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Three Twig Bundle Braid

Braid bundles of twigs to create an armature for flowers to dance in

Extend cable ties to secure bigger bundles of twigs or thicker stems

For cable ties to dissapear in design work choose the smallest tie poswsible for the job

A plait, a braid or a French knot grass collar

"Plaid" and "braid" are synonyms, and where you are from will most likely dictate whether you use plait (British) or braid (American or Celtic). Some people also refer to cornrows as braids or refer to pinned up plaits as braids. A French braid is a braiding technique.

Brick on a stick

Create simple but effective stands for Floral Art

Reed Cradle Armature

Glue reeds on a wire frame to create a dimensional armature to suspend orchids in

Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble

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

Taco-shaped twig armature

Make a half-moon shaped armature to fill with flowers

Weaving a pod shape from ripped foliage

Weave a pod shape armature

Fluffy Washi Caterpillar Armature

Stripping foliage from weaving stems

Remove foliage from stems to weave with

Drinking straw "test tubes"

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

A green plaited willow way-over for small flower details

Here it is: the first of my first autumn harvest of willow from my willow coppice I am growing in my balcony garden. It is working spectacularly well!

Bundled Phormium with a secret water source

Rip Phormium to create a freestanding bundle armature design.

Tape a grid around the edges of a container for a table top wreath

Suspend flowers with an almost invisible taped grid

"A New Age" Child's Midnight Meander (Avatar)

A New Age Child's Midnight Meander

Make the design

Weave a reed cradle to suspend orchids from

Oh, What Twisted Tales We Weave

"What Twisted Tales We Weave" design 2010 Floral Trends Design Group, South Africa.

Glass

A small pane of glass connects the top and the bottom of the design

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.

Bright, brighter… brightest!

Celebrate the bright colours of autumn with lilies and Chinese lanterns

A quirky kind of Love

Retail florists and wholesalers are already designing, ordering and preparing their product range for Valentine's Day. This is my article that I wrote for the December 2012 Valentine's Day Design Issue of Canadian Florist Magazine

Natural, naturally

Weave a armature to rest a lily on

Fluffy

Fluff out Washi paper to create a delicate armature

Harnessing the Wind

In the Bag

My bag was woven from re-purposed wire and recycled fishing line and tiny stems of growing sweet pea plants and orchids

Brewing some inspiration

Autumn harvest willow for a double the pretty plaited flower support

A Bundle of Pretty

A dried bundle of ripped flax hides a secret water source for the orchids

Around again

Tape a grid at the edge of a container

Brassia

Spider orchids flowering on a Spanish moss web