MARCH 2022 Hattie & Flo’s
The first meeting of the newly formed Midhurst Buds & Blooms with a wonderful demonstration of free flowing eco-floristry by local florists Hattie & Flo. Hand tied bouquet tutorial using everyday seasonal flowers. Followed by tea (cakes donated by Comestibles) and a raffle to win one of the flower arrangements.
Past Events - 2022
APRIL 2022 - Ben Pope
Ben Pope, who recently appeared on Gardener’s World, gave a fascinating slide show about gardening and growing flowers, followed by a demonstration of easy to do arrangements and a quick mention of his new book. Cakes were donated by Madeleines and the raffle included two free copies of Ben’s book.
MAY 2022 - Garden Tour at King Edward VII Estate
Garden tour and talk by the Head Gardener including the Gertrude Jekyll gardener. Followed by Afternoon Tea in the beautifully restored dining room of the former hospital
JUNE 2022 - Flower Arranging by Diggy Rodber
Diggy Rodber, renowned international florist who lives locally was joined by her mother, also a florist, to provide a very entertaining and informative demonstration.
JULY 2022 - Member’s Exhibition Day
A wonderful and diverse selection of flower displays created by our members for a summer dining table. Marianna and Hannah from the fabulous Lamb & Newt inspired us with their ideas on how to style two types of al fresco dining table using vintage tableware and linens.
SEPTEMBER 2022 - Char Johnston
An inspirational demonstration by Char who is a West Sussex florist, gardener and flower farmer. Her work focuses on seasonal designs with nature and sustainability at the heart. Her displays incorporate wild foliage as well as flowers and elevate plants that are often overlooked to something special.
OCTOBER 2022 - ANGEL LIKE FLOWERS
A wonderful demonstration by Angel and Dolly who created a magnificent floral ‘bomb’ in front of us and then dismantled it to produce beautiful bouquets as raffle prizes. With weddings as the focus, they also inspired us with a hand tied bouquet and some beautiful floral accessories.
To top it off we had the most elegant, hand-made and embroidered wedding dresses on display courtesy of the highly talented design Kasia Austin
NOVEMBER 2022 - LUCIE HAWORTH from Hand Made Sussex
What a memorable event! Lucie created a fabulous festive garland, table decorations and moss baubles, all made with locally foraged greenery. We also had three Christmas Day tablescapes (Country, Eclectic and Luxury) from the talented team at Alchemy Home.
Maria from @lovemycakes_sussex set out an array of her stunning mousse cakes for us to enjoy with our seasonal mulled wine after the meeting.
We surprised our members with the appearance of renowned local actor Hugh Bonneville and his friend James Alexander Sinclair, the talented and knowledgeable Garden Designer. After they’d drawn the raffle for us, Hugh signed copies of his book whilst James answered lots of questions from our enthusiastic society members.
