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Oahu Wedding Workshop Highlights (1C) HFNA

This past week, I had the pleasure of working with Hitomi Gilliam AIFD and Lois Hiranaga AIFD on HFNA's (Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Assoc.) "Wedding Celebrations 2019" which was held at Floradec Sales, Honolulu, HI.  We celebrated the marriage of our local tropical flora with temperate flowers from the mainland in a style called "Tropical Nouveau."

Video by Out of the Sea Media Arts

Processing Tropical Blossoms

Neotropica Hawaii in Canada

Floral Designs for Celebrations by Hitomi Gilliam AIFD

Fabulous video with Hitomi Gilliam AIFD showing new ways to use tropical flowers in a less "structured" way.

2015 Hawaii Regional Floral Design Competition

"Gateway to Americas International Competition 2016 in Vancouver, Canada"  HFNA event in collaboration with MidPac Conference at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Waikoloa, HI on July 23, 2015.

There were 3 categories:  Bridal bouquet for a destination bride at Hapuna Prince Hotel; table centerpiece for a 60" round table at the MidPac Conference; and a plant arrangement for a grower's sales office.

Some examples of the Bridal Bouquets:

Some of the entries for the Table Centerpieces:

And finally a few samples of the Plant arrangement:

 

Contestants at work.

Break time in the design room.

Relaxing in between designs with SueV, Kala, Erica and Iris.

And the winners are...

1st Place - Erica Rasmussen AIFD

2nd Place - Sue Tabbal-Yamaguchi AIFD

3rd Place - Deborah Di Bella AIFD

Relaxing after the competition with Cory Ho AIFD, Erica Rasmussen AIFD, Aniko Kovacs AIFD, me and Sue Tabbal-Yamaguchi AIFD.

 Mahalo to Hitomi Gilliam AIFD for making this competition possible, to Eric Tanouye and Neo Thong Teng of Green Point Nurseries for organizing and sponsoring the event, and to HFNA for sponsoring the competition.

The Garden Club of Honolulu presents Hitomi Gillian AIFD, Apr. 8 & 9, 2015

I was fortunate to have assisted Hitomi Gilliam AIFD with a show and a workshop over two days in Honolulu.  I'm sharing some of the photos I took at both events.

Behind the scenes, before the show began.

Demonstrating how to complete one of the structures.

Completed designs.

How to incorporate plants into arrangements.

"Extender" arrangement.

Huge root!

 

The workshop was held the following day.  Students at work.

Hitomi assisting.

Some of the students' completed projects.

 Thank you, Hitomi, for inspiring us all.  Thank you to Green Point Nurseries for the beautiful product tropical from Hilo.  And thank you to The Garden Club of Honolulu for bringing her in.