October started with a super sunny day and a fun floral evening for the members of Clophill and District Flower Club.  The demonstrator for the evening was Fiona Franklin whose title was 'A Vintage Affair' which took the form of a story set in the 1950s about childhood sweethearts Frank and Jenny.  We were fascinated to hear that Frank had been offered a post as an officer on the Titanic which he declined to be with Jenny and develop their plant nursery- that was a lucky decision!

Arrangements were selected to illustrate points within the story.  Running the nursery was an Autumnal design in a terra cotta pot with sun flowers, mimosa and dark foliage such as 'Black Tie' leaves.  A useful tip was that these large leaves can be shredded using the fingernail and the result is soft grass like material.

This was followed by a lovely green and white design using white roses, Calas and Protea buds. This was to show the 12 years of happy marriage then along came three children to complete the picture.  Fiona used a small wicker pram filled with tropical foliage with flowers such as Anthurium 'Pistache' and Gingers to indicate the third child who was called Chicken.

​​​Our September meeting with National Demonstrator Julia Knight was a very enjoyable evening.  With the title 'Hello Broadway' Julia took the audience there. Having just passed her demonstrator qualifications she shared some of her test arrangements with us.
  
We began with 'Chorus Line', a container lined with yellow and green foliages. Yellow Roses represented dancers of different stature, some standing, some sitting, Yellow Taxi and apples to indicate the Big Apple.