Monthly Competitions
Every month at our meetings we hold a flower and produce competition.
This year, we’ve added brand new classes to the traditional ones. You have the choice of either submitting one of the traditional flower entry themes or ‘seasonal fruit or veg.’ or having a go at our new class, based on a book, film or song. We’ve suggested a few titles below, or come up with your own, appropriate to the season.
To get your creative juices flowing, we’ll be inviting entries for:
Vegetable and Fruit Characters – bring your produce to life with personality and flair!
Book & Film Inspired Displays – think Cider with Rosie, The Secret Garden, or A Christmas Carol.
Ikebana Arrangement– the elegant Japanese art of flower arranging, focusing on balance and harmony. (Think less about filling a vase with masses of blooms and more about creating an artistic composition featuring just a few stems, leaves and/or flowers.)
Month | Traditional Theme | New Flower Theme: Book/Film/Song – Suggested titles | Seasonal Fruit and Veg or suggested Book/Film/SongTheme |
February | Winter foliage | “Wuthering Heights” | “In the Bleak Mid-Winter” |
March | Bulbs | Book/film/song of your choice | Book/film/song of your choice |
April | Spring tied posy | “The Secret Garden” | “James & The Giant Peach” |
May | Seasonal or wild flowers in a jam jar | “Great Expectations” | “Peter Rabbit” |
June | Roses | Own choice | Own choice |
July | Sweet Peas | “Ladies in Lavender” Or “The Blue Dahlia” | “Blueberry Hill” or “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café” |
September | Dahlias | Own choice | Fruit or Vegetable Characters |
October | Autumnal display | Vegetable and flower bouquet | |
November | Dried seed heads | Ikebana (Japanese style arrangement) | |
December | Christmas arrangement | “A Christmas Carol” or other festive title | |
