Ever wondered how the pros make floral arrangements dazzle? Bring beautiful flowers and learn how to arrange them with style at the next Digging Deeper Saturdays event, “Making the Most of Your Floral Garden: Preparing and Designing Extraordinary Bouquets,” set for 10:3 a.m.-noon on Aug. 3 at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road.
Clallam County Master Gardeners Marylou Ozbolt-Storer and Pam Pace will talk about basic design elements for bouquet creation such as how colors play off one another, the shapes of various flowers, the impact of texture and elements outside of the box such as vines, shrubs, or branches. They will also show how to determine which three flowers set the focal point for a bouquet, how to keep flowers fresh and which flowers and greens can round out an arrangement.
Participants are asked to bring a pair of garden snips and a vase with at least a 3- to 5-inch opening.
“Whether you want a low centerpiece for a tabletop; a 20- to 30-inch-high Eiffel Tower impact piece; a frontal for an event; or a loose organic look, elements of color, texture, line, and form are all important to achieve the necessary balance,” Ozbolt-Storer said.
Pace has been gardening in the Pacific Northwest for the last 40 years and enjoys growing flowers, herbs, fruit, vegetables and native pollinator plants, including a vibrant, constantly changing wildflower slope garden.
Ozbolt-Storer is a Clallam County Master Gardener intern and has been a member of the Seattle Weaver’s Guild since 1968. She is a weaver, spinner, felter and dyer who owned a handwoven clothing business, Fibrearts, Inc. from 1978-1990 which later transitioned into commercial fabrics.
In addition to the scheduled educational presentation, a team of Clallam County Master Gardeners will be available at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. to answer your gardening questions. Digging Deeper attendees are encouraged to bring samples of garden problems or pests for diagnosis by Master Gardeners who can recommend control measures.
Digging Deeper Saturdays presentations are held on Saturdays of selected months. These free public presentations cover basic gardening topics and are scheduled for 90 minutes to allow for demonstrations or questions. Attendees are encouraged to check the Clallam County Master Gardener online calendar for updates about the location of the talk at extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar.
For more information about “Making the Most of Your Floral Garden” or Digging Deeper Saturdays, call 360-565-2678.
