Come join us  for this hands-on class and learn to design a creative  living wreath with bulbs, succulents and small perennials. You will take your creation home!

Celebrate Spring early by incorporating bulb plants of tulips, hyacinths, muscari, crocus or daffodils,  into a wreath that you’ll decorate with seasonal greens, succulents and texture. Later, replant  the bulbs in the garden or containers and enjoy them year after year!

Sunday, February 28           2:00 – 4:30pm   $75

Monday, March 1                   6:30 – 9:00pm   $75

Call to reserve your space @ 503-236-5829

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The hands-on classes are limited to 8 students per class and are conducted at Françoise’s Studio – 2754 SE 33^rd Place.  Prices include flowers, supplies, use of tools, and best of all, your creation goes home with you!  Receipt of your check (or payment with Paypal) for the full tuition secures your place in the class.

Groups Welcome

If you’re thinking of bringing together a group to take one of our classes, we’d like to help you out: If your group is between 5 and 8 people, the organizer receives 50% off their registration price. You may choose from one of the existing classes, or coordinate a time and date of your choosing.

A fun idea for birthday parties, showers or team-building events, call 503 236 5829 to coordinate a time that works best for you and your friends.

Gift Certificates Available for All Classes

Here are some examples of what you will learn. Photography by Joni Shimabukuro

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October 10, 2009

Ceremony: Old Church

Reception: Tiffany Center

Photography: Kellie Kane

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Jamie Bosworth

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

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Last week I went to visit  Honeyhill Farms Nursery in Raleigh Hills. Owners Jim and Audrey Metcalfe are hellebore hybridizers.

What ‘eye candy’ to see hundreds of   flowering hellebores: they start blooming in January and still look gorgeous in April. What a treasure in the garden!

Call them at 503-292-1817 if you’d like to visit their garden and purchase plants in bloom. Or you can visit them at the Hillsdale Farmers Market on February  21 or on March 7.

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Jamie Bosworth

Rebekah Johnson

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The post on Nu Bouquets  from last week Thursday mysteriously disappeared and I wanted to feature it again:

A few weeks ago I did  a post on whimsical bridal bouquets inspired by ideas of european designers. I sparingly incorporated new textures – pearls, feathers, wire,…- juxtaposed fresh and traditional combinations and figured out new techniques to realize these fun bouquets.

Thank you Joni for the fabulous pictures – and for the clever name . I like it!

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Come join us  for this hands-on class and learn to design creative Valentine Posies on Sunday afternoon, February 7 or Monday evening February 8. You will take your creation home!

Valentine’s Day does not have to mean red roses… Flower varieties are so plentiful around this holiday. Delight your loved one with a scrumptious design: a topiary, a flower purse, a textured arrangement with succulents,…

Sunday February 7         2:00 – 4:30pm   $75

Monday February 8        6:30 – 9:00pm   $75

Call to reserve your space @ 503-236-5829

https://francoiseweeks.com/wordpress/classes

The hands-on classes are limited to 8 students per class and are conducted at Françoise’s Studio – 2754 SE 33^rd Place.  Prices include flowers, supplies, use of tools, and best of all, your creation goes home with you!  Receipt of your check (or payment with Paypal) for the full tuition secures your place in the class.

Groups Welcome

If you’re thinking of bringing together a group to take one of our classes, we’d like to help you out: If your group is between 5 and 8 people, the organizer receives 50% off their registration price. You may choose from one of the existing classes, or coordinate a time and date of your choosing.

A fun idea for birthday parties, showers or team-building events, call 503 236 5829 to coordinate a time that works best for you and your friends.

Gift Certificates Available for All Classes

Here are some examples of what you will learn. If you would like to order an arrangement for your Valentine’s Day, please call at 503-236-5829

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

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Fun and different!

Flower purses  make  wonderful hostess gifts and are perfect centerpieces for smaller tables.

Or would you like a unique bride’s bouquet or bridesmaid’s bouquet? As always, the possibilities are endless!

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Two more months before the Spring officially starts – but luckily there already are plenty of cut  spring flowers available: tulips, daffodils, ranunculus, anemones, hellebore  and primroses as well as  blooming branches like forsythia, hamamelis  and quince. What a treat!

In my garden the crocus and miniature daffodils have been poking  through the soil for the last 3 weeks. Soon I will cover them with a warm blanket of black gold: mushroom compost. It is such a fabulous soil amendment and the plants thrive on it. I am thrilled that the various hellebores – a favorite! –  have started to bloom already – in my book, spring is right around the corner…

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

Kathryn Elsesser

The new class schedule for the winter/spring classes is up on my website.

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You will learn how to utilize the bounty of the Willamette Valley, whether from backyard gardens,  the local farmer’s market or the grocery. Classes emphasize readily-available materials and common household items to create one-of-a-kind arrangement that are an expression of your unlimited creativity and ingenuity. These classes will change the way you look at your own garden, our abundant landscape and the world around you. Please call early to reserve your place!(503-236-5829).

The hands-on classes are limited to 8 students per class and are conducted at my studio – 2754 SE 33rd Place, Portland, OR 97202. Prices include flowers, supplies, use of tools, and best of all, your creation goes home with you! Receipt of your payment by check or Paypal for the full tuition secures your place in the class. Deposits are non-refundable, but exchanges will be considered.

Groups Welcome

If you’re thinking of bringing together a group to take one of our classes, we’d like to help you out: If your group is between 5 and 8 people, the organizer receives 50% off their registration price. You may choose from one of the existing classes, or coordinate a time and date of your choosing.

A fun idea for birthday parties, showers or team-building events, call 503 236 5829 to coordinate a time that works best for you and your friends.

Here are some examples of what you will learn:

Fresh Flower Arranging For Beginners

Joni Shimabukuro

Ron Weeks

Valentine Posies

Joni Shimabukuro

Ron Weeks

Joni Shimabukuro

Early Spring Living Wreath

Joni Shimabukuro

Ron Weeks

Creative Easter Baskets

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

Woodland Arrangements

Joni Shimabukuro

Joni Shimabukuro

Nicole Wickens

Mother’s Day Gift

Jamie Bosworth

Jamie Bosworth

Joni Shimabukuro