Succulents & Begonias

Succulents and Begonias

Saturday, January 22
1:00-4:00 pm
$250

Winter offers us a measly dearth of foliage and greenery - so we often find ourselves in the greenhouse, cutting from heirloom begonias and succulents to ritz up our arrangements. The silvery and textured greens these two very different species share makes an ideal backdrop for the delicate winter blooms we love - amaryllis, ranunculus, anemones, etc. The class will learn about growing indoor plants for cutting, and each student will create their own winter masterpiece.

The class meets at Nicolette's studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

50-52 Dobbin St

Brooklyn NY 11222

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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 register or ask questions email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

Orchids!

Orchids!

Sunday, January 9th

1:00-4:00pm

$250

In this class we'll liberate orchids from the contemporary/minimalist style where these beauties have been pigeon-holed for years. Along with other season material, we will highlight several different varieties of orchids (Phals, mokara, lady slippers, etc) to creating sumptuous, heady arrangements in the classic romantic style with a hothouse exotic twist. This class is going to be the best ever.

The class meets at Nicolette's studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

50-52 Dobbin St

Brooklyn NY 11222

***

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 register or ask questions email us at hello.flower.school@gmail.com

Dutch Masters Class

Dutch Masters Class

Sunday, March 6

1:00-4:00pm

$250

In this class we will take inspiration from the painting of Dutch masters. Moody, lush and abundant arrangements that celebrate the bounty of the season. We'll have early spring flowers like tulips, muscari and frittillaria, garden roses, passion vine, dianthus, jasmine and more.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street 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

Ranunculus revisted

RANUNCULUS REVISITED
Saturday, February 12th
1:00-4:00pm
$250

The ridiculously beautiful ranunculus makes us swoon with it's unending labarinth of petals. Need we say more?!? We'll bring mulitple varieties of this stunning beauty to class along with a smattering of other delicate winter blooms. Students will learn the basics of composition and each make a delicate arrangement in a footed glass urn.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street 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 champagne toast and treats.

Payments accepted through paypal.

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

Gorgeousness! from the Copper & Rose class

We had an amazing Copper & Rose color workshop a few weeks ago! We were knee deep in persimmon & crabapple branches, sedum, rudbeckia, crocosmia & scabiosa pods, amaranth, heuchera, dahlias, abellia, chrysanthemums, gomphrena, millet, burning bush and so much more. The talented flower maven & baker Joelle has been making us amazing treats for each of our classes. Apple walnut cake with cider glaze, Umm... YES PLEASE!

Each class is more an more inspiring! We are always in awe of how different each students arrangement feels even though everyone has the same material to choose from.









Our Winter schedule will be posted soon! We promise.
We've been dreaming up classes inspired by dutch master paintings, wreath making, maybe another ranunculus class and some winter color workshops.....please stay tuned for the new schedule!

Ode to the Dahlia: in three parts

THE MUSE

I apologize in advance. I can take photos of flowers all day- especially the cafe au lait dahlia. Ivory, nude, blush, mocha, tea-stained, taupe, dusty rose, pale brown..perfect.

THE FARMER

We had the pleasure of visiting Anna Mack's glorious flower farm in western Massachusetts. The farm, aptly named "Wild & Cultivated" had some of the most beautiful dahlias Sarah & I have ever had our little hands on**.

THE GRADUATES

**There were so many gorgeous dahlias at Anna's farm. I've focused on the the 'Cafe Au Lait' but there were so many more varieties. More on our flickr.

Open Studio

I'll be making flower crowns of all sorts at the open studio party this Thursday September 30th. I love this one with porcelain vine, scabiosa pods & antique hydrangea.

Some of the other designers at the open studio will be Fay Andrada, Wiksten, Odette NY and reMade USA. Hope you can join us! More info here.

Au Revoir Summer

Our last class of Summer Wildflowers a few weeks ago was overflowing with some of our favorite late summer blooms. Celosia, echinachea, scabiosa, foxglove, nigella, amaranthus, snowberry, pee gee hydrangeas, snowberry, queen anne's lace, persian carpet zinnias, chocolate cosmos, black basil, grasses and more!

Sadly, Sarah's laptop was stolen (gasp!) so we lost all of the individual portraits of the arrangements. Here are a few of the students in action-- such a focused and talented lot.

We're working on a NEW WINTER SCHEDULE so stay tuned for many more exciting classes! We just may make you fall in love with the carnation, get to know the amaryllis, maybe even make some wreaths... Anyone have any special requests?

Dahlias, mountain mint, foxglove, porcelain vine

Dahlias season has started and I was seduced by a bunch of soft organgey-peach beauties. I think this variety is called "Croydon Masterpiece". I paired them with porcelain vine, mountain mint & foxglove to make this soft moody early autumn arrangement.

We're so excited about all the new classes and thank you for everyone's support & enthusiasm! We still have one spot left in the Dahlia class! Who's in?

1st Wildflower Class

Our wildflower class went off at the end of last month. It was the most flowers I think we've ever had - I'm going to try to list them all just for kicks...

garden roses from California, nigella, scabiosa pods, asclepias, dinner plate dahlias, standard dahlias (is there such a thing?! NO), amaranthus, bronze upright, russian olive, crabapple, black scabiosa, celosia, decorative oregano, hydrangea, thistle, cosmos, echinacea, jasmine, yarrow, lambs ear, nigella pods, purple basil...

And the New York Times came and made a story about flower classes that ran last Thursday. If you didn't see it you can here.*

Snack time included some amazing grapes from Nicolette's courtyard..

And some of the portraits...

* Russell was reading the Times online Wednesday night when the story went up. You know how they rotate the A1 lead story every hour or so?...when he logged on there we were front and center - so surreal! He grabbed this screenshot for me:

NEW CLASS ADDED: The Ranuncula

RANUNCULUS, a love story
Sunday, November 7th
1:00-4:00pm
$250

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
We patiently wait the whole summer for the ranunuculus to come back to us. In this class each student will use this million petal-ed, delicate bloom along with seeded eucalyptus, garden roses, pear, anemones & plum to create an elegant arrangement in a glass compote for the table

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street 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 champagne toast and treats.

Payments accepted through paypal.

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

NEW CLASS ADDED: FRUITING BRANCHES & BERRIES ON THE VINE

FRUITING BRANCHES & BERRIES ON THE VINE
Sunday, October 24
6:30-9:30pm
$250

In this class we'll focus on the glorious fruiting branches & berries of autumn. Learning how to pair these forms with more delicate flowers, students will create large rustic arrangements in a footed urn. We’ll be working with pear & persimmon branches, pepperberry, acorns, porcelain vine, kale, dahlias, ranunculus, begonias and other seasonal flowers.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street 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 champagne toast and treats.

Payments accepted through paypal.

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

NEW CLASS: COLOR WORKSHOP: Cool colors of Autumn

COLOR WORKSHOP: Cool colors of Autumn
Sunday, October 3
1:00-4:00 pm
$250

In this class we'll draw inspiration from the cooler, moody tones of autumn. We’ll play with powdery blue antique hydrangeas, silvery Russian olive, dusty miller, multiple varieties of begonias, black privet berry, bronze amaranthus, robbin's egg blue porcelain vine, creamy dinner plate dahlias and a sprinkling of ranunculus. Each student will learn the basic principles of floral composition and create a lush & sprawling Autumnal arrangement in an antique metal urn.

The class will take place in the Saipua studio at 147 Van Dyke Street 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 champagne toast and treats.

Payments accepted through paypal.

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

NEW CLASS: COLOR WORKSHOP: Copper, Rose & Bronze

COLOR WORKSHOP: Copper/Rose/Bronze
Wednesday, September 29
1:00-4:00 pm
$250

Dusty rose is the perfect companion to all the beautiful bronzy golden hues of mid-autumn. This is one of our all time favorite color combinations – and we’ve been waiting all year to teach this class! Students will work with bittersweet, dahlias, ranunculus, spirea, garden roses, mums, persimmons, amaranthus, scabiosa, rosehips and other seasonal material to create a gorgeous sprawling testament to the season in an antiqued copper vessel.

This class will take place at Nicolette's studio at 50-52 Dobbin St in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and is considered an open level class for all skill sets.

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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 toast and treats.

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

NEW CLASS: ODE TO THE DAHLIA

ODE TO THE DAHLIA
Wednesday, September 15
6:30-9:30pm
$250

Ladies & gentlemen, Dahlia season has arrived.
In all their brazen and voluptuous glory this class will feature some of our favorite varieties of this incredible specimen. Each student will create an arrangement dripping with dahlias, crabapple, celosia, grasses, hydrangea, scabiosa along with a bounty of other late summer blooms.

This class will take place at Nicolette's studio at 50-52 Dobbin St in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and is considered an open level class for all skill sets.

***
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 toast and treats.

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

The Little Flower School went on the road last month over to Sunday Suppers...It was a lovely ladies lunch - we taught a miniature flower lesson and then learned how to make a seasonal summer lunch with The Jewels of New York. If every Sunday could be so decadent!

These gorgeous photos courtesy of Karen Mordechai - wait till you see the final results of the table setting, the food, and the flower arrangements...

*We've been scheduling fools today - our new Autumn class schedule is coming out tomorrow, promise!!

peony classes revealed!

The highly-coveted peony classes were two big lovely messes of peonies (obviously), lamb's ear, black basil, nine bark, ranunculus, crabapple blossoms, oregano, blueberry, astrantia, astilbe, columbine, clematis, eucalyptus, nigella, allium, lavender, hellebores, etc, etc!

See for yourself...

Gorgeous...



Breathtaking!



Brava!



Really?



Seriously?



I know, right?



Stunning...



The dopest...



most divine...



natures envy..



undeniably radient..



magnificent...



stellar!



on fire!!!



out of this world!!



hhhOT



ravishing



resplendent..



intoxicating!



sublime..



ravishing!



angelic..



and that's all she wrote. i'm out of adjectives anyway.

mothers day class

Looking at these photo's now makes me miss lilac and crabapple blossoms like crazy...we're already using crabapple fruit in the studio this week. Time flies...



Half of this class consisted of a family of 5 women, a mother, her three daughters and her sister. All from Brooklyn. Another mother-daughter team from California and one lovely lady from Salt Lake City, Utah. The arrangements these women made were incredible...



We had two last minute cancellations and so we invited both our mother's to attend. Turns out Irene and Susan are both flower mavens. In fact I kept them after class for an extra credit assignment - putting them to work on some Saipua orders for the next day!





...Nothing like waiting till father's day to show you mother's day. We've been busy. Nicolette and I are hard at work with weddings and also planning new classes for Summer, plus a special collaboration with Sunday Suppers - details to come soon...

NEW SUMMER CLASSES!

Summer Wild Flowers 101
July 25th -OR- August 29th
1pm-4pm
$250

We'll cover how to choose, handle and arrange flowers in this basics class inspired by the wild blooms of late summer. Clover, celosia, dahlias, agapanthus, echinacea, hydrangea, chamomile, grasses, thistle, nigella, scabiosa, flowering herbs, lavender and more! Each student will make a lush & wild arrangement to take home along with a pair of clippers. Class will end with a champagne toast and treats!

These workshops will take place at Nicolette's studio in Greenpoint:
50-52 Dobbin St, Brooklyn NY 11222
All classes are limited to 10 students, unless otherwise noted.
Clippers will be provided and are a gift to take with you.
Payments accepted through Paypal.

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

la la lilac

Fun evening class in April with all sorts of lilac...a distant, fragrant memory!