Never saw such a lovely day...

This is the basic technique used in traditional Easter crafts to plait a crown of thorns.

Sometimes you want to keep flowers in tight bud for as long as possible to suit your design

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

Lily

Make a clear grid to suspend plant material on

A Fun Halloween design with "poisonous mushrooms" tucked between the moss and petals

Gently stand leaves upright in a Kenzan

Fill eggshells with moss to create an upright container... with a surprising balancing trick.

Loosely weave grass to create a decorative grid keeping flowers in place over a square container.

Hang a dangling eggshell in a Spring blossom design.

A fun Spring and Easter design with stacked eggshells.

A hoppingly-fun Spring design for Easter.

A bit of a wrong way round pretty Easter design. Put the basket weave inside the egg instead of putting the eggs in a basket.

Blossom petals drop so quickly! Here's a way to make them last just that little bit longer.

Heat proof floral design for summer.

A slow but glowing start to the New Year and the new design season

Adding the smallest details to absolutely make the design.

The first of my new monthly articles about growing the material you need to design with. This month we are taking stock of what we need... and growing wheatgrass.

Easter egg... egg for Easter eggs

Twining jasmine vine twirl for Easter