It was 1950s flower arranger Constance Spry who pioneered what is today familiar - using twigs and wild blooms alongside polite cultivated flowers, a vase that could as easily be a gravy boat as a family heirloom. "One man's flower arranging is another's floristry business," says principal Christina Conroy.Īnd at the University of Bolton, classes such as flower arranging and first aid are run to encourage women from ethnic minority communities into higher education.įill in with smaller flowers/foliage, place wisps of filler flowers that gracefully taper off Others come for the social side, particularly the older students."Īt Richmond Adult Community College in west London, a quarter of the students use the skills they have learnt in so-called "leisure and pleasure" courses to become self-employed.
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"Others do it as a taster to see if they can do it professionally, or to learn how to make floral displays for their community or church. He runs his own business as a functions organiser and decided to learn flower arranging so he didn't have to pay a florist. A young gentleman was in last year's class and he got a lot of attention. They range in age from 24 to 70-plus, and come from many different cultures. "Of the 16 people in each course, most are women. Her course, two hours a week for 30 weeks, caters to both beginners and regulars who come back each year.įill in with filler flowers and foliage keeping triangular shape "More plumbing, less pilates subsidised precision engineering, not over-subsidised flower arranging, except of course where flower arranging is necessary for a vocational purpose," said the Education Secretary Alan Johnson this week.īut who studies flower arranging - and what do they get out of it? Claire Tack, of Greenwich Community College, has taught the subject for three years. No longer are women expected to be able to construct floral displays that please the eye and impress the beholder (unless they choose to - nor is it an exclusively female interest).īut those who study flower arranging will have to pay more as the subsidies for such courses will be diverted to subjects needed by the economy. It's gone from an essential skill to a hobby largely associated with Sloane rangers, WI teas and church services. But is it as frivolous as it sounds? To help you decide, here the Magazine offers four "essential" arrangements. Cluster filler blossoms and foliage around central flowers maintaining rhythm of the 'S'įlower arranging classes face the snip under new government plans to cut back on non-essential evening courses.
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