Flower Today: The ‘Sorbonne’ Lily

Besides roses, the most commonly flower used in the wedding in St. Peter Cathedral Bandung is lilies. Lots of brides are asking for this flower not only for its beauty but also for the image of luxury. No matter whether it's Casablanca, Sorbone, Stargazer or any other variants, it seems that many brides like when their marriages' decorated with this flower. And based on the experience, lily 'Sorbonne' is the most preferred by brides so far, but we don't know the reason. So, obviously the St. Peter Cathedral is often adorned by this pink flower, just like in the last few weeks, he...

Sorbonne lily is a white oriental hybrid lily which has spots and tinge of soft pink color in the middle of the  petals.

 ‘Sorbonne’ lily. It looks so delicate and beautiful. Don't forget to cut the lily stamens before using it.

When it's still buds, haven't bloomed yet.

Excursion to Wijaya de Art of The Garden & Mekarsari (part 2)

On our last post, we have mention about Wijaya de Art of the garden and now we are going to continue with the second destination, which is Mekarsari.

Mekarsari, the Amazing Tourism Park that is located at Cileungsi District Km 03, Bogor regency, is not only a center of the agricultural biodiversity of tropical fruit but a laboratory, a cultivation center and a research center of corpse flower as well. It has a collection of tropical fruit plants that are endangered like 'kepel, duwet, menteng and matoa ....etc'.

And as a family tourism park, Mekarsari has many kinds of interesting packages that able to attract visitors, one of them is Green Land Tour package which 'Margriet-Dorothea' followed some time ago. By following the tour package, the visitors have the opportunity to see the orchards like salacca, starfruit, durian or they could feel the sensation of picking melons from the tree at the greenhouse site of melon.

Sound interesting, ya? Ok, here's a glance overview.

Corpse flower shown at the entrance hall of Mekarsari Tourism Park

Orchard touring by mobile carriage.

Picking melon from their plants at the greenhouse site.

Interested in planting fruit? Seeds, young plants or other materials needed can be obtained at the garden center.

As Green Land tour participants , before going home we got a gift packet each containing of a half kilo of salacca in a unique basket, a starfruit, a bottle of 'Mekarsari' juice (you can choose either guava or mango juice), a souvenir from Mekarsari (2 pieces of pens) and a polybag of young plant (the choice is rose apple, guava or avocado plant).

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Pictures taken at Mekarsari Tourism Park, Cileungsi, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

Excursion to Wijaya de Art of The Garden & Mekarsari (part 1)

A few days ago Margriet and Dorothea, a community forum for florists of Bandung Diocese, went for an excursion together. And the first place we visited was 'Wijaya' de art of the Garden in Citeureup, Bogor. There, we saw rows of green plants as long as the eye could see, only a little bit of flowers such as orchids were at the front, but mostly were foliage. There were some foliage which usually we use to decorate St. Peter Cathedral, such as philodendron, dracaena, green cordyline, anthurium and florida beauty. We also saw caladium, sanseviera, bromelia, aglaonema with lot of variant in color were in nursery there.

But the star of everything there are magnosia and filansia. They look like grass in appearance but softer and cuter. The seller said that they're easy to grow, just hang them to the air, or attach them on the dead tree, they will grow well. These plant also don't need any care and any fertilizer since they live in the air. Ho... ho... sounds good for busy people in the city, right guys?

The gate of Wijaya de art of the garden. Pay attention to the letters of 'wijaya'. They're actually a living plant.

Rows of green young plants are neatly in the nursery.

Here it is, the star among the green plant here, Magnosia and Filansia

When magnosia and filansia attached vertically on galvanised wire, it can be used just like wall for outdoor design. Beautiful!! 

Magnosia or filansia attached to the dead tree. And since it's quite pricey, imagine if you have one, it's alike a ‘money’ tree for you, he...

After selecting the desired green plants, some participants went to the cashier while some others rested on the bench, waiting to board the bus heading to the second destination, Mekarsari.

Well, don't miss our next post ya....

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Pictures taken at Wijaya de art of the Garden, Citeureup, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

Tutorial: How to Make A Standing Flower Arrangement

Wedding Church Decor doesn't look luxurious without row of standing flower arrangement along the aisle, as if they lead the couple headed to the altar. Those flowers also spread fragrant around it. It’s such a nice fragrance that could bring sweet memories of those who are attending of their youth.

The standing flower arrangements were lining along the aisle seen from the balcony. Looks amazing ya!! (image top left) and when taken from the front door (image bottom right)

Wondering how to make a standing flower arrangement like the one above? Actually it’s quite easy but you have to do it neatly and thoroughly. This time we are going to implement the ‘American Style’ by using grouping technique (though not totally) which means that the flowers were placed in group, but not for the foliage. The leaves were still spreading (European characteristic). Since the theme was ‘all white’, only a little bit green then the flowers we chose  were mostly white such as Casablanca, roses of Avalance’, chrysant-salju, shamrock, white spray carnation, white pom-pom or Billy button flower, baby’s breath and the foliage was philodendron (in medium and small size), ruscus and leather leaf. So, wanna try???

This is how to make a standing flower arrangement step by step:

1.                  Prepare the iron flower stand, then put the wet floral foam (cut into half) on it. After that strengthen it by using wire or plastic rope.

2.                  Decide where you’ll put the tulle white ribbon. Use this as the front side of the flower arrangement, where you put the focus of the flower.

3.                  Then ready to arrange the flowers now. First place 3 stems of philodendron (size M) in the form of triangle. Then place the leather leaf between them so that it’ll look circle now. After that take 5 stems of small sized philo leaf then arrange them above around the top.

4.                  Take 9 stems of chrysant – salju, cut into 20 – 25 cm length each. Then place them by using grouping technique in 3 points so as to form a triangle. Each group contains of 3 stems.

Take 12 stems of roses. Do the same steps just like number 4, but put the other 3 stems of roses at the top.

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1.                 Up to this stage, this is what it looks from the above. The shape should be round, otherwise there must be wrong with the way you cut. You might not cut the stems in the same length or not place the flower into the same depth.

2.            Then take 9 stems of shamrock, white poms and spray carnation. Set them all to fill the empty spaces so that it looks full and dense. Do this by using grouping technique.

3.            If there is still empty space, fill it with ruscus leaf, cut the leaves a bit shorter than the flowers. Finally place the Casablanca at the front, then spread the baby’s breath around the flower arrangement.

4.                  Finish. This is how it looks when it was put at the aisle.

 Ok guys, have a nice try!!!

Wedding Church Décor: White Theme

We’re a little bit busy a few days ago and so was Margriet team. Last weekend, there were 4 couples who got wedding ceremony at St. Peter Cathedral Bandung on Saturday and one couple on Sunday.  Since the church is still being repainted and the sacristy room is covered with white cloth, so Margriet had to make 2 big flower arrangements to be placed at the back of the altar so that the background wouldn’t look empty. As usual we made flower arrangements for the altar, the psalmist table, the Mary & Jesus Statue, the 7 candle stand and 14 pieces of chair and pew decoration for Saturday, not to mention 4 bouquets & candle arrangements for the bride and grooms. But this time was more special, because we also prepared 20 pieces standing flower arrangements for the aisle on Sunday. So, you can imagine, how luxurious the church was last week. Though felt very exhausted after all of those activities, Margriet team was happy to have been fulfill the request of the bride & groom. 

No long-winded anymore, please enjoy the pictures below, hopefully they're useful and inspiring those who are going to be married in the near future. This time it's all white theme, only a little bit green here and there.

Overall look of the inside church of St. Peter Cathedral, Bdg (image above), the view from the balcony (middle image) and from the left front side. Look at the row of standing flower arrangements placed at the aisle. Fantastic, right?

 The altar viewed from the left front side (image above) and the up-close look (image below)

The material used were casablanca, snapdragon, roses, gerberas, angel anthurium, spray carnation, chrysant - salju, peacock, baby’s breath and imported lisianthus only for the altar. They are all white, only a little bit of green color such as hydrangea, shamrock and amaranthus, and of course the foliage ie philodendron,  ruscus, green dracaena, green cordyline and leather leaves. The roses we needed were mostly white such as roses of Avalance (pure white) and Ilios (white with a bit of green on the edge of their petals), but we also bought two bunches of Mohana and Voodoo Roses, the previous is yellow and the last one is orange, to make 2 bouquets at the request of two of the bride

The flower arrangement placed on the right & left side of the Mary statue, on the 7 candle stand (image above) and the up-close look (image below)

An up-close look of the flower arrangement at the aisle

Ok, that’s it for the moment. We’re going to meet you again with another lux wedding church décor as there will be 4 couples at this weekend too. See ya!!

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Images taken on Oct 6 – 7^th, 2012 inside the St. Peter Cathedral Church of Bdg

Church Décor by Team Margriet

The Church of St. Peter Cathedral Bandung Is Being Repainted

Since the church of st. Peter Cathedral is still in the state of repainted, so from 17 Sept up to 17 Dec, it was decided not to hold a wedding ceremony on Monday – Thursday. The bride and groom are suggested to choose Fri – Sat – Sun if they’d like their wedding ceremony held inside the church because besides those three days, it will be held in the hall. Not only for the wedding ceremony, but the morning mass at 6 and 7 a.m and the first Friday take place in the hall as well. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The mass on Sat & Sunday just like the usual held inside the church with the same schedule (morning and evening)

This was the ambiance of the Sunday morning mass on Sept 22^nd, 2012 at the Cathedral church. The coordinator of the re-painted church put black cloth along the sacristy as background to cover a row of bamboo attached to the wall behind the altar so that it looks a bit tidy during the mass lasts.

The flower arrangement in front of the altar. 

The Bible table actually looks more stand out on black background. The materials used are Lily oriental stargazer, roses of Avalanche, roses of Belavitae, spray white carnation, chrysant Euro, baby’s breath, dracaena and philodendron.

The altar viewed from the front left side

The flower arrangement in front of the Mary statue

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Church Décor: Team Margriet