Event Details
- Nov 12 2025
- Expired!
- 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
- Peirce Education Rooms (Welcome Center)
- Peirce Education Rooms
- Members $55
- Nonmembers $65
Spruce up your holiday décor this year! Join Moira Aulbach & JoAnna Thomas to explore the fundamentals of working with fresh & preserved greens to create a beautiful, unique wreath that will last throughout the season! A variety of greens, plant materials, cones, ribbons, and other items will be available for you to choose from in customizing your wreath to your style and taste. Bring in your own bling to really personalize it. All flowers and materials, including wire wreath, are provided with the registration fee.
Speakers
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JoAnna ThomasVisitor Experience Manager & Floral Arranging Instructor
JoAnna Thomas is the Visitor Experience Manager at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. She oversees the Welcome Desk and is also the buyer/merchandiser for the Forage & Finds gift shop. Prior to working at the Garden, JoAnna worked as a florist in Chicago and she enjoys sharing her love of flowers by leading floral design classes here at the Garden.
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Moira AulbachMaster Gardener & Floral Arranging Instructor
Moira Aulbach was formerly the Education & Volunteer Coordinator at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, and now works part-time in the Visitor Experience Department. She received her Master Gardener certification five years ago and since then, has launched into providing floral centerpieces at special occasions hosted by her friends and family. Moira also creates beautiful outdoor arrangements in pots for family and friends as well as for her own home. Flowers and making floral arrangements are a passion for her and she loves to enhance people’s lives by bringing them back to nature.
Spruce up your holiday décor this year! Join Moira Aulbach & JoAnna Thomas to explore the fundamentals of working with fresh & preserved greens to create a beautiful, unique wreath that will last throughout the season! A variety of greens, plant materials, cones, ribbons, and other items will be available for you to choose from in customizing your wreath to your style and taste. Bring in your own bling to really personalize it. All flowers and materials, including wire wreath, are provided with the registration fee.
Speakers
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JoAnna ThomasVisitor Experience Manager & Floral Arranging Instructor
JoAnna Thomas is the Visitor Experience Manager at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. She oversees the Welcome Desk and is also the buyer/merchandiser for the Forage & Finds gift shop. Prior to working at the Garden, JoAnna worked as a florist in Chicago and she enjoys sharing her love of flowers by leading floral design classes here at the Garden.
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Moira AulbachMaster Gardener & Floral Arranging Instructor
Moira Aulbach was formerly the Education & Volunteer Coordinator at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, and now works part-time in the Visitor Experience Department. She received her Master Gardener certification five years ago and since then, has launched into providing floral centerpieces at special occasions hosted by her friends and family. Moira also creates beautiful outdoor arrangements in pots for family and friends as well as for her own home. Flowers and making floral arrangements are a passion for her and she loves to enhance people’s lives by bringing them back to nature.
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