They will also be given instructional material for making potpourri.

Mr. Popeil has thought of hundreds of uses: Think of the money you'll save by making your own banana chips, soup mix and potpourri.

There is truly something for everyone in this artfully organized, handsomely illustrated work, which provides advice on everything from training a fruit tree cordon to making potpourri and a 17th-century apple cream.

Scents of Summer, a workshop for children 3 through 9 to explore the scents of summer flowers by visiting gardens and making potpourri.

Love, D." She coos over it for a while, then leads the way through a smallish kitchen, where she is making potpourri, drying rose petals on cookie sheets.

The society is sponsoring three workshops, beginning Wednesday with a class on making potpourri.

Lecture topics include building stone walls, growing bonsai and making potpourri.

The society also changed its programs from "things like how to make potpourri to pruning and things people need to know," Mrs. Zinsser said.

There is a photo of little Monica Pasternak, Mariana's daughter, helping Martha make potpourri.

The horticultural classes it is offering include growing perennials, caring for bonsai, flower arranging, gardening with heirloom plants, floral artwork, making potpourri and garden design.