We had a fabulous evening last night with Lee Berrill & his demonstration title “Summer Daze”.
Wonderful use of garden plant material in all his designs and such a variety of colourful blooms.
Meticulous detail as we watched the design being created including a summer garden border, sunshine, a shady spot, ladies day at Ascot, ice cream and a memorable holiday in Barbados.
Lee has given permission to share two of his designs.
Thankyou to the visitors who came along and we hope to see you again very soon.
Check out the photos of two of Lee’s design in the Gallery.
Wonderful use of garden plant material in all his designs and such a variety of colourful blooms.
Meticulous detail as we watched the design being created including a summer garden border, sunshine, a shady spot, ladies day at Ascot, ice cream and a memorable holiday in Barbados.
Lee has given permission to share two of his designs.
Thankyou to the visitors who came along and we hope to see you again very soon.
Check out the photos of two of Lee’s design in the Gallery.
Congratulations to our member Naomi achieving 3rd place in the Area Elimination Competition.
Our April meeting was rather different from our normal demonstrations of flower arranging. We had a theme of fashion which included a wonderful array of clothes from St Clare Hospice shop, and a competition of flower arrangements depicting 'A Fashion Icon'.
Four members of the club(3 female and 1 male) acted as very glamorous models and showed off some very attractive garments and accessories, walking down the catwalk bordered by beautiful flowers. Ladies from St Clare's joined in and showed us what high quality clothing they have for sale in the Bishop’s Stortford shop.
There were also 5 beautiful and original arrangements for the competition which were judged by members and commented on by our resident NAFAS judge.
All the flowers bordering the catwalk were raffled off at the end of the meeting so members went home having had fun both with flowers and clothes and also raising some valuable funds for St Clares Hospice.
Despite roadworks closing the road at our venue we were delighted that we managed to attract visitors.
Lots more photos in the gallery.
Four members of the club(3 female and 1 male) acted as very glamorous models and showed off some very attractive garments and accessories, walking down the catwalk bordered by beautiful flowers. Ladies from St Clare's joined in and showed us what high quality clothing they have for sale in the Bishop’s Stortford shop.
There were also 5 beautiful and original arrangements for the competition which were judged by members and commented on by our resident NAFAS judge.
All the flowers bordering the catwalk were raffled off at the end of the meeting so members went home having had fun both with flowers and clothes and also raising some valuable funds for St Clares Hospice.
Despite roadworks closing the road at our venue we were delighted that we managed to attract visitors.
Lots more photos in the gallery.
Sadly due to the roadworks closing the road to our venue it meant very few entries for our “Fashion Icons” competition at our April meeting. Well done to those members who did exhibit.
Our member Hannah Shine took part in the Much Hadham Horticultural at the end of March. Well done Hannah.
Tulips from Amsterdam -1st prize
St David's Day - 2nd prize
Greenery - 3rd prize
Arrangement in a hat - 1st prize
Several of our members attended the Cambridge Group Spring meeting on Saturday 21st March. In the morning we were entertained by Vicky Dume on The History of Belli Dancing.
Morgan Douglas Nuth was the demonstrator “Botanical Flair” his title.
Morgan is a highly successful UK based florist who has worked in retail for over 30 years. He comes from a family of florists and is known for his international design and flair, Morgan is an ambassador for Floral Fundamentals, a platform that connects growers and florists, A flower magician and host for Flower Circus, as well as being a council member of the Good Florist Guide.
Morgan was full flair throughout his presentation, using interesting sustainable mechanics - A cat scratcher, plaster of Paris bandages and a huge branch for a hand-tie just some on the materials he used.
The final stage was certainly full of flair from this very talented gentleman.
All of the designs were raffled and came complete with all the mechanics (with the exception of the glass vases). Nicky & Leoni were lucky winners.
LOTS MORE PHOTOS IN THE GALLERY
March meeting - Tonight’s demonstration by Violeta Veikniene was very inspirational, creative and so different.
Violeta spoke how she had never planned to work in floristry — it happened by accident. After school, she started working in a flower shop as a helper, just washing buckets and conditioning flowers. When she came to the UK, she realised she could continue working with flowers, and that's really where everything began.
After achieving all five levels of floristry she can now officially call herself a Master Florist.
The qualification means she has reached the highest level in her field. It has given a deeper understanding of floristry, more creative freedom, and the confidence to share her skills with others.
Now a qualified NAFAS demonstration has given her more opportunities to showcase her skills and be creative and tonight the creativity shone through.
Violeta has given permission for one of her designs to be shared. The structure had been used in a Christmas design for Porto Nova using red Naomi Futora Roses.
More photos in gallery in the gallery
Violeta spoke how she had never planned to work in floristry — it happened by accident. After school, she started working in a flower shop as a helper, just washing buckets and conditioning flowers. When she came to the UK, she realised she could continue working with flowers, and that's really where everything began.
After achieving all five levels of floristry she can now officially call herself a Master Florist.
The qualification means she has reached the highest level in her field. It has given a deeper understanding of floristry, more creative freedom, and the confidence to share her skills with others.
Now a qualified NAFAS demonstration has given her more opportunities to showcase her skills and be creative and tonight the creativity shone through.
Violeta has given permission for one of her designs to be shared. The structure had been used in a Christmas design for Porto Nova using red Naomi Futora Roses.
More photos in gallery in the gallery
Our first meeting of the year was our AGM, Reports were given by our Chairman, Outgoing President and Treasurer.
Presentation of President badge to Sue by Carol outgoing President
Trophies were handed to the members who had gained the most points for the competitions last year. Novice - Rosemary. Intermediate - Hannah. Advanced - Leoni.
Pat Woodward has been a member of our club for 50 years and was presented with her 50yr badge. Congratulations Pat on a great achievement.
Following the AGM six members entertained us arranging flowers to music. The idea came when some of our committee attended an evening presentation during the NAFAS National show in Gloucester last year.
The members were given the same flowers and foliage and had just under 4 minutes to create their designs - a bit like Ready Steady Arrange.
As the music started the atmosphere in the hall was full of anticipation from both the arrangers and the audience.
It was great fun enjoyed by arrangers and members. Thank you to our volunteers for taking part to make such an enjoyable evening.
Louise - Lois - Linda went first followed by Julie - Hannah & Stuart.
We also welcomed two new members.
check out the Gallery for lots more photos from the evening
Presentation of President badge to Sue by Carol outgoing President
Trophies were handed to the members who had gained the most points for the competitions last year. Novice - Rosemary. Intermediate - Hannah. Advanced - Leoni.
Pat Woodward has been a member of our club for 50 years and was presented with her 50yr badge. Congratulations Pat on a great achievement.
Following the AGM six members entertained us arranging flowers to music. The idea came when some of our committee attended an evening presentation during the NAFAS National show in Gloucester last year.
The members were given the same flowers and foliage and had just under 4 minutes to create their designs - a bit like Ready Steady Arrange.
As the music started the atmosphere in the hall was full of anticipation from both the arrangers and the audience.
It was great fun enjoyed by arrangers and members. Thank you to our volunteers for taking part to make such an enjoyable evening.
Louise - Lois - Linda went first followed by Julie - Hannah & Stuart.
We also welcomed two new members.
check out the Gallery for lots more photos from the evening
Our first meeting of the year is on Tuesday 3rd February - This will be our AGM followed by a selection of members who will be arranging flowers to music.
We look forward to welcoming you to this social event - Our archive photo book for 2025 (over 100 pages) will be on the media table - This will remain available throughout the year. So do take time to remember all those lovely events from 2025.
Thankyou to all our members for their continued support.
We have a full programme planned for 2026 including Demonstrations, Working Evenings, Outings and much more.
We look forward to welcoming you to this social event - Our archive photo book for 2025 (over 100 pages) will be on the media table - This will remain available throughout the year. So do take time to remember all those lovely events from 2025.
Thankyou to all our members for their continued support.
We have a full programme planned for 2026 including Demonstrations, Working Evenings, Outings and much more.
