Warkworth Floral Art Club , Auckland Area, New Zealand meets on a Friday  once a month. You can join them at the Catholic  Church Hall, Warkworth from 9.30am  on the third Friday of the month. In July 2002 Tricia photographed the work of this small band of wonderful floral designers to inspire you  whether you are a beginner or a seasoned flower arranger.Since that time Tricia and the team at floral design magazine, have travelled the world, photographing and interviewing the best florists and floral designers. Each month you can experience what we do, when you subscribe to floral design magainze. More details here.

The overall concept for all classes was  using a Grid.
All the flowers used were fresh.
The experienced designers below set the standard!

Barbara Starrenburg used magnolia flowers, succulents, astelia, conifer, and peppermint geranium leaves is this steel grey and red/violet grid.

Her grid was tied with matching wire and spray painted with blue stippled paint.

. Betty Trewin used leucodrendron, rolled flax and lacinalia to compliment her triangular grid.

Lyn Membery used dried Abasinian banana leaves, magnolia leaves, nandina domestica, orange gerberas and vine on a bamboo grid.

Sylvia Walsh used thyme, rosemary, conifer, succulent flowers and westringia in this sweet smelling grid. What a great idea for the kitchen table!.

Lots of space in these airy designs by two designers whose names we didn't catch!

Margaret Radford used her grid as a base

Judith Neill laid her flowers on top of the grid as an interesting piece to look into.