Heather Thornton (left) and Vanessa Lilley pose
with their display in front of Wollaton Hall.
Alison Doey and Elaine Searcey
decorate one of the kitchens.
Adele Hickton (front) and Suzanne Gee.
Floristry students have created a variety of festive floral designs to decorate Wollaton Hall for its Tudor Christmas events during November.
The group of 14 Level 3 Diploma in Floristry students created individual displays to decorate seven areas of the Hall including the entrance, the Great Hall and the educational room.
Keeping to a Tudor theme, students were set the challenge of creating their designs without using a single flower. Instead they used fresh garden foliage and natural materials from the grounds of Wollaton Hall including twigs, cones, moss and seed pods. A variety of fruits, vegetables and spices were also added to give colour, texture and smell.
Tutor, Catherine Hampson, said: “It was fabulous to see how the students had been inspired by the knowledge and skills learnt on their course to create such stunning designs in such fantastic surroundings. They are a credit to the College and to the floristry industry.”
Posted on 09 November 2009