seed heads, golden yarrow and autumn leaves and take home garlic to plant.

A $42.00 materials fee collected in class covers all materials and supplies. Please bring an apron and floral scissors to class. 2hrs.

FLOWERS FOR AUTUMN

Capture the beauty and abundance of Autumn in a colorful arrangement of fresh flowers, fruits, berries and preserved leaves for your home. We will combine wild flowers, roses, jewel colored chrysanthemums, and other fall flowers with fragrant herbs, glycerined leaves, and sprays of berries and greens to create a long-lasting , classic mass arrangement. Students will choose a container from a selection of baskets and pots provided by the instructor.

All plant material, mechanics and containers are supplied by the instructor. $45.00 materials fee collected in class covers all supplies. Please bring an apron and floral scissors to class. 2hrs.

SUNFLOWERS AND MAGIC!

Decorate your home with the beauty of fall flowers and the storied protective powers of the Herbs of Halloween! We’ll combine the vibrant hues of Autumn flowers with accents of ancient Halloween magic. Create a richly colored arrangement of glowing sunflowers, chrysanthemums, grains, glycerined leaves and a selection of Halloween’s most magical herbs and herbal flowers. You’ll learn the stories and ancient magical uses of the flowers and herbs as you work. Students will choose a container from a selection provided by the instructor.

A $45.00 materials fee collected in class covers all supplies. Please bring an apron and floral scissors to class.

GLORIOUS AUTUMN CONTAINER!

Summer is over but there are still at least 2 months of growing season left. Capture autumn with this container garden. Fill a 14″ pot with brilliant mums, richly colored kales, miniature evergreens, English Ivy and other hardy plant material. With proper care your autumn container garden will brighten your doorway or patio until Thanksgiving. Plants often make it through the winter if kept in a sheltered location, and can be planted outdoors in the spring.

A $48.00 materials fee covers all plants, pot and soil. Be sure to bring an apron and floral or garden scissors to class. 2 hrs.

TWIG WALL BASKET WITH DRIED FLOWERS

What could be lovelier for fall then a handsome twig wall basket filled with colorful dried flowers? Combine hydrangea, statice, yarrows and other dried flowers with greens and preserved leaves to create an arrangement that can customize any decor. Finished with ribbon or raffia, the basket can be used indoors or on a sheltered door or porch.

A $ 48.00 materials fee covers all plant material, basket, mechanics and ribbons. Please bring flower or garden scissors to class. 2 1/2 hrs.

SAVOURY HERBAL KITCHEN WORKSHOP: PRESERVING SUMMER’S HERBS FOR WINTER USE

Now, while gardens and farm stands are brimming with fresh herbs, is the time to prepare for winter cooking and holiday gift giving. Imagine lining your cupboard shelves with jewel toned bottles of herb vinegars, golden brown herb mustards and sparkling jars of herbed jellies. Picture containers of herbed butters, bags of rosemary walnuts and jars of herb pestos filling a corner of your freezer. Not enough time? To much work? Not true!! These delicious enhancements to daily meals are quickly and easily made. Learn how to dry or freeze herbs and how to make mustards, butters, vinegars, jellies, flavored nuts and pestos with fresh herbs. Students will sample each recipe demonstrated and then make an herb vinegar, herb mustard and herb butter to take home.

A $50.00 materials fee includes the cost of food, all supplies and a copy of Betsy’s book, Mrs. Thrift Cooks, a collection herbal recipes for the time-challenged cook.
3 hrs.

HARVEST WREATH

Celebrate the richness of the autumn season! Create a wreath rich in autumn colors and textures. We’ll use preserved fall leaves, green leaves, golden yarrow, various grains, miniature corn, pods and seasonal berries to create a 16” wreath suitable for a sheltered door, porch, interior wall or table decoration. Finish the wreath with colorful fall ribbons or raffia to coordinate with your home.

A $48.00 fee covers all materials. Please bring an apron and floral scissors to class. 2 ½ hrs.

A PUMPKIN FULL OF FLOWERS


Peter Pumpkin Eater kept his wife in a pumpkin shell, but you can fill your hollowed-out pumpkin with vibrant autumn flowers, preserved leaves and seasonal grains to create a grand welcome to Halloween, America’s favorite scary holiday.

$40.00 collected in class covers all materials. Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class. Pumpkin cleaning can be messy!

 

HEIRLOOM PUMPKIN HARVEST CENTERPIECE

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Make an autumn centerpiece that can be used for both Halloween and Thanksgiving. Hard skinned heirloom pumpkins are flatter then orange Halloween pumpkins and come in shades of green, cream, purple and peach. An uncut, long-lasting heirloom pumpkin makes an elegant base for a striking harvest arrangement of dried flowers, herbs, grains, pods, peppers, mosses, berries and preserved leaves.

Be sure to bring a pair of floral scissors and apron with you. A materials fee of $48 is payable to the instructor in class. 2 1/2 hrs.

 

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Winter Holidays

THANKSGIVING CENTERPIECE

thanksgivingDecorate your Thanksgiving table with the bounty of the season! Make a beautiful, long-lasting centerpiece in the Williamsburg tradition. Use fresh fall flowers, fruits, vegetables, fragrant herbs and seasonal berries combined with preserved leaves to celebrate our National Day of Thanks. Create an arrangement that says abundance!

Choose a basket or container from a selection supplied by the instructor. A $49.00 materials covers all plant material, mechanics and container. Please bring an apron and flower scissors to class. 2 1/2 hours.

 

WILLIAMSBURG CANDLE RING FOR THANKSGIVING

williamsburgDecorate your holiday table with a lush wreath of flowers and berries accented with seasonal fruits, vegetables, nuts and preserved leaves . Working in a base of wet floral foam attached to a plastic tray, we will combine flowers and leaves in rich autumn colors with vegetables, fruits, nuts and berries to create a striking harvest centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. The finished wreath measures about 15” across. The center of the ring can comfortably hold candles or a compote.

All materials will be provided by the instructor. Be sure to bring floral scissors and an apron. A $50.00 materials fee will be collected in class. 2 1/2 hrs.

APPLES, APPLES, APPLES

It’s fall, time to celebrate all things Apple! Apples are an ancient, mysterious and remarkable fruit. Grown for over 10,000 years, apples appear in myths, legends, songs and folk traditions. Apple trees can live for over 100 years and no two apple seeds will produce the same fruit.

The shape, flavor and fragrance of apples play starring roles in fall and winter celebrations. We’ll discuss apple history and traditions, learn how to use apples decoratively for the upcoming holidays and enjoy an apple tasting. The class will sample apple cider syrup, nibble dried apple slices, enjoy a sip of apple infused vodka, try a savory apple soup and classic apple salad then make a small table arrangement to celebrate Autumn with apples, greens, berries and other seasonal touches. Recipe handouts included. All materials included

2 ½ hrs. $50.00 pp.

MOSS TOPIARY TREES FOR WINTER CELEBRATIONS

Mossy, stylized topiary trees set in terra cotta pots add a touch of winter forest to December celebrations. Made with soft, green mosses, the 14″ trees bring a natural simplicity to holiday decorating. Students will make a set of three trees in either round or cone shape. The trees can be finished with miniature pine cones and a touch of gold sparkle.

Please bring an apron and floral scissors to class. A $38.00 materials fee collected in class covers all materials. 2 1/2 hrs.

APPLES, IVY, NUTS , BERRIES AND EVERGREEN CENTERPIECE


applesApples, nuts and pine are the essence of New England Christmas. Ivy, boxwood and berries add a touch of Old World winter celebration. Fill a stone or ceramic container with an arrangement of shiny red apples, brown nuts, trailing ivy, boxwood and fragrant evergreens to create a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday table. Fruit and greens arrangements are fun to make and, kept well watered, will last the holiday season.

Please bring clippers and an apron to class. A $48.00 materials fee covers all plant material, container and mechanics. 2 1/2 hrs

HOLIDAY TABLE GARDEN

Plant a fragrant, flowering winter garden for holiday decorating. Combine lemon-scented chartreuse cypress trees with small evergreens, trailing ivies, flowering plants and soft green club moss in an attractive container. Create a lovely holiday accent for your own home or as a great holiday gift. The garden is a beautiful, natural and, with proper care, long-lasting addition to winter celebrations. The instructor will provide a selection of attractive containers for students to choose from.

Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class. A $55 materials fee paid in class covers plants, container and all materials. 2 hrs.

A WREATH OF CHRISTMAS LEGENDS

Decorate your entryway with a fresh green wreath filled with fragrance and legends! The stories and lectures of our ancient, traditional holiday greens come to life in this lovely 18″ wreath.

Begin with a fresh boxwood wreath, then enhance it with accents of needled herbs of Christmas: pine, juniper, and rosemary. Finish the wreath with trails of ivy clusters of bay leaves, sprigs of holly, pinecones and seasonal berries.

You will learn the Christmas stories of each of the greens as you work.

All supplies and materials are provided by the instructor. Please bring hand clippers and an apron to class.

$55.00 materials fee includes all supplies and greens.        2 1/2hrs.

BOXWOOD AND BAUBLES FOR YOUR HOLIDAY TABLE

Add a touch of holiday sparkle to your home! Create a fresh boxwood and fragrant evergreen centerpiece for the holiday season accented with sparkling clusters of 1”glass balls and holiday ribbons. Fill an attractive container with an arrangement of fresh boxwood, berried juniper, pine, California bay and rosemary accented with berries, glittery pine cones and clusters of pretty baubles. 
Choose from a selection of richly colored holiday ribbons to finish your centerpiece. 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.

$48.00 materials fee includes all supplies and greens.        2hrs.

BOXWOOD TABLE TREE 


The stories, legends, fragrances and textures of our ancient and traditional Christmas greens come to life in this lovely 20” table tree. Made with fresh boxwood, pine, juniper, rosemary, holly, ivy and bay, the finished tree “grows” out of an attractive pot. Decorate your tree with pine cones and berries. This is a beautiful tree! It will make the perfect centerpiece for your Christmas table. You will learn the Christmas stories of each of the greens as you work.

All supplies and materials are provided by the instructor. Please bring hand clippers and an apron. A $49.00 materials fee will be collected in class. 2 1/2 hrs.

BOXWOOD, FRAGRANT GREENS AND BERRY CENTERPIECE

Create a lush, long lasting fresh centerpiece for the holiday season. Fill an attractive container of your choice with an arrangement of fresh boxwood, berried juniper, pine, California bay and rosemary accented with berries, rose hips and pine cones. Choose from a selection of richly colored holiday ribbons to finish your centerpiece. 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. A $ 49.00 materials fee covers all plant material, container and mechanics. 2 1/2 hrs

FRESH BOXWOOD TABLE WREATH WITH THE HERBAL GREENS OF CHRISTMAS AND PILLAR CANDLE

Create a stunning, long-lasting centerpiece for your holiday table. Make a fresh 15″ boxwood table wreath richly accented with the herbal greens of Christmas: rosemary, bay, ivy, juniper and pines. Finished with cones, berries and a creamy pillar candle, the wreath gives an elegant classic feel to holiday decor. Kept watered, your ring will last the entire holiday season.

Please bring floral scissors and an apron to class. A $50.00 materials fee collected in class covers all plant material, candle and mechanics. 2 1/2 hrs.

IVY RING WITH ROSES AND BERRIES

Plant a ring of lush green ivy accented with roses and berries. Ivy’s twining strands, an ancient symbol of friendship, add an elegant and festive touch to dining tables, sideboards and holiday decorations. Using a sturdy box wire frame, we will plant well rooted ivies mixed with fresh cut roses and a variety of seasonal berries, such as privet, juniper, rose hips and eucalyptus. The finished wreath measures about 15” across and sits on a clear plastic tray. With proper care your ivy ring will last for many months. The fresh flowers can be changed as needed.

Bring floral scissors and an apron to class. A $49.00 materials fee collected in class covers all plants, flowers, berries and mechanics. 2 1/2 hrs.

Classes for Families

COOKING TOGETHER, WITH HERBS

Calling cookers of all ages! If you like making soups, salads and sandwiches, cooking burgers and stirring up pastas, join us to learn how to add new layers of flavor to favorite dishes by making your own herb-enhanced condiments! Betsy will demonstrate how to make herb butter, vinegar, herb salt, mustard and pestos with fresh herbs. Students will sample each recipe demonstrated and then make their own herb vinegar and herb butter to take home and enjoy.
Recipe sheets included. $30.00 per family.  2hrs.

ARE THERE FAIRIES LIVING IN YOUR GARDEN?

Do you love stories about fairies and wish fairies lived nearby? If foxgloves, thyme, tulips or parsley thrive in your garden, it may be the Little People do also! Bring the family and learn all about the fairies favorite plants and how to grow them. We’ll look, feel and smell the wee folks favorite herbs and flowers and then make a batch of fragrant fairy dust for everyone to take home and wish on!
Handouts included. $10.00 per child 4 and older. All ages are welcome! 1 – 1 1/2hrs.

FRESH HOLIDAY POTPOURRI

Decorate your home with fragrance for the holidays. Make a fresh potpourri filled with the evocative scents of winter woods, rich spices and tangy citrus. We will use fresh evergreens and herbal shrubs and trees to create a fragrant base for our potpourri, then personalize it with whole spices, a selection of dried fruits and nuts, flower petals, essential oils and scented evergreen cones.

Each person will make a quart or more of potpourri to take home. A $22.00 materials fee collected in class covers all materials and supplies. Be sure to bring sharp clippers and an apron to class. 1 – 1 1/2 hrs.

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