Summer! Party!
For the base of this arrangement, an old Calocephalus brownii was spray painted a bronze color and placed on a bronze-colored pot. In it, widely "fanning out" from the base, white peacock feathers, sagebrush (Polygonatum), grasses and, slightly lower, beautiful Paeonia 'Claire de Lune' are inserted. The structure of Calocephalus fixes the plastic tubes of flowers well and invisibly. This impressive arrangement full of air and light is a real eye-catcher for a summer party!
Summer cocktail
Long colored straws are placed in two tall black vases, between which are arranged beautiful summer flowers, Columbine and Monarda, Tagetes and sunflowers, in various heights. A single beautiful deep red branch of Berberis connects the flowers to the black vases.
Tenderness with spunk
On a beautiful soft pink vase is an Oasis sphere. For stability, a tonkin stick was inserted into the sphere to the bottom of the water-filled vase. Around the top edge of the vase, a border of grasses was attached with double-sided Oasis tape that was then finished with ribbon in a matching shade. In the Oasis sphere, sagebrush (Polygonatum), Paeonia 'Claire de Lune' and yellow dill (Anethum graveolens) were then inserted in different heights. Nostalgic-looking dandelions and dandelion seed bulbs add that extra bit of spice and tenderness to the soft color palette.
Catchy blue
Using a Kenzan ring is extremely durable. Start with the thinner stems and clamp them between the pins, so to speak. Then work up to thicker stems each time. Cut the ends of the stems straight off with very sharp (Ikebana) flower scissors to get the most force out of the clamping. Materials used: Delphinium and Clematis. Chasmantium latifolium grasses and Sorghum complete the arrangement.
Green as grass
Lovely and oh so summery: various corn sheaf tied summer bouquets. Starting with the fresh grasses, each with summer flowers twisted at the same height. Finally, a border of grass is tied around it. In this way fresh summer bouquets are created, an atmospheric decoration of a summer garden dinner. Materials used: Panicum, dill (Anethum graveolens), sunflower, aquilegia and various native plants from the garden or roadside.
Flower ice creams
For this summer flower ice cream arrangement, cones and spheres were made from paper pulp with various dried flowers and grasses. The "ice creams" are attached to the base at different heights with thick copper-colored floral wire with cacti and Craspedia in between. Colored clay is incorporated in such a way that it looks like the popsicles are melting. An arrangement full of summer fun to be enjoyed for a long time.