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Thursday, November 6, 2014

All About the Greens Workshop Calendar

Greens Workshop and Description of Activities

The Greens Sale is the Garden Club's major contribution to the Sandy Spring Museum. The various Holiday Greens are sold through pre-orders and at the Museum's Annual Family Holiday Party on December 7.  Instructors are available at all workshops.


Friday, Nov 21          9am-1pm       Boxwood Breakdown               Pat Ebnor  
 This involves taking the branches of boxwood that have been cut by our mighty volunteers, breaking them into standard sized pieces and standing them in tubs of water.

Saturday, Nov 22     10am-4pm     Boxwood Breakdown                 Andrea Mohr, Jan Baweja
 More of the same of this very important task. Talking and snacking are highly encouraged!!

Sunday, Nov 30        12-5pm          Kissing Balls                              Amy Cohen, Andrea Mohr
Using the boxwood that was meticulously broken into the correct size these are then put into an oasis and formed into a sphere, adorned with a red ribbon hanger and streamers. Each person can make one Kissing Ball for the Greens Sale and one to take home!!

                                 5pm to 8pm    Boxwood Trees                          Pat Ebnor, Penny Sidell
                                                         Boxwood Wreaths
We switch gears to use the boxwood for wreaths and trees. These are for the Greens Sale or to make and purchase.

Monday, Dec 1       1 to 5pm          Boxwood Trees                          Amy Cohen
                                                         Boxwood Wreaths       
More trees and wreaths.                                                                                

                                5 to 9pm          Boxwood Trees                           Jan Baweja, Penny Sidell             
                                                        Boxwood Wreaths
 Trees are adorned with tiny red bows, red ribbon streamers and a red bird. Wreaths get a beautiful red velvet bow.

Tuesday, Dec 2      1 to 5pm          Hurricane Arrangements           Audrey Forrer
Mixed greens arrangements are made, centered with a beautiful hurricane and candle and adorned with bows.
                                 5 to 9pm        Mixed Greens Wreaths               Kathy Gaskill, Mary Dominique
Beautifully crafted wreaths are made from a variety of evergreens and pine cones and topped with a bow.

Wednesday, Dec 3  1 to 5pm       Mixed Greens Wreaths                Lynne Mahoney
                                                       Swags 
                                                       Arrangements
More wreaths, swags - a mixture of greens built in a vertical shape and table a variety of table arrangements, with or without candles....take your pick. 
                                                   
                                   5 to 9pm      Swags                                             Penny Sidell
                                                        Arrangements                               
The fun continues.
                                                       

Thursday, Dec 4      1-5pm           Arrangements                                 Ellen Feeney
                                 5-9pm           Arrangements
We need lots of arrangements.

Friday, Dec 5          1-5pm            Fill orders and Set up for Sale        Sunny Banvard
                                 5-9pm            Fill orders/Set up

Saturday, Dec 6      9am-1pm       Pick up Orders
                                                   
Saturday, Dec 13                          Clean -up Basement          All hands on deck!! 

Please contact the leaders for the day/time you would like to help. 
Contact email:  garden club@sandy srping museum.org

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