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Dates: September / October 2009

Venue: Old Felixstowe Community Centre, Ferry Road, Felixstowe.

Instructor: Mrs. Maureen Noone

 

Maureen very kindly agreed to run a  follow on course from the very successful beginners course she ran in June 2008.  Once again she was inundated with ladies wanting to attend the classes but, restricted for space, had to take the first 14 members who signed up.

 

Week 1 - Hogarth Curve or Lazy S

Requirements

  A raised container

  8 pieces of lightweight foliage that is easy to curve or is naturally curved e.g. broom or similar

  10 outline flowers single stemmed

  5 focal point flowers slightly larger than the outline variety

  7 fatshedera or large ivy leaves

 

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Week 2 - Horizontal

Requirements:

 A raised container to take 5” saucer or similar

  5 pieces of small leaved foliage at least 16” long

  A selection of medium sized leaves

  10 roses

  5 larger flowers to co-ordinate

  3 aspidistra leaves

  5 orchid tubes

 

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Week 3 - An Upright Vertical

Requirements:

  Container can be flat or raised but needs to have the capacity to take at least a  5” saucer

  5 phormium leaves

  5 single stemmed flowers

  7 medium sized ivy leaves or similar

  7 carnations

  Bear grass

  Yew berries or similar (these will be threaded so ensure this is possible)

 

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Week 4 - Upright Contemporary Design

Requirements:

  2  Oasis rectangular  plastic trays (generally known as wreath trays)

  18 pieces of straight bare stems – cornus or similar

  10 single stem flowers (e.g. carnations, agapanthus)

  10 larger headed flowers

  A quantity of medium sized leaves or foliage (e.g. ivy, bergenia, skimmia, fatshedera)

  Boullion wire

  Optional – wool to co-ordinate or embroidery skein

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