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vegetative
creations
Designs
by BJ Dyer, AIFD, AAF
Fresh cut flowers are arranged to resemble growing springtime
gardens.
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Spring’s
most welcome blooms, from bright bulb flowers to lush
peonies and blossoming branches, bid the first farewell
to winter. When these beloved cut flowers are combined
and arranged to appear as if they’re still sprouting
from the newly thawed earth, as demonstrated here by
floral artist BJ Dyer, aifd, aaf, co-owner of Bouquets
in Denver, Colo., there’s no match to how these
springtime favorites celebrate nature’s beauty and
bounty.
Replicate Mr. Dyer’s techniques in your shop to bid good
riddance to the cold winds of winter, and warm your
customers’ hearts with these organic inspirations.
bicolor quartet
Taking cues from the stunning bichromatic tulips, this
design is aglow with sunny yellow and soft coral hues.
The products are arranged in quadrants, each balancing
the others and emphasizing the gorgeous materials
within. The right-leaning tulips and right-facing
amaryllises, which appear to be stretching to greet the
sun’s warm rays, suggest the position of the golden orb
in a springtime sky.
MATERIALS: amaryllises (Hippeas-trums), tulips, peonies,
Ornith-ogalums, Acacia and Camellia foliage courtesy of
Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center; footed
Victorian container from China Direct LLC. To contact
these companies, see “Product Source Guide” on Page 105.
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pail pairing
A
pair of weathered pails are combined to resemble a
strategically terraced landscape, forming a broad sweep
of orangy materials arranged on a diagonal on the left
echoed by a fine angled line on the right. Designers can
create this composition in floral foam, or they can form
chicken wire into orbs, and wedge one into the base of
each vessel as an armature.
MATERIALS: amaryllises (Hippeastrums), spider flowers (Grevilleas),
miniature callas, pincushions (Leucospermums),
coneflowers (Echinacea) and Hypericum courtesy of
Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center; pails from
Melrose International. To contact these companies, see
“Product Source Guide” on Page 105.
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lemon dew drop
Under an
ethereal cloud of lady’s mantle, a sunsplashed band of parrot
tulips spills from the center of a lush crescent of golden
Ornithogalums, as if bowing under the gentle weight of a fresh
morning dew. The resulting composition resembles a dense,
shrublike planting that declares the glory and bounty of the
season.
MATERIALS: tulips, Ornithogalums and
lady’s mantle (Alchemilla) courtesy of Netherlands Flower Bulb
Information Center; container from China Direct LLC. To contact
these companies, see “Product Source Guide” on Page 105. |
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