Milford CT  Garden Club 
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OUR FOCUS THIS YEAR ON DESIGN WILL BE WITH BARBARA O'CONNON'S GUIDANCE.  IN OCTOBER SHE WILL CONDUCT A PROGRAM CALLED 'DESIGN WORKSHOP'. 

BARBARA WILL EXPLAIN THREE TYPES OF TABLE DESIGNS

FUNCTIONAL TABLE FOR TWO  (HB PAGE  217 -222)

CAPSULE-FUNCTIONAL TABLE FOR ONE ( HB 217-222)

EXHIBITION TABLE - TYPE 1 (HB 217-222)


PLEASE REFER TO THE HANDBOOK FOR FLOWER SHOWS (HB) TO GET MORE INFORMATION.

AFTER THE PROGRAM IN OCTOBER DESIGNERS WILL CREATE THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF EACH OF THE SPECIFIC TABLES. 

IN NOVEMBER DESIGNERS WILL CREATE A FUNCTIONAL TABLE FOR TWO

IN JANUARY DESIGNERS WILL CREATE A FUNCTIONAL CAPSULE TABLE FOR ONE PERSON

IN FEBRUARY DESIGNERS WILL CREATE AN EXHIBITION TABLE TYPE 1 .

WE LOOK FORWARD TO BECOMING FAMILIAR AND THUS CONFIDENT IN THIS ASPECT OF FLORAL DESIGN  .






















WE WILL FEATURE DESIGNS MADE BY OUR MEMBERS IN OUR CLUB MEETINGS , WORKSHOPS AND THOSE ENTERED INTO FLOWER SHOWS .  THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION WILL BE TO ENLIGHTEN AND EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS AS TO THE SPECIFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS OF FLORAL DESIGN.
OUR GOAL IS TO ENCORPORATE A DESIGN WORKSHOP ON LINE, WHERE MEMBERS CAN SUBMIT FLORAL CREATIONS AND HAVE THEM CRITIQUED SO THAT WE ALL CAN LEARN THE DOS AND DONTS OF GOOD FLORAL DESIGN. 






 


GREAT COLOR CONTRAST WITH BRASS CONTAINER AND FLOWERS HOWEVER THE CONTAINER DOMINATES THE DESIGN 







NICE RHYTHM AND BALANCE. WHITE SHELLS IN GOOD SCALE, BUT DISTRACTING . MECHANICS VISIBLE 






Great color contrast; flower 'pops' against the green background.  Line creates lovely movement in the design




 


  Great rhythm, fills space nicely, distinction effected by mechanics (glue 'webs' visible)








Below are some examples of members designs done after a workshop conducted by our then Federated President, Maria Nahom. 



And another workshop conducted by Kathrine Neville shows how much fun learning can be!!
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