A sustainable flower festival is coming to St Machar's Cathedral 9-11 June, celebrating Scottish-grown flowers.
Locally grown flowers will adorn the historic cathedral for two days Tuesday 10-Wednesday 11 June.
There is free entry to the festival on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 June during Cathedral opening hours of 9.30am to 4.30pm.
On 9th June at 5.30pm the cathedral has a special sneak preview event.
In her demonstration ‘Flowers for the Future,’ Beth Bruce-Gardner from Honeymoon Fern will show budding florists how to arrange local flowers and foliage without using plastic-based materials.
She is an enthusiastic ambassador for @sustainablechurchflowers whose aim is to raise awareness of the environmental cost of using imported blooms when arranging church flowers. Swapping to homegrown cuts the carbon footprint of flowers drastically and using natural materials to arrange them is further ensuing their sustainability. Enjoy the demonstration with a drink and the chance to view the festival. Tickets are on Eventbrite priced £12. Proceeds will go towards future sustainable projects at the Cathedral including the Biodiversity Project in the Kirkyard.
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Beth Bruce-Gardner from Honeymoon Fern
The display is mainly being grown by Rebeccah Stripling of Maryfield Flowers, Banchory. Rebeccah has turned a three-acre plot into a lush bed of seasonal blooms and is keen to promote locally grown.
She is supported by other growers such as Kelly from Blooming Bees, Forfar who has grown, cut and arranged flowers on her family farm since 2014.
Natalie Drew from Freefield Flower Farm, Rothienorman grows a wide range of seasonal flowers and offers a wide range of wedding packages to DIY buckets of flowers. Florist Lorna runs Sakura wedding and funeral floristry and has a love of natural mechanics in her creations. Natashia’s company @floralalkimidesign is inspired by her love of nature and botanical art and she is the floral artist in residence for The Fife Arms Braemar.
There are opportunities for youngsters under sixteen to be creative. Make a Miniature Garden, Jam jar arrangement, or draw a picture of a ‘garden of the future.’ To enter please email Katherine on education@stmachar.com or bring your entries along over the weekend of 7/8 June or on Monday 9th June during Cathedral opening hours (0930-1630)
There is a special free late opening for family viewing after school on Tuesday 10 June 4pm to 6pm. Children’s entries will be displayed, light refreshments and children’s activities available. Do join us.