'Materials that are pure are always my preference'

Master florist Diny Blom has had her Blomatelier in the heart of Gouda for 33 years. As a grower and florist's daughter, she grew up on the edge of the forests of the Zuid Veluwe. 'Nature always captures my imagination and is always a source of inspiration. I still remember the large barrel of Icelandic moss in the corridor of the nursery - and my father's secret of adding some salt for bright color. But also the stumps and
pine cones that came from the forest.'

'Materials that are pure are always my preference. My
grower-friends in Boskoop have great Pinus species in addition to beautiful Cryptomeria. They also save old roots for me. And the Ilex grower keeps crooked and bent branches especially for me. I always drive away from there super happy again with wonderful materials!'

"The trend I see is a growing appreciation for nature and simplicity, with soft colors like powder pink, gold, ivory, green and white but also red, orange, hard pink.

Peace

There is no way to peace, peace is the way. On a peace sign made of Corten steel, among other things, are glued a lot of deep dark red and some salmon-colored flowers of the Santini chrysanthemum. A powerful statement with flowers.

Enjoying the fragrance of roses

Take a seat, stop time and marvel, life is special! In these hurried times we live in, it is important to sometimes take a step back and enjoy. Roses in different shades are naturally staked on different sizes of water dishes. By placing them at different heights around the pouf, you can literally take a seat among the flowers and fully enjoy the scent of roses.

Let the sun shine

A summer sunshine can't be missed. A sphere made from pieces of floral foam is wrapped with chicken wire. To hang the sun, a carabiner is attached to the chicken wire. The sphere is short-stitched with sunflowers, Tanacetum, Leucanthemum, Craspedia and dried, colored palm leaves.

Happiness comes from within

A frame was made from a few pieces of tree bark through which the flowers, fuchsia-colored Gerbera, were inserted. The easy-to-make frame can be made up again and again. Through the choice of flowers, you can use the same base, to give the frame bouquet a totally different look each time.

Celebrate life!

A summer garden party for a golden wedding. Plasterwort is very versatile and a popular flower in bridal bouquets and arrangements. As a base, gypsophila and gold sprayed hydrangea are very compactly inserted into the floral foam. The long stems of the white carnations and gold sprayed Anthurium are playfully inserted and give the arrangement a modern look.