Teaching Floral Design has been part of RGC since the founding days in the 1920s.

Though many gaze at a bouquet and simply see a collection of lovely flowers, certain aspects of the arrangement tell knowledgeable eyes a story.

In addition to designs to enliven the home, floral design can be an art of expression. Raleigh Garden Club members have frequently shared their skills at Art in Bloom, held annually at the NC Museum of Art.

Programs for this year

The Floral Design group meets several times each year to learn design techniques.

Each workshop will provide materials to make a design to bring home. There will be a fee for materials. More details will be at the meetings and in the newsletter.

September 28: Tools of the Trade. Make a basic line design.

October 26: Introduction to the Elements and Principles of Design. Make a Fall design using Fruit and Flowers.

January 25: Why Do my Flowers Die? Conditioning. Make a traditional triangular design.

April 26: Working with Color. Make a crescent design.

Fall floral design workshop… outdoors during COVID.

In January, the floral design group worked on Japanese Ikebana Design in the traditional Shoka Style.