Where can I learn flower arranging in Brooklyn?

May 20, 2015 7:29 PM

I'm looking to gift someone who loves flowers with a class on flower arranging and design – a 1-3 hour class like one of these. Personal experiences if you have them; I'd prefer Brooklyn, ideally not more than 20-30 minutes by train or car from Crown Heights.
posted by mhz to Home & Garden (4 answers total)

Sounds like an awesome gift. Every so often Brooklyn brainery offers classes like this. None seem to be offered right now but you could always get them a gift certificate for a future class. See classes here: http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses
posted by KMoney at 5:10 AM on May 21, 2015

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden -- right there in my former neighborhood, Crown Heights -- offers various classes, some on flower arrangement.
posted by Dr. Wu at 5:51 AM on May 21, 2015

Dumbo Arts Center had an ikebana class that looked sort of interesting. A lateral approach to flower arranging (and not offered right now) but it might be worth using that as a search term to see if you come up with something local to your friend that's currently offered.
posted by jessamyn at 6:35 AM on May 21, 2015

I have been to classes both at Brooklyn Brainery and Stems and both were fun! But very different. The class at Brainery was about building structured, "mainstream" arrangements in a contemporary vase - and provided a good amount of info on flowers and flower care. Stems has a more freeform, bohemian style and had plenty of unusual flowers, and arrangements went into mason jars.

To each her own style!
posted by thirdletter at 7:21 PM on May 21, 2015