Black and white balance
The large white Delphinium and the calm fresh colors of Celosia and Ammi are a counterpoint to the black decorative forms. The colors of white and black are nicely balanced. For the background, a Styrofoam sheet was first painted with latex and then sprayed black. From this, two decorative shapes were cut and attached to an Oasis cake dummy with wooden prickers. The whole thing was placed on a water dish. The green materials were also inserted into the floral foam and partially attached to the Styrofoam with window pins where the decorative round lines are enhanced with lily grass and the white Delphinium 'New Rocket'. In the arrangement you will find Hedera and Bergenia cordifolia foliage, Ammi visnaga, green Celosia argentea var. cristata, Cordyline compacta and Pennisetum 'Black Fox'.
Bowl bouquet
An impressive autumn bouquet with a brown frame, handmade vase and flowers in mostly shades of orange. The base is made using the chicken wire technique with 1.6 mm florist wire. Braided through this are young shoots from fruit trees, prunings from the garden and therefore free. Together with the wire, these form a kind of basket. There are also woody mossy branches in the basket that were blown out of the trees in the garden after a big storm. This old dead wood is not only decorative but also technical: they lend themselves well to incorporate the Physalis seed pods between them. Each of the seed pods was put on wire and joined together to form branches. Beautiful expressive flowers were placed between all the branches: Celosia, Gloriosa, Zantedeschia, Guzmania, germinis, chrysanthemums and beautiful bee materials such as Talinum, Hypericum and Sanguisorba.
Surprise Bouquet
The base of this surprise bouquet is a bowl made of salmon-colored aluminum wire (2 mm) using the chicken wire technique. The flowers, in bordeaux, deep red and lighter shades, are incorporated into the bowl shape of the frame along the sides, the stems also holding up the frame. Some of the flowers have special shapes such as Guzmania, Phalaenopsis, Chrysanthemum, Gloriosa and Celosia. In between and along the outside are incorporated Sanguisorba, Talinum, Scabiosa, Clematis Amazing Kibo, lisianthus, Zantedeschia and grasses.