If you’ve ever wanted to make an interesting arrangement of only greens, craft a bulb garden, or dabble in some other sort of floral adventure, Brown & Greene is the place for you. That’s because we offer classes. Not just any classes, mind you—they include more than flowers.
Pints & Posies
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we offered Pints & Posies, in which we paired arranging an assortment of greens with beer tasting. Our dear Lyn taught design, Jerrod Sumner of
Brandtabulous covered beer, and Katie Fears of
Brio Art caught the event masterfully with her camera.
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| The supplies and room were ready for students to arrive. |
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| Meet our greens: aspidistra, Cleopatra fern, dusty miller, flat fern,
foxtail, scented geranium, sword fern, and trick carnation. |
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| The selection of beers included Finnegan's Irish Amber, O'Hara's Irish Stout, and War & Peace's Imperial Coffee Stout. |
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| Lyn demonstrated how to design with the foliage. |
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| Cheers! |
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| Our workspace makes for a cozy classroom. Participants listened while Jerrod discussed the beers being sampled. |
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| Jerrod sliced the yummy cake provided by Buttercream. |
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| We added to the traditional beer-and-nuts pairing with pretzels, crackers, cheese, and more. |
Bulbs & Bubbly
In April, participants partook in Bulbs & Bubbly,
sampling prosecco in different forms—Jell-O shots, anyone?—and crafting a
beautiful bulb garden in a glass bowl, using pebbles, curly and pussy willows, soil,
moss, and hyacinth.
There was a lot of laughter as people poured dirt, twisted willow,
buried bulbs, and arranged moss and rocks, all while sipping cocktails. We look
forward to sharing photos of the class with you soon.
Working with a Theme
The pairings are part of our styled classes, which are based
on a theme. The goal is to teach you about flowers and floral design, as well
as a related topic that fits the selected theme. Our next class is English Cottage
Garden & Tea. We’ll showcase beautiful flowers typical of an English garden
and sample tea from Mrs. Kelley's Teas and scones and cucumber sandwiches from Buttercream Bakery and Patisserie 46. Sounds enchanting, doesn’t it?
The class will be held Sunday, June 23, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.. The cost is $65 per person.
We have other classes in the works as well:
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July: Outdoor Entertaining: Make Your Own Succulent Garden Planter
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August: Wildflowers & Honey Tasting
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September: Autumn Blossoms & Warm Cocktails
We'll provide information on our site and via e-mail to subscribers as we have it. Classes are generally
for 8–12 students. Because space is limited, it’s better to sign up sooner
rather than later. If you’ve been to a class already, come on back. If you
haven’t been yet, what are you waiting for?
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| Take a class with us to create your own floral lovely to take home. |
Gardening is a passion for many Minnesotans. And with such a short growing season, they can't wait to get started. Finally—finally!—planting season is here. None too soon, either. It seemed to take almost until the official start of summer for spring warmth to arrive. And we're so glad it did—better late than never, right?
And have you noticed the boulevards? Many have come to life with all sorts of vegetation. People don't plant only pots, flower boxes, and yards. Some extend their love of gardening to their boulevards.
