‘I like to put my creativity to the test’
Chantal Post loves the different aspects of the profession: a flower shop, decorating events, and sharing knowledge through workshops and demonstrations. With an undeniable passion for the profession, she has worked her way to the top in the Belgian floristry community. Last year, she crowned herself Belgian champion and will soon represent her country at the World Championships in The Hague. What drives her? How is she preparing for this prestigious competition?
Tender spring
This sheaf-tied bouquet contains a range of all possible trendy spring colors: Anemone, Muscari, Ranunculus, Hyacinthus. Salmon-colored hares tails (Lagurus) play a leading role and provide an endearing accent.
Spring luxury
The basic form of this arrangement is an iron frame to which willow catkins (Salix) are attached with binding wire. The construction is placed in a glass bowl. The longest flower stems, such as Polianthes, are placed first, and the shortest ones last. Each flower stem is attached to the construction with binding wire. Spring flowers in pastels add color: Jasminum, Hyacinthus, Ranunculus, Anemone.
Spring embrace
The spring bloomer Forsythia gives this bouquet the wow factor. The Forsythia branches are attached to a gold-colored metal circle in a sheaf-of-wheat manner using binding wire. Gold-colored tendrils made of pokes (with the drilling machine) wrapped with gold wire are attached all around, with leaf shapes of aluminum wire wrapped with gold wire on them. In the bouquet, Craspedia and Helleborus (in glass tubes) are incorporated with the stems on the inside – only Forsythia branches are visible on the outside: the embrace of winter by spring. The bouquet is placed on an iron stand in a glass water bowl with gold-colored pebbles.
Jacket of hay
Inspired by the countryside, the base of this arrangement, a half polystyrene sphere, is wrapped with hay and secured with gold wire. With the same gold wire, hay is wrapped around a stub wire into rolls with a pointed end. The gold wire provides a trendy and elegant touch. The hay rolls are attached to the half sphere with a stub wire. Oasis floral foam, pre-wrapped in plastic foil, is applied in the sphere. Hedera and jasmine form a green base between which colorful spring flowers are playfully arranged.
Play of lines
A rectangular wooden dish is filled with clay and covered with dried Tillandsia, which is secured with staples. Willow catkins (Salix) are inserted into the clay, then folded and also secured with the tip in the clay. The resulting tight shape has a beautiful interplay of lines; attention to the design is very important. Duck eggs are glued onto the construction with hot glue, alternating with small blue quail eggs. The duck eggs also act as water carriers, in which blue Muscari flowers are arranged.