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In a vase on Monday - Part Two

Last Monday I went to a Flowers from the Farm workshop on funeral flowers.  Not the least bit morbid.  No MUM or BRO spelt out in white chrysanthemums but joyful buckets of fabulous blooms brought to the event by flower farmers in Scotland.  I thought IAVOM readers might enjoy seeing this array too.
Hooray for the flower farmers of Scotland1

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  1. Much better than the masses of white gladiolas I remember seeing at funerals in my youth. I still avoid gladiolas, even though they're beautiful flowers.

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    1. I've never been keen on gladiolas I'm afraid. Too rigid and quite awkward to deal with in the sort of arrangement I enjoy. The buckets of flowers we were working with last week were glorious! It was a thoroughly enjoyable day and I learnt a lot! A

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  2. What a great experience this must have been - thanks for sharing the results

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    1. We were particularly appreciative of all the blooms brought to the workshop because we all knew that any day they could all be knocked flat by a frost. As it was, the flowers were fantastic and abundant. Lovely! A

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