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Attracting Birds to your Backyard
Everyone loves the cheery sounds of birds in the
garden. Join Dan Coletti, owner of Just Natural Design, as he shows you
how to attract these beautiful guests into your garden. Find out which
plants are must-haves in the garden, how to provide food and shelter,
what type of birds you can expect to see and much more. After this
class, the birds in your yard will forget about migrating and want to
call your garden home!
10/17 from
9am – 11am; $22 or $20 for Members
Grocery Bouquet to Floral Array
Flowers are the finishing touch for any
special event.
Gregg Hoppe, Floral Designer for McShan Florist and
Cecilia Manouel, expert florist for Central Market, will show you
how store-bought materials can be used to create fresh, fragrant
floral arrangements that will be the
pièce de résistance at your holiday table.
Register for both classes by 10/30 and
pay only $72, or $64 for members.
Fall Harvest of Flowers
– Gregg will share unique ideas for adding fresh flowers to your
Thanksgiving table.
Bring your own store bought bouquet and clippers and go home with a
beautiful arrangement and the confidence to create a centerpiece
that will be more popular than Aunt Ida’s pecan pie!
Bring your own store-bought bouquet and clippers.
Additional supplies provided.
10/31 from 9am –11am;
$40 or $36 for members
A Celebration of Flowers
– Using fresh material from your local market, Cecilia will show you
how easy it is to create unique arrangements to use for any winter
fete that you might have.
Learn tips and tricks to keep your arrangements beautiful and
how to incorporate the unexpected in your floral design.
Bring your own store-bought bouquet and clippers. Additional
supplies provided.
12/5 from 9am – 11am; $40, or $36 for
members
Take it Away! Creative Recycling
Join Chas McGough, artist and past President of
the
Dallas
branch of the American Begonia Society, as he shows you how to turn the
ordinary into the extraordinary. Creatively using plastics and Styrofoam
that would otherwise be thrown away, Chas will show you how to design
beautiful planters that are surprisingly durable. In the first session,
Chas will demonstrate how to create unique planters and vases and you’ll
go home with a project to work on for the following week. In the second
session, you’ll learn how to finish your pieces and learn how to select
the perfect plants to compliment your work of art. This is a simple idea
with a beautiful outcome!
11/7 & 11/14 from 12pm – 2pm; $36 or $32 for
Members
Giving the Gift of Chocolate *
Everyone loves gifts from the kitchen, and they
love them even more when they are made of chocolate!
Steven Pilat, award winning Chef from the
Art Institute of Dallas, will show you how easy it is to dazzle your
friends this holiday season with some simple recipes that taste like you
slaved in the kitchen. Learn tips and tricks to working with chocolate,
storing and packaging, and then try your hand at some of the recipes
yourself. This fun and delicious class is sure to make your gifts the
talk of all your friends this holiday season. This class sold out last
year so register early!
11/14 from 12pm – 2pm; $36 or $32 for Members
*
If
this class sells out, a second session will be opened on 11/14 from 9am
- 11am
Hypertufa – Creating Your Own
Garden Containers *
Modeled after the old stone watering troughs in
England,
these versatile containers can be constructed into a variety of shapes,
sizes, and colors. Susan Morgan, Dallas Arboretum horticulture manager,
will show you how to create these durable planters made of sand, peat
moss and Portland cement. Handcast your own charming hypertufa container
that you will be able to take home at the end of class. This is a
hands-on class, so you may want to consider wearing an apron or clothes
that you can get dirty. This class sold out last fall, so register
early!
12/5 from 9am – 12pm, $45 or $40 for Members
*
If this class sells out, a second session will
be opened on 12/5 from 12pm - 4pm
Carolina
Snowflake- Woven Reed Ornament
This lovely handmade treasure is one that you will
want to display all year long. Anna Barry, artist and owner of the
White Rock Weaving Center,
will show you how to construct your own beautiful Carolina Snowflake
using carefully selected reeds. This fun and easy to learn project will
inspire you to start making your gifts for the holidays again. You’ll
have everyone checking their stockings early this year!
12/12 from 9am – 12pm, $40 or $36 for Members
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