contents |July 2006

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW, AUSTRALIA

Report by Tricia Legg. Photography by Frank Go and Tricia Legg

4 Students from the RMIT University fashion course find new ways to use familiar materials.

6 Floral Windows by leading Australian florists who showcase their talents and give you ideas for your next spectacular window display.

10 The Floral Art Society of Victoria presents a spectacular tapestry of textures.

12 Melbourne Flower House capture attention with their signature style of fruit and flowers, on a huge scale.

16 Northern Melbourne Institute of Tafe students complete a Floristry assessment for large scale designing.

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MORRINSVILLE FLOWER FESTIVAL, NZ

Photography by Heather Hammond and Margaret Tyrell

32 Based on themes, the florists and floral artists combine talents for a uniquely New Zealand flower show.

40 A closer look at two techniques from the show, and explanations on how they were achieved.

ABBEY VAN MALE, BRUGES, BELGIUM

Photography and report by Peter and Chris de Houwer

42 Moniek vanden Berghe exhibits a new idea for pottery pieces.

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18 Take a glass bowl: Chrissie Harten from the UK and Chikako Shindo from Japan show you how to use one in two very different ways.

20 Make a frame for a very modern bouquet with instructions from UK florist, David Ragg at The Judith Blacklock Flower School.

22 Create a candle with a Gerbera, with help from Ting Chen from Studio Flora in Australia.

24 Kazuhide Egawa, from LivingSeasons.com in the UK, shows you how to design with textures in mind.

26 Fabulous Floral Feasts from New Zealand and Belgium.

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32 Lily Karmatz from Australia encourages you to use a mix of different flowers.

regular features

45 Subscriptions and the last of the available backcopies.

46 Happenings in Canada and Australia.

47 Clinton Bowyer has the cover story.

48 Back page features..Barbara Gadd

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