はるばる福岡からル マニョリアさんが来てくれました。もう三回目になります。彼女らのワークショップには毎年全国からたくさんのお客様にご参加いただきますが、今年もこの小さな農園がますます小さく感じる程の大人数で、その人気の高さをうかがい知ることになりました。
主宰の三小田弘美さんは、パリの人気店で学ばれ、自然派志向で、現在国内外にいろいろ幅広く活動されている大人気のフローリストさん。
この日のテーマは、農園の農薬無しのスイートピーを摘んで、これまた自分で散策して採取した野花や雑木と合わせてブーケを作るということ。
あいにくの雨でしたが、合間の晴れ間を見計らって、皆さん付近の林を急いで散策して、思い思いに採取した花材を手に戻ってこられたら、早速レッスン開始です。
レッスンは、個別に丁寧な指導で、細かいアドバイスのもと、参加者の皆さんは熱心に自分の作品に向き合っていらっしゃいました。
その後は農園自慢の農薬無しのハーブで作ったフレッシュハーブティーでおしゃべりタイム。お花談義に文字通り花が咲いていました。中には農園について熱心に質問する方もいらして、皆さんお花や植物が本当に大好きなんだなあと感じられて、僕らもとても嬉しかったんです。
その間にも、ル マニョリアのスタッフさんが手際の良いサポートで、次々とプログラムをこなして行き、これだけの大人数でも全く滞りなく、全員が大満足のうちにレッスンが終わりました。この記念撮影からも全員が笑顔でいるのが分かりますね。
The workshop of Le Magnolia
Le Magnolia came all the way from Fukuoka. This is the third time they have visited us. Their workshops are attended by many guests from all over Japan every year. Many guests were so large that it made our small farm feel even much smaller, and that shows it’s very popular.
The leader Hiromi Sankoda, is a very popular florist who studied at a popular shop in Paris, intends natural tasted arrangement and acts widely in Japan and abroad.
The theme of the day was to pick chemical-free sweet peas from our farm and make a bouquet by combining them with wildflowers and other plants collected on their own walks.
It was unfortunately raining, but everyone took advantage of the break in the weather to take a quick stroll through the nearby coppice, and when they returned with the flower materials they had collected, they immediately started the lesson.
The participants were enthusiastic about their work in the lessons that were guided with detailed advice individually and carefully.
After that, it was time to chat over fresh herbal tea made from the chemical-free herbs in our pride. There were literally flowers bloomed in their talking about flowers. Some of them eagerly asked questions about the farm, and we were very happy to see how much they really love flowers and plants.
In the meantime, Le Magnolia’s staff supported excellently and completed the programme one after another, the lesson was completed to everyone’s great satisfaction without any delay inspite of such a large group. You can see everyone’s smile in this photo.
