It certainly is the course of the 'L' we have a Lizz, Liz and Lydia!!
On todays agenda was flower conditioning and care including top tips on how to get the most from your flowers and hand-tied bouquets.
We conditioning the flowers, all bought from a Bristol wholesaler early this morning.
Using many different types of flowers gives the students exposure to different conditioning techniques and todays selection certainly gave them that... from stocks to thistles and roses to hydrangea we really threw them in at the deep end!
We looked at ways to display and keep flowers within retail environments, how to keep stock intake tight and various supplier / delivery options. Lizz is intending to open her own flower shop pre Christmas so found this especially useful.
Not one of the students had put together a hand-tied before and Liz especially was really quite nervous.. she needn't have worried though because after demos and plenty of practice runs they all produced great bouquets.
The first hand-tied was a sectioned bouquet, technically quite difficult especially for their first attempt!
The second was a 'long and loose' natural hand-tied bouquet. The students grasped both technics well and finished off the day on a high if not a little tired!
Our sectioned hand-tied bouquets ready to go!
Lydia piecing together her sections....
Sections tied and ready to be put together....
Liz (one z!) loaded up and ready to go!
Lydia proudly presents her second hand-tied of the day, truly stunning!
Final and finishing touches removing the excess cellophane.
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