flowers and designs
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Floral Designer and Judge of Horticulture and Design |
| Location | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Introduction | I am an accredited Floral Design Judge with the Garden Clubs of Ontario and an accredited Horticultural Judge through the RBG. I am member-at-large on the Board of the GCO. I am also a member and accredited Rose Judge through the Canadian Rose Society and member of the Hamilton and Burlington Rose Society. I am also a member and accredited Lily Judge through the North American Lily Society. In addition, I am a Director of the Ontario Regional Lily Society and Chair of the Design Section of their annual Lily Show. I am a certified Horticultural and Design Judge through the Ontario Horticultural Association and a member of the Cloverleaf Garden Club the Oakville Horticultural Society. |
| Interests | Floral Design, Judging, Demonstrating Design Techniques, Writing articles, blogging ( new interest). I have been actively involved in gardening since I was 10 years old but have been involved with Garden Clubs since 1994. My English mother taught me many wise garden practices that she learned from her father in their allotment gardens in the North of England. |
| Favorite Movies | Doctor Zhivago, M.A.S.H., Shirley Valentine, Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Elizabeth, and most other movies made about the British Royal Family. |
| Favorite Music | Swing music of the 40s and 50s, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, and current smooth jazz, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, and new age music Lorena McKennit and Enya in particular. |
| Favorite Books | MI5 - their history, The complete works of Jane Austen, The complete works of Shakespeare, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Monet's Garden, Les Quatres Vents |