this afternoon we had a flower arranging class at my house. it sounds very women's institute but was great fun. petal's edge from virginia came out to instruct - rebecca and her assistant mary. they arrived with bucketloads (literally) of fresh flowers - parrot tulips, regular tulips, stock, hypericum berries, roses (spray and stem), alstromeira, hydrangeas, aspidistra leaves, lisianthus, and wax flowers. it was a happy riot of pinks, purples, whites, creams and green. GORGEOUS. i was in heaven.


there were five of us there as students and we learnt a lot. everyone had a blast and took home a couple of arrangements each. it's a great idea for a girls' get-together.

tools of the trade

above: arranging a hand bouquet - so much harder than it looks!

one of the essential tips - strip all greenery away from the stems so it doesn't compete with the flowers for water

bear was most impressed with all of our arrangements