Saturday, April 25, 2015

Floral Design Workshops

2011 Best of Show Pot-et-Fleur design by Phyllis Flowers 
Photo by Anne McNeilly
The design committee for the McCracken County Fair Flower Show, "SEE BLUE," is planning a series of three workshops on floral design.  The first one will be April 27, 1:00 p.m., at the
McCracken County Extension office.  Other sessions will be on May 11 and June 8.

On April 27, Sally Wilkins, National Garden Clubs Certified Flower Show Judge, will demonstrate  making two different designs featured at this year's show, Illuminary  and Pot-et-Fleur.
Illuminary designs are  creative, abstract designs  incorporating lights for special effect.  In the 2015 flower show, the class is titled "Blue Moon of Kentucky."  Pot-et-Fleur designs are more traditional and combine rooted and cut flowers, as in the prize-winning design pictured above.  This year's  class is called "Blue Oasis."


 Anyone interested in learning more about  floral design is invited to attend these sessions.  One need not be committed to entering  design competition at the fair.