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The days are getting longer, the soil is warming up, and it's time to fill up
some containers for a summer's worth of color. Once again, we have some fabulous
favorites along with a mixture of new classes. Be the first on your block
to plant the new petunia, Pretty Much Picasso from Proven Winners. You
need a special color pot, and a special mix of plants to make this plant stand
out, and we have just the things! And if you want a little whimsy, try our
Pink Flamingo, a repeat from last year, since we got so many pictures back of
this big bird adorning people's yards (and ponds!). Or how about a
peacock, with colorful feather made from fuchsia flowers? Whether your
tastes are classical or whimsical, we are sure to have something for you this
summer.
Tina Bemis
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Date & Time |
Workshop & Price |
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Wednesday,
May 12, 2010
at 10 am or 7 pm.
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Pretty Much Picasso
$29.95 |
This Proven Winner
is so new, there’s no way to show a picture of the wicked cool combo
we’ve planned to highlight the chartreuse and pink bicolor flowers.
The 10 am session is FULL,
but there is room in the 7 pm session. |
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Sunday,
May 16, 2010
at 4 pm.
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Over the Rainbow
$29.95
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Transform a twig
plant stand into a tower of flowers using chicken wire, moss, and a
rainbow of spillers, perfect for a sunny spot on the porch, patio or
deck.
This session is full. An
additional session has been scheduled at 6 pm on the same day
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Tuesday,
May 18, 2010
at 7pm.
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Sooner or Later…
$39
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…hummingbirds will
show up to visit the vast array of flowers in this classy, black iron
hanging basket. Choose from plants for sun or shade.
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Wednesday,
May 19, 2010
at 10 am or 7 pm.
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Sitting Peacock
$29.95 |
We’ve really
outdone ourselves! Make a “fuchsia fan” on a blue pot, create a false
body out of moss, then spray it all turquoise, the 2010 color of the
year. Both of these
sessions are full. The flock has been all allocated. No further sessions
are scheduled. |
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Sunday,
May 23, 2010
at 4 pm.
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Dark Shadows
$29.95
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If your garden
casts Dark Shadows, and you want to go beyond impatiens, try non-stop
begonias, coleus & New Guineas in a tall white, yellow or purple tin
vase.
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Tuesday,
May 25, 2010
at 7pm.
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Bluer than Blue
$39
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At our “Proven
Winners Destination Center,” plants are arranged by color. Stop at the
blue bench for plants to compliment a bright blue ceramic pot.
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Wednesday,
May 26, 2010
at 10 am or 7 pm.
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Hanging on a Moment
$29.95 |
This 16 inch moss
hanging basket is chock full of the latest spillers to add a sense of
European flair to your garden well into the fall. Choose your own
colors! |
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Sunday,
May 30, 2010
at 4 pm.
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Green Acres
$29.95
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Harvest armloads of
six kinds of basil from 1 16 inch faux barrel so you can make the
tastiest pesto and most colorful herb vinegars in the neighborhood!
This session is full.
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Tuesday,
June 1, 2010
at 7pm.
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I Feel the Earth
$69
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Join the Earth Box
cult! Plant cherry tomatoes that will form little hearts to put on your
salads (it’s a secret) and the new, sun-dried “tomaccio” tomato.
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Wednesday,
June 2, 2010
at 10 am or 7 pm.
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Upside Down
$29.95
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Plant an
upside-down tomato bag to hang heart-shaped cherry tomatoes (it’s a
secret), and a tomato tote bag with tomatoes as well as tasty salsa &
sauce herbs.
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Sunday,
June 6, 2010
at 4 pm.
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Butterflies are Free…
$29.95
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…as long as you
plant the right flowers, like butterfly bush, butterfly weed, gerbera
daisies and your choice of one of the new, fancy coneflowers.
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Tuesday,
June 8, 2010
at 7pm.
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The Rose
$39
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Join Barbara
Stafinski, our resident lover of all things roses, as she helps you
design a lovely container garden featuring a David Austin English rose.
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Wednesday,
June 9, 2010
at 10 am or 7 pm.
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We Have no Bananas
$29.95
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But we have the
daylily Going Bananas, the longest blooming perennial on our farm!
Planted with cannas, (because they rhyme) as well as for high contrast.
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Sunday,
June 13, 2010
at 4 pm.
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Bed Thyme
$29.95
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Send your fairies
off to sleep in their own special bed. Make the “quilt” out of perennial
creeping thyme & other groundcovers. Amanda and Beth’s favorites!
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Monday,
June 14, 2010
at 7pm.
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Re-do
Pink Flamingo
$20
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This is the re-do
session for those of you who took the workshop last year and want to
"reload" the frame you still have. Again this is only if you have the
frame from last year's session.
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Tuesday,
June 15, 2010
at 7pm.
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Pink Flamingo
$39
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The best of ‘09,
back for an encore! Create a life-sized flamingo on a frame (made on our
farm by Andrew Ahearn) and fill with pink polka-dot plant.
The Tuesday session is FULL,
but there is room in a new session scheduled for Thursday June 17 at 7 pm.
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Wednesday,
June 16, 2010
at 10 am or 7 pm.
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Double Your Pleasure
$29.95
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Two projects in one
class. “Reupholster” the cushion of a wire chair out of savvy
succulents, then stuff a purse frame with even more to create a cameo
garden.
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Sunday,
June 20, 2010
at 4 pm.
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Rockin’ Robin
$29.95
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Cast a concrete
birdbath out of a giant leaf or collage of smaller leaves, and return
when dried to paint and water seal it. Wear old clothes and bring
gloves.
The 4 pm session is FULL,
but there is room in a new session scheduled for 5:30 pm on the same
day.
Register for the
5:30 pm workshop here (this will bring you to our e-commerce site)
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Tuesday,
June 22, 2010
at 7pm.
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Front Porch Chair
$39
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Sign up early to
learn from our talented, new designer, Bart Krug, as he teaches you how
to transform a plain twig chair into a piece of garden art.
Register for the
7 pm workshop here (this will bring you to our e-commerce site)
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Participants will leave with a completed project to enjoy as well as to show off to their
friends, family and neighbors. Workshops are priced above. The price on the $29.95
workshops drops to $25 each if one person signs themselves up for four or more
total workshops.
Please note the photos are similar to the final project. In
order to have photos ready well in advance of class there may be some
differences. In many cases photo is from a previous year and the exact container
may no longer be available.
Many workshops fill up quickly, so be sure to reserve your space early.
Pre-registration and prepayment are required. Refunds will be given up to 24
hours before workshop time, after that we will gladly save your materials for a
week for you to come get.
The easiest way to register is by clicking the links
above. You may also fill out the form on the bottom of this page. Fax it to us at
(508) 885-4490 with credit card information. Or mail it with a check to:
Workshops, Bemis Farms Nursery, 29 North Brookfield
Rd., Spencer, MA 01562-1304.
You may
download a registration form here, or can highlight this registration portion and choose
"Print Selection" from your print dialog box
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