Landscape and Garden Maintenance:

Fall Gain hands-on experience at Long Hill, an outstanding country estate with historic gardens in Beverly owned by the Trustees of Reservations. Participate in fall landscaping and garden maintenance supervised by the Long Hill staff horticulturalists. Learn about perennial garden maintenance, fall cleanup, winter garden protection, mulching, planting, weeding, lawn care, woody plant culture, spring bulb planting, tool maintenance, and more. Informational handouts provided.

Fall Abundance

Enrich your design skills by bringing the bounty of fall indoors as the weather gets crisper. Flower identification, care and handling will be covered as well as design styles. Please bring scissors, knife, ribbon cutters and wire cutters to class. Course fee includes a $30 perishable fee.

Floral Design I

From round, long and low, vertical, loose and airy, and cottage garden styles, learn to create a beautiful arrangement to take home each week. Covers the care, cultivation, and handling of flowering plants. Fresh cut flowers and florist supplies are provided in class. Please bring scissors, knife, ribbon cutters and wire cutters to class. Textbook required: Flower Arranging Complete Guide by Blacklock: ISBN# 9780955239175. Visit this link to order the textbook: https://a.co/d/ciF6qxY Cost of class includes a $120 perishable fee.

Floral Merchandising and Business Practices

Learn valuable information on merchandising flowers, gift plants, decorative accessories, window displays, end caps, focal areas, promotional publications, and building customer loyalty. Explore bookkeeping systems used extensively by florists, become acquainted with credit card changes, wire service, time management, product pricing, and personal productivity skills.Prerequisite: Floral Design I and Floral Design II or equivalent experience.

Floral Design III

Take your passion of floral design to an advanced level by improving your design skills and speed with the principles and elements of floral design along with floral terminology. Reviewing what you have learned from Design I and Design II, your knowledge of design concepts will expand. Sessions will include a lecture and demo, followed by each student creating a design. Fresh cut flowers and florist supplies are provided in class. Please bring scissors, wire cutters, and floral clippers to the class. Textbook required: (Same as Floral Design I & II) Flower Arranging Complete Guide by Blacklock: ISBN# 9780955239175. Visit this link to order the textbook: https://a.co/d/ciF6qxY Prerequisite: Floral Design I and Floral Design II or equivalent experience. Cost of class includes $150 perishable fee.

European Hand Tied Bouquets

Summer brings us rich brilliant colors. This design style is a must to have in your design toolbox. Expand your design skills as you work with an exciting variety of flowers and colors. Flower care and handling, as well as floral choices are covered. Please bring scissors, knife, ribbon cutters and wire cutters to class. Course fee includes a $35 perishable fee.

Advanced Floral Art

Your imagination and proven design skills will be challenged above and beyond in this advanced class. Sustainable intricate tablescapes, floral bodice and crown work, and advanced armatures will be explored. New large scale sustainable, ecofriendly techniques will be practiced. Please bring scissors, knife, ribbons cutters, and wire cutters to class. Prerequisite: Floral Design III or equivalent experience. Cost of class includes a $210 perishable fee.

Floral Design II

Keep your creativity flowing! Create more challenging arrangements using tropical flowers, exotics, lilies, Dutch flowers, and several species of roses. Use an unusual and diverse variety of greenery and interesting containers to complement each arrangement. Discuss cut flower identification and preservation. Fresh cut flowers and floral supplies are provided in class. Please bring scissors, knife, ribbon cutters and wire cutters to class. Textbook required: (Same as Floral Design I) Flower Arranging Complete Guide by Blacklock: ISBN# 9780955239175. Visit this link to order the textbook: https://a.co/d/ciF6qxY Prerequisite: Floral Design I or equivalent experience. Cost of class includes a $150 perishable fee.