Last
week was a productive, creative and exciting week for all concerned at The
Flower Shop. So what was on the agenda one may ask?!... Among daily shop duties and gift
work, we were getting organised for the weekend’s events, the likes of a private
function at Fortnum and Mason on the Saturday evening, a private function at
The Grove, beautiful posies at Gibson Hall for The Grand Order of Lady Ratlings
and a purple candelabra arrangement for AIP events (as seen in the last blog
post).
Fortnum
and Mason was fabulous! It was a private function held in The Gallery (http://www.fortnumandmason.com/c-159-the-gallery-fortnum-and-mason.aspx). For our customer we created 4 large vase displays and a whole host of
terracotta pot arrangements interspersed with candles, acting as a runner to
decorate the dining tables. Large, medium and small pots were filled with beautiful
autumnal flowers and foliage, the likes of English Hydrangea, Roses,
Rose hips, Cotinus, Oak, Peppers and Asclepia… the list continues but the
pictures speak for themselves! Take a look at them on situe!...
I don't think
you can beat vases jammed packed full of Autumn Foliage this time of year!
Reds, browns, oranges and limes really capture the season!
Next
up was a date with The Grand Order of Lady Ratlings (GORL) at Gibson Hall for
their annual ball (http://www.gibsonhall.com/).
The Lady Ratlings came about through the re-organisation of The Grand Order of Water
Rats in June 1929. The Lady Ratlings are an esteemed charity organisation
within the world of entertainment that raise money for worthy causes and
charities through the “Cup of Kindness” (http://www.golr.co.uk/index.html).
A
whole host of names from the entertainment profession are linked to GORL as well as HRH The Princess Royal.
On this occasion we created a long and low front facing table arrangement as well
as 2 posies that required a 'touch of blue.' So for this we thought a wonderful combination of Sweet Avalanche Roses, Scabiosa, Freesia, Grasses, Cotinus and Rose hips would make a beautiful posie fit for The Queen Ratling! :)
For Victoria Wood, 2012
More on The Grand Order of Lady Ratlings to come in a future post so keep an eye out for that!
What
next?... Oh yes, a lovely private dinner in The Donneraile Room at The Grove Hotel. Beautifully
smart white and green table centres complete with candles in various sizes were the order of the day! Quite atmospheric don't you think?!
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Remember
to get yourself down to 4 Market Street, Watford, WD18 0PD this Saturday for
the official launch party for ‘Samuel Roberts at The Flower Shop’! (http://watfordflowers.co.uk/)
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Over and out for now,
Holly :)
