Grace

Design in two levels by using two vases, the smaller slipped into a bigger one.

Multiple tiny twigs create a flower frog to keep the delicate buds and leaves in the exact spot you want.

Break the water flow when you fill a vase with details in that can move with the stream of water

Cut short bamboo lengths to keep your flower material upright in a shallow and narrow container

New growth is really difficult to design with and definitely needs to be conditioned and placed in a water source

Rolled leaves offer support for floral stems

Komiwara is a classic and traditional Ikebana technique used in a Rikka design. Designers would usually bundle straw to keep the flowers in place.

Twist lily grass slightly to create a spiral for the orchids to nestle in

Inspired by a classic and traditional Ikebana technique used in a Rikka design called Komiwara. Designers would usually bundle straw to keep the flowers in place.

Lily

Flax, New Zealand flax

Gently stand leaves upright in a Kenzan

A cut stem flower frog for the heavy Hanging Heliconia flowers

Tie a bundle of grass to support your floral details

Wind lily leaves to spiral around in a water filled container.

I would definitely describe my own personal style as minimalist classic... but with an edgy twist.

Loop a grass veil over a lily stem to create a minimalist summer design.

Gently curve a shallow area with a leaf to showcase a gorgeous flower with a short stem in a water filled vase

Complete the picture by drawing a lily flower with delicate vines.

Hang the arum lilies from the edge of a container to support all the other floral details.

A little bit of effort... that will last for weeks design to roll us in to the Festive Season.

I am launching something new this month. I am teaming up with Plant Something BC, our local government and the landscape and nursery societies here in British Columbia, Canada and...

A spring spiral design... with a hint of a root nest. Easy to do

Snip and grow willow to create a Spring new growth support for your tall flower stems.

Giving my book a super fan make-over.

My Spring/Easter design and the introduction article about my floral journey written by the editor, Nina Tucknott in the latest issue of Flora Magazine.

Making what makes your floral details unique the focal point of a design

A perfectly flat leaf to support tiny floral details in the summer heat.

Perfect for summer designing with some space for the vines to continue to grow in your design.

Creating a larger sustainable floral design by clustering the floral details into bunches.

Place short twigs, leaning to one side to create a flower frog

Cut lengths of bamboo to place in a shallow container as a flower frog

Spiral grass to create a nest for the lady slipper orchids

A sneaky way to condition new growth to add into your Spring design

Roll autumn leaves to create a frog to keep flowers upright

A bowl full of miniature Chrysanthemums

Be inspired by traditional Ikebana techniques

Flax Christmas tree "cake" for the Floral Trends Design Group end of the year function.

Here are a few more examples of woven flax. I also use Typha, palm, iris leaves, Kyogi paper, boat orchid leaves and aspidistra to weave with.