Paris House Workshops & Events

Holiday Floral Design Class at Paris House

Saturday December 14th 11:00am-1pm

Join Michele at her 200 year old historic home with a hands-on floral design class using holiday greens and seasonal flowers to create a beautiful floral arrangement in Paris House style!

 Enjoy light bites

Take home your arrangement at the end of class.

Cost $140

Christmas Photoshoot

Enjoy 3 different festive sets for your holiday cards.

$65 for one set design of your choice for 20 minutes or enjoy all 3 sets $95 for one hour.

(*** Please note there is not a photographer- clients must bring a tripod or have someone take their photos)

1.The Christmas swing under the tree

2.The beautiful wrap around porch, with nutcracker, greens and decorated porch swing

3.Greenhouse filled with poinsettia and shimmery faux snow

(We can create a life size custom Grinch set $495 for 4-6 hours)

Dates: Saturday December 7th and Sunday December 8th
(Please inquire for additional dates)

*In addition to these we also have the Hillside, NJ studio and can create custom set designs as per our clients request! 

A Roman Floral Design Class

Enjoy a light aperitivo in a charming studio in Rome.

There will be a demonstration from a renowned floral designer while you make your own arrangement to take with you at the end of class.

To reserve your spot please contact Michele@theparishouse.com

Galentine’s Girls Night

The Hillside, NJ Studio
Mocktails, light bites, Floral Cart- make your own bouquets!
Bring your camera, tripod and iPhone to take photos on our Valentine’s Day set

Date: Saturday February 15th
Time: 1-4pm
Cost: $50
Location: 100 Hoffman Place, Hillside, NJ

Paris, France

Let’s meet in Paris!!
We will arrange flowers and spend time together in Paris.
Pose on my hotel balcony with your selfie stick.
Enjoy wine & cheese.
And more!!! 

Dates: May 1st - May 7th, 2025

For more information Michele@theparishouse.com

NYC Flower District Tour

Are you dreaming of launching your own floral design business or simply want to create beautiful flowers for your home! Working with fresh seasonal flowers can reduce stress & help cheer up your life. It can also become a profitable creative business!

Join Michele, the founder of The Paris House, a luxury lifestyle boutique company, and get an insider view on navigating the famous NYC FLOWER DISTRICT. Find all her favorite floral shops, learn how to open wholesale accounts, explore sources for ribbons, baskets, containers, wedding supplies & more. . 

Enjoy chatting with like minded creatives 
Everyone will leave with a goody bag 

Date: Saturday, June 14th
Price: $145
Time: 9am-noon

Please be punctual & wear comfortable shoes 
This is a small group event.

Meeting spot: The entrance at The Moxy Hotel Chelsea, 28th street. There is parking nearby or mass transit. 

Contact # 908 581-7200 
Email michele@theparishouse.com

This must be paid for in advance to secure your spot & is non refundable 

Includes, tour of flower market, $25 gift card for the cafe at the Moxy hotel and a goody bag 

Please Note: Does not include alcoholic beverages, flowers or transportation

Sunday Guides, Beginners Guide to Planting a Rose Garden

Enjoy our short video “Gardens Around the World”, which features gardens in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Canada, and England.

Explore our interactive magazine:

Article Here :

Garden photographed at Pillar and Post, Niagara On The Lake, Canada

Winter is a wonderful time to begin dreaming up and planning a new garden. It is also a wonderful time to plan any updates to an existing garden. We recommend keeping a garden journal to docoument all of your ideas, dreams, plans and sketches. In this article we will share our decades long experience creating beautiful rose gardens. We would also like to thank our sponsors for being a part of this Sunday Guides issue!

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

We are often asked for tips on caring for, planting, and designing a rose garden. We have been growing roses for 30 years at our historic home in zone 6a Northeast New Jersey.

The Paris House Garden

There truly isn’t anything like a beautiful rose. Their sharp thorns are perhaps indicative of what’s to come. Like their thorns, they can torture you a bit with how much care goes into them. Don’t let that discourage you!  Gardeners are all too aware these beauties are high maintenance. Yet with all things we love & find fulfilling it is enjoyable & worth the effort. Once you successfully grow roses in your home garden you will be rewarded with their beauty & scent.

Some roses have the most enchanting scent, perfumed fragrance floating through the garden. Others bloom repeatedly if pruned regularly.

Then there are the ones that show up for a short time leaving us speechless with their beauty and then, just like that they are gone until next year. Gardeners can feel “both mortal and immortal in their garden” I can understand that sentiment, as the garden needs us as much as we need the garden.

The Paris House Garden

Some favorites Rose are:

Constance Spry by David Austin Roses, Eden, New Dawn, Gertrude Jekyll, Zephrine Drouhin

I could live a million Springs & that would still not be enough time in my Beloved Garden. We grow hundreds of roses in our New Jersey Garden. Follow our tips and you too can successfully have a rose garden.

I don’t take this responsibility lightly, I have a team helping me & we work hard keeping them healthy. We use our gardens for our companies photoshoots etc, so it needs to be “picture perfect” year round!

In this article we will focus on the “Beginners Guide To Planting A Rose Garden”

Our garden is situated on 5 acres and requires several people to maintain. So let’s start small here as to not overwhelm.

Before you get started chose a sunny spot and prepare your soil. Clear out grass, debris and weeds.

-Planting - dig hole twice as big as pot, plant at same level - usually those instructions are on every label.

-Dirt - 3 parts good garden soil, 1 part peat, maybe some rose tone,  fill hole to top of plant, water in and add more soil after first water cause original soil will settle. *** before planting gently loosen up the root ball so roots can thrive and add a layer of mulch to keep moisture in and weeds away.

-Some plants will be shipped bare root. Typically these are soaked in water before planting. Follow the directions in the box carefully or on the label very carefully

-make sure to water.

Ten Tips

1. Choose a sunny location & read the care instructions on your roses

2. Amend your soil with a rich compost - your garden center can help you with this.

3. Plant according to the instructions. Give your roses plenty of space.

4. Feed and water regularly

5. Spray to prevent black spots, do this in early spring before spots appear!!!

6. Remove Japanese beetles

7. Prune all dead canes each spring to prevent disease

8. Deadhead regularly to encourage healthy roses and encourage more flowers

9. Visit gardens for inspiration

10. Educate yourself on the different varieties of roses and their care

Rose Sources we love

The Paris House Garden, Constance Spry

David Austin Roses

Antique Rose Emporium

Heirloom Roses

Jackson & Perkins

Home Depot

Lowe’s

Local specialty gardens in our area Supplies

Country Mile Gardens, Morristown NJ, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart for pruners, shovels, organic sprays, miracle grow, garden gloves (get gloves that come up to your elbows to prevent thorns from cutting you)

The Paris House Garden, Zephrine Drouhin

Various types of roses (there are many we highly recommend reading garden & rose books to learn more)

Floribunda

Hybrid Tea

Climbers

Ramblers

Knockouts

Noisettes

The Paris House, Rose Allee

Garden Books & Magazines We love

The English Roses David Austin

Flower Magazine

Martha Stewart Gardening

Carolyne Roem

The Surprising Life Of Constance Spry

Niagara Park Botanical Gardens Niagara On The Lake Canada

Pillar and Post garden Niagara On The Lake Canada

Travel & Visit Gardens

Niagara On The Lakes Botanical Gardens

Gardens in The Cotswolds and throughout England

Giverny

New York Botanical Gardens

The Mount Lenox MA

And many more

Garnish a mocktail or cocktail with rose petals from your garden. Be sure to only use pesticide free!  We make a fresh raspberry/ strawberry purée from our gardens as the starting point!

BLUEBERRY SMASH RECIPE HERE

Thank you for visiting Paris House

xo

Michele