Trailing Ceropegia woodii vines from a Heliconia flower

Acorn fork

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

Willow Paddle

Weave willow between the fork in a twig to create a paddle like armature

Willow Heart Wand

Stringing wool and Spanish moss

Create veil of wool and Spanish moss

Delicate twig and rosary vine garland

Spiral stems around a Ceropegia woodii or Rosary vine.

Standing a water tube at an angle in lumber

Create a minimal design by placing a single flower on a platform

Driftwood precariously perched on the edge of a pebble

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

Reflexed petal Tulip… with a surprise Orchid flower buddy

Gently pop the petals of a mature tulip back to open up the flower... to add another flower, of course!

Baby’s Breath Wave Cascade

Easy and quick arrangement to do for summer in a vase... with just enough complexity to make you feel real good about yourself.

Using the new growth on blossom branches as a base for a woodland design

A fun way to use your blossom branches in a design once all the petals fall.

Tri-petal (with vines to fill in the gaps) lily flower wand

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

Sunflower heart autumn display

Pick away the ray floret so that the disk floret of a sunflower can be used as a flat surface to display your design on.

Fill a trumpet shaped flower cup with... more flowers!

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

Tumbling sun-flakes

Craft radiating sun-flakes from dried petals.

How do squirrels Cache a tree?

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

Love Spell

Weave willow to create a heart shaped wand design

Frightfully Pretty

Weave a single strand Spanish Moss spider web

Rock, don't Roll

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

If

Place a water tube at an angle in lumber so that the Zantedeschia float just above the base to show off the delicate grass snippets scattered up the stem

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.

A Buzzin’

Just like a buzzing bee... give a mature Tulip a Phalaenopsis orchid buddy to keep it company.

Making Waves

A quick and easy to do cascade design for summer.

All A-flutter

Adding a few fluttering petals to a design.

It's in there

Complete the picture by drawing a lily flower with delicate vines.

When it gets chilly

Use the heart of a sunflower as a platform to place your autumn floral details on.

It takes more than one person to invent a trumpet!

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

Cover Story

The design for the cover of my book, the effortless floral craftsman, crafted from Fiddlehead Fern and Red Lipstick Hanging Heliconia.

Cover Story

The design for the cover of my book, the effortless floral craftsman, crafted from Fiddlehead Fern and Red Lipstick Hanging Heliconia.

In Summer!

A contemporary cascade of rosary vine and dried petals.

Ceropegia woodii

Pompon Chrysanthemum pom-poms and strands of Rosary vine for my floral lariat necklace in the Canadian Florist Magazine