Here are the results of the teaching day.

A Landscape and A Parallel

Thanks very much to Conna Flower and Garden Club for the terrific hospitality, thanks to A.O.I.F.A for the classes, thanks to Kilkenny Flower Club for sponsoring the three people.

Three members of the club attended Floral Art Classes in Conna on Saturday. It was a great day, we met many people from other Flowers Clubs. Here are the results of our effords. 1. – Vertical Design, 2. – Traditional Triangle

Kilkenny Flower Club committee are delighted to announce that the Coffee Morning & Plant Sale today at Dunmore Community Centre was a terrific success. The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland will be very happy to receive the proceeds of the day.

The rain held off, in fact it was a lovely day.

We would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all who made the day such a success.

Thank you for supplying plants: ‘Gardiner’s World SOS”, “Flower Power”, ‘Country Life’, Castlecomer, Ursula Brennan.

Thank you to the people who publizised the event, parish newsletters, papers, CRKC (Caomh), KCLR, people who put up posters etc.

Thanks to everyone who supplied plants and cakes and bought many more.

We are grateful to everyone who prepared the hall, served teas, washed up.

A special thanks to Eddie Holohan for traffic control and general help all around. The Community Centre at Dunmore was the perfect venue.

Thanks to Niamh, Eimear and Alice who worked tirelessly all day.

Thank you to all our friends for their contributions.

The motto of the club is: ‘Friendship through Flowers’ and indeed that was the case today.

Flower arrangements are by members of Kilkenny Flower Club and Durrow & Cullohill Flower & Garden Club.

Heywood Garden – Mary Delehanty and Elizabeth Holohan

Helen Dooley and Helen Leahy

Lutyen’s benches and Great Dixer – Eva Holmes

Josephine Fitzhenry

Maura Hickey and Amy O’Donnell

Amy O’Donnell and Maura Hickey

Maura Hanrahan

Lambay Island – Pauline Dunne

The Imposed Night was a great success, many members took part and found it most enjoyable.

There was an excellent entry in the Novice Class.

A big thank you to Theresa Collins for her judging and most useful critique.

Before:

Senior

Advanced

Intermediate

Novice

Each bucket contains materials for two entrants.

People at work:

After:

Senior:

Senior:
1st – Olive O’Shea

2nd – Maura Donnelly

Advanced:

Advanced:
1st – Mae Doyle

2nd – Joan Pollock

3rd – Marian O’Neill

V.H.C. – Jackie de Róiste

H.C. – Jacinta Culliton

C. – Amy O’Donnell

Intermediate:

Intermediate:
1st – Helen Leahy

2nd – Eileen McGrath

3rd – Maura Hickey

V.H.C. – Mary Delehanty

H.C.

Novice:

Novice:
1st – Marie Kennedy

2nd – Deirdre Dowling

3rd – Pauline Dunne

V.H.C. – Fiona Lavelle

H.C. – Margaret Hickey

C. – Mary Neary