In Summer!

Trailing Ceropegia woodii vines from a Heliconia flower

Set the rosary vines into the natural cavity of the flower head.

Tumbling sun-flakes

Craft radiating sun-flakes from dried petals.

Acorn fork

Wire and glue a few acorns into the fork of a twig to create an Autumn armature

Willow Paddle

Weave willow between the fork in a twig to create a paddle like armature

Willow Heart Wand

Stringing wool and Spanish moss

Create veil of wool and Spanish moss

Delicate twig and rosary vine garland

Spiral stems around a Ceropegia woodii or Rosary vine.

Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber

Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform

Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble

Wire and glue the driftwood at an angle to balance on a pebble

A grand kale to spark that almost end of summer colour

A slight tweak turn a ornamental kale into a ornamental mechanic.

Reflexed petal Tulip… with a surprise Orchid flower buddy

Gently pop the petals of a mature tulip back to open up the flower... to add another flower, of course!

Balanced branch with dangling macrame vases

Create a display branch for ever changing fresh flowers and foliage... or vines.

Wreath-Rim a Vase with sparkling foxtail and twigs

Add a collar around a vase to hint at a wreath for an early Christmas floral design.

Baby’s Breath Wave Cascade

Easy and quick arrangement to do for summer in a vase... with just enough complexity to make you feel real good about yourself.

Using the new growth on blossom branches as a base for a woodland design

A fun way to use your blossom branches in a design once all the petals fall.

Tri-petal (with vines to fill in the gaps) lily flower wand

Pick away petals from a lily to create space for delicate vines to really shine.

Sunflower heart autumn display

Pick away the ray floret so that the disk floret of a sunflower can be used as a flat surface to display your design on.

Create a tighter fit with pebbles so that you can wedge a twig securely into a vase

It all started with my twig being just too small to wedge into the glass vase tight enough to keep my orchid stem in place...

Adding folded grass "jitters" to a Sunflower

Adding tension to a design with a grass frame and collar.

Fill a trumpet shaped flower cup with... more flowers!

A hidden water source small enough to fit into a dainty flower.

An eggshell stack and grass snippet arch with a hidden water source for a Spring or Easter design

An almost nest like design with a hidden water source.

How do squirrels Cache a tree?

Hoard a few acorns in the fork of a twig to show off a single oncidium orchid.

Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

Frightfully Pretty

Weave a single strand Spanish Moss spider web

Rock, don't Roll

Balance the heavy Protea flower head to lean against a rock.

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Place a water tube at an angle in lumber so that the Zantedeschia float just above the base to show off the delicate grass snippets scattered up the stem

Diamond Jubilee Waterfall

To commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the 20th Anniversary of Friends of Government House Gardens Society a Horticultural event was hosted in the gardens and Great Hall of Government House in Victoria, Canada entitled British Columbia Blooms.

Your brain rewards curiosity on a grand…. kale

Growing plant material for floral design requires an unique spark of creativity.

A Buzzin’

Just like a buzzing bee... give a mature Tulip a Phalaenopsis orchid buddy to keep it company.

Branch Manager

Managed to find an utterly gorgeous branch... perfect contrast to the minimal orchids.

Ringing in A Very Merry Traditional Christmas… Tradition

A more than just a hint of Christmas tradition design... in a pre-Christmas design.

Making Waves

A quick and easy to do cascade design for summer.

All A-flutter

Adding a few fluttering petals to a design.

It's in there

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

When it gets chilly

Use the heart of a sunflower as a platform to place your autumn floral details on.

It starts with WHY

Add design elements that serves a purpose for a minimal summer inspired floral design.

Jitters!

Zig-zag grass details add a bit of tension to the design

It takes more than one person to invent a trumpet!

Filling a trumpet flower cup... with more flowers!

Like trying to find a water tube in a eggshell stack

A fun Spring and Easter design with stacked eggshells.

Cover Story

The design for the cover of my book, the effortless floral craftsman, crafted from Fiddlehead Fern and Red Lipstick Hanging Heliconia.

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Design: the Floral Hour glass was made as part of my wax series

Ceropegia woodii

Pompon Chrysanthemum pom-poms and strands of Rosary vine for my floral lariat necklace in the Canadian Florist Magazine