Using Foliage in Floristry: A Demo with Georgie Newbery of Common Farm Flowers
Learn how to use garden foliage to transform your flower arrangements in this practical demo with flower farmer and florist Georgie Newbery, using foliage cut fresh from her Somerset fields on the day.
Foliage is the foundation of good floristry. Without it, even the most beautiful flowers can look static and lacking in elan. In this session Georgie makes the case for foliage as an essential element, not an afterthought, and shows you how to use it for background, structure, texture, and elegant trailing stems. She recommends the best varieties to grow for year-round cutting, covers the specifics of cutting and conditioning foliage for maximum vase life, and demonstrates with a beautiful selection of autumn foliage harvested from her own fields that morning.
By the end of the session you'll have both a planting list and the confidence to use what you already have growing in your garden far more boldly.
What you'll learn:
- Why foliage is essential to good floristry and how to use it effectively
- The best foliage varieties to grow for cutting: for structure, texture, and trailing
- How to cut and condition foliage for the best results in arrangements
- How to build a foliage collection that works across the seasons
- How the right foliage gives your arrangements real country house character and depth
- How to look at your garden differently and identify what's already worth cutting
With Georgie demonstrating live with foliage cut straight from her flower farm, this session is as visually inspiring as it is practically useful, and it will change the way you look at your garden.
Suitable for:
Anyone who loves to cut flowers and foliage from their garden to make arrangements at home: from complete beginners to experienced flower arrangers wanting to develop a more confident, generous style, as well as flower farmers and florists.
Format:
- This demo will last around an hour.
- There will be plenty of time for questions (which could mean it lasts up to 90 minutes).
- Includes access to a recording of the demo, so you can watch again in your own time or catch up later if you can’t attend live.
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