Spring Holiday Arrangements

Are you looking for a fun, immersive way to learn more about natural perfumery and create your own signature scent with friends? Try a Bios Apothecary perfume making class! You will leave with your very own bespoke fine fragrance.  Our $110 fee per person includes: an introduction to natural perfumery, an overview and sampling of our most popular...

In this hands-on cupcake decorating class you will learn the basics of buttercream flower piping, how to use a petal tip, flower nail and tips and tricks to make your flowers the prettiest ones of the bunch! Skills taught: How to create buttercream flowers How to use a petal tip How to use a flower nail How to pipe directly onto a cupcake ...

The introductory flower design is a great course to expand your skills into the world of flower designing covering approximately 10 different styles of design. We go from American to European to bridal.  The course consist of many projects all done in class. All hands on with all your flowers and containers included. We also discuss the marketing...

Explore the alchemy and use of flower essences in this experiential class. Learn the history and traditional methods of creating these remedies and how they have been used to support emotional alignment. This class will include practical tips on how to connect to this subtle form of plant spirit medicine and useful ways to use their benefits in a...

Our Design Star comprehensive is a week packed full of learning and designing. It takes you from beginner to designer. We’ve seen amazing things in this class as on the last day we design our own mock wedding and some of the most beautiful work has come out of that final class. It’s approximately 24 styles of design covering every area of designing...

Join us for a great day of flower design. The Sampler course is for individuals who want to try out our school and go home with a wealth of knowledge about the world of flower designing. It’s three great projects covering American to European design.  Michael Gaffney will be there to teach and also give you his book Design Star and autograph...

Beginners Open Studio is for students who are interested in floral design and want to try working with flowers. This studio class provides the opportunity to create a beautiful, seasonal arrangement in vase while learning some tips and tricks of design. This is a great way to introduce yourself to FlowerSchool New York and the world of floral...

Are you looking to up your houseplant game? We can help! We'll walk you through many different species with stunning foliage or flowers—including bromeliads and palms—that will bring a hint of the sun-drenched tropics to your home. We'll discuss the light, soil, water, and maintenance requirements of a broad array of plants, so you can select...

We all have one - some vase we love or that has been given as a gift. Very elegant or unusual but what to do to put flowers in that special container in a way that works?! Bring your favorite (or most difficult) vase and we will help you apply some floral design principles to create a beautiful duet between your container and the seasonal flowers...

Digital Photo Academy instructors are available to accommodate personal schedules and provide a full day, 6 hours of instruction to suit the needs of individual parties. Typically the session will last approximately, beginning with a discussion about the student’s specific camera equipment and photographic needs, then leading into an in-the-field...

Prospect Park provides such a superabundance of wild foods in mid-spring, it's hard to cover them all in just four hours. We begin with spicy hedge mustard, corn-flavored chickweed, and spinach-flavored lamb's quarters, all growing near the park's Grand Army Plaza entrance. Then we move along to goutweed, taking over along the path near the Vale...

This course is an introduction to face serums. You will learn: How to work them into your skincare routine The type and function of different styles of serums Which format is recommended for your skin type and goals An overview and sampling of 40+ natural ingredients, and all of the raw materials and supplies needed to create one 30mL face...

New workshop!  Sort of. This one is a combination of bundle and rust dyeing, meeting a full 3 hours with take home projects to keep you going. Bundle dyeing is a great way to sample colors that you collect, forage, or save from the food waste bin. Your collection of dye stuff doesn't have to be grand to sample the different color ways in this...

Learn the basics of rendering a Botanical subject in pencil. Working with a plant, flower or vegetable for a subject, we will go from beginning sketch to finished drawing. Click here for Materials List. Note: Please read our Safety Guidelines before visiting our building.

Digital Photo Academy instructors are available to accommodate personal schedules and provide a half day, 3 hours of instruction to suit the needs of individual parties. Typically the session will last approximately, beginning with a discussion about the student’s specific camera equipment and photographic needs, then leading into an in-the-field...

Get a solid grounding in the basic plant body, from the cell to the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. After an overview of microscope use and fundamental science in the first session, you'll use both dissecting and compound light microscopes to observe plant anatomy. Moving on, we'll introduce the base-level chemistry required for understanding...

The sunny borders between woodlands and the parking lot provide prime habitat for various wild herbs and greens. We'll look for sheep sorrel and wood sorrel, with their wonderful lemony flavors, plus goutweed, which tastes like parsley, carrots, and celery. Poor man's pepper, a common, delicious wild mustard, also appears in great abundance in sunny...

The sunny borders between woodlands and the parking lot provide prime habitat for various wild herbs and greens. We'll look for sheep sorrel and wood sorrel, with their wonderful lemony flavors, plus goutweed, which tastes like parsley, carrots, and celery. Poor man's pepper, a common, delicious wild mustard, also appears in great abundance in sunny...