This is not an arrangement I made specially for today's In a Vase on Monday, but a photograph of an arrangement I made for the competition at the Bishop's Palace Summer Fête just over a week ago. All these flowers are still available in the garden. This In a Vase on Monday was the brainchild of Cathy, and I am joining with her and others today.
It was a very small vase and the whole thing had to be no more that 10 x 10 x 10 cm. Well it was that when I had it at home. I had asked if I could position it myself but no that was not permitted. Anyway it was deemed to be too large at judging,, and my thoughts were that when the arrangement was carried up, and watered the next day, the flowers must have loosed and just got a little larger than the required size. Anyway I tried to be the best of losers, and at the end of the day offered the little posy to the judge.
I was a judge for the preserves and originally our 'self made' rules, ie not written in tablets of stone, were that judges couldn't enter the categories even for which they were not judging. Just a few days before the date, when our WI, who was for the first time undertaking the organisation of the competition, sent out a plea to members to find friends etc to enter, as we had a poor show. I then asked if judges could bring entries for other categories. The 'rules' were then altered, and the entries were to be brought the day before, and brought to the entrance when 'runners' would take them and place them in the exhibition room.
A show-worthy arrangement! Interesting variety of materials.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty small! (I had to check the size in inches as
ReplyDeleteAmericans are hopeless in converting centimeters into inches.) It looks quite impressive to me that you were able to work such a variation of material into a posy that size.
I love your choices of flowers. Lovely
ReplyDeleteThat's so creative--the whole thing. The round vase you chose, and the lovely pastel blooms are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty mix of more unusual plants, Noelle, and it's a shame that this rule was so strictly adhered to - entrants would be unlikely (would they?) to submit a vase outside those dimensions, and the possibility of plants continuing to grow is always going to be there (I am thinking of tulips in particular). I like the idea of you giving the posy to one of the judges, although you said 'offered', so perhaps they didn't accept it! 😉Did you enjoy your own judging experience?
ReplyDeleteOh, such a shame it was not allowed to enter the competition Noelle. It deserves a rosette! You have a lovely variety of small flowers in there. The Tiarella is sweet, and I am now going to look up the Achillea.
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