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The Complete Floristry Masterclass
Wedding flowers part 1 - button holes
with WILLOW CROSSLEY — World-renowned florist, author and designer, known as the UK’s ‘Queen of Flowers’.
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By explaining how to choose the right flowers for button holes, Willow helps you to then make some that are beautifully simple.
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Wedding Flowers - Part 1: Button Holes
Make sure you prepare your button holes and bouquets on the morning of the wedding. If you do it before they won't last throughout the day. Before arranging, lay all of your flowers out in families so you can easily see each different type of flower.
After finishing, mist them and put them in the refrigerator.
The key to choosing flowers for button holes is that they do well out of water. As well as the options below, you could use a waxflower, rosemary and spray roses.
For This Late Spring Arrangement I Used:
1st Button Hole
- Carnation (dianthus solomio in white)
- Variegated pittosporum
- Love-in-a-mist
2nd Button Hole
- As above but with a delphinium
Summer Button Holes:
- Geranium leaf
- Spirea
- Love-in-a-mist
Autumn Button Holes:
- Eringium
- Rosemary
- Spray rose
Winter Button Holes:
- Ranunculus
- Berried eucalyptus
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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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