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Imposed Night – October 2023

An enjoyable night was had by all who took part in the imposed night recently.

Categories: Beginners and Intermediate.

You will see the excellent arrangements after one and a half hours.

Everyone went home pleased.

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Outing to Lafcadio Japanese Gardens & a private garden

Members of Kilkenny Flower Club enjoyed an outing to a private garden and Lafcadio Japanese Gardens recently.

A most enjoyable day was had by all.

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Plant Sale & Coffee Morning – May 2023

Kilkenny Flower Club committee was thrilled with the turn out for yesterday’s Plant Sale and Coffee Morning. It turned out to be bigger and better than last year.

There was a huge selection of plants and indeed a huge selection of cakes and buns too.

As well as going home with lovely plants many people went home with a plate of georgous cakes or buns too.

‘As I Am’ is the charity who will benefit from the proceeds of the 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 for giving publicity to the event, Parish Newsletters, Kilkenny People, Kilkenny Observer, KCLR, CRKC , 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, cleared up at the end.

A special thank you to Eddie Holohan for traffic control and general help all around – all day.

Thanks to Niamh, Ivette, Beega, Geraldine, Josephine, Mary Morrissey and many more women who worked very hard with committee members to make the day such a success.

If I left out your name please forgive me but know that your work was much appreciated.

Once again The Community Centre at Dunmore was the perfect venue.

The motto of the club is: ‘Friendship through Flowers’ and indeed that was the case yesterday. Thank you to all our friends for their contributions.

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Teaching Day in Conna – February 2023

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.

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Teaching Day in Conna – November 2022

Here are the results of the Floral Art Classes in Conna recently.
Horizontal and Construction

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Teaching Day in Conna September 2022

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

 

 

 

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AOIFA 2022 Competitions

Kilkenny Flower Club is delighted to announce the success of the club at the competitions in Galway.
Title: ‘Inspiration Greatness’
Eva Holmes is the Flower Artist of the year. Well done Eva, well deserved indeed.
Eva is the President of Kilkenny Flower Club.
The title of her competition was: ‘Artistic Rendezvous”
Eva’s interpretation was “Form, Fibre, Flowers”
A stunning arrangement.
Helen Leahy and Eileen McGrath represented the club in the Inter club competition.
Title: ‘Delightfull diversity’
Their interpretation was “World of Colour”
Their arrangement was very colourful and achieved Highly Commended. Well done Helen and Eileen.

 

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Flower Festival – Naas, 2022

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Work Night – 9th June, 2022

Members of the Flower Club had a most enjoyable evening on Thursday.

It was a Work Night, people came with prepared containers – inspired by Eva last month.

Almost all the arrangements were assembled without using floral foam. Hessian covered containers, fabric covered cans, woven basket, wool, tape even an unusual Swedish object was used.

Everybody had a fun night.

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Coffee morning/Plant Sale 2022

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.

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