Summer outdoor living

For a country-style garden party, tough and rugged was combined with sophistication, soft colors and lovely materials. For the table decoration, four aluminum wires were wrapped with straw and winding wire and attached to a glass vase with waterproof tape. Straw was wrapped around the vase with wrapping wire. Inside the vase is a smaller vase; it can be easily removed to change the flower arrangements. A half block of Oasis Bio floral foam is placed in the small, inner vase. Into this are inserted the flowers and grasses: golden yellow Rosa 'Golden Lady,' Craspedia globosa, motherwort (Tanacetum parthenium), Panicum 'Umbrella,' Panicum 'Heavy Metal,' and blue damselfly-in-green.