Welcome to the South Midlands Area of NAFAS. Finding Friendship through Flowers.

What is NAFAS?

NAFAS stands for National Association of Flower Arranging Societies and the United Kingdom is separated into autonomous areas that cover a geographical area.

Where does the South Midlands Area cover?

Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Northamptonshire, parts of Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Shropshire and the West Midlands, Coventry and Birmingham.

What does South Midlands Area of NAFAS do?

We help the individual clubs in our area feel part of something greater. We share advice and help, provide advertising via Facebook and promote the sharing of expertise and camaraderie between clubs.

What are our aims?

Encourage the love of flowers and plants and to demonstrate their decorative and creative value.

Advance education in all facets of flower arranging.

Instruct, train and qualify judges, demonstrators, speakers and teachers in order to raise the standard of flower arranging.

Support worthy causes and charities by organising exhibitions and competitions.

Encourage the conservation of rare and endangered species of flowers and plants.

How did NAFAS begin?

In 1959, flower arranging clubs and societies banded together and, with the support of the Royal Horticultural Society, formed the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies.

NAFAS grew rapidly to encompass a national network of flower clubs and was granted charitable status in 1984. The Association is a unifying and guiding mainstay to thousands of people whose love of flowers has opened up a whole new world of creativity.

Today, NAFAS ranks as one of the most notable specialist associations, with thousands of members across 21 areas in the UK.

What about the history of the South Midlands Area?

The South Midlands NAFAS Group was founded in 1962 and is bordered by 6 other areas of NAFAS.

Amongst our achievements, we have staged Flower Festivals in the Cathedrals of Birmingham, Coventry and Lichfield as well as in some of the lovely National Trust properties and Stately Homes in our Area.

Teams of our members were honoured to represent NAFAS at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1978 and 2001 where they gained Silver Gilt and Gold Medals.

We regularly take a stand at Gardener’s World Live and won a Gold Medal in 2025.

Many of our members have achieved individual success over the past years in local and national shows and we look forward to a future of more Fun and Friendship through Flowers.