contents |May 2006

inspiration

BLOEMSCHIK FESTIVAL, ANTWERP, BELGIUM

Report and photography by Tricia Legg

Christine Philippo van-Riet creates designs showcasing the current Belgium trend for massed flowers in tight oval groupings.

Jo Dieraert takes the shape of an onion and turns it into a huge piece of art.

Annick van Wezemael uses a different approach with hanging spheres and hidden treasures.

François Aerts shows how to design on a large scale, with no foliage and a lush selection of flowers.

Filip Verheylesonne selects unrelated elements of Nature and combines them to create a beautiful and unified whole.

Students create designs around the theme 'Mozart” for their competitions.

CANADA BLOOMS, TORONTO, CANADA

Report by Tricia Legg. Photography by Tricia Legg and Trish Symons.

Eclectic styles emerge at the annual competitions of Canada Blooms, from the Abstract, to Modern Mass, as the floral designers welcome the beginning of Spring. Enjoy 10 pages which are just a sampling of the creativity seen at this year's show.

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Lily Karmatz from Australia accentuates leaves in modern Sogetsu arrangements.

Kazuhide Egawa, from LivingSeasons.com in the UK, shows you how to design with the trendy new wood veneer.

Try out the floral foam colours! Chrissie Harten, of the UK, uses colourful foam cubes for maximum impact.

Ting Chen from Studio Flora in Australia, creates an Anthurium waterfall.

On a recent visit to China, Nina Sherson workshopped several bridal bouquets. This is the third in her series.

Fabulous Floral Feasts from 'Canada Blooms' and the artistry of Lynda Summerville, Lynn Morgan and Trudy Grantham.

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INTERFLORA DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Report and Photography by Rebecca Isemonger

The topic was designs for a wedding reception in a room made of ice, with bouquets and free standing designs suitable for the occasion.

A meeting by the traffic experts of Auckland, required arrangements relevant for the topic being discussed, for the second part of the competitions.

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Featured Contributors

Subscriptions and the last of the available backcopies.

Clinton Bowyer has the cover story.

Back page features...the first pictures from the Morrinsville

Flower Festival in New Zealand, more in coming editions.

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