Ode to Aruba

The base is a boat shape of Lunaria made using the glue technique. The boat is filled with zinc fern (Phlebodium 'Blue Star'), Brunia, pampas grass (Cortaderia), silver bush (Calocephalus) and reused roots of the Phalaenopsis. Cream-colored Christmas baubles and a petrified desert rose give the whole a Christmas touch.
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Inspiration for the materials used comes from Christmas in Aruba, where plumes of pampas grass always play a role. 'Brunia is reminiscent of coral, zinc fern leaves of seaweed, and Lunaria of shells.'

Stylish mantelpiece arrangement

The base is a robust trunk combined with curved branches of Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold', old Larix branches, white coral berry (Symphoricarpos), white Zantedeschia, zinc fern (Phlebodium 'Blue Star'), Pinus strobus, bromeliad and Rosa 'Country Blues'.