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Dorset at the NAFAS National Show “Florilegium” A gathering of flowers

Congratulations to all our competitors.

Alison Yeates and Lucille Street of Verwood Club, on behalf of the Area, staged this beautifully colourful exhibit in the Area Class “On the Shoulders of Giants” Their giant was Sir Isaac Newton and the design was based around his experiments with prisms which led to theories regarding colour which is integral to our floral designs.

Bere Regis member Diana Holman competed in the small scale class “Richly Woven” Here is her delightful exhibit which won her a Very Highly Commended Award.

 

 

Dorset Flower clubs share their love of flowers

Weymouth Floral Design group created 10 table decorations and a pedestal at the Nothe Fort in Weymouth during their 3 day celebrations for the Coronation. They  thought that this venue would bring pleasure to more people. “we all had a great time together making them. “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jane Nolting-May of Dorchester Floral Group delivered a hand tied floral posy to the Discovery Centre in West Bay

JDE&S Fun & Flowers Day- what a hit!

We had a fantastic day with Michael Bowyer guiding us through the opportunities which NAFAS offers us for training to be Judges, Demonstrators, Teachers and Speakers. 32 members attended and everyone entered into the exercises. We saw the talent of our members in their floral arrangements just using 5 flowers. We learned what the judges are looking for and impressed with our plant identification knowledge. We were very thankful to the 3 members who gave us terrific “of the cuff” demonstrations. The JDE&S committee were thrilled that a number of members indicated their interest in going on to do further training.

These pictures show the members designs, members judging exhibits and the 3 demonstration pieces.