Easter or Spring Floral Designs our Arrangements March 2018

As you know, the creative drive comes of its own free will.  Here in central Virginia, we had three inches of snow yesterday, but I woke up with a startling thought that Easter is only two weeks away, even if snow is on the ground.  I have brought out my goodies and have tried to do different groupings throughout our home.  We will see how it goes.  I have a habit of moving things around all of the time.  It’s fun!!  I plan to make fresh floral designs as well and started looking for photo inspirations for Springtime.  Below are some designs that I have found on the internet.  I do not know who created them so I cannot give them credit.  Hope you are as inspired as I am.

Garden Club Dried Floral Designs Feb 2018

As you know, there are some great designs made of dried plant material.  If we look at the ones made with driftwood, for example, the container (driftwood) becomes a piece of art supporting the design.  I will do an article before too long on using driftwood, but for now, let’s focus on regular designs using dried plants.  Our club had a design category that called for this type of material.  Below you will see mostly traditional arrangements.  Hopefully, you can be inspired when you create a dried flower arrangement.

Garden Clubbing.... Let’s Begin. Novice Class

Our Club, as well as yours, I’m sure, have designers that are very skilled at arranging complicated and sophisticated designs.  The ability to take just a few items and turn them into works of art is something they do well.  The Chester GC is blessed to have four master judges in our ranks and they truly are able to make lovely arrangements.  But, we also have a good many novices that are intimidated by it all and so we have created a Novice Class that is mentored by one of the judges.  She has developed a schedule for the club year that progresses through the traditional design types and they meet the day before the monthly club meeting to put them together.  For two years they progress through this class then they advance to the regular schedule.  It works beautifully and creates a cohesiveness in the new members too.  I have created a page on Pinterest that showcases different types of beginning designs.  The Page is called.   Garden Club... Let’s Begin.  I will post the following designs onto that page as well.

Garden Club Illuminary Designs

The Chester Garden Club’s design schedule included a “Moonlight Dancing” category.  Many entries showcased a variety of work to interpret the theme.  As you can see, different types of materials were used to create the effect of light.  Whether it was tea lights, string lights, shiny plastic or metal.  All materials emitted light in the design.

Chester Garden Club February 2018

Our Club met in February and had several floral designs on display.  The one I am going to showcase now will be the one titled “Romance”.  There were several arrangements and roses seemed to be the flower of choice.  All fresh designs - Rule 1.