Jackie Paige was the demonstrator at the Flower club meeting in February meeting. Jackie is a florist and flower arranger and the title of her demonstration was “Connections”. All her designs had links to her Grandparent’s farm in Daisy Farm Road, Birmingham, where she used to collect milk. Her first design was a foam free arrangement in a milk churn using purple liatris, small yellow sunflowers and broom. A smaller design in a coal scuttle matched the milk churn. The next design consisted of twigs in a shallow bowl with twigs and purple tulips threaded through them. A double hoop arrangement with fatsia and palm leaves and green cymbidium orchids followed. The following arrangement was a hand tied bouquet in a frame of hawthorn in a bronze pot. Jackie’s final design was a party arrangement with two silver vases on a stand containing white gypsophila, chrysanthemums and carnations with purple tulips and roses. I have shown Jackie with her final design below.

The members competition was entitled “Red Hot”. There were a lot of entries which I have shown here.

The next meeting is 1.45pm in Colston Hall on Wednesday 18th March when Lynne Sharpe will be arranging flowers entitled “Car Boot Number Two” . Visitors are welcome for a fee of £8.