🍂 Autumn Flower Workshop: The Parallel/Continental Design 🍂
Get ready to embrace the beauty of autumn with our next flower workshop! You'll be creating elegant and contemporary Parallel/Continental Designs with our expert guidance.
This stunning style involves creating two or three small, vertical arrangements within a single long container, all parallel to each other. Each "column" of flowers can be different, yet connected by a theme, texture, or colour.
What We Provide:
A huge thank you to Jenny Hirst! We are thrilled to provide the ideal long containers for this design, so you don't need to worry about finding one.
💐 What You Will Need to Bring:
1. Floral Foam: One brick of floral foam, pre-soaked and cut to fit the container.
2. Flowers and Foliage: Your selection of beautiful autumn materials!
- Main Flowers (Choose 3 varieties):
You'll need 3-4 stems of each of your three chosen flowers (one variety for each column).
Good choices: Roses, Carnations, Germini, Dahlias, or Liatris.
Strong Stems: Iris or Gladioli also work wonderfully as strong uprights.
Pro-Tip: If you plan to use large, dominant flowers like Gladioli, they can require more space (we have used 2 trays for that design) so please bring an extra soaked brick of foam.
- Foliage (to cover your foam):
A good mix of textures and sizes.
Examples: Tree ivy (it's everywhere!), pittosporum, hebe, fatshedera, or hosta leaves.
Inspiration & Your Shopping List
This design is perfect for mixing fresh flowers with foraged treasures.
✨ Get Inspired:
- Go Foraging: Look for teasels, dried cow parsley, honesty, seed heads, bullrushes, or dried grasses.
- Add Structure: Give your design a contemporary edge with upright elements like twigs, eucalyptus bark, cordyline leaves, or grasses tied with twine.
- Pick a Palette: Think about your colour scheme! Will you use warm autumn shades, contrasting colours (like yellow and purple), or soft, connected tones?
Check out the photos in the comments for beautiful examples!
Event Details
Date: Saturday 18th October
Time: 10- 12 am
Location: Barwick Village Hall
Cost: £10 including tea and coffee. Floral Foam bricks will be available for £1 each if you need one providing. Tray containers are provided free of charge.
How to Book:
Please message us to book your space on this inspirational workshop that will be led by Dot and Barbara.
You can pay on the day.
Spaces are limited, so book soon! We can't wait to see the beautiful autumn designs you all create.
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