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Got an assignment to do a window display, we unfortunately got dumped with the colour lilac. We are doing a bridesmaid theme but have a problem, there are supposed to be 4 of us doing the assignment in a group, we each have to make a design for the display and have a £10 budget each. Being realistic I think it will only end up with 2 of us with just £20 to buy flowers, which will be a free standing arrangement and a bridesmaids bq, we still have to buy full wraps of flowers, could anyone give me any ideas for cheaper flowers so we can get a good variety with our shitty budget.

Dare I say it...Supermarket flowers?? Horrible thought yet cheap...

In seriousness tho I guess you could just theme it around 1 type of lilac flower and dress it up in different ways using accessories and clever use of foliage?

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That would be a help Chris but the college buy all the flowers from a wholesaler for us and the display is going up 18th March, Easter week so expecting prices to be on the high side. Did think of pipping hyacinths but don't know what quantity you have to buy them in. What other nice lilac flowers are there (DONT want limonium)

September Flower?

Gyp(would actually be nice in lilac for bridemaids and get loads for your money too!)?

Lisianthus but prob not suitable...

Hyacinths are sold in 50's usually

and oddly enough am out of ideas...am sure there are more things in lilac...other than 'Lilac' which can be pricey and usually only sold in 10's (I think!)

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I did want gyp and lots of it but the other student said a firm NON. Will maybe have to twist her arm. Is that 50 stem of hyacinths of 50 pips?

50 stems...so plenty of pips to play with...but unsure of cost...

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Ugh lilac, poor you hahaha. Hyacinth come in 25s, I ordered lilac for MD and got the most fantastic chunky pale blue ones. What about tulips? They come in 50s and Purple Prince is normally cheap, often less than 20p a stem. Candy Prince is a yumtastic lilac one but can be expensive.

and if all else fails,,you can actually get proper lilac spray cars!!!! they are pretty colour,,as far as lilac goes.

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Oh it is 25's for Hya's sorry Frizzy...got spring things on the brain so must have been thinking of tulips! hahahah

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how on earth do they think you are to manage if you have to buy wraps of everything, you're only going to be able to afford a couple of wraps of the same flower I expect. There aint much in lilac that you can buy in 10s, the only other thing I can think of is larkspur, bought 10 of them today but thats more purple. They cost me bout 35p I think. Hyacinths and tulips are a good idea as you can do different things with them, you could maybe use the heads of hyacinths and thread them in some way for bridesmaid design. The tulips as well are good as the stems are flexible to bend through mabye a frame of some sort for bridesmaid. As was mentioned earlier I think a good use of foliage is called for! Accessorise, Accessorise, Accessorise