Jimmy fires off the highlights of his advice from his Wedding Planning Workshop in ultra-rapid-style auctioneer fashion. Where to have your wedding? What questions to ask? How to find vendors? What are the problems you didn’t even think of?

Are you thinking of doing your own flowers for your wedding? Learn the secrets of bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages, table centerpieces, and more from a flower pro. We’ll talk you through sources of flowers and other materials, then teach you the basics with demos and hands-on work. You’ll make a boutonniere and a wrist corsage and learn how to hand-tie a bouquet.

Please RSVP for this class to jonathan@greensinner.com or 412.532.6107 so we have enough materials for everyone wishing to attend.

You’re getting married? Congratulations! Now what?

We’re offering a workshop in planning your wedding. Come and learn basic event planning, from contract negotiations to crisis management, from an event planner and florist. Gain inspiration, motivation, and direction for you to have a more successful and less stressful wedding. Want more? How about convincing you that reducing your environmental impact and working with mother-nature are going to benefit the region and your bank account? Themes? Venues? Mom? We will cover those, too.

This course is offered through Phipps Conservatory. Runs for 3 Monday evenings, February 20 & 27 and March 5.

You’re getting married? Congratulations! Now what?

We’re offering a workshop in planning your wedding. Come and learn basic event planning, from contract negotiations to crisis management, from an event planner and florist. Gain inspiration, motivation, and direction for you to have a more successful and less stressful wedding. Want more? How about convincing you that reducing your environmental impact and working with mother-nature are going to benefit the region and your bank account? Themes? Venues? Mom? We will cover those, too.

This course is offered through Phipps Conservatory. Runs for 3 Monday evenings, February 20 & 27 and March 5.

Terrariums are all the rage. Well, let’s kick it up a notch and do more than put some plants in a jar! We will work with material found at Creative Reuse Pittsburgh and the greenSinner vaults and greenhouse. A topiary made of buttons? Plants in a cigar box? Who knows what we’ll make!

We’re building terrariums at the Pittsburgh Public Market this Sunday. Come join us!

We’ll talk about considerations for choosing plants, accessorizing your terrarium, and successfully caring for it. Then we’ll turn you loose on a container of your choice to plant your very own terrarium.

The Quick Details

• Sunday, February 12, 11:00 am in the program area at the back right corner of the Pittsburgh Public Market. Plan on about an hour an a half.
• Bring a glass container (see below for more guidance).
• Please respond by email to jonathan@greensinner.com and let us know if you’re coming. (But if you’re not sure, don’t worry – come even if you didn’t respond.)
• Class costs $10, which includes soil, moss, rocks, etc. Plants are extra, starting at $3. (One or two plants are plenty for smaller containers, maybe 3-5 for large containers.) Most folks end up spending about $15-20.

Bring Your Own Container

You’ll need to bring a container along to design your terrarium in (or more than one, if you like). A few important considerations:

• Your plants need light, so your container should be clear.
• A lid is optional. Any reasonably enclosed container will work for the style of terrariums we’re building.
• Make sure your hand fits into the opening of the container. (It’s possible to create a smaller terrarium, but more difficult.)

Good options for containers include mason jars, aquariums, fishbowls, and apothecary jars. If you’re not sure, send us an email!