Contemporary Flower Arrangements

In this article, the Section winners for Division I, Design, will be shown. Horticulture winners will be featured in another article.The overall winner in the Design Division is awarded the Award of Design Excellence.

Hold the center of the flower in one hand, and surround it with a suitable layer of filler plants. Tie curling ribbon or raffia onto the tussie-mussie's trunk at the base of the doily.

Unless the room is ice cold and the flowers themselves are ice cold, they'll benefit most from a lukewarm drink of water mixed with flower food. Have you ever bought some for yourself?

Keep your bouquet well-wrapped on the way home to protect it from the weather.• Fill a clean vase with lukewarm water to which some floral preservative has been added. You can use the commercial preparation that comes with florist flowers, or you can...

More natural colors cay be obtained, however, by using Rit dye to color the dry flowers.With the dying process, blooms can be colored to produce deep shades or light shades-or a combination of both, depending on your wishes.

The topic of December's lesson was "Reflective Designs." Members in the group range from experienced designers to those for whom these classes are a first exposure to floral design.

I decided to bring a few indoors anyway and, much to my surprise, once they warmed up, they opened up wide with recurved petals--a perfect complement to the pure white hyacinths.And with that I'd better stop.

Right now I'm using it to display dried flowers and forced bulbs. Enough promise that I made "look for Brody glass" into an official erraa cute hobnail bud vase and a large hefty wheat-sheaf pattern vase meant for a dozen roses or similar big bouquet.

Why not spendGrow your own cutting garden filled with easy care perennials for fewer trips to the local floral shop.Plant characteristics and care tips are a condensed version of what is found in.

A bouquet can offer our congratulations, condolences or gratitude. In correspondence to friends, she enthused,Published in England soon after her death, Lady Montagu's acclaimed letters helped to spread the concept of a language of flowers among the English...

Elaborate floral arrangements are displayed at funerals and church services, at hotel desks, in the lobbies of businesses, and at fancy parties. The next time I bury my nose in a handful of lilacs, I'll remember the original meaning of the word nosegay.

Arrangement features one 8” stalk, one 6” stalk, and two 4” stalks. Price shown is for one arrangement. Available in Black only. Ceramic vase measures 3”L x 3”W x 3”H.

To bring out the deep hues and colors of the silk flowers and lucky bamboo stalks, it is paired with black river rocks and a black cylinder vase. The silk blooms are a perfect complement to the dark green spiral stalks.

Give a gift of succulents with our succulent gift box. Box measures 7"W. Succulents are picked based on their seasonality. Succulent gift box arrives in a square shaped box filled with assorted 4" and 2" succulents and Spanish moss.

Our succulent arrangements arrive either fully assembled or as a kit for your own creative design and arrangement. Arrangement can be designed to your own style. Pot may vary depending on availability.

Give a gift of succulents with our succulent gift box. Box measures 7.5"L x 7"W. Succulents are picked based on their seasonality. Succulent gift box arrives in a heart-shaped box filled with assorted 4" and 2" succulents and spanish moss.

A taller version of our popular Square Glass Short lucky bamboo arrangement. Lucky bamboo arrangement features four 12" straight sticks, and two 8" spiral sticks. This lucky bamboo arrangement is perfect for a centerpiece because of the fullness created...

This arrangement features three 8" spiral stalks, one 8" straight stalk, and three 6" straight stalks. Arrangement is set in a decorative brown floral shaped pot and filled with polished river rocks

Our succulent arrangements arrive either fully assembled or as a kit for your own creative design and arrangement. Arrangement can be designed to your own style. Bowl measures approximately 7" L x 7" W x 4" H.

Kit includes one 4" rosette, three 2" rosettes, two 2" grass succulents sheet moss, peat moss, burlap rope, and wire succulent cage. Create your own hanging succulent garden with our complete succulent sphere kit.

Give a gift of succulents with our succulent gift box. Box measures 7.5"D. Succulents are picked based on their seasonality. Succulent gift box arrives in a round shaped box filled with assorted 2" succulents and spanish moss.

Our succulent arrangements arrive either fully assembled or as a kit for your own creative design and arrangement. Arrangement can be designed to your own style. Pot may vary depending on availability.

Use the suggestions above to bring a bit of your garden inside. Contact:Colorful glazed pottery bowls by Groundhog Blues. Nothing should be centered or exactly symmetrical in an Ikebana-inspired arrangement.

Perfectly sized for a desktop or tabletop! Add a decorative touch to your table with our complete succulent cube garden. Arrangement arrives fully assembled and includes one 4" Echeveria, spanish moss, and square vase.

To accentuate the 6" heart shaped lucky bamboo, two 8" spiral lucky bamboo stalks are used as a background for the arrangement along with two 6" stalks. Choose a color that matches your recipient or for a special occasion.

A perfect arrangement for a narrow setting. The outcome mimics a floral garden. This unique arrangement is comprised of three 4” and six 6” live bamboo sticks and several silk flower sprays.

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