On April 4 members and friends visited Margaret Thomas's design studio at Marden, near Hereford where they saw a demonstration by Margaret and Carola Wilson.

Names are being taken for a visit to Hampton Court, Herefordshire, on July 23.

Carol Hunter, from Chepstow, who recently passed her national demonstrator's test, was the May 1 speaker.

Her designs were influenced by different countries, including Italy, Holland and Africa, entitled Under the Influence.

She used bamboo, berginia, yucca, bear grass, ivy, asparagus, willow, box, palm, sunflowers, gladioli, lilac, roses and lilies.

The June 5 demonstrator wil be Janine Hall depicting Mary, Mary.

The competition, for all grades, is Under the Influence.

The meeting will be held at St Mary's Chantry, at 7.30pm.