DINNINGTON WORKSHOP
‘ANYTHING GOES’
7.15 PM ON THURSDAY
9 OCTOBER 2025
Autumn will provide a plethora of materials on the roadside and in your gardens.
You may choose to produce this HIGHLY CONTRASTING TEXTURAL DESIGN with no flowers in it but a mixture of contrasting dried and fresh materials
REQUIREMENTS LIST FOR A HORIZONTAL DESIGN
TOOLS: OLD TOWEL FOR YOUR TABLE COVER, SCISSORS, KNIFE, FLORIST POT TAPE THE CLOTH KIND,
MECHANICS: IF YOU WISH TO DO THIS IN WATER WITH WIRE MECHANICS IT WILL REQUIRE A DEEP CONTAINER 4 INCHES WIDE AND
8 INCHES LONG
OR FLORAL FOAM: ONE BLOCK OF FLORAL FOAM, AN OASIS TRAY FOR ONE BLOCK
6 SPROGS / FROGS,
- OR 6 KEBAB STICKS, MATERIALS:
- TO 10 ATTRACTIVELY SHAPED BRANCHES APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH THICK DRIED OR FRESH COULD BE APPLE WOOD FORSYTHIA, VIBURNUM SILVER BIRCH, (COULD BE COLLECTED WHEN PRUNING)
12 TO 18 LEAVES ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OR SIMILAR, RUBUS, IVY, EPIMEDIUM, HEUCHERA
10 TO 15 STEMS UP TO 8 INCHES LONG OF FILLER MATERIAL LIKE SPIREE, HEBE, EUONYMOUS,
10 STEMS CONIFER OR SIMILAR
FLOWERS
12 TO 15 BOLD BLOOMS: CHINESE LANTERN, CRAB APPLE, ROSES, SCABIOSA OR COULD BE NUTS CONKERS OR SIMILAR
12 TO 15 FILLER FLOWERS SPRAY CARNATION OR CHRYSANTHEMUMS,
8 TO 10 LINEAR CROCOSMIA SEED HEADS, STATICE, OR SIMILAR CONTRASTING MATERIALS PRODUCE A GOOD RESULT I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN OCTOBER.
KATHRYN