Community News: Broughton Floral Club (From Andover Advertiser)

Community News: Broughton Floral Club

10:20am Friday 12th December 2008

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ANGELA Turner, a national demonstrator, joined the Broughton Floral Club for their November open evening and her subject was ‘Another Funky Christmas’.

The chairman, Eileen King, welcomed Angela, members and visitors and club members provided a buffet. There was a very good turnout for what was to be an entertaining and inspirational evening with amazing floral displays.

Eileen reminded members that during 2009 the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies would be celebrating its 50th anniversary.

There will be a flower festival in Westminster Abbey from 7 to 9 May, and this should be well worth a visit.

Angela’s first arrangement was a table decoration for a very large table. It consisted of two tall poles twined with orange and brown wool and she began to place foliage, Flame of the Forest and hookera-liquorice, burgundy/plum coloured, around the base.

Tall formium leaves added height. She then added bright pink vertical wands and tall vivid pink flowers.

A large Christmas wreath was suspended from the poles. Gold coloured kangaroo paw gave the display a more jazzy effect with gold-spayed ivy twined into the wreath.

Willow sticks, sprayed bright pink with gold stars on top, were incorporated with aubergine cara lilies.

With Angela’s next design, assorted foliage was arranged around the base of a foam ring, including hookera crème brulee, lace-like azalea in its autumn colours, dried seed heads of astilbe and silver grey/green foliage.

Icy pale pink twigs were placed to add volume and created a spidery effect.

Rose pink lucadendron and sugar pink mini gerbras were added with pink sweet avalanche roses, all of which were kept low in the design. Angela included fir cones and then surprised everyone by incorporating a large witches broom structure, onto which she had hung pink hearts and ornaments.

A hand-held tied bunch of flowers was the next demonstration, consisting of a wire ring with mesh across, giving a flat topped look and was tightly arranged.

Angela started placing dried hydrangeas on pink sticks into the mesh, then bright scarlet selocia for texture.

Pink flowers and red gerbras were placed very low to add depth, then randomly placed red carnations and roses were added. Christmas baubles in shades of brown and red and pink polystyrene Chinese lanterns were then incorporated.

Once Angela had trimmed the stems, she placed the bunch into a pink and red maypole like ring, which was in turn put into a large vase shaped like a fish bowl.

In front of this Angela placed various bottles with candles and flowers. The bottles had been bought cheaply and chosen to maximise the display colour-wise.

Angela then produced a window framework, which gave a cracked glass effect in bright green, blue and yellow. Water tubes were suspended in the framework and she then added wiggly ‘Bells of Ireland’ and citrus coloured chrysanthemums all twined into the frame. Long decorations on sticks in strong greens and turquoise were added.

A traditional arrangement then followed. Into a tall woven twig container, trailing ivy and holly was added. Tall foliage was put into the centre with winter foliage, garia eliptica, holly with berries, azalea and dark yew. Dark rich red gladioli were incorporated, with red amaryllis and red plumes of astilbe.

For emphasis, triangular shaped red spray carnations were used.

Orange antirrhinums, bright orange-sprayed foliage, draped around the design in a flame-like fashion, together with magnificent orange roses and vibrant orange lilies were all used for extra zing.

The end of the demonstration saw the stage covered with vibrant, colourful and original floral designs.

This was Broughton Floral Club’s last meeting of 2008, apart from their Christmas dinner and annual meeting. Their new year begins on 4 February with a demonstration by Jenny Winstone, entitled ‘A Fusion of Colour’. The club has another excellent programme for the year. New members are very welcome and the yearly subscription of £20 represents excellent value for money.

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