Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2017

Corby & District Flower Club would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2017

November Workshop with Ruth Making Christmas Wreaths

The workshop on the 24th November 2016 will be to make a Christmas wreath.
You will need a 12 inch wreath ring,
Requirements:- (you don’t have to have everything as long as you have enough to cover the wreath).
Foliage
• Holly
• Conifer
• Viburnum tinus
• Ivy
• Fir cones
• Pine
• Eucalyptus
• Laurel
• Camellia
• Pittosporum
• Skimmia Japonica “Rubella”
• Rosemary
• Euronymous
• Senecio Viravira
• Cordyline
• Aucuba
• Sarcococca Confusa
• Willow
• Mahonia x media “Charity”

Flowers

• Gerbera
• Roses
• Chrysanths
• Cabbage (Brassica)
• Carnations/spray carnations
• Calla Lilies
• Hydrangea (Fresh or dried)
• Hypericum berries

October Halloween themed workshop

Floral Fest

Floral fest ran from 13th - 17th October with a day school by Chelsea Medallist Mig Kimpton; a talk by Sean Murray in the Chelsea Garden Experience and to close the event a floral demonstration by Jonathan Moseley. We also held a 3 day festival too with exhibits by club members, teamwork trust and some junior arrangers.

Thank you to everyone who was involved and everyone who supported the event.

To see some of the wonderful photos from the event click the link below.



https://goo.gl/photos/RMZV4VXGpoz6HHyt9

Corby Floral Fest

Don't forget next week is our Flower Festival which is being held Friday 14th - Sunday 16th October between 11.00 and 3.30 p.m at the Kingswood Neighbourhood Centre. 

We also have lots of other events going on during the Floral Fest on Saturday 15th October - a Talk on the Chelsea Flower Show Designing a Garden by Sean Murray and Monday 17th October - a floral demonstration by Jonathan Moseley called Floral Art Attack.

Burghley Flower Festival

Well done to Emma Atkins, Andy Linsell, Kate Linsell, Mandy Ross and Emma Wright for representing the club at the Burghley Flower Festival today. The work is beautiful. The festival is open from Sat 1st October to Sunday 9th excluding next Friday. Well worth a visit.

October workshop

Don't forget to come and join us in 27th October at 7.30 pm at the Kingswood Neighbourhood Centre for our Halloween workshop. Visitors are welcome cost £5.

October Halloween Workshop

Our next workshop is to be held on Thursday 27 October at 7.30 pm at the Kingswood Neighbourhood Centre. We would love to see you. The theme is Halloween and here are the workshop requirements.

2 Stems of Leuchadendron Safari Sunset
7 x Orange Germini (Preferable with Black centre)
1 Pumpkin (the size of an orange or a grapefruit)
1 Wooden Kebab Screwer
3 x medium Fatsia leaves
3 pieces of any fern from the garden or 3 stems of leather leaf
5 pieces of ivy preferably with berries on
A plastic rectangular tray (the size which takes a whole block of floral foam).
2/3 block of Floral foam

September workshop Sue Sewell – ‘ Title tbc ’

September workshop by Sue Sewell 

Workshop List

29th September 2016
12” diam approx: charger plate or flat bowl with up to 3cm lip
2 x blocks of foam
Quantity of Medium sized leaves eg. Hedera, rubus, magnolia, Laurel, (or a mixture for added interest)Decorative pinsFew kebab sticksSelection of small flowers, berries, grasses, clematis vine, sedum or other interesting foliage, (ideally just things from the garden ) Small amount of moss A few crab apples or similar small fruit.

Most importantly you must bring Enthusiasm!!!

Hazelwood Neighbourhood Junior flower arranging day's

Hazelwood Neighbourhood centre set up a summer programme for juniors full of activities including flower arranging. We went along and taught the children the art of flower arranging. Here are some images from the two weeks we were there. All images of children have been given permission to be published by their parents.

Kingswood Neighbourhood centre - Junior Flower arranging day's

Kingswood Neighbourhood Centre set up a summer programme for juniors full of activities including  flower arranging. We went along and taught the children the art of flower arranging. Here are some images from the two weeks we were there. All images of children have been given permission by parents to be published.