Vases and containers - part 1
with WILLOW CROSSLEY
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The container is almost as central to your arrangements as the flowers themselves. Discover how to choose the right container for different styles of arrangement as Willow breaks down her process: from sourcing to shape to proportion.
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Vases & Containers - Part 1
Proportion is the most important aspect of choosing a container that is right for your flowers.
My general rule is that the part of the flowers visible above the container should be 1.5 times the height of the container.
Using containers with a narrow neck allows the flowers to spill out and create a lovely shape. The wider the container neck the more flowers you will need. Drinking glasses are a good container to consider especially if they are not too open. Be open, anything can be a vase. Jam jars are very good when using a small flower.
Vintage bottles are great; explore eBay and charity shops to find some great ones. Buy celery vases, both antique and new. Coloured glass is good as it disguises the dirty water. It is useful to choose a colour scheme to collect, I collect blue and white ones.
The larger recycled glass vase that I use, a similar one can be found here, and the small ones can be found here. Bud vases can be found here.
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Jam jars: use Bon Maman jam jars and Luminarc jam jars. I often use these pumpkin vases. Here's a coloured large glass vase. Matilda Goad's gold-striped jug can be purchased here.
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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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