Christianson’s Class Calendar

 

Hand-tied Fall Bouquets

Saturday, September 16th, noon-1:00 p.m.

reservations required     class fee: $45

please check in at the Garden Store before class

Join Anne Long, the owner of The Dahlia House, for a unique and exciting Handtied Fall Bouquet class. Experience the beauty of seasonal local flowers and learn the art of creating a stunning hand-tied bouquet. This class will take place on Saturday, September 16th from 12-1, and costs $45 (all supplies included). Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your floral arrangement skills and learn tips and tricks for growing beautiful dahlias and other fall favorites. Call the Garden Store at 360-466-3821 to reserve your spot. Plus, this class is happening on our Giant Pumpkin Festival Day, so you can make a day of it and enjoy all of the fall festivities.

Fall Bulbs for Spring Color

Saturday, October 28th, 11:00 a.m.-noon

reservations required     class fee: $35

please check in at the Garden Store before class

Get ready for a beautiful spring with our Fall Bulbs for Spring Color class, taught by the talented Sarah Wagstaff from SUOT Farm. During this one-hour session, you’ll learn how to create a stunning potted display in terracotta of fall color using a variety of bulbs. All supplies are included, so you can just show up and get creative! Don’t miss this chance to learn from one of the best in the business and take home a container that will surely delight come spring.

Growing Great Roses
Saturday, March 4th, 11 a.m. – noon

reservations required     class fee: $10

please check in at the Garden Store before class

The rose is America’s most popular flower and is also one of the oldest in cultivation. There are thousands of rose varieties known for fragrance, color, bloom time, and hardiness. Take notes from Christianson’s rose buyer, Nancy Stewart, on our favorite tried-and-true varieties that are fragrant, disease resistant, easy to care for, and thrive in the Pacific Northwest.

Pruning Spring Flowering Shrubs for Year-Round Beauty

Saturday, March 11th, 11 a.m. – noon

reservations required      class fee: $10

please check in at the Garden Store before class

 

It can be more than disappointing when flowering shrubs don’t bloom as we expect them to. In many cases, well-intentioned pruning gone awry may be the culprit. Pruning too severely, pruning at the wrong time of year or not pruning enough can all lead to poor bloom performance. Join Christina Pfeiffer, Horticulture Consultant, and Educator, as she offers some simple techniques to take the confusion out of pruning, and to prune spring flowering shrubs for optimal spring display and year-round beauty in the garden.

 

Dried Wreath Arranging

DATE CHANGED TO: Sunday, March 19th, 11 a.m. – noon

reservations required     class fee: $75

please check in at the Garden Store before class

Join Sarah Wagstaff, owner of SUOT Farm, an urban flower farm, in making dried wreaths from her collection of dried perennials, boughs, and seed pods that will hold up well indoors and bring joy for years to come. Choose from an array of her dried ornamentals and give your arrangements a re-fresh as we head into spring. Along with the botanicals, she will provide a wonderful selection of shells and feathers to choose from.

Complimentary Webinars

For technical support, please contact us.

Summer Pruning

complimentary Zoom webinar

Many gardeners are timid or even fearful of pruning trees and shrubs in summer. There are good reasons to be cautious, as overzealous pruning at this time of year can stress and weaken plants. With that in mind, summer is an ideal time to solve a few specific pruning goals like overzealous water sprouts on small trees and shrubs that are growing out of bounds? Just not sure what to prune or not to prune?  Watch to learn from author and Northwest Flower and Garden Festival speaker, Christina Pfeiffer how to do the right pruning on the right plants and what not to prune this time of year.

 

Any Herb! A Sensory Discovery in the Herb Garden

complimentary Zoom webinar
Click here to watch “Any Herb! A Sensory Discovery in the Herb Garden” with author and speaker Sue Goetz

Discover the top ten (plus a few more) common herbs and their medicinal and culinary properties with author, and Northwest Flower and Garden Festival speaker Sue Goetz. In this class,  discover which herbs to plant for color and fragrance to attract pollinators, as well as which to plant for healing properties. Sue will provide gardening advice and harvesting tips, and her recipes can be adapted to the herbs growing in your garden. Learn how to combine these herbs to create dishes robust in flavor.

 

 

 

Raised Bed Gardening

complimentary Zoom webinar

Click here to watch ‘Raised Bed Gardening’ with Sarah Wagstaff from SUOT Farm and Flowers on-demand

Passcode: mv5hzV?*

View ‘Intro to Hugelkulture’ link here

Learn how to build a raised bed with minimal materials, equipment, and cost. Understand all the basic aspects of creating and maintaining a raised bed garden by adapting foundational horticultural concepts to suit your specific circumstances. Local owner and avid agriculturist, Sarah Wagstaff of SUOT Farm and Flowers, will give you the confidence you need to create a beautiful, productive growing space that will last for years. Visit Sarah’s new retail store SUOT Floral Studio in Burlington, where the fruits of her labor are sold. Directions are in her bio@SuotFarm on Instagram.

 

Summer Care for Roses

complimentary Zoom webinar

Click here to watch ‘Summer Care for Roses’ with Rosarian Jeff Wyckoff on-demand

Although many new rose varieties are disease resistant, all roses are susceptible to black spot and other bothersome pests. Rosarian Jeff Wyckoff presents methods for keeping your roses healthy and blooming throughout the summer.

 

 

Floral Arranging; From Garden to Vase

Click here to watch “Floral Arranging; From Garden to Vase” with Kelli Walker from Country Bouquets Floral 

“We are in the midst of a locally grown flower renaissance in the Skagit Valley. People are drawn to flower designs that look as though they were gathered straight from the garden.” -Kelli Walker

Learn to create a beautiful floral design using fresh-cut flowers from your garden! In our newest class offering, we are excited to feature local owner and floral designer Kelli Walker from Country Bouquets Floral to demonstrate the assembly of a floral arrangement using fresh-cut flowers straight from the garden. Transfer Kelli’s visual template to make floral inspirations for your home table or an unexpected garden gift for others.

Follow Kelli on Instagram @CountryBouquetsFloral.

Christianson’s Class Calendar

November 2021

Holiday Rosehip Wreath Workshop with Laura Campbell

Saturday, November 20th and Sunday, November 21st

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
class fee $48
BOTH CLASSES FULL
call 360-466-3821 to reserve

We are pleased to bring back one of our popular workshops by one of Christianson’s beloved designers and master weaver, Laura Campbell. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to make your own handmade rosehip wreath using locally sourced wild wintered-red rosehips. Using Laura’s pre-made hand-woven wreath vines learn the art of placing individual rosehip branches into an 8-inch diameter wreath that will transform your front door into winter’s welcome. By nature, the rosehip wreaths will dry while holding onto their berries to ensure longevity through the seasons.

 

Holiday Wreath Making Classes

Deck the halls by using our wreath-making machines to create a personalized decoration with inspiring help from designers Becky Paulik and Laura Campbell. We provide a stunning array of fresh greens and berries (sold by the pound) or you can bring your own. The cost of one wreath form is included in the class fee. Wear warm clothing and bring your own pruners and gardening gloves. Can’t make the class? Reserve time to use our machines at your leisure from November 13th to December 24th.

Complimentary Summer Webinars:

Did you miss the live webinar presentations?  No worries.  The links below are available to watch on-demand and at your convenience.

For technical support, please contact us.

Summer Pruning

complimentary Zoom webinar

Many gardeners are timid or even fearful of pruning trees and shrubs in summer. There are good reasons to be cautious, as overzealous pruning at this time of year can stress and weaken plants. With that in mind, summer is an ideal time to solve a few specific pruning goals like overzealous water sprouts on small trees and shrubs that are growing out of bounds? Just not sure what to prune or not to prune?  Watch to learn from author and Northwest Flower and Garden Festival speaker, Christina Pfeiffer how to do the right pruning on the right plants and what not to prune this time of year.

 

Any Herb! A Sensory Discovery in the Herb Garden

complimentary Zoom webinar
Click here to watch “Any Herb! A Sensory Discovery in the Herb Garden” with author and speaker Sue Goetz

Discover the top ten (plus a few more) common herbs and their medicinal and culinary properties with author, and Northwest Flower and Garden Festival speaker Sue Goetz. In this class,  discover which herbs to plant for color and fragrance to attract pollinators, as well as which to plant for healing properties. Sue will provide gardening advice and harvesting tips, and her recipes can be adapted to the herbs growing in your garden. Learn how to combine these herbs to create dishes robust in flavor.

 

 

 

Raised Bed Gardening

complimentary Zoom webinar

Click here to watch ‘Raised Bed Gardening’ with Sarah Wagstaff from SUOT Farm and Flowers on-demand

Passcode: mv5hzV?*

View ‘Intro to Hugelkulture’ link here

Learn how to build a raised bed with minimal materials, equipment, and cost. Understand all the basic aspects of creating and maintaining a raised bed garden by adapting foundational horticultural concepts to suit your specific circumstances. Local owner and avid agriculturist, Sarah Wagstaff of SUOT Farm and Flowers, will give you the confidence you need to create a beautiful, productive growing space that will last for years. Visit Sarah’s new retail store SUOT Floral Studio in Burlington, where the fruits of her labor are sold. Directions are in her bio@SuotFarm on Instagram.

 

Summer Care for Roses

complimentary Zoom webinar

Click here to watch ‘Summer Care for Roses’ with Rosarian Jeff Wyckoff on-demand

Although many new rose varieties are disease resistant, all roses are susceptible to black spot and other bothersome pests. Rosarian Jeff Wyckoff presents methods for keeping your roses healthy and blooming throughout the summer.

 

 

Floral Arranging; From Garden to Vase

Click here to watch “Floral Arranging; From Garden to Vase” with Kelli Walker from Country Bouquets Floral 

“We are in the midst of a locally grown flower renaissance in the Skagit Valley. People are drawn to flower designs that look as though they were gathered straight from the garden.” -Kelli Walker

Learn to create a beautiful floral design using fresh-cut flowers from your garden! In our newest class offering, we are excited to feature local owner and floral designer Kelli Walker from Country Bouquets Floral to demonstrate the assembly of a floral arrangement using fresh-cut flowers straight from the garden. Transfer Kelli’s visual template to make floral inspirations for your home table or an unexpected garden gift for others.

Follow Kelli on Instagram @CountryBouquetsFloral.