Playfully warm
A hand-tied bridal bouquet with a frame of bindwire and striking Guzmania flowers, the stems of which are wrapped with natural-colored bindwire and gold-colored wrapping wire. Phalaenopsis, Papaver, Scabiosa, roses, and Bromelia are added. The whole has a striking warm color scheme of pink-red, apricot, and ochre, and is wrapped with jasmine, which makes it playful.
Distinctly elegant
In this hand-tied bridal bouquet, distinct flower shapes are incorporated. The bouquet is carried on the arm for an elegant and natural look. Materials used: Papaver, Sandersonia, Gloriosa, Lathyrus, Scabiosa, and (of course!) Stephanotis; bridal flower tendrils.
Freestanding
The structure of Cornus branches appears to be floating and very light. To achieve this effect, black pokes (1.8 mm) are drilled into a weathered block of wood, and the Cornus branches are speared onto the pokes. The whole is strengthened by connecting each Cornus stem to each other in at least three places with binding wire and piercing them with pieces of black pokes. The flowers, Papaver, Clematis Amazing Kansas, Tulipa, Ranunculus, are placed only at the top so that the structure is shown to its best advantage and the whole looks elegant.
Spring explosion
In a glass bowl filled with clay, bamboo stems of varying heights have been inserted – these have been sawn into pieces with a band saw to prevent splintering. The bamboo serves as a water carrier but also as a support to hold the flowers in place. A great diversity of spring flowers has been incorporated: Gloriosa, Papaver, Anemone, Ranunculus, Polianthes tuberosa, Sanguisorba, Talinum ‘Long John’, and Chasmanthium latifolium.
Christmas cones
Flexible willow branches are attached in an arched shape to a polystyrene base wrapped with cork strips. Taxus greenery is attached to a number of arches with
wiring. Wooden cones filled with Oasis floral foam are
clamped between the willow branches. The red fruits and
flowers – Rosa ‘Red Naomi’, rose hips, Gypsophilla,
Dendrobium – form a contrast with the green. Asparagus plumosus and Papaver seed pods sprayed in gold
provide the finishing touch.
Dried versus living
The special base of this bridal bouquet is made of dried and stabilized materials. Brown bark is glued onto a half styrofoam ball, and a jute cord serves as a handle. The Oasis ring, glued to the half ball, is filled with stabilized pale Eucalyptus and dried Lagurus plumes. Then the living materials are processed: spray chrysanthemums 'Ellison Salmon' cover the exposed floral foam. Ranunculus 'Manuela' and the spray rose 'Keijsers Coral' and Rosa 'Salty Caramel' provide trendy color. Furthermore, bleached teasel (Dipsacus) is processed as well as dried Papaver, Cymbidium 'Balou' and Dianthus 'Caramello'. Chrysanthemum 'Kalimba Salmon' is placed along one side and provides.