Learn to use the textures and colors of the late fall and early winter landscape to create wreaths, swags, or other hanging designs for your holiday décor. Designer Laura Anne Brooks helps you create elegant, creative decorations. She also demonstrates alternatives to traditional fluffy bows. All floral materials provided. Students bring sharp floral snips, a […]

Use small water-loving plants like ferns and mosses to create a terrarium to remind you of warmer climes during winter!  Also learn unusual ways to incorporate favorite houseplants into interior mini-scapes. Bring your own container (details sent after registration), all potting materials and plants are provided.

Escape to Italy on a cold winter evening with Executive Chef Anne Maury Haapala as she demonstrates how home chefs can easily create Italian favorites to delight friends and family. Learn to expand your Italian dishes beyond pasta with store-bought sauce by learning to create multiple sauces from one simple base, while incorporating delicious, fresh, […]

Learn how to take a standard market bouquet and make it your own creation. David Pippin shares tips and composition guidelines, and also how to examine your flowers for freshness and longevity. Students bring sharp floral snips and garden clippers.

Are you a plant lover without a garden, dread winter's lack of green, and jealous of those perfectly-manicured interiors on Instagram wondering where they get those amazing indoor plants?  Join Elise Benhase to discuss different types of houseplants, how to keep them alive, and how to find a place for them in your home.

Learn how to take a standard market bouquet and make it your own creation. David Pippin shares tips and composition guidelines, and also how to examine your flowers for freshness and longevity. Students bring sharp floral snips and garden clippers.

Don’t underestimate the possibilities for arranging in the bleak of winter! This elective explores the bounty of materials a cold landscape can offer including lichen covered branches, mosses, stones and evergreen foliage mixed with a limited palette of florist flowers and minimal floral mechanics. Basic arranging course work is required. Students bring sharp floral snips […]

Executive Chef Anne Maury Haapala helps take the fear out of cooking fresh fish and seafood by providing tips on selection, proper cooking techniques, and creating the perfect sauce to enhance your dish. Anne’s hour and a half demonstration is followed by a delectable lunch featuring some of the recipes discussed.

In this beekeeping for beginners and advanced beginners class, learn best management practices and techniques to help keep honey bees healthy and productive in urban areas, suburban and rural settings using all-natural, bee-friendly methods.  Participants learn about the many aspects of beekeeping, observe a bee hive up close, learn how to install and care for […]

Advanced Watercolor Techniques covers drawing and painting fruit and vegetables, as well as refining students’ skill sets in design, composition, use of color and painting technique. The focus is on understanding shape, volume and correct light source. Sessions address textured surfaces, shine and moisture drops. Instructor: Betsy Lyon