Winter Challenge
To move from the colorful fall to winter is a different mindset for many people. Not that the colors completely disappear from the landscape, but it's all a bit more subtle and monochromatic. For florists, especially those who want to work more sustainably, that can be a challenge. Getting into the shell of nature, the bare branches with larch or pine cones, the evergreen greenery, mosses and dried tendrils - it takes some adjusting.
Bowl bouquet
An impressive autumn bouquet with a brown frame, handmade vase and flowers in mostly shades of orange. The base is made using the chicken wire technique with 1.6 mm florist wire. Braided through this are young shoots from fruit trees, prunings from the garden and therefore free. Together with the wire, these form a kind of basket. There are also woody mossy branches in the basket that were blown out of the trees in the garden after a big storm. This old dead wood is not only decorative but also technical: they lend themselves well to incorporate the Physalis seed pods between them. Each of the seed pods was put on wire and joined together to form branches. Beautiful expressive flowers were placed between all the branches: Celosia, Gloriosa, Zantedeschia, Guzmania, germinis, chrysanthemums and beautiful bee materials such as Talinum, Hypericum and Sanguisorba.
Twins
This set on two beautiful handmade bowls is stitched in bio-stitch foam from Smithers Oasis. The bowls are also the starting point for the shape - continuing the shape of the base into floral work is always especially powerful. All the flowers and berries are thoroughly cleaned. The leafless stems really participate decoratively in this story. The flower heads and berries are tucked into a kind of screen. There are many chrysanthemums incorporated as well as Hypericum berries: true autumn materials. Also discover the processed Astrantia, Scabiosa, Guzmania, Phalaenopsis and Dianthus.
Better together
A delightful set of beautiful objects whose base can be easily reused. The base is self-made from two decorative garden plugs in flower shape - when purchased they were flat. The two plugs were drilled into the wooden blocks and unfolded to make them spatial. To create even more possibilities, thick aluminum wire was worked through and around them - so that tubes can be easily attached to them and flowers woven through them. Zantedeschia lends itself beautifully to braiding through the frame, with the stems also joining in nicely. Talinum 'Long John' is dry processed here - it always dries in beautifully. In addition, Gloriosa, some orchids and Scabiosa are beautifully in place in these autumn objects.
Stewed pears
The stewing pears that were blown out of the tree after a big storm were given new life. The colors in the pears are beautiful and together with the pretty floral tones make a lovely whole. The base is a wooden MDF board with small water tubes drilled into it. The board was pimped up with metallic spray paint from Smithers Oasis. Satin cord was glued around the edge of the disk for an added accent. This object can be reused many times. The flowers used are Cambria orchids, lisianthus, chrysanthemums, dill, Scabiosa and Phalaenopsis.
Autumn wreath in the mix
A lot of dried skeletal Physalis seed pods have been glued onto an organic wreath from Smithers Oasis. All kinds of dried flowers are incorporated on this base which makes this wreath largely long lasting. For example, there are many small buds as well as Helichrysum, Gomphrena and Zinnia. Also incorporated are some beautifully indented fresh materials. To break up the whole and create a contrast between the natural materials, beautiful (completely biodegradable) satin cord is incorporated.