THEME for 2025-26 is SPECIAL OCCASIONS


SELECT TABS BELOW FOR SLIDE SHOWS OF THE CREATIONS BY THIS TALENTED GROUP OF LADIES   


The FLOWER ARRANGING GROUP meets at 7:30 pm the first Wednesday in the months of September, October, November, December, February, March, April, May and June at the office of Adrien Sala, MLA.

Flower Arrangers Agenda for 2025/26
Theme:  SPECIAL OCCASIONS

September 3rd
Demo: Thanksgiving 
A round arrangement in a gourd or gourd-like container. Incorporating grasses, seed heads, and pods into your design.
demo by Pat
Workshop: Fresh Salad   
A free style arrangement incorporating foliage of various colours and textures, seedheads, berries and nuts.

October 1st
Demo: Birthday   
A fan shaped arrangement incorporating balloons and/or streamers (trimmed).
demo by Pam
Workshop: Thanksgiving

November 5th
Demo: Christmas
A door swag using all things Christmassy
demo by. Bev
Workshop: Birthday

BREAK

April 1st
Demo: Wedding   
A duo arrangement where containers are identical or somewhat related to each other.
Workshop: Easter

May 6th
Demo: Graduation
An oval design with scroll/s.
Workshop: Wedding

June 3rd
Demo: Anniversary
A contemporary mass arrangement.
Workshop: Graduation

THEME for 2025-26 is SPECIAL OCCASIONS


APRIL 2025

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NOVEMBER 2025

Christmas

A door swag using all things Christmassy

demo by Bev


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OCTOBER 2025

Birthday

A fan shaped arrangement incorporating balloons and/or streamers (trimmed).

demo by Pam


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SEPTEMBER 2025

Thanksgiving

A round arrangement in a gourd or gourd-like container. Incorporating grasses, seed heads, and pods into your design.

demo by Pat


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THEME for 2024-25 is CUISINE




JUNE 2025

FRESH SALADS

A freestyle arrangement containing various colours and textures of foliage, seed heads, berries, and nuts.


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MAY 2025

Ice Cream Sundaes

An arrangement in a round stemmed dessert dish.


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APRIL 2025

Way too Spicy 

A freestyle arrangement working with hot colours in a serving dish of your choice.

demo by Sharon


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NOVEMBER 2024

Dinner by Candlelight
A modified horizontal arrangement with a low candle in the middle
and a champagne glass on each side containing flowers/greenery.
demo by Pam


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OCTOBER 2024
BBQ Smokies
A parallel arrangement using wisps of tule (or other delicate material) to indicate smoke. Tulle will be supplied.
demo by Bev


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SEPTEMBER 2024

Picnic at the Leaf

A freestyle arrangement with a basket and a blanket/cloth.

demo by Sharon


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THEME for 2023-24 is SAYINGS



JUNE 2024

"Here comes the bride all dressed in white”

            A cascade arrangement.


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MAY 2024


“Bent out of shape”

A structural arrangement.


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APRIL 2024


"Hang in there"

An arrangement in a circular frame.


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MARCH 2024


“Nip it in the bud”

An oriental arrangement with a bud in it.


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FEBRUARY 2024


“Live, Love, Laugh”

An arrangement with a heart and red predominating.


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JANUARY 2023

“There’s no place like home”


A structural arrangement.


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NOVEMBER 2023

“A snowball effect” 


A winter arrangement with white flowers and/or homemade snowballs.

White sprayed accessories are allowed.


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OCTOBER 2023

“Spill the beans”


            An arrangement consisting of a vessel with flowers and        grasses/foliage spilling out of it.


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SEPTEMBER 2023

“A chip off the old block”


            An arrangement featuring driftwood with foliage predominating.


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SEPTEMBER 2023

"War and Peace"


A duo arrangement connected in some way with tension.

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 JUNE 2023

"Diary of a Young Girl" (Anne Frank)


A vertical arrangement with a water component. Material from any source.

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MAY 2023

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"


An enclosed arrangement with a bird.

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APRIL 2023

"Gates of Europe" - (history of Ukraine)


An arrangement that illustrates the title with blue and yellow predominating. Material from any source.

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MARCH 2023

"Son of Rosemary"


A corsage with rosemary (or a reasonable facsimile) in it.

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FEBRUARY 2023

“Language of Flowers”


An arrangement in an old book where the pages are partially cut out.
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DECEMBER 2022

"A LANTERNS LIGHT"


An arrangement where the lantern is an integral part of the arrangement.   

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NOVEMBER 2022

“THE SUN ALSO RISES”


A patina arrangement in a low bowl.


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OCTOBER 2022

"FRANKENSTEIN"


A free-style design that hints of foreboding darkness. Material from any source.

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THEME for 2021-22 is CITIES


SEPTEMBER 2022

VENICE


An L shaped arrangement featuring the canals of the city.

Material from any source.

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JUNE 2022

AMSTERDAM


A veiled round arrangement featuring the famous flowers of the city.

Material from any source.

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MAY 2022

MILAN


A freestyle arrangement featuring fashion in a high heeled shoe.

Material from any source.

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APRIL 2022

NEW YORK


A fan arrangement depicting any New York icon. Examples: known as the Big Apple, Broadway, Central Park, major fashion houses. Material from any source.
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MARCH 2022

MOSCOW


A duo arrangement featuring the famous Moscow ballet.

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FEBRUARY 2022

NEW ORLEANS


An arrangement of your choice depicting the Mardi Gras Festival with beads/glitter. Material from any source.

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DECEMBER 2021

PARIS


A freestyle arrangement depicting the City of Lights with bistro/wine cafes.

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NOVEMBER 2021

VIENNA


An arrangement utilizing a wire cylinder depicting the iconic music of Vienna.


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OCTOBER 2021

WINNIPEG


A vertical arrangement using any iconic Winnipeg landmark. Examples: Golden Boy, pavilion at Assiniboine Park, Provencher Suspension Bridge, Trizec Building etc.

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THEME for 2020-21 is HOBBIES


SEPTEMBER 2021

GARDENING


A landscape design.

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 JUNE 2021

CARPENTRY


A structural arrangement incorporating a simple wooden structure that is an integral part of the design.

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MAY 2021

BIRD WATCHING


A vertical arrangement incorporating feathers and/or a bird figurine.

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APRIL 2021

CERAMICS


An arrangement in a gourd/vegetable/fruit set on a ceramic plate.

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MARCH 2021

JEWELRY MAKING


A “modified” vertical arrangement using some form of leaf manipulation and having a piece of jewelry or glitter in it.

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FEBRUARY 2021

METAL WORKING


A freestyle arrangement incorporating an item made of metal.

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DECEMBER 2020
SEWING/QUILTING

A high horizontal rectangle arrangement with some accessory related to sewing or quilting.
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OCTOBER 2020

PAINTING


A modern mass arrangement using a monochromatic palette.

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SEPTEMBER 2020 KNITTING/CROCHET/TATTING


A synergistic arrangement consisting of 3 small arrangements that are not identical but complement each other.

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THEME for 2019-20 is COUNTRIES


   SEPTEMBER - 2020

JAPAN - Konnichiwi


A minimalistic Ikebana style arrangement in a low container.

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FEBRUARY 2020

ENGLAND - High Tea

 

A round arrangement that is “outback”, working predominantly with succulent/cacti and Waxflowers.

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DECEMBER 2019

 MEXICO - Feliz Navidad


A modern mass arrangement incorporating potted plants.

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NOVEMBER 2019

 ITALY - The Gondolier


An L-shaped arrangement using roses.

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OCTOBER 2019

ISRAEL - Petals and Prickles


A vertical arrangement incorporating thorns, thistles and flowers. 

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 SEPTEMBER 2019

CANADA - Harvest Time

 

An arrangement in a basket working with grains, vegetables and flowers.

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2018 EXHIBITION


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2017 EXHIBITION


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