Volume 2, Issue 33 February 2006
Centerpiece Arrangement
Hello Dear Subscribers,
I have just returned from a trip to the USA and visited some wonderful places in California.
We also went to Las Vegas in the Bellagio Casino, and we saw a beautiful floral display in their conservatory and botanical gardens.
Their Christmas display consisted of several huge figures of polar bears completely covered with white chrysanthemums.
The polar bears had long woollen blue and white striped scarves around their necks and were in a wonderful setting resembling the North Pole.
They were in the midst of taking this display down, so they could put up their Chinese New Year display, which is always spectacular.
It is always interesting seeing how flowers can be used in so many ways in eyecatching dispays.
This month, I am going to show you how to create a round arrangement of tulips.
Laurel leaves and ivy berry have been used and loops of doddo vine have been inserted around the edges.
Mini lotus pods and cones have been placed to nestle in between the flowers to give a textured look.
This is a very natural looking flower arrangement and is suitable for a table centerpiece.
Other suitable flowers that can be used for this design are roses, anthuriums, lilliums or irises.
In this arrangement I have used
12 tulips
Ivy berry
Laurel leaves (Other suitable foliage includes camellia and leather fern)
Mini lotus pods and cones
Dodda vine
1 flat container
Plastic clip on guard
Florist foam
22 gauge wire
1. Soak the foam in water. Place the foam in the
container. Secure the foam in place with a plastic clip on
gaurd or by putting two pieces of pot tape over the centre top
foam and down onto the sides of the pot for about 5cm (2").
2. The
foliage (laurel leaves) are placed in a circular shape around the edges
of the foam. Cut the stems to measure about 12cm (5"long) from the base
of the leaves and insert them evenly around the edges off the foam.
Insert the ends of the stems up on an angle into the foam about one
2.5cm (1") down from the top edges of the foam, so they extend downwards
over the edges of the container.
3. Choose
the largest tulip for the centre of the design and cut it to measure
about 15cm (6"long) from the base of the flower head and insert it
into the centre of the foam. If the stem needs extra support to stand
erect, insert the end of a 22 gauge wire vertically up into the base of
the tulip, wind the wire spirally down and around the stem 3 to 4
times and cut off the excess wire.
4. Cut four tulips to
measure about 2.5cm (1") shorter than the centre flower. Wire if
necessary, and insert them evenly around the centre tulip.
5.
Insert the remaining tulips around the bottom round, cutting each one to
the desired length and wiring if necessary.
6. Cut an
ivy berry stem to measure about 15cm (6") long from the tips and insert
about four pieces around the centre tulip. Fill in between the other
tulips in widening circles in the foam, cutting each piece to the
desired length, so they sit slightly lower than the tulips.
7. Wire
a few stems of the mini lotus pods and cones by placing the centre of a
22 gauge wire behind two to three stems and winding the right wire twice
around the stems. Bring the 2 wire stems straight down together and
insert them evenly between the flowers.
8. Cut the dodda vine
into lengths and gently bend into loops and wire the end of the stems.
Wind the right wire twice around the stems, bring the 2 wire stems
straight down together and insert the loops around the edges of the
arrangement.
9. Spray lighly with water
This arrangement is briefly explained. In our Floristry
Diploma Course, we explain each step in detail with diagrams for each
step and measurements on how long to cut each stem and exactly where to
position each placement.
For full information on our Floristry Diploma Course please visit our web site on http://www.floral-art-school.com.au
Motivation Quote
"If you believe you can, you
probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't.
Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad."
Denis Waitley
That's it for this month.
Take Care
Kind Regards
Fay Chamoun
Floral Art School of Australia and
International Floral Design School
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I will look forward in working with you.
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