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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Availability of plant material shows in your design style

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My book launch demonstration was hosted by my flower-buddies from the Capilano Flower Arranging Club. We looked at what influences our own effortless style... that "thing" that makes good floral art great. This is the last of my 4 demonstration designs I did for my book launch at the Capilano Flower Arranging Club. To read and see more pictures of the demonstration: The effortless floral craftsman, a floral crafter's guide to crafting with nature Book Launch Demonstration

It is so easy to find examples of how the availability of plant material in your area shows up in your design style.

You can clearly see examples of this just by looking at the design elements I use.

... two examples:

I would often use a spectacular flower find and combine it with staples I already have in my design room ...

... such as gorgeous dried tendril filled vine wreaths (easy to find in Vancouver, where a fresh vine wreath is an almost never find)

... and then add a few stems of my much treasured rosary vine (we rarely find cut flower vines for sale in Vancouver).

The rosary plant Ceropegia woodii I design with has been my friend for more than 7 years!

Every design you see me using rosary vine is from the exact same plant.

I usually root a few vines in preparation for demonstrations so that I can hand out the succulents to members in the audience who wants to grow their own.

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