Botanical elegance

This round arrangement is set on an Oasis Nature BioBase wreath (Ø 41cm) with the edge coarsely finished with sheet moss for a botanical effect. The inspiration is a colorful picking garden – with a focus on garden roses. The arrangement is made upright (like shapes in a garden) from a beautiful mix of Gerbera ‘Pasta Rosata’, Dahlia ‘Pink Magic’, Rosa ‘New Design’, Clematis ‘Star River’ and Asclepias ‘Soulmate’. The lilac Clematis provides an exciting contrast. As a detail, small copper leaves are strung and hung along the stems.

Pure Natural

This hand-tied 'wild' bouquet consists of few materials: fresh Ammi visnaga 'Casablanca', artichoke (Cynara) 'Green Globe', and Nigella 'White Lady'. The whole is finished with stripped Asparagus branches – so only the skeleton of the branch remains. For the green contrast, large wild, faded dill flower heads with seed pods from the roadside ditch were used. A very beautiful natural whole, in a transparent glass vase.

Garden bouquet

For the base of this hand-tied garden bouquet, a large branched head of wild dill from the roadside was used. Other flowers such as Rosa 'Darlington', Gerbera 'Pasta Rosata', Anemone 'September Charm', Gloriosa 'Rothschildiana', Lilium 'Red Velvet' and Clematis 'Star River' are incorporated into a hand-tied sheaf bouquet, the pinkish-red roses from our own garden complete the picture. The bouquet is placed in a blue luster earthenware pot. Graceful tendrils of the passionflower are wrapped around the entire bouquet, stripped Asparagus branches provide an airy effect.

Bali vibes

For the base of this plant arrangement, a round circle was sawn from a sheet of MDF. Metal pins are sprayed gold and attached to the wooden plate. Blue velvet is then stretched over this and attached to the bottom with a tacker. The bottoms of sapucaia nuts are drilled and attached to the pins. A mix of different types of Philodendron plants are playfully incorporated into the nuts. The whole is finished with self-made brown Bio Oasis stones that are placed between the plant roots with satay skewers. Tendrils of the passionflower complete it.

Wavy

On two wooden planks, holes have been drilled at random in which copper welding wires of different lengths have been inserted to create a wave. Small glass tubes are attached to the ends with tie wraps. Stripped Asparagus branches form the airy base. Gloriosa ‘Exotic Orange’, Asclepias ‘Soulmate’, Anemone ‘September Charm’ and Briza media are inserted into the tubes.

‘Nature is full of beautiful materials’

‘An ode to nature! In all its design, color and growth.’ Freelance floral stylist Thijs Harmens is extremely enthusiastic about the Lush Natural Elegance theme. ‘During our vacation to Bali last June, I got a lot of inspiration from the design of hotels, but also the way of life and the unspoiled nature with all the beautiful plants, flowers and fruits.’

‘As a freelancer, I work with all kinds of materials. Fashion, nature, flowers, but also the shape of a vase can be inspiring. I get motivation from my environment and how people are constantly innovating, developing, and thinking about the future. That makes me think about how to contribute in a positive way without detracting from what I stand for. Previously, I was very concerned with what others would think of it; now, I am increasingly following my own feelings.’

'Besides ordering cultivated flowers, I also looked at what grows here in Zwolle. Nature is full of beautiful shapes and materials. I like to work with dahlias, roses and, if possible, fragile flowers with small details.'