For our August meeting we welcomed Peggy Townsend who introduced us to “Underwater Floral Design.”
Peggy is an NGC Accredited Flower Show Judge, a member of the FGCCT Board of Directors, and Chairman of the CT Flower Show School. She demonstrates flower arranging techniques and conducts workshops and programs for garden clubs in Connecticut. She judges flower shows throughout Connecticut and New York State. She is an active member of the Town & Country Garden Club, The Garden Club of Newtown and Creative Arrangers of Connecticut.
Peggy guided us through all the steps for creating simple, quick and easy designs to the larger more dramatic award-winning designs seen in flower shows.
Underwater floral designs are dramatic because the containers and water magnify the design and deepen the colors of the plants and flowers. Continue reading