Post by Bec Humphris 🪻

A solution to a problem you might not of known you had… If you’ve laid or hung a wreath and it had a plastic base, chances are it was made in floral foam, ‘that green stuff’, which is a single use plastic packaging item (read the facts) https://lnkd.in/gBMhy_kQ . Or, if it it felt very light, it could have been made in styrofoam. When they’re covered with flowers, these wreaths might appear to be natural, but the problem is they can’t be composted…they need to be disposed of in landfill. “In Australia, we use around a quarter of a million [floral foam] blocks a year just for funerals” - Sustainable Floristry Network https://lnkd.in/gzGs_zrm This doesn’t have to be the case. There’s a different way! 😌 I hand weave wreaths using natural bases and Australian grown materials, like the first wreath pictured created for Coogee Randwick Clovelly RSL Sub-Branch. I select materials that last well out of water and share stories about where the materials come from and the growers with my clients. I’m reaching out to local councils and organisations ahead of Remembrance Day and the Festive season to share this solution with them. 📣Can you help me? If you know someone that coordinates these sort of items for your organisation, could you do an e-intro? I’d love to have a quick chat, see what’s been used in the past and if need be, offer this alternative. And if you are reading this and thinking ‘oh, I am that person’…I’d love to hear from you! My email is [email protected] Let’s make natural wreaths the norm, not the exception. 💚 Pictured: Series of my handwoven wreaths this year’s ANZAC service and last Christmas using Australian grown flowers. ANZAC day wreaths at one of my local memorials. Majority of them made in floral foam and feature artificially dyed flowers and non-compostable ribbon A screenshot of floral foam from recent video published by SUSTAINABLE FLORISTRY NETWORK for Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program