Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Making it last
- 11 September 2013
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Not yet pumpkin and seedpod time,
Not yet trees covered in fall foliage.
Not yet time for golden wheat and decorative grasses,
Not yet time for all things spiced with cinnamon…
Soon, but surely not yet!
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Tutorials
Split (but don't cut) a few gladiolus flowers to spiral in a vase
Break the water flow when you fill a vase with details in that can move with the stream of water
Favourite Flowers
Gladiolus, Sword lily, Corn Lilies, gladioluses, glads, plural: gladioli
Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts
Related Designs
My article and Japanese paper flower armature design featured in the March issue of The Academy Leader- Academy of Floral Design, published by the The Floral Art Society of New...
Cut stems of Gladiolus to place in a radiating summer design.
Use the petals of your flower to cleverly keep all the other floral details of your design firmly in place.
A little bit of effort... that will last for weeks design to roll us in to the Festive Season.
Snip and grow willow to create a Spring new growth support for your tall flower stems.
A bit of a rethink as the season is getting ready to change. How can I give my design idea a fresh twist?
A nod to a summer filled with flowers... and the quite possibly the last of the season flowers still there to be picked.
Spiral cyclamen foliage around to create a composite flower to showcase the petal-like anthurium flowers.
Just like a buzzing bee... give a mature Tulip a Phalaenopsis orchid buddy to keep it company.