The Garden Club at Palm Coast

The Arrangers’ Guild met on March 21, 2023, for Class 5.

Linda Hensler, Director, had a few announcements:

NOTE: Next month, our April Arrangers’ Guild meeting will be one week earlier, on April 11, due to the Spring Festival and the FFGC Convention.

Help is needed to set up and take down at the Spring Festival. Please sign up if you can help Friday, April 7, starting at 3:00 p.m.

May 9th is the date for the District VI Spring meeting at the Hammock Dunes Resort, Palm Coast. The Arrangers’ Guild was asked to make the floral centerpieces for each table. The Garden Club has donated funds for the purchase of flowers and greens needed.

Our Instructor for this Class was Penny Decker.

This Class 5 will be using features, accessories, and bases (optional).

A feature is necessary for your design but should not be plant material.

An accessory is added to a design but, if removed, should not take away from the original design.

You can use a base to set your design on, but it should be portioned to the design and for its weight. A base could be a simple object like a piece of wood. A base can be optional.

Your design needs the 4 Attributes of a Design: Beauty, Harmony, Distinction, and Expression.

Our next class will be Class 6, April 11, 2023, to make a design that shows what Florida is all about!
Examples: your floral design should show perhaps something about beaches, golf courses, or sunshine, just to name a few that represents Florida!

Submitted by: Nancy Iandoli
Photos submitted by: Nancy Iandoli

The Arrangers’ Guild met on February 21, 2023, for Class 4.

At 10:00 a.m., Linda Hensler, Director, called the meeting to order.

Linda reminded students of the upcoming Spring Festival on April 8, 2023, at the Palm Coast High school and that the Arrangers’ Guild will have a booth to demonstrate floral arrangements, which will be for sale as they are completed.

Linda also announced that St. Augustine Garden Club is having a Flower Show on April 28, 2023, at their Garden Club on Old Moultrie Road, off Route 1. Perhaps members would like to do a road trip.

Today’s class was on Table Designs. There are two types:
Functional Design – a sit-down table setting.
Exhibition Design – a creative design

Our instructor was Penny Decker, who explained the two designs and created examples of each type.

Items needed:
Functional Design: Dinner plate, glassware or cup and saucer, placemat, and napkin.

Exhibition Design: Table is done for an artistic effect; you need a plate but do not need a napkin. It is to suggest the service of food and plant materials used as needed for the overall design.

For a Functional Design, napkin goes on the left, knife and spoon on the right, and glassware on the top right.
When doing table settings, you want contrast. You use two-size plates to show depth and you must have a napkin for the functional table. The napkin can be on a plate, but not when using a tray with a plate.

For a Buffet table setting of four, on top of your tablecloth, you can use a runner that has texture and contrast to each. You must have a serving dish and use tall items to decorate, such as: seahorses, starfishes, and candle holders (you must use battery light candles in a flower show).
You can use accessories to create interest. However, if you put them in your design, you could take them away and still have a good design.

Class 5 will be on March 21, 2023, featuring accessories, features, and bases with Instructor Margaret Kirkpatrick.

Article submitted by: Nancy Iandoli
Photos Submitted by: Nancy Iandoli