In a previous existence (as a housing officer) I endured countless courses on tidy desk policies,time management and dealing with customer complaints. These days I prefer to focus on “gaining greater knowledge and understanding and appreciation of stunning landscapes,fabulous plants and how to arrange them.
This year will find me travelling to Vlinderhof in Utrecht to learn about Piet Oudolf’s inspirational planting. Four visits to the Wildegoose Nursery, to listen and learn from Alys Fowler, Tom Brown, Mariana Christopher and Helen Picton . A bee identification course in Oxfordshire, and an introduction to floristry at Big little Things. This is definitely going to be a great year for truly outstanding courses.
Floristry facinates me, and I have decided to formally study this fascinating art form by the end of 2019. Gardening and floristry, now that sounds like a perfect job description (well for me at any rate).
In the meantime, here are some I made earlier.
Sally Wicks 
Since ‘floriculture and nursery production’ was my ‘concentration’ of study while majoring in horticulture, I needed to study floral design. For some of us who just wanted to grow horticultural commodities, it was tedious. It was the 1980s too, so design was rather ‘distinct’ back then. I suppose it is ‘distinct’ now too. I think it must have been easier back in the 1970s, but I really do not know.
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I am really looking forward to studying floristry. I like to think that it is garden design, but on a much smaller scale, so will follow the same design principles. It will also mean that the weather will not stop work !
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Exciting times Sally. I will be sowing my billy button seeds, for stunning mustard yellow spherical flowers for you to arrange.
Xxx
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I think burgundy would look fantastic with mustard. I am thinking scabious and actea.
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