A tall table arrangement with a rose garden - Part 2 - The miniature rose garden
with WILLOW CROSSLEY
Lesson 12 of 20
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To complete this project, Willow shows you one way you can approach the lower-level display; creating an arrangement inspired by a growing rose garden.
From the Lesson Workbook
The Miniature Rose Garden
With the top half of the arrangement complete, we can now move onto constructing the lower section. There are a host of ways to approach the design of this, but I'll be showing how I like to create a display inspired by a rose garden.
You Will Need:
- Metal stand - mine is from Floral Fabrications
- Shallow plastic bowl that can sit on top of the stand
- Ceramic pasta bowl that fits within the base of the stand
- Chicken wire-coated or galvanised will be easier to work with
- Wire cutters
- Protective gloves
- Pot tape
- Water to fill your container
- Flowers and foliage
- Secateurs
Flowers & Greenery I Am Using
- Ammi
- Argentine forget-me-not
- Beech
- Larkspur
- Mint
- Roses
- Saponaria
- Sweet peas
Step 10
Begin this section of your display by adding in the foliage. When building the initial shape, remember not to obstruct the view across the table. Also consider how this section interacts visually with the top part, as you want them to feel part of the same arrangement.
Step 11
The next step is to add the roses, and these should be positioned at a variety of angles and heights. Utilise the frame of your stand to support a few stems so they look as though they are growing upwards.
Step 12
Introduce other varieties to make the arrangement feel more wild and natural.
Step 13
Be mindful about covering the chicken wire and pot tape, adding in stems that can spill over to conceal them.
Step 14
As you near the finishing point, assess how the two arrangements work together, and if you need to add additional stems to visually connect the two - this could be through shape or colour.
Adding Bud Vases to the Finished Arrangement
I love to combine these two-tiered arrangements with a series of bud vases around them that use the same flowers.
When using them on a long table, I'd recommend having a tall display every 2.5m, with around 5 bud vases between them.
Spring Recipe:
- Blossom branches
- Fritillaria
- Lilac
- Guelder rose
- Hellebores winterbells
- Tulips
- Ranunculus
Autumn Recipe:
- Dahlias
- Roses
- Japanese Anemones
- Oak and beech
- Hydrangea
- Cosmos
- Mint
- Delphinium
- Acidanthera
- Mollucella
- Ammi Majus
- Nigella
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Your Instructor
Willow Crossley
World-renowned florist, author and designer, known as the UK’s ‘Queen of Flowers’.
Willow Crossley is a professional floral stylist, creating wild and whimsical arrangements full of colour, pattern and movement for an array of top British brands (Jo Malone, OKA). She is the author of four books and is regularly featured in House & Garden and many other publications. Willow is passionate about the profound impact nature can have on how we feel, and has gained a substantial following for her down-to-earth and inclusive approach to floristry and gardening. Willow firmly advocates a sustainable approach to floristry, working with the seasons and sourcing locally grown stems wherever possible.
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