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The English Flower Show
The English understand church flowers and revel in presenting their gardens and devising brilliant flower shows for the congregation as well as designing spectacular altar flowers for holidays and...
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Curses! Foiled again!
The poinsettia has become the expected flower of the season, no doubt due to the bright red and green colors it offers- colors which the secular world has adopted as the official Colors of Christmas....
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Luminarias for Christmas Eve
Nothing says “Welcome” on a cold, dark night like luminarias. Using simple brown or white paper bags with a tealight or votive inside to line the sidewalk and stairs to the church is an inexpensive...
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Christmas at Church of the Epiphany
Thanks to Susan Bergstrand who has sent in some photos of Christmas decorations this year from Church of the Epiphany. White Christmas was the inspiration. The Paschal candle was decorated with white...
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Preparing the Chapel of Repose
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Montclair, N.J. Some altar guild workers will tell you that preparing for Maundy Thursday is the busiest time of the year. A lot will be happening at the evening...
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New for April 2009
With Easter decorating much on our minds these days, a new hardcover volume by noted floral arranger, gardener and author Judith Blacklock will be hitting the shelves in 2 weeks. Church Flowers: The...
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Easter Flowers
The video below comes from St. Wilfrid’s in England. I must confess to being a fan of the English approach to church flowers. The video below will give you some ideas for next week. The pale flowers...
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Decorating the Paschal Candle
The hardest part of floral decoration is usually finding the proper mechanic which will hold a block of wet Oasis flower foam where you want to put it. It is a custom in the UK and America to decorate...
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Epiphany, East Providence
Thanks for sharing photos of Palm Sunday and Easter! The Paschal candle is spectacular- so easy to do using the jello mold ring, yet so effective and festive. The idea of a fan of palms around the...
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Divine Flower Arranging
I have worked for many years as a florist, managed a shop, and conducted training workshops for flower arranging for churches- but I must say I have never been so enlightened and amused by any...
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Favorite Catalogues
Happy New Year! I have been down with the flu bug along with many others for the past two weeks. I am hoping you have taken many great photos of your church decorated for Christmas and will share...
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