Volume 1, Issue 11 April 2004
Welcome
Hello Dear Subscribers,
It's amazing how quickly the year is going. It is hard to believe it is April already. Last weekend, I went to the Melbourne Flower Show which was held in the Royal Exhibition Buildings and the surrounding gardens.
The building itself is Victorian architecture and is absolutely beautiful. The outside of the building is outlined with thousands of twinkling lights which looks wonderful at night. This is the largest Flower Show in Australia.
Thousands of flowers were used in all types of stunning displays, and it made me realise how fortunate we are to be involved in the wonderful world of flowers.
Delphiniums and Liliums
This month I am going to show you how to create a modern design in a low container. This arrangement would be suitable placed on a side table in a living room, a mantelpiece or in an entrance hall. This design features blue delphiniums, white liliums, box and privet foliage and lotus pods.
You will need -
2 spike flowers of choice such as delphiniums (other suitable flowers are snapdragons and molucca balm)
4 feature flowers and two buds of choice such as liliums (other suitable flowers are tulips and irises)
2 lotus pods
Foliage of choice such as box and privet (other suitable types are eucalyptus and leather fern.
Large flat round container
Florist foam
When creating this design, please refer to the photo for correct flower and foliage placement.
1. Place soaked foam in the container.
2. Cut the delphiniums to the desired height and insert in the left side of the foam.
3. Cut the liliums to the desired length and insert into the right side of the foam.
4. Cut
pieces of box foliage to the desired length and insert around the edges of
the foam just below the flowers in the right side of the container.
5. Cut pieces of privet to the desired length and insert in the left side of the foam.
6. Fill in the centre of the foam with short pieces of box and privet.
7. If the lotus pods have stems, they can be inserted straight into the foam.
If they do not have stems, insert an 18 gauge florist wire through the base
of the head and bring it through until half the wire is on each side of the
lotus pod. Bring the two wires straight down and wind one wire twice around
the other. Cut the wires fairly short and insert the ends into the left
side of the liliums.
Tips for Modern Designs
When creating modern designs, less flowers are used than in traditional designs. Large showy flowers and interesting foliage and accents such as lotus pods, dried mushrooms, bark and moss will add more interest to your designs.
We teach both traditional and modern floral designs in our courses. Please click onto our web site on http://www.floral-art-school.com.au to view photos of the many different styles we teach. That's it for this month. Happy creating, take care, bye for now.
Kind regards
Fay Chamoun
Principal
Floral Art School of Australia and
International Floral Design School
Floristry Diploma Courses
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