flower school

11/23/2011

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here are some highlights from our best of Autumn Class. So many wonderful arrangements from a very lovely bunch of students.
We've been hard at work planning an awesome new schedule of classes for Winter and Spring. Stay tuned-- we'll be releasing the dates next week!

Have a lovely holiday!

9/11/2011

NEW CLASS! Rose & Rust

Color Workshop: Rose and Rust

Saturday, October 29th

1:00-4:00 pm

$265

In this class we'll investigate the nuances of pink; from the saturated berry hues of celosia and cockscomb to the palest heirloom rose. Students will learn how to layer and combine color with flowers to create an ombre effect. Does pink have a better foil than the rich amber and sienna tones of October? We think not! Featured in this class will be the last of the Califonia heirloom roses, pepperberry, autumn fruits, asian pear, sedum, carnations and maybe, just maybe, we'll have some tree peonies too! Open to all levels.

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

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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 refreshments.

Payments accepted through paypal.

To sign up or ask questions email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

NEW CLASS! Best of Autumn

The Best of Autumn
Sunday, October 16th
1:00-4:00 pm
$265

Autumn, our favorite season for flowers.
When leaves color, field flowers are going great guns and we finally get to play with fruit on the branch, berries, pods and wild grasses. October beckons a range of color palettes from muddy blues and turquoise to opulent plum and warm ochre tones. We'll be bringing in the last of the dahlias in their dinner-plate sized glory, porcelain vine, persimmons, olive, rosehips, amaranth, celosia, pear, and painted fern. Combing fruit, foliage and flower we'll create grand sprawling arrangements using a flower frog in shallow footed urn. This class is open to all levels.

The class will take place in the Nicolette's studio at 50-52 Dobbin St, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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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 refreshments.

Payments accepted through paypal.

To sign up or ask questions email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

9/10/2011

On newsstands today! Herbs & Flowers

Check out this little piece I did for the Wall Street Journal Off Duty section. Simple tips for creating late summer/early autumn arrangements with flowers & herbs. Full article here. Beautiful photos by Tara Donne.

xo, Nicolette

Oh, and don't worry we promise to put out a new schedule of classes soon!

8/25/2011

The best of Autumn at the NYBG

There's no doubt that Autumn flowers, fruit & foliage are our favorites here at Little Flower School. Come revel in the best of the season with us Sunday, September 11 at the New York Botanical Garden. We'll start the class with a tour of the gardens and we'll get some special cuttings from the garden to use in our arrangements.

Registration ends September 6th!

FROM GARDEN TO VASE: Autumn edition

Sunday, September 11th

10:00am-3:30pm

In this intensive one day workshop we'll start with a tour of the gardens led by the garden curators of the NYBG! After the tour we'll break for lunch then head inside for a few hours of floral arranging. Taking inspiration from the Autumn garden we'll make abundant arrangements that evoke the hues & textures of the season. We'll be using dahlias, pear, amaranth, garden roses, celosia, hydrangea, privet, zinnias, porcelain vine, coleus as well as some very special cuttings from the grounds of the garden!

Hope to see you there!

To register click HERE.

7/20/2011

Flowers in Real Simple July 2011

Hello flower friends!
Nicolette did a flower story in the July issue of Real Simple. The gorgeous photos are by the extraordinary Martyn Thompson. There are some really lovely photos* and lots of arranging tips. You can check out the article here or be sure to grab one at the newsstand!
Hope you are surviving the heat!

*this mostly green arrangement is my favorite. there are endless possibilities with all green arrangements. have you ever made an arrangement with all greens?