It's in there

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

How to keep Lilies in bud for longer. Removing the pollen. Stringing a Lily Garland.

It's sometimes difficult to place a tiny crystal or bead exactly where you want it.

Most of the time I would gently tug the pollen covered stamens away the moment it becomes yellow and messy. But the Gloriosa looks rather pretty with the stamens on, so I fix it...

Knit a corona (as in that inside skirt like part of a daffodil) by weaving a Ceropegia woodii vine around the stamen filament of a lily.

Create a long lasting wand with Kalachoe.

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

Create a contrasting base to lift the heavy flower-head to design in

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

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

Binding the bud to let it open in an exaggerated trumpet shape

Lily

Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts

Use the petals of your flower to cleverly keep all the other floral details of your design firmly in place.

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.

Easy does it design that hints at but is not yet as intensive as the fun basket weaving and crafting that comes with Spring designing.

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

Weave around the stamens of a lily to create a daffodil like inside.

A creative way to keep foliage hydrated for a cool, water filled summer design.

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

… and why we call this the special craftsmanship edition

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

A contemporary cascade of rosary vine and dried petals.

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

Bind a lily to create a trumpet shape as it opens

Weave blades of grass to create a cover for a glass vase

Use snips and snippets and leftovers to create a design of it's own