Little Sprouts is a monthly class designed to foster a love and sense of wonder for the outside world in your child. Each month, we will explore a seasonal theme through a 5-senses garden walk, story-time, a hands-on craft or activity, and a take-home kit.
This class is geared towards preschool-age students. Pre-registration is required.
Date: Tuesday or Thursday
Time: 10 am - 11:30 am EDT
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Explore the horticultural history of the H. H. Hunnewell Estate with a 90-minute guided walking tour. Starting in the 18th century, this estate has been the center for an array of unique botanical collections. With its roots deeply intertwined in the hybridization of hardy rhododendrons, landscape architecture, and a vast collection of conifers, this is a tour you don't want to miss!
Length: 1 day
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 10am - 11:30am ET
Led by Laurel Kulow, each class offers a grounding hatha-style practice that focuses on mindful movement, breath, and alignment.
Hatha yoga is a gentle and accessible style that emphasizes holding poses, improving balance, and creating space in the body and mind. It’s ideal for those new to yoga as well as experienced practitioners looking to slow down and reconnect with their practice. Laurel’s classes link breath with movement to help you feel more centered, calm, and creatively energized.
All levels are welcome—beginners encouraged! Please dress for the weather and bring your own mat and/or towel, as all sessions are held outdoors.
Length: 1 day
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
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You will begin by twisting, folding, stitching, clamping, wrapping and compressing several pieces of fabric into a variety of shapes. Then you will dip the fabric into a magical indigo vat to produce shades ranging from pale blue to denim. Finally, you will unwrap the dyed pieces to reveal stunning patterns – both simple and complex. Advanced projects available for returning students
Length: 1 day
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Classes Available:
10am - 4pm ET
This class is suited for stitchers of all levels. Kawandi is an organic technique that does not require precision stitching. Design decisions are made as each patch is added to the quilt. Every quilt is unique, bearing evidence of the quilter’s “hand” and design aesthetic in its composition. If you have taken Shibori or eco-printing classes with Mary before, this is a wonderful opportunity to take the fabric you created and turn it into a finished project.
Length: 1 day
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 9 am - 4 pm ET
Led by Laurel Kulow, each class offers a grounding hatha-style practice that focuses on mindful movement, breath, and alignment.
Hatha yoga is a gentle and accessible style that emphasizes holding poses, improving balance, and creating space in the body and mind. It’s ideal for those new to yoga as well as experienced practitioners looking to slow down and reconnect with their practice. Laurel’s classes link breath with movement to help you feel more centered, calm, and creatively energized.
All levels are welcome—beginners encouraged! Please dress for the weather and bring your own mat and/or towel, as all sessions are held outdoors.
Length: 1 day
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Join in on this hands-on workshop designed for both beginners and experienced artists. Create beautifully textured paste papers using colorful paint mixtures and an array of texture tools. These one-of-a-kind papers will serve as the foundation for your own imaginative collage compositions. Through cutting, layering, and arranging designs, you'll explore the principles of composition, pattern, and visual balance.
All materials will be provided, including paper, mounting boards, texture tools, brushes, adhesives, and handouts to support your process.
Length: 1 day
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025
Classes Available:
10am - 4pm ET
Hydrangeas are some of the most striking flowering shrubs, from the size and color of their inflorescences to their lengthy flowering times. However, there is much confusion regarding water and soil requirements, sun exposure, fertilization, and pruning of these colorful shrubs. We will walk through the gardens and visit many cultivars of common species in New England: macrophylla (Big Leaf), arborescens (Smooth), paniculata (Paniculate), quercifolia (Oak Leaf). A handout will provide information for the proper care of the different species and a listing of the plants visited.
Length: 1 day
Date: Sunday, July 13, 2025
Time: 10am - 11:30am ET
Led by Laurel Kulow, each class offers a grounding hatha-style practice that focuses on mindful movement, breath, and alignment.
Hatha yoga is a gentle and accessible style that emphasizes holding poses, improving balance, and creating space in the body and mind. It’s ideal for those new to yoga as well as experienced practitioners looking to slow down and reconnect with their practice. Laurel’s classes link breath with movement to help you feel more centered, calm, and creatively energized.
All levels are welcome—beginners encouraged! Please dress for the weather and bring your own mat and/or towel, as all sessions are held outdoors.
Length: 1 day
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Pen and ink is a versatile drawing medium offering a rich black-and-white expressive language for illustration. In this one-day class you will find out how to hold the pens to make different strokes and tips and strategies to control ink flow, prevent ink blobs, and correct mistakes. We will work with the crow-quill metal dip pen with India ink and the Pigma micron pen. Instructed by Carol Ann Morley
Length: 1 day
Dates: August 25, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm ET
Begin with pencil studies of your chosen specimen and get familiar with the angles, gestures, and details of form. Practice some pen and ink techniques and have fun testing different shading strokes to build the tones and textures of your flowers and leaves. Working with both the crow-quill pen and pigma micron, explore the unique repertoire of each pen and make some ink trials on vellum paper to find the best solutions for your rendering. Transfer your pencil sketch to Bristol paper in a pleasing arrangement then start inking and watch your flowers emerge as a beautiful black and white pen and ink illustration. Instructed by Carol Ann Morley
Length: 3 days
Dates: August 25 - 29, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm ET
Guided forest bathing is a gentle and relaxing practice that restores our connection with ourselves and the landscape around us. This class will consist of a series of gentle activities (invitations) that allow participants to use their 5-senses to engage with nature. This is wellness naturally: More Than a Walk in the Woods. It has the health benefits of mindfulness and supports the immune system and variable heart rate. This is not a physically demanding class. Class activities are low-impact and slow-paced and cover short distances.
Length: 1 day
Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Time: 10 am - 12 pm EDT
Guided by Alice Rosa, a Fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists in London, learn the art of colored pencil for botanical art. First, we will start with foundational techniques such as observing, measuring, and drawing all the components of the plant. Then move on to color studies, learning how to layer colored pencils to achieve vibrant and deep hues. We will also explore tools to render textures and fine details.
Length: 3 days
Dates: September 8, 9, 12, 2025
Time: 10 am - 2 pm ET
In this immersive session, Nadine will guide you through watercolor techniques like washes and expressive brushstrokes to help you capture the essence of the garden’s beauty. Choose your own subjects—from trees and flowers to sweeping landscape views or abstract compositions—allowing your creative vision to emerge. All materials are provided. No experience needed.
Length: 1 day
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Time: 10 am - 2 pm EDT
Join Lorraine and Mary Lou from Artistry Floral for a hands-on floral design workshop focused on the art of the "coffee table arrangement." If you've ever wondered what kind of flowers work best for a low, stylish centerpiece that doesn’t block conversation, this class is for you! Learn how to create a beautiful, eye-catching arrangement that elevates your space while maintaining clear sight lines for seated guests. Perfect for both beginners and flower enthusiasts!
Length: 1 day
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 10am - 11:30am ET
Get creative in this playful and imaginative workshop where vintage fashion meets floral design. You’ll learn how to transform an old pocketbook into a charming, one-of-a-kind floral arrangement, focusing on floral design techniques that balance color, texture, and structure, all while thinking outside the vase. This unique container adds personality and flair, making it perfect for a whimsical gift or a conversation-starting centerpiece.
Length: 1 day
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 10am - 11:30am ET
In this festive workshop. Together we'll create a Thanksgiving-themed arrangement to set the tone for the season. Using a rich palette and seasonal materials, you'll learn techniques such as establishing line, balance, and proportion to build a harmonious design that captures the warmth and abundance of fall. Come ready to get inspired and leave with a beautiful piece that reflects the spirit of the holiday
Length: 1 day
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 10am - 11:30am ET
The dormant period in Winter is an important time to perform specific work on plants whose structure is visible with no leaves. We will visit a number of shrubs and ornamental trees that are best pruned and accessed in Winter. Since plants do not respond to pruning at this time, we can use this window to remove water sprouts and root suckers and work on plants with specific aesthetic needs. The workshop will cover specific pruning techniques, explaining how and why cuts are being made.
Length: 1 day
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
Time: 10am - 11:30am ET
Get into the holiday spirit with an unconventional December workshop. You'll create a one-of-a-kind holiday arrangement that breaks the rules—in the best way! Think unexpected elements, bold textures, playful color palettes, and maybe even a few sparkles tucked among your blooms. Using techniques like dynamic asymmetry, creative use of negative space, and a mix of fresh and novelty materials, you'll build a design that's as joyful and unique as the season itself. Perfect for anyone ready to shake up tradition!
Length: 1 day
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Time: 10am - 11:30am ET
