Includes one hydrangea arrangement that comes in a vase and sits a little over one foot high. Limit two vouchers per member; additional may be purchased as gifts.

On any given day, MagnaFlora?s airy, white-brick atelier is filled with the scent of roses, lilies and sweet alyssum.

Orchids arch gracefully, hydrangeas bloom in shades of blue and green, and specimens from Asia and the tropics display their bright petals. Visitors could be forgiven for thinking they?ve found a new Eden in edgy Gowanus.

Gilt City members are invited to brighten their homes with an antique hydrangea in a tall vase or a signature Thanksgiving centerpiece. Alternately, learn how to create eye-catching tableaux at home with Saturday floral classes. With 10 or fewer students per class, there?s plenty of individualized attention for flower-lovers hoping to recreate MagnaFlora?s lush beauty within their own homes.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that ?earth laughs in flowers.? As the weather grows colder, every hearth and home could use a touch of that laughter.

— Susannah Long, Gilt City Editor