Opposites Attract...

As part of her evolution into a fully fledged florist my friend Marian is currently taking her City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma two days a week at Eastleigh College in Hampshire. She will be keeping our blog up to date with her progress over the coming months.
Here's her first update...

It's my first week back in the classroom and there is a lot to take in, 14 hours of listening and studying and we only actually touched a flower for the first time this afternoon!  It's amazing how much theory is involved and I have a new respect for colour and, I have to say, an understanding after mixing colours for around 40 segments on a colour wheel. We are also learning all the proper horticultural names for the flowers. Now where did I put my Latin dictionary?!

I remember learning about complementary colors when studying art. One combination that has always stuck with me and appears quite often in nature is blue/purple with yellow/orange, opposites on the colour wheel. Mother nature knows her stuff and does it with great flair...

P.S. Is it just me or is my Winter Flowering Pansy's little face imploring me?! That's probably why it derived it's name from the French, pensée - to think - and in the language of flowers symbolizes loving thoughts.