Autumnal Hand-Tied Flower Bouquets

Wednesday, September 10th
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuition: $39, Materials: $13

Using autumn blooming wildflowers, weeds, and grasses students will create three hand-tied arrangements to take home and enjoy! Meet at the Folk School, then take a short hike to the Trezona Trail to identify and collect invasive plants that harm native botanicals but are beautiful in flower arrangements! A small class size will allow for demonstrations and personalized help as students learn to create a flower arrangement in their hands. Arrangements will be tied and finished--suitable for a bride or bridesmaid's bouquet or left loose to stand in a vase. Please bring three round topped vases or canning jars to transport your flowers home, as well as scissors or small handheld gardening shears. We recommend wearing long sleeves and pants and wearing closed toed shoes to make harvesting as comfortable as possible. Students may also bring a notebook and writing utensil for note taking, a water bottle for hydration, and a positive attitude for learning!

Students are encouraged (but not required) to bring flowers, grasses and interesting weeds from their own gardens and yards. Keep the stems as long as possible and bring them in 5 gallon pails or mop buckets. 

This class is recommended to students aged 16 and up. If you have a child younger than 16 who is interested in participating in the class, please reach out to the Ely Folk School before registering. This class includes some walking on the Trezona Trail, but folks with accessibility needs may also drive from the Folk School to the trailhead. 

About your instructor: Sarah Guy-Levar is a creative at heart. From community theater and choir to flower arranging and watercolor painting the joy of participating in the arts feeds her soul. Sharing her skills through teaching allows her the benefit of both instructing and learning from her students. Sarah is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, former Executive Director of the Dorothy Molter Museum, author of Dorothy Molter: The Root Beer Lady. Sarah recently retired as the Interpretive Supervisor of the Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park and now dedicates much of her time to the creative arts.