An arrangement for your table
with WILLOW CROSSLEY
Lesson 16 of 43
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Our first arrangement using chicken wire - perfectly dress your table as Willow teaches you how to use foliage to give structure in this central piece using a simple pudding bowl. Willow also introduces you to one of her favourite foliages: wild currant.
From the Lesson Workbook
An Arrangement for Your Table
For This Spring Arrangement I Used:
- Black & white anemones
- Solomon's seal
- Parrot tulips
- Sweet peas
- Wild currant
If It's Early Summer You Could Use:
- Peonies
- Sweet peas
- Geranium leaf
- Garden roses
If It's Autumn You Could Use:
- Dahlias
- Geranium leaf
- Blue Delphinium
- Nicotiana
If It's Winter You Could Use:
- Muscari
- Anemones
- Ranunculus
- Christmas rose (Hellebores)
Before you start, I recommend laying everything out in front of you in families that have been conditioned.
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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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