Fragrant Flowers...

It was such a miserable, rainy day for our Fragrant Flowers Class two weeks ago - but every student marched out the studio with something bright and cheerful...a welcome reminder of warmer days to come. We used lots of fragrant sweet pea, jasmine, carnations, (did you know they smell like cinnamon and clove?!) garden roses, narcissus, lilac, hyacinth...and of course there were some ranunculus for good measure.

Thanks for such a beautiful class everyone!

Tiny Treasures

Hooray! Just two days until the first day of Spring and I'm overjoyed to see eager little Spring flowers forcing their way out of the soil. I'm loving all the delicate bell-shaped flowers that the early spring has to offer. I took a few moments (ok, i was procrastinating..) to enjoy these humble blooms and took some of photos to share! These delicate little bells are perfect for small scale arrangements.

this mini arrangement is only 5 x4 inches!

fritillaria

muscari

snowdrop

You can play with these beauties in our Spring Flowers 101 class! 5 spots left...

Cherry Blossoms are almost here!

Cherry Blossoms
Sunday, April 11th; 1-4pm
$250

In this basics class we'll usher in the season of the Cherry Blossom! In all their bubble gum pink or snow white glory, we'll use the cherry to build wildly lush arrangements that celebrate the first warm days of the year. Focusing on a palette of tonal pinks from muddy tea-stained hues to deep mauves and pale rosey blushes. We'll be using some of our favorite early Spring blooms; the glorious cherry, bleeding hearts, ranunculus, columbine, flowering oregano & heuchera & lysimachia.

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All classes are limited to 10 students, unless otherwise noted.
Clippers will be provided and are a gift to take with you.
Of course, class will finish with a champagne and tea party.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Payments accepted through paypal.
To sign up, (or ask questions) email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

Ode to the Peony!

Ode to The Peony
Sunday, May 16th, 1-4 pm {FULL}
$250

Mirror, Mirror on the wall - who's the fairest of them all??

Few flowers make us swoon like the peony. We'll have tons to play with at the peak of their blooming season. Varieties such as Coral charm, Sarah Bernhardt, Festiva Maxima, Bowl of Cream, George Burns, Red Charm, Duchess, and others. We'll be mixing these bodacious blooms with other spring materials like lilac, lamb's ear, nigella, scabiosa, young (green) blueberry and clematis. Every student will make an abundant summer bouquet dripping in lush peonies! Trust us, we're counting down the days for peony season...

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All classes are limited to 10 students, unless otherwise noted.
Clippers will be provided and are a gift to take with you.
Of course, class will finish with a champagne and tea party.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Payments accepted through paypal.
To sign up, (or ask questions) email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

Spring Flowers 101

SPRING FLOWERS 101

{weeknight edition}
Wednesday, March 31st; 6-9 pm
$250


The basics class inspired by the beautiful harbingers of spring. The end of March brings us dogwood, hellebores, fritillaria, sweetpea, daffodils, locally grown ranunculus, pansies and spirea. We'll investigate an early spring color palette of fresh ivories, whites, creams with touches of lavender, mauve and deep violet. Contrasting the small delicate blooms of spring with sculptural dogwood branches, students will create their own woodland-inspired arrangements.

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All classes are limited to 10 students, unless otherwise noted.
Clippers will be provided and are a gift to take with you.
Of course, class will finish with a champagne and tea party.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Payments accepted through paypal.
To sign up, (or ask questions) email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

Color Workshop: Lilac & Scarlet

COLOR WORKSHOP: Lilac and Scarlet

{weeknight edition}
April 28th, 6-9 pm
$250

Every spring we can't get our hands on enough lilac. Dusty, barely-there lavender to deep royal plum - lilac varieties encompass a unique spectrum of the color purple. In this class we'll cover the basics of how to arrange flowers, paying special attention to the combination of the colors purple and red. Each student will create a romantic regal arrangement in a footed mercury glass bowl.

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All classes are limited to 10 students, unless otherwise noted.
Clippers will be provided and are a gift to take with you.
Of course, class will finish with a champagne and tea party.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Payments accepted through paypal.
To sign up, (or ask questions) email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

Mother's Day Class

MOTHERS DAY CLASS!
Saturday, May 8th; 1-4 pm
$250 per student

Who better to celebrate the art of arranging flowers than with your mother! We're encouraging daughter/mother teams to sign up together, but this class is open to all. We'll go over the techniques of creating an arrangement with lilac, lily of the valley, peonies, snowball viburnum and a host of other May flowers. Each lady will create an abundant spring masterpiece in a stone footed urn.

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All classes are limited to 10 students, unless otherwise noted.
Clippers will be provided and are a gift to take with you.
Of course, class will finish with a champagne and tea party.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Payments accepted through paypal.
To sign up, (or ask questions) email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

the herbal class...

Everyone planted a window box with sage, thyme and rosemary (hopefully you all are being good herbal stewards and keeping them healthy) and made a wildflower arrangement in ball jar using anemones, ranunculus, rose geranium, rosemary, sweet pea, raspberries, andromeda, scabiosa, jasmine and eucalyptus. [Sigh]


...and so there's a little floral preview of spring for you, on a day when it's going to be 60 degrees here in new york!!! Nicolette and I are going to try to find a place to eat lunch outside today while we brainstorm the next set of classes. Thanks everyone for your ongoing support and enthusiasm, Little Flower School makes us so happy...

herbal class update!

For those of you who made the herb boxes, how are they coming along? I brought one home, and mine is doing good. I water it very little - maybe a pint a week. I made nicolette's roasted beets with thyme recipe monday night - and I shall MAKE IT AGAIN:

- diced three small beets, threw them in an oven proof bowl (or pan)
- two pats of butter on top
- 6 or so sprigs off thyme
- just enough water to cover
- a sprinkle of salt/pepper

Baked for about 30 min. at 350 degrees, or until most of the water was absorbed.

Then I tossed them with some greens and a shallot vinaigrette. the key to a good vinaigrette is to let the (very) finely chopped shallot macerate in the vinegar (i like to use champagne vinegar) for 20 or so minutes. then I whisk in a bit of dijon mustard, salt and pepper, then the olive oil in a very fine stream whisking very fast till all is melded. i topped this hot mess with a little goat cheese and toasted walnuts because everyone knows that beets+goat cheese+walnuts is killer!

I still need to go through the photos from the herb class and post them here...

Here are some photos from our mock-up/made for TV class last week...we used lots of seasonal February flowers - anemones, ranunculus, dusty miller, camelias, scabiosa, eucalyptus, quince, etc...
We're putting together more classes for April/May now. We would LOVE to hear you're requests!
Check back later in the week for the new schedule.