flower arch outside a church

[Clare Ashcroft]

I have been asked to create an arch of flowers around the door of the church, next June. The bride would like a complete arch down to the floor, not just flowers over the top. The problem is the ground either side of the door is tarmac, and to make it even more difficult there is a metal bootscraper in the tarmac at one side, meaning that I couldn't buy a cheap garden arch and push it in the ground. The stone ledge, you can see above the entrance does have metal hooks that I could use if needed. Has anybody got an ideas of how best to do this, and also how much to charge?

[Martin and the Magpie Flowers]

Hi Clare,

Whenever we do a arch like that we make a long green swag on a piece of rope for the full length. 

By the sounds of it you can perfectly use the metal hooks to tie the swag onto.

Once that's hanging we tie little votives with there flowers in there.

If it needs to be all flowers you can use a 'garland' of Oasis floral foam and tie that onto it.

Depending on the amount of flowers you use, I'd say for green & flowers from £30 p/foot.

I hope this is of any help.

Regards,

Martin

                                                          

Martin & the Magpie

120 High Street

Hungerford 

Berkshire

RG17 0LU

01488 681062

www.martinandthemagpie.co.uk

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Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:11:03 -0700
From: clare.a...@googlemail.com
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Subject: [Flower Grower:2470] flower arch outside a church

I have been asked to create an arch of flowers around the door of the church, next June. The bride would like a complete arch down to the floor, not just flowers over the top. The problem is the ground either side of the door is tarmac, and to make it even more difficult there is a metal bootscraper in the tarmac at one side, meaning that I couldn't buy a cheap garden arch and push it in the ground. The stone ledge, you can see above the entrance does have metal hooks that I could use if needed. Has anybody got an ideas of how best to do this, and also how much to charge?

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[Clare Ashcroft The Flower Farm]

Hi Martin,
Thank you that is a great idea, I had thought of doing a rope garland over the top, but had never thought of bringing it down to the ground. She wants it to look natural in greens and whites, so I think using a foliage garland and then attaching test tubes of flowers would be a good idea.

Kind regards,

Clare

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From: Martin and the Magpie Flowers <martinand...@hotmail.co.uk>
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Sent: Friday, 16 August 2013, 16:17
Subject: RE: [Flower Grower:2470] flower arch outside a church

[Vikki]

Hi Claire

Have you by chance got Judith Blacklock's book 'Church Flowers'?  She has some great step by step instructions for features like this.  She has created a framework using a square of ply wood as a base either side and then two upright pieces of wood secured to the bases using x4 sturdy shelf brackets on each one.

I haven't tried it, as I have only completed arches over the top but it looks simple enough to create.  You would then need a wire arch over the top or use the metal hooks already in place.  Not sure on price as clearly this will take a lot of time/flowers/foliage.

Hope this helps.

Vikki
Mulberry House Flowers

On 16/08/2013 16:11, Clare Ashcroft wrote:

I have been asked to create an arch of flowers around the door of the church, next June. The bride would like a complete arch down to the floor, not just flowers over the top. The problem is the ground either side of the door is tarmac, and to make it even more difficult there is a metal bootscraper in the tarmac at one side, meaning that I couldn't buy a cheap garden arch and push it in the ground. The stone ledge, you can see above the entrance does have metal hooks that I could use if needed. Has anybody got an ideas of how best to do this, and also how much to charge?

[Martin and the Magpie Flowers]

Hi

When we do flower arches we generally create a evergreen garland, which is foliage bunches wired around a rope which we then attach the flowers to when it is situ.

You would then hang this from the hooks you have. If they are in the right place the weight of the garland will hang it straight which then could be fixed / weighted to the ground to stop it moving.

Churches officials are, quite rightly, very sensitive to any structure put on their old churches, maybe a word with the flower ladies might help as undoubtedly someone will have done this before.

As for price, that would depend on the flowers you were putting into it, we charge between 12.50  and 17.50 per foot for ours. Plus a set up charge.

Hope this helps

Kay

                                                          

Martin & the Magpie

120 High Street

Hungerford 

Berkshire

RG17 0LU

01488 681062

www.martinandthemagpie.co.uk

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Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:36:52 +0100
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