Saturday 31 October 2015

A flower arrangement for Halloween.

I have to confess, and it may be obvious to most of you, that I haven't created the arrangements in my Halloween post, these are the work of Mary, our youngest daughter, during a flower arranging demonstration for the Black Pear Gardening Club.

A Halloween Firework display.


All the materials used were from either Our Garden@19, Mary's allotment or a friend's garden, except for the pots of cyclamen in the third arrangement, which can be planted in the garden when the flowers have gone over.


This arrangement is a modern grouped long arrangement, designed for the mantelpiece, or if you fill both sides a long table centre piece.
Using seasonal materials this would be ideal for Christmas.


The third arrangement is a 'Pot et Fleur', this is ideal as a table centre piece or as a gift.



Mary trained as a florist at Pershore Horticultural College, working in the industry for many years managing a florist shop.

A happy florist.
Are you creating a Halloween arrangement from your garden?

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10 comments:

  1. Those are wonderful. I think the deep red one is my favourite because of the colours, but closely followed by the pink arrangement.

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  2. The combination of the cyclamen, the two red dahlias with the leaves of the smoke bush do create a very intense deep red arrangement.

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  3. These are real 'arrangements', and have hopefully offered some great inspiration. With how I feel today, a plonk in a vase is more apt for my offering.

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    1. The club members were inspired by Mary's arrangements, they have asked if she could come back and do a workshop.

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  4. Great use of seasonal materials - and I like the idea of the twisted hazel 'basket'...need to remember that one!

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    1. It has been interesting over the years to see the different ideas she has come up with. I look forward to seeing your version Cathy.

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  5. Your daughter did a wonderful job on the arrangements, Brian. I love the pumpkin arrangement. I'll have to keep that in mind next year - as it was, my pumpkin was consumed by the resident squirrels well before the holiday.

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    1. Thank you Kris, I hope you manage to harvest some next year.

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  6. Popped over from Cathy's to see these wonderful arrangements, Brian. Your daughter is a very talented lady. I particularly like the one in the pumpkin - love orange marigolds :)

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    1. Thank you Elizabeth for visiting. She is very artistic and has painted some very good botanical art.

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