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Winter wreath workshops at Passalongs Farm
I started hosting wreath making workshops about 4 winters ago and they are now one of the things I look forward to the most all year! It’s so fun to see folks take my simple instructions and make amazing, truly one-of-a-kind evergreen wreaths. Here’s how it works: I provide: a grapevine wreath, clippers, wire, and a wide assortment of seasonal evergreens, berries, sticks, dried flowers, foliages and grasses, as well as other ephemera I might find in my travels (mushrooms? lichen? acorns? and of course, pinecones!) as well as a simple lesson in hand wiring a wreath, and then you use your imagination and creativity to create your own special…
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Flower Arranging workshop with Gardeners on the Green!
When Jill, the event coordinator for Gardeners on the Green in Longmeadow contacted me to see if I’d do a workshop for her group, I was really excited! March in Massachusetts is fairly dreary: still cold, despite the calendar saying it’s spring, and we have plenty of snow and ice. Usually there’s not a flower to be seen! Luckily there were plenty of flowers at the wholesaler and I chose a Rosie Posie vase for the gardeners to work with, since this shape vase is really great for a low, wide arrangement but can also be used for a rounder, taller arrangement as well. First I told them a little…
