It’s up there

A bit of Kenzan support for a floating shallow container design

Temporarily adhere a traditional Ikebana Kenzan or pincushion to a shallow container.

Set willow tips into a spiral to create a spring design

Most stems, twigs and even sturdier branches can be bend into shapes. It takes practice and more than a bit of patience. The main idea is to slowly manipulate the branch without...

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Weave a sprouting armature

Conditioning new growth and sprouts are difficult because the little sprouts have not had time to fully develop its cellular structure to survive being cut and taking up water on...

A zero waste and sustainable floral design solution to keep your flowers exactly where you want them without using floral foam.

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

Weave a tiny nest with a twig hook so that you can hang it in a design

Weave tiny vine wreaths on the leave stems of a stripped Wisteria vine

Create a barely there armature with sturdy end of season vines.

Connect six wreaths to build up a hanging panel to display your flowers on.

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

A quick solution for a minimal horizontal autumn display -on top of bud vases.

Weave a delicate nest for a small spring design.

I wanted my willow armature to hint of a web-like dreamcatcher that grows in the wild rather than being a precise replica of the traditional craft technique. But I did weave it...

I build up the spheres by weaving willow wreaths and then use those to shape the ball

Pink, Carnation, Clove Pink, Chinese Pink

Sweet spring design to hold some buds

Ever seen an eucalyptus flower? This is... and is not one.

A bit of a rethink as the season is getting ready to change. How can I give my design idea a fresh twist?

It's the little sun-washed coloured hints that makes you look again to see if you really saw what you thought you saw... yes! There really are signs of autumn everywhere!

A bark armature standing on pointe for some gorgeous blue King Tut sweet peas

Roll and set willow twigs into a spring

weave some willow to use as an armature

An all out effective way of keeping a flower stem in the exact spot you want it to be in a clear water vase design.

Manipulate fresh willow stems to create a sprouting armature for long tulip stems

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

Blossoms and chocolates for Easter

Weave tiny wreaths on the stems of Wisteria vines

Connect small wreaths to create a pretty summer armature to arrange your flowers on.

A tumbling fall leaf design making use of the autumn leaves that are already falling to the ground.

Weave a delicate vine swing to nestle a small vase with spring flowers in

Take inspiration from a traditional Dream-catcher design to create a floral armature

The design drips down in three tiers each celebrating life, love and connection.