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As the voting sheet says “Fabulous flower arrangements transform the castle rooms into floral works of art at this year’s Autumn Glory Flower Festival. Participants compete for the best arrangement taking inspiration from the Harvest Festival.” Certainly the visitors that I spoke to thought it was the best show yet. The quoted comments about the flower arrangements were taken from the official prospectus.
The quoted comments about the flower arrangements were taken from the official prospectus.
This page shows the following rooms:
| Room | Prize | About the flower arrangements |
|---|---|---|
| Heraldry Room | 'Leeds us into autumn' | |
| Queen's Room | 3rd | 'Essence of the harvest, capturing the spirit, colour and texture' |
| Queen's Bathroom | 1st | 'No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace, as I have seen in autumns golden face' – poem by John Donne |
| Queen's Gallery | 'Autumnal textures influenced by Leeds castle grounds' | |
| Banqueting Hall | 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness' This room was designed by last year’s winners and was not eligible for the competition. |
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| Chapel | 'Our colour scheme evokes the gold of harvest time and of the chapel' |
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Heraldry Room
Table display
Table display
Floor display
Corner display
Queen’s Room
Fruits of the field
Fruits of the field
Fireplace
Table display
Queen’s Bathroom
Fireplace
Fireplace
A bath full of ‘bubbles’
A detail
Corner display
Autumn colours
Thorpe Hall Drawing Room
The winner’s trophy awarded to Caroline Grimble Flowers
The winner’s trophy awarded to Caroline Grimble Flowers
A scarecrow
Autumnal tree
Detail of tree with spiders web
Detail with mushrooms
Wheelbarrow
View of room
Banqueting Hall
St Barbara
St Barbara
Banquet table
Table and tapestry
Peacock detail from Banquet table
Fireplace
Bay window
Chapel
Display next to altar
Display next to altar
Pew decoration
Floor display
Cabinet
Window
Altar
Claudio Monteverdi – Lamento D’Arianna