Old City Flower Festival

March 18, 2024

Tea and Flower Arrangement

Demonstration 

Jonathan Mayer of Lawrence Mayer Florist of Macon, Georgia conducted an Arrangment Workshop as part of the March 18th Tea at Saint Joseph Catholic Church.

During the course of the Demonstration Jonathan received many questions and he promptly answered each!

The flowers for the Workshop!

 Following are pictures of the arrangements he did with comments he made as he was doing them.

The First One called a "Tropical"

This was a Low Arrangement

frequently used for Weddings!

Two colors.  Roses and Helleboros 

(Lenten Roses)

Note that the container is the same

color as the Roses!

"The Window Box"

A fresh Spring Look - Like

a Flower Bed

Traditional "Bubble Bowl"

Note the Hydrangea Blooms at the

base of this arrangement.  One large 

bloom was broken apart to 

complete the base of this display!

The Tropical Pattern -

No Tropical Blooms!

The Pinched Neck

Vase

The Perfect Bloom 

for a Visual Impact/Drama in 

Many Arrangements!

The "Bucket Arrangement"

or

The Left Overs at the End of the Day

Arrangements like this were

placed on each Table for the Tea 

and were done by the Decor

Committee of 

Saint Joseph!

The "Low Arrangement"

Properly Modeled!

I enjoyed the "Tea" and the "Arrangement Workshop!"  Following is a summary of points that Jonathan shared with us and I needed to learn:

Strive for a balanced arrangement.

Include some bright flowers - one is often enough.

Double tulips are better looking/lasting than single blooms.

Tall Arrangements are more sophisticated.

Round Flowers contribute to a more casual look.

Not a hard rule - but usually an odd number of spikes is better.

For green spikes - Bells of Ireland .

The style/color of the container can set the mood.

Tropical Blooms last longer.

Keep the water in the container fresh.  Change it often, like every two days.

Adding a small spoon of bleach controls the bacteria in the water

so the blooms last longer.  Of course use a bit more bleach in a larger container.

The critical summary for Me is to share the flowers you have growing in your garden and even make arrangements for your personal enjoyment as often as you can!!