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People often ask me “Where do you get your ideas?” and my reply is “Which myriad of ideas should I use!” So come with me with me on what I call “my floral adventures” which are an ever changing parade of new design experiments. The best part of floral adventures is friends who share the same passion for flowers.
Each season brings a renewed look at what’s growing and available for floral designs. New inspiration comes from study, travel and working with other designers. In My Adventures I’ll share with you my take on the latest in floral design.
Flower Show Arranging
CLASS 3- WATERFALL. A cascade designLast fall my garden club, Four Counties GC, had their Fall Flower Show. The title of the show was “Love our Earth.” In October 2020 we had two hands-on workshops outdoors and the day of the show exhibitors drove their arrangements...
The Color Red
Red is the color of strong emotion---heat, love, passion! December brings the time of year when we think of using the colors of red and green. This tradition stems from the celebration of the winter solstice when the days began to get longer after six months of...
Chrysanthemum Workday
Here in Pennsylvania we have had our first frost and summer flowers are faded. I am celebrating the cool November days with a big bucket of chrysanthemums and a day of flower arranging with two of my very talented “flower friends.” The flowers posed for their picture...
Flowering Through Time Art Nouveau 1890- 1914
Last month I shared with my interest in the history of floral design and the influence of the Egyptian Era. Another art movement in history that inspires my design work is Art Nouveau. Art Nouveau emerged as a reaction from the strict academic art and architecture of...
Flowering Through Time: Flowers in Ancient Egypt Re-interpreted with Modern Techniques
History reveals how ancient Egyptians used flowers through their paintings and bas-relief sculptures. The bounty of the Nile River provided abundant vegetation and resources for prosperity, while pantheistic belief in multiple gods, each with its own realm of nature,...
Dazzling Dahlia
Native to Mexico and Central America our beautiful dahlia are abundant in Pennsylvania gardens in August through early October. They are a member…
KINTSUGI ‘GOLDEN JOINERY’
The art of precious scars. Wabi sabi , the Japanese art of imperfection inspired the beautiful idea of repairing broken ceramics with golden lacquer. First done in the 15th century the practice recognizes the history of an object and creates an enhanced beauty with...
Yellow – A Color of the Season
Spring and early summer in Pennsylvania start with the cheerful yellow of forsythia and crocus blossoms, move through varying shades of narcissus, and later in the season some glorious pale yellow peonies. This season has inspired me to look into the color yellow and...
Pot-et-fleur Design
The pot-et-fleur is a combination of potted plants and cut flowers which gives the lasting quality of plants with the colorful impact of cut flowers. The cut flowers may be replaced to give the design many weeks of beauty.Steps to make a pot-et-fleur Prepare your...
Bringing the Outdoors Inside
Most of us are spending some extra time indoors with the virus quarantine. I am trying to cheer things up a bit by bringing some of the beautiful outdoor blossoms into the house. Sadly I cannot invite you into our home but welcome you with pussy willows and magnolia. ...
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