Hythe Flower Club

08/07/2024

19/06/2024

One of our members won these plants in a raffle a couple of months ago. Needless to say she is delighted with them . Thank you Penny for the photo. Lovely to know we choose prizes that are well received. 🙂

14/06/2024

What a lovely demonstration by Irene Hickson entitled Fashion Trends. We went from 1920 through to the seventies. Some lucky members were delighted to take these arrangements home. An very flowery evening. ⚘️

13/06/2024

Afternoon all

At this evenings meeting we are having a demonstration by Irene Hickson titled 'Fashion Trends'

We will be selling tickets for our afternoon Tea Party which is on the 2nd July where we will be serving tasty sandwiches and cake. We will also be having a tombola so if you have anything you would like to donate please bring this with you tonight. During the afternoon tea party we will also have our draw, so please do sell as many tickets as you can, as this greatly helps our funds.

Once again thank you all for your continuing support, look forward to seeing those who are able to join us tonight.

04/06/2024

On July 2nd we are holding our annual afternoon tea at a members home.
3pm - 6pm , come along for some delicious food and plenty of chats with our friendly members.
There will be a raffle (cash prizes!) and a Tombola plus a chance to make a small corsage.
£10 per person , 21 Golden Hind Park, Hythe SO45 5BQ.

Please contact [email protected] to book your place.

05/05/2024

💐 RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
21–25 May 2024
See the cream of British and international garden and floral design over this five-day annual highlight of the floral year. Chelsea promises amazing garden designs, gorgeous floral displays and exclusive shopping.
rhs.org.uk

05/05/2024

Elizabeth will be given containers and flowers to design "on the spot". Should be interesting.

13/04/2024

On Thursday the 11th we held our AGM which concluded at 19.55.

Following the business part of the evening we were entertained by our speaker Aimee Durnell. Aimee is a talented artist and her talk centred on the Lymington and Beaulieu rivers accompanied by slides and illustrations. A very entertaining evening, enjoyed by all members.

This was followed by tea and the raffle, at this point members were able to pay their annual subscription. A small increase to £40 which still represents excellent value.

On May 9th Elizabeth Witcomb will demonstrate "On the Spot". The club will provide flowers and Containers which Elizabeth will then use. Hence On the Spot. Should be an entertaining evening.

10/04/2024

Wessex and Jersey area of NAFAS Members Day at Thornden School, Chandlers Ford. A great day with spectacular arrangements in the afternoon by Jacqui Arnold from Kent.

02/03/2024

Please see information from another flower club, this may be of interest to some of you.

04/02/2024

Good morning. Please see information below about our next meeting on Thursday. Looking forward to seeing those who can make it. We always welcome new members. 💐

25/01/2024

Hello all, we thought we would share for anyone who may be interested

14/01/2024

On Thursday January 11th Hythe had an in house demonstration from a committee member. We are so lucky that Mala Williams a NAFAS teacher and award winning designer is a member of our club.

The theme was supermarket flowers and recycled, repurposed containers.
All achievable by even inexperienced flower arrangers.

Simplest was various jam jars of different sizes . The bodies of the jars were covered in hessian and one bunch of mixed flowers used to great effect. With the addition of garden foliage ,7 jam jars looked so pretty.

Next were three tins (baked bean size). Mounted on card in a boomerang shape, although could be any shape. Papier-mache covered the tins then sprayed grey with hints of silver. Once the tins were filled with tulips,roses,statis, chrysanthemums,golden rod and greenery there was an arrangement admired by all.

Everyone has a glass vase in the cupboard but some are not always a perfect shape for arranging flowers. The answer is to use cellotape to make a grid across the top, making the process simple. A useful tip which we will all use in the future. An arrangement of Alstromeria and germinis reinforced the idea demonstrated.

A low coffee table design was made of a plastic tray covered in moss and wire grid. A lovely spring design using hyacinths, tulips, iris and daffodils with a small amount of greenery made an effective arrangement.

Using a moss covered ring previously a Christmas door decoration came next with plants and bulbs in moss using the Kokedama method. Something the club members were unfamiliar with and proved interesting.

Finally a traditional design using an urn, lots of greenery including Palm leaves,ceanothus and viburnum. Orange gerberas,yellow Alstromeria, pink roses and purple stocks made for a stunning arrangement.

A relaxing informative evening thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Thank you Mala.

Our next meeting is on February 8th when we will hold a watch and do evening.

We meet at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall on the second Thursday of the month (except August). 6.45 for 7.30pm and visitors are always warmly welcomed.

09/01/2024

Happy New Year

On Thursday 11th January we have Mala doing a demonstration titled 'Waffling with Flowers' which sounds really interesting.

Next month we have another watch and do so please bring £7.00 for materials that are needed.

We have quality goods for our sales table and we are looking for raffle prizes, so if you have any Christmas presents that are not quite for you and would like to donate please do bring them along.

Look forward to seeing those who can join us on Thursday for our first meeting of 2024.

Visitors welcome and if you are considering becoming a member please do come and join us.

10/12/2023

What a thoroughly enjoyable evening we had last month at our Members Christmas evening. Thank you to the committee and everyone who worked so hard to create a fun Christmas evening. We all made a creation we could take home, thanks to Mala for your guidance!

10/12/2023

Good evening. Our next meeting is this Thursday titled 'The Story of Christmas'. Look forward to seeing those who can join us, visitors are welcome ⛄❄️⭐🕯️🎄🎅

08/11/2023

Good morning

Our next meeting on Thursday 9th November is for members only as it is our festive Celebrations 🌟

We will be making something for Christmas so please can you bring scissors & pruners if you have them also paper for the tables.

If you have not paid yet you can pay on arrival, it will be £10 for the whole evening. It is up to members if you would like to wear Christmas jumpers etc!

Look forward to seeing those who are able to join us 💐

15/09/2023

What a lovely evening we had at our 'Watch and do' last night. A very big thank you to Marion for sharing your knowledge and skills enabling us to make some lovely arrangements 🪴. Thank you also to those who bought all the flowers, foliage and pots we needed. A final thanks to all those who joined us for the evening. More photos to follow...

14/09/2023

Amazing fabric in day

12/09/2023

Good evening, all. We hope everyone has enjoyed the summer break. We are looking forward to welcoming you back on Thursday. This week we have a ‘Watch and do’. All flowers, greenery and containers are provided. However, we do request a contribution of £6.00 from each person. Please do also bring your secateurs. 🪴🌸

18/07/2023

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the afternoon tea yesterday by attending, buying/ selling raffle tickets and the organisation/planning. Thanks also to our host Mala.
It seemed that great fun was had by all. The jarbola was popular and some made corsages. We also raised funds for the club.

12/07/2023

Good evening all. At our next meeting on the 13th July we are welcoming Sue Wall, who will be doing a demonstration titled 'Reuse and Recycle', we look forward to seeing those who can make it.
If you are attending the meeting tomorrow please do bring with you any draw tickets you have, if they are sold or unsold.
For those of you who don't have a ticket for the Afternoon Cream Tea it is not too late to purchase a ticket.
As usual there will be no meeting in August.
Our September meeting is a 'Watch and Do' night, for this we need to know how many people will be participating so we can ensure we have enough supplies. Please do let us know tomorrow at the meeting and we will be asking for £6 to enable us to purchase everything you will need. 🌷🌹💐

05/06/2023

Good evening. Our next meeting this Thursday is a demonstration by Annette Urquart titled 'Dabbling in Daydreams'. At Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall (***Please note there is a Road closure and you can only access West Street from Southampton Road***). Doors open at 6.45 for 7.30 start. Tickets for visitors are £7.00.
Look forward to seeing you there 💐

26/04/2023

💐 NATIONAL FLOWER ARRANGING DAY 5th May 2023
5th May is National Flower Arranging Day and flower arrangers will once again make mini bouquets and leave them in unusual places for people to find.
📸 We'd love to see your designs or your finds!