| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Group leader: | |
| When: | Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am 1st Thursday of the month |
| Venue: | Dursley Methodist Church |
| Cost: | We pay for flowers, room hire and refreshments |
Why join the Floristry Group?
The Cam, Dursley & District Floristry group creates floral arrangements using only British flowers and sustainable mechanics (no Oasis). We also enjoy a couple of trips out each year.
We are a friendly welcoming group and are all learners, there is no one expert!
Members are asked to attend on a regular basis and to help set up the session which usually takes place at Dursley Methodist church on the first Thursday of the month from 10 am. Sessions usually last about 1.5 hours.
Leader Danielle sources the flowers and any mechanics needed (eg chicken wire). The group always pays the cost price which is usually around £10. Some workshops such as wreath making will be more. We also pay for hire of the room and for refreshments.
Topics might include
- Creating floral display with environmentally friendly mechanics (no more oasis!)
- Seasonal arrangements
- Visiting local cutting gardens in season
- Entering flower classes in local shows.
Contact the group leader - Danielle Ellis - by clicking on her name above if you'd like more information or to join.
Forthcoming Events. Click on the event title to see full details.
Recent Posts
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A visit to Chippy Flower Farm
The u3a Floristry Group visit to Chippy Flower Farm
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Crafting Eco-Friendly Christmas Wreaths
Proving that festive décor doesn't have to cost the Earth, our floristry group came together to create stunning, sustainable Christmas wreaths using conscientiously sourced materials from across the country. Our U3A Sustainable Floristry group capped off the year with a beautiful and festive December meeting! We successfully completed some truly gorgeous Christmas wreaths, transforming our…
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Sustainable Church Flowers
Church flower arrangers from 14 different churches across the area together with members of the u3a Sustainable Floristry group gathered on 21st October to meet our speaker Beth Bruce Gardener an ambassador from Sustainable Church Flowers. Many churches and cathedrals have decided to go a no-foam route and the RHS has banned Oasis and other…
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Slimbridge Gardening Club Show
Slimbridge Gardening Club runs two shows a year in Spring and Autumn. The u3a Sustainable floristry group got together to create arrangements for one class in the show, an arrangement no wider or deep than 30cm in predominantly one colour. The weather was hot, very hot. Our usual supplier of British Flowers was on holiday,…
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A Visit to Shipton Mill Garden
Shipton Mill Garden in Tetbury is part of the Flowers from the Farm network a UK trade association promoting a financially and environmentally sustainable local cut flower industry. On a glorious but chilly morning, the Sustainably Floristry group visited the garden. After we were greeted with tea and cake, Ruth Quinlan, head gardener showed us…
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Snowdrops at Colesbourne
The Sustainable Floristry Group visit Colesbourne Gardens
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u3a Christmas Doors Adorned
The Floristry group creates beautiful sustainable wreaths Over two sessions the Cam, Dursley & District Sustainable Floristry group created a beautiful wreath each. Our aim was to be as sustainable as possible. We sourced the fir from Upthorpe Christmas Trees. This came in bundles of mixed, fresh branches. (We need much less next year). We…
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Frogs and Seed Pods
The Cam, Dursley & District u3a Sustainable Floristry Group created an arrangement using a flower frog at the October meeting. Originally used in Japanese floral design as far back as the 14th century, a patents was issued in 1875 for a "flower holder" using spikes. The frogs come in many shapes and sizes and are…
