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DRIED FLOWERS
A step-by-step guide to cultivating, drying, and arranging dried flowers and plants
MALCOLM HILLIER
Photographs by Andreas Einsiedel
$19.95
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DECORATING
WITH
DRIED
FLOWERS
A step-by-step guide
to cultivating,
MALCOLM
HILLIER
;
in
is
both a practical
by noted
floral
flair
designer Malcolm
and
Hillier.
methods
such as
Most
of drying
and preserving
floral
all
types of plants
crystalization.
and
Hillier
for the
must complement
and
3LdZJ
DECORATING
WITH
DRIED
FLOWERS
If
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DECORATING
WITH
DRIED
FLOWERS
A step-by-step guide
to
MALCOLM
HILLIER
Photographs by Andreas Einsiedel
CROWN PUBLISHERS,
INC.
-NEW YORK
An
Editor Sally
Smalhvood
Susanna Longley
Art Director
All rights
in writing
without permission
from the
publisher.
CROWN
is
a trademark of
Manufactured
Crown
Publishers, Inc.
in Italy
Malcolm
)ec< (rating
with dried
fh
>wers.
Includes index.
1
SB4493D7H545 1988
ISBN0-517-56923-X
first
American Edition
Title
"'45.92
8 7- 27411
Contents
6 Introduction
Wiring ingredients 14
16 Simple arrangements
18 Arrangements in containers
Preparing containers 19
Arrangement shapes 20
Dried-flower trees 24
26 Arrangements with bases
Circular arrangements 27
langing arrangements 30
34 Design guidelines
Color 36
I
Texture 40
Style
44
Cottage
living
Farmhouse
room
attic
Romantic bedroom
Period dining room
Valentine's
April Fools'
Day
Day
Easter
Hallowe'en
Christmas
Birthday
156 Index
160 Acknowledgments
10
Introduction
I
memories
spicy
ferns
How
long.
can
know, to let
drous magic.
it
it
continue to
their
green
fill
room
the
all
choose never
be?
shall
more
full
is
feet
silvery
for
lilies,
all
the
wood
ceiling. In this
first
wonderful to be
delphiniums
summer
tall
spires of cream
first
be
and
in
Of
the winter
of the
way
taller
more roses:
of dried material
in exciting
and
combinations of
colors, shapes
red ones.
textures: arranging
is
so
love
all
And for me
wondrous magic.
than
flowers.
that
is
always going to be
INTRODUCTION
Ferny arrangement
andfemaleJerns,
and mabonia lew. es
Pressed royal
bosta
TMF
PRINCIPLES
OF
ARRANGING
and
What then
vious,
even
if
Ingredients
per cent of all plants - flowers,
foliage and seed-heads - can be preserved
to give an enormous variety of plant material
that can be used in dried-flower arrangements.
At
least eighty
its
l\
and
all
state,
or in autumn,
good specimens
just as
is
it
has a chance to spoil them. Poppies, love-in-amist, corn-on-the-cob, the seed-heads of grasses
look beautiful
and
cereals
them
need
sweet-
der.
out;
if it is
picked
cones are
pampas
grass both
come
fir
rushes and
and
all
the
gold or yellow.
flower arranger.
are
rust,
there
as a
many
all
Then
marjoram
try
can
green
gel,
all
pretty, delicate,
leaves of
p. 102)
The
see
and
varieties
elusive.
and arranging
one of the most common, and
The rose
special, plants grown throughout the world it
and roses
dry well:
pre-
dried. Peonies
is
rust-colored flowers
foil
tunately,
it
scent once
to
lacquer.
later,
You might
like
to
paint
them
make
a striking feature in an
a bright color to
Poppy
arrangement.
while
it
is
drying.
It
will
con-
many months
dried.
Mimosa,
after
too,
being
Red rose
Rosa Christian Dior'
retains
10
seed
INGREDIENTS
Silver cypress
Kocbia sp
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus paudflora
nana
11
traveller S joy
Leptospermum sp
Nodding catchfly
Silene penduia
12
INGREDIENTS
Mimosa or wattle
Acacia pravissima
Sandflowcr or
winged everlasting
Anwwbium
simr.n
Helipterum cotula
Marjoram
Origanum majorana
Strawflower
Helicbrysum bracteatum
Sunray
Heticbrysum miljbrdim
13
alatuni
Wiring Ingredients
Before making
an arrangement of dried
flowers or foliage
it
frequently necessary
is
may need
to use
to
strengthen fragile
stalks,
is
ideal for
all
cane
need
to wire
and
and
insert
these
florist
floral tape.
Wiring flower-heads
You will need a pair of
florists scissors, the
required length of
wire
spool offline
I
cup
to
keep
it
it
in
from
unravelling).
1
Cut the fragile stem
about 3- 5cm fljin)
/v
*vy
V \&
\
'
*\
1
Hold
it
touches the
some
rose
rose wire at
spool.
Loop
it
fit
I
-i-^wl
(Xx
1
W %A
substitute
in
florist
florist
the
14
5-7.5cm
INGREDIENTS
Wiring cones
iftj^
##
and a pair
1
Push
ofpliers
f* ftft
m^9rV^m
JUihi \*3S
/
/
<
end
/ ^'SfOo?
Wiring bunches
Concealing wire
1
aligning the
hand take
bend
it
behind them
1
Place the end ofa spool of floral
tape behind the top of the wired stem at
an angle of 45
2
Wind the
florist
long
end of
down over
end and the
wire
the short
hunch of stems
until you
irs
sufficient length
up
itself so that
15
Simple Arrangements
only are bouquets and posies the simNot
plest arrangements of dried flowers to
make but
they also
make
beautiful presents.
Bouquets have a flat back and consist of a fanshaped bunch of flowers, leaves and seedheads. These are firmly tied together with wire,
which is then covered with ribbon or raffia,
lea\ing a group of stalks below the tie. Posies
have a circular head of flowers and can be
arranged formally, as the Victorians were fond
of doing, or in a wilder manner.
Bouquets
Choosing dried plant material for a bouquet is a
very simple matter: most flowers look attractive
in combination. Keeping a sense of proportion
in your arrangement is crucial. In a small
bouquet, such as the one below, the flowers
must not be too large and, if you are including
foliage in your arrangement, it too should be
small scale. Moreover, its shape, texture and
color should act as a
foil
choose from
material can
in dried flowers
be used
in
an
infinite
number of
attractive
A small,
difficult to
by one,
important
is
and
offsetting
rounded
makes an
attractive,
eye-catching posy.
Once
all
it
is
the
final tie
exquisite bouquet
makes a
more
make and
bound in one
preferably with spool wire, to make an
Posies are a
lovely present
or
bow is
in position.
SIMPLE ARRANGEMENTS
Informal posy
Rosa 'Golden Times', spires of
mimosa, lemon Helichrysum
bracteatum andW. angustifolium,
a cream scabious and budding
golden rod burst from tins
Simple bouquet
Deep red roses are beautifully set
off by the 'Bristol Fairy gypsapbtia
(below).
Arrangements
considering
When
rangement most
people
immediately
in Containers
material,
considered equally
when planning
arrangement. Usually,
carpet,
less
preparation than arrangements with bases; perhaps it is because of the diversity of container
it
is
a container
best to decide
on
the
fabrics,
to
Choosing containers
we
container.
attractive
as
tainers
tainers that
wood and
earthenware, terracotta,
When
carefully considered.
Planning arrangements
creating a container arrangement
most important
container should
combine
is
and
to create a single
it is
low.
stone con-
use a china or
varieties that
18
Preparing Containers
Every
Preparing baskets
before you can begin to create your driedflower arrangement. For containers with nar-
possible,
stability to the
an
"eye".
Stick
inside the
on
the prong.
arrangement.
itself to form
it
firmly
styrajbrm, a knife,
medium gauge
florist aire,
underside
and glue
19
the
sphagnum
moss.
2mm
[in
5cm (2in
sit
and
Poke
Arrangement Shapes
A rrangements in containers can take many
/A. different shapes. They can be short and
squat,
tall
name
It is
useful
it
is
rigidly.
Look at the way plants grow in the garden. Mamshrubs grow naturally into a roughly domed fan
shape, but they are rarely perfect.
It
is
also
So, in the
manner.
Fan shapes
The gently curving,
flat-backed flou er
arrangement
is
the
of a
making a quarter
segment of a sphere. A
closest to the sl^ape
fan,
circular bowl
perfect for
is
a compact
lip
curie on
top.
Furthest
arrangement 4. Such
an arrangement
needs
to
be tall to
overhanging
semi-spherical
offset the
arrangement!. In a
stems.
elongated, all-round
and out. a
arrangement 5
ideal for a low.
tall, all-
20
low.
shaped bowl.
is
oval-
ARRANGEMENTS
Making
IN
CONTAINERS
arrangement
a flat-backed
Make a quarter
circle
to the front
of this
meadowsweet
to
create
a half dome
shape.
Is
\
/
t
"
the
dome
larkspur,
21
Tall
summer
This colorful,
basket
tall,
half-
shaped arrangement
is
composed
22
ARRANGEMENTS
IN
CONTAINERS
Elegant arrangement
Hydrangea, larkspur,
statice.
and senecio
airy and delicate,
gypsophila. achillea
takes
ofpearl
Compact arrangement
This low, all round, soft
arrangement
>"^1
statice.
larkspur huds
is
pink
of dahlias,
belicforysum, hydrangea,
( left
and anigozanthos
curving basket
23
its
colors
rase.
from
the
mother
Dried-flower Trees
Nam
making
re
is
the
on
Making
one
large
enough
to
be growing from
it.
a dried-flower
tree
styraform.
water,
a spoon, a
foam
Mix
the plaster-of-
it is
two-thirds full.
on
to the trunk.
Bend
Push
to the
the flower
Tree shapes
Let nature be your guide
and into
the cone,
roses,
uired celosia
an
and
want
is
ornamental slrnpe.
24
to
create
ARRANGEMENTS
IN
CONTAINERS
Mop-headed
make
this
striking,
mop
headed.
trunkedtree (above).
A foam lozenge covered in
golden rod impaled on several
thick
25
this
copse
(left)
Circular arrangements
as a wreath can
be
its
own
Dried-flower ropes
Another type of dried-flower arrangement that
does not require a container is the dried -flower
rope. Whether a small, delicate affair measuring
just a few inches long, such as a circlet for a
bride's headdress, or a long garland of flowers
made
archway or
using the
though
strength, type
More
bases
they are
w ell worth
r
piece
in
right
last.
by-
More
and
of mossing
tree,
to a miniature
complicated
base
77
are
several shapes
on
it
al-
that
involves.
before fixing the dried flowers in it. A driedflower sphere can be used to
ed
the head-
made on
w ork
Dried-flower spheres
Chicken wire is very easy to mold and can be
used to create the base for many differently
shaped arrangements. A sphere shape is probably the most straightforward to make. You
simply pile pieces of styrafoam, or clumps of
hay or moss, on a strip of chicken wire then
draw- up the wire into a spherical shape, working the mesh around until the foam is firmly
contained within it. The sphere can then be
covered with damp moss to disguise the wire
framework and allow ed to dry out completely
and thickness.
Wire-based ropes of dried flowers are cernot the easiest arrangements to make, but
all
vary
like
tainly
made
same technique,
the
and even
more substantial swagging is based on a framework of chicken wire stuffed with moss. Such a
Tf.ns
26
composed
of
formed out of
mossing
wire.
Circular Arrangements
There
are
several
making bases
different
methods of
Making
wire-frame-and-moss base
all
you need
is
for a base.
spool ofstring,
beyond
some
short length
the tie
string firmly
and tie
Making
Overlap the
it
last
to the short
chicken-wire-and-moss base
mm
^.'
>
1
Cut the chicken wire to the length oj the
circumference of the base you require. Lay the
sphagnum moss along it and roll the wire over the
moss to form a sausage shape 5cm < 1 [in ) thick
.->'
'^flL
IB**.
'
p\ "*%&<
You will need chicken wire JOcm < I ft ) aide,
damp sphagnum moss and spool wire
fc^A
scissors,
mmm
V>
Bend
27
Making
stem base
spool
wire
Making
a delicate circlet
1 Join two florist wires and twist
a loop at one end. Trim to 5cm
1 Jin ) longer than required
cover with floral tape. Bind
on bunches with spool wire.
and
Making
moss-covered sphere
wire
28
to the short
end and
trim.
(belou
foil for
ant/Rosa
'Silva'.
An
and Helichrysum
angustifolium (above).
A plaited raffia
rope
in
is
'
A',
entwined
order
to
hang
the wreath.
Circlets
is
covered in acbiUea
flower heads, pompon
dahlias
and loose
knots
29
Hanging Arrangements
Dried-flower garlands, ropes and hanging
bunches can transform a room or stairwell
and are ideal when decorating the house for a
Making
a chain-link garland
made on
the florist
circle.
raffia
at
into
some
wire,
Thread
the
wire
end of the
the
raffia
tie.
decorate
the
first link.
SW*
yellow Helichrysum
If
italicum.
1
raffia
strands
$4
$
V.
and attach
j-
at the top to
a firm
W^\
\f
fj
|y
^
30
the plait
bunches
in the
same way.
rest
of the
Making
a spool-wire
garland
wire, scissors,
florets, roses,
oats
and
gypsophila.
Make a
loop in the
where
the
garland will
hydrangea
and small
bunches ofgypsophila
(seep. 14). Make a posy
and trim
the stems.
hang from
will
this
loop
when
it
is finished.
Making
a hanging
globe
5cm Cljin)
diameter curtain
3-
ring,
yellow
roses,
and
green
amaranthus,
bupleurum, sea
lavender and
Leucodendron
meridianum.
Making
<J_
Hk
m
^O.
Hang the
curtain ring at a
good working height or place in
its final position. Wire separate
bunches of each ingredient and
then uire each bunch to the ring
\A
2 Continue
to
attach wired
bunches of ingredients
curtain ring until
Finally, if not
lift
its
it is full
banging position
31
k^
'
X J\
to the
already in place.
the globe to
\(
38
1
spool-wire rope
/'or
a wispy-looking
rope,
way
bind
same
Autumn rope
Leaves of beech, oak
arranged
into
circular, chicken-
(lefi).
gypsophila
lie
between
32
and
the leaves
Delicate garland
and
to
Design Guidelines
Nature
is
when
creating
same
using the
very different,
tical
is
it
even
if
easy to
containers.
it
is
against a wall?
What
sort of
background
will
it
balanced and
in groups.
be seen
The container
is just
rangement as the
flowers. Natural
and simple
- and
Will
it
stand
flowers
container,
you
on
their
that
create.
The design on
a ceramic vase
may
Following nature
Allow your garden, or someone
that
you
perhaps
else's
garden
you ideas
for
arrangement
in
just
because of
its
colors, or
perhaps
a bark container.
34
scented
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Bold mixture
This rustic primrose
basket contains Erica
arborea andE. carnea,
Echinops
ritro,
some
skeletonized leaves
and
35
and
textures.
Color
plant material can be preserved that
Sothemuch
color palette available to the dried-
flower arranger
is
and
and lavenders, purples and violets,
and deep and pale blues. In fact, all the colors
of the spectrum are represented and can be
used in an infinite number of combinations to
create a wide range of different effects.
lows, hot oranges, cool creams, whites
silvers, lilacs
brown,
a
good
combinations of colors
rust, gray,
when beginning
to the primary or
colors.
Combining colors
It is
light,
in different quantities,
is
created
these.
and
heli-
A smaller num-
plum-colored
and dahlia
all
have
lilac
and
varieties.
Choosing colors
When deciding on the colors you want to
feature in an arrangement, you should take into
account the colors of the walls, carpets and
furnishing fabrics in the room where the arrangement will be located. After that you will be
dependent on your own taste to lead you to a
color combination that will look good. By-
when
36
DESIGN GUIDELINES
and
glazed earthenware
vase provide the
inspiration for an
arrangement ofpressed
green beech lea
delphinium flotl er SpUn S
m shades ofblue,
clusters
37
ofsea
and
lx>//y
An
design
is
mounded
with bright
Tlie
lining of the
box
arranged
ivith
is
38
DESIGN GUIDELINES
39
Texture
The configurations
Combining textures
strong shapes.
Then
It is
some
tural presence.
range of textures, providing fascinating juxtapositions within the overall shape of a border.
seed-heads
Look
at
the
inter-
way
that
between them.
You may choose to use only two elements in
an arrangement and this can be very effective.
However, if they are similar-sized and similarcolored roses and peonies then the result will
not be very interesting. A much more fascinating combination would be a mixture of roses
and larkspur: whorled circles against bobbly
spires. Alternatively, peonies and helipterum
would look well together: large, crinkly circles
leaves highlight the flowers lying
on
how leaves
how
Stachys lanata.
set
closer inspec-
roses
more pointed
quite dissimilar
when viewed
at
close quarters.
at
dried
The
overall
view
metal,
and the
40
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Textural variety
lively
flowers
arrangement of
and foliage
of
life this
gnarled old
heavy,
oil jar
bound
with a twisted
cane decoration. Round-
leaved spires of
eucalyptus together with
delicate spikes ofkochia.
larkspur
beads,
cream corymbs of
Yerticordia
sp.
and the
rounded flowers of
helichrysum
and roses
42
DESIGN GUIDELINES
is filled
with
pasta, lavender,
arranged
on top
43
in
segments
Style
arrangement of flowers - whether a
garland or a vase arrangement - contains a
Every
container
flower arrangement.
in
to
The
create, the
good
style
completed arrangement
will always
it.
For, the
often a
good
some of
summer
work
if
to have a garden,
make
It
idea to
It is
and colors
dried-flower arrangements.
Fortunately,
cool,
the warm,
mellow
wood
type of arrangement.
Careful planning
place,
be strong and
straight
lines
must be well
bones of the
its
is
the ideal
In the living
for table
there
is
attractively
softer style
(see
p.63).
throughout the
The bedroom
empty
grate very
summer months
generally
has
44
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Simplicity- of line
'/his tall,
i
ase
reined, glass
they
an
unlikely
combination
and one
other
It is
muted colors
and subdued
combine to
balance
colors
imitate nature
46
DESIGN GUIDELINES
MM.*9
*C
Country-style basket
olive twig basket
spills over uith bunches
An
of larkspur, oats.
limonium, pbaenocoma,
ixodia,
comflou <ers,
nigella
and beech
lea res
arranged
to
47
DECORATING
WITH
ARRANGEMENTS
48
io
JL lowers
make an extraordinary difference to a
room. They bring all that is best about the countryside into your home. And whether they are placed in
a kitchen, a living room or even a ballroom, they add a
warmth that is truly welcoming.
An arrangement of flowers reveals something about
your taste, your color preferences, the shapes you
like best and the textures you like to work with. For
an arrangement is nothing less than a personal state-
ment of
but
it
creativity.
isn't at
all:
This
we
all
may sound
have the
rather alarming,
ability to
express
ourselves creatively.
Our homes
our
taste.
are
The
furniture
we choose, combine
and the
style of
to create an overall
all,
more important
reflect that
mood.
that a dried-flower
It
is
probably
arrangement
fits
with its surroundings than a fresh-flower arrangement, as fresh flowers make a much more fleeting
mark in a home. A dried-flower arrangement will be
part of the furnishings for a year or more, until dust or
sunlight removes the marvellous warm and mellow
quality of the flowers.
before
So,
you begin arranging your dried flowers,
consider carefully the wallpaper, paint, patterns,
color of wood, shapes of furniture and the different
textures that fill your room. Bear in mind the ornaments in the room, especially those that will sit near
your arrangement. Take into account their scale and
the dimensions of the surface that they and your
arrangement will sit on. Then, and only then, choose
your dried flowers and the container, making sure
that they relate to all the elements.
in
.9
Cottage Living
Room
people
talk
weekends is
Even so, when
retreat at
usually referring to
one
its
inspiration
country-style interior.
The decor
Terracotta
walls,
and pink
pretty, cottage-style
and cream
curtains
dition
witto delicate
to
in ad-
It could still do so
10-133
planting ideas.
for
some
pp.1
today.-
see
Love-in-a-mist
Sigella damascena
Striking
arrangement
Silene pendula
are
combined
rustic
in
and saucer.
They create
wooden
table.
Small
flowers could be
Campion or
nodding catchfly
Silene pendula
Terraco
hybrid tea n
Rosa Gerda
50
wm
P^M
\*i
W11
l^^fir^^^^^K
I'M
^3
|k,
:
.
Sp'!
I/|
>!* N
Subdued arrangement
A two-toned woven
>*-*
willow basket
is
subdued
arrangement
tlxit
ideal for
this
blends
color
and table
left
).
added to
A scattering of terracotta
and yellow roses and
some clumps of wired
silver lichen
"Jill
arrangement.
out
Farmhouse
Attic
always
at ease.
Use
pots or,
if
you
are lucky
enough
wooden
to
own
one, a
ment
at right
ket larkspur
tisolida
The decor
The pattern and
rug
colors of a
color of the
interior of the
container- an old
wooden box - lead
to a choice of
predominantly
green and off-white
flowers
and foliage
with a splash of
gray-blue.
Oats
Straw-flower
Avena fatua
Heticbrysum
54
irgmeum
ambigu
FARMHOUSE ATTIC
Informal arrangement
The painted paper lining
box
is
so beautiful that
section
Tfje
showing.
ingredients are
is left
arranged informally
to
r-;
^^H
Simple arrangement
Gnarled apple branches
set
against the
of the
attic
room.
Romantic Bedroom
The decor
Soft,
Summery arrangement
feels
hangs
in
relaxing atmosphere,
a simple
lamp and
such a setting.
Such an arrangement will also provide a joyful
reminder of lazy, sunshine-filled days - some-
Sphagnum moss j
Sphagnum
:
Purple statice
Limonium sinuatum
Love-in-a-mist
Xigella damascena
Senecio
Senecio greyi
Silver-leaved everlasting
Helicbrysum augustifolium
58
Delicate arrangement
This delicate trifoliate china dish
pink
roses
and an auratum
float nonchalantly
on
top.
lily
Period Dining
The formal dining room
The decor
Rich sunny yellow
provides
is
Room
Yellow arrangement
Inspired by
kte backdrop.
The
furniture
is
tlye
with an abundance of
yellow flowers fills tlx
elegant fireplace
throughout the summer
Mediterranean
Silver
sideboard
make
ideal
arrangements.
Poppy
Papa
Cider
gum
Golden yarrow
r.umn
Achillea filipendulitui
Coronation Gold'
-.
mer cypress
.asp.
Mimosa or wattle
Acad
Lavender cotton
Sunray
Helipterum cotula
:a
62
strong
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WITH ARRANGEMENTS
DECORATING
*
Lively arrangements
mantelshelf arrangements.
Dramatic Studio
blues, startling reds,
Intense
Room
rich oranges,
Wild arrangement
striking arrangement
it is
of large-leaved
no simple matter
In
fact,
if
make
to live in.
bamboo
statement^
in this boldly
decorated room.
It is
ornament or piece
of furniture and build up a vibrant color
scheme from that: a painting often provides the
basis of a scheme for the whole room, with
fabric, floor and wall colors all echoing the
usually best to begin with an
Many
dried. This
sum and
is
when
background
foil
Cerise -tinged
colors.
Cornflower
Centaurea cvanus
Leucodendron
Leucodendron sp.
Deep yellow
hybrid tea rose
Rosc\
Golden Times
Scarlet-tinged^
Pine
Corn-on-the-cob
Zea mays
Stalice
W^^
Phaenocoma shrub
Pbaenocoma prolifem
Limonium smuatum
Strawflower
Helicbrysum italicum
66
Leucodendron
Leucodendron sp
Kr
xf
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V;
ip r
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9
-
Dramatic
\A wild circle of ci ieci
'lowers ries with tfje
villuoil colors qj the
tea set
and sofa
fabric
i.
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR SPECIAL
OCCASIONS
70
L,
should be flowers.
parties
on
New Year's
Day. After
Twelfth Night and Valentine's Day follow in seemingly quick succession. Both of these are about
casting off the old and beginning afresh: a new
direction and a new love.
April Fools' Day is essentially a day (or morning) of
fun, when even the media play jokes. Ridiculous
items are delivered with a sincerity that often takes
one
in
- for a moment,
Christian festival
at least. Easter,
the great
Year, brings to an
celebrations.
New
cycle of days of
in the year
with
between, there are birthdays, weddings and christenings, all joyful occasions when flowers can mean
so much, and some people do not allow Midsummer's Day to pass without celebration. If you are
arranging only dried flowers for any of these occasions, you will have the advantage of time, for you can
prepare such an arrangement well in advance of the
day. This is invaluable if you know you will have
hundreds of last minute things to organize.
In
~i
Valentine's
How
tyrs,
Valentine's
on 14 February AD 270.
However, the way we celebrate the day does not
have anything to do with either of them!
Pagan
Day
Valentine's
as
festival
was
pagan
Fertility
Valentine cards
The
first
when
more
The
event.
own verse on
Red roses
The red rose has long been
love and
This
is
is
a piece of
on
to
it.
symbol of true
at great
at this
time
expense.
72
Day
VALENTINES DAY
Valentine heart
Day present
in true Victorian
73
style.
tube
lm 15cm
thin tubes,
a length of 3-5cm
1
Bend the
heart sloape
14 in
).
and join
at the top
tube
and
set the
From
the back,
by 5- 7.5cm
to the
<
2-3in
).
Bind
the shortest
bunch
shaft.
way down
the
mossing wire.
head with
cover the
last
wire
74
tie.
raffia.
April Fools'
Sometimes
of April
is
first
day
April Fools'
on
dates back to
Roman
Romans
week, ending on
ghing presents
to
welcome
the
were annoyed by
up of the new calendar and decided
that they would continue to give presents on 1st
April, but that they would have a jokey quality.
the setting
BBC
fool's errand.
Customary terms
an April Fool is known as a Poisson
d'Avrilox an April Fish. This may be because the
zodiacal sign of Pisces comes to an end shortly
before the beginning of April. Alternatively, the
term may have arisen because in April fish are
stupid simply because they are very young: they
are therefore easily caught. Whichever theory is
true, the custom is the same: to make a friend,
neighbor or relative look slightly foolish.
accompany the
BBC showed
a film of
might
like to
make
You
bunny
not
story the
taken place
little
news on
and is
In France
This cheerful
altered to
wire
1st
its
Day jokes
Day
is
difficult to
75
at
make
(see p. 77).
breakfast time.
Friendly
mossy
rabbits
These natural-looking
mossy rabbits icon Id look
in the
garden on April
Fools
Day morning.
2
wire, bay, fresh
silver lichen
1
wire.
Fill the
round
Cover
same way.
and
tail in
it
in place
exactly the
Easter
The word Easter
is
name of
celebrations of Easter
much
were separated by
as
as eight days.
the
With
New
Testament. The
early Christians
festivals
name
is
Lamb became
many countries
Italian,
is
the
first
Sunday
the
still
Sunday
in April.
Easter eggs
pagan symbol
fell
nearest to
Easter.
so the date
varies
last
the
Day (see
to
very
tine
correction
the
Gregorian
the
In
flowers burst
open
at Easter.
At the
same time
^8
An Easter nest
A chicken wire frame covered in
bay and twig bunches forms
nest. Inside,
the
belichryswn.
Limonium sinuatum,
Silene
pendula, Anigozanthos
sp.
and
79
Hallowe'en
Hallowe'en, the evening before All Hallows'
Day (1st November), has been observed
spooky
pumpkins
associations.
British
Pagan
much
water. This
game
still
takes place in
demon masks
and witches' cloaks, troop round all the houses
in the neighborhood and demand of the
person who opens the door: "Trick or treat?"
Usually they are given a treat of sweets or cake
but
choose
The
to
be subjected
Traditional celebrations
turnips.
Harvest festival
connotations of Hallowe'en
celebrations
make
Hallowe'en party
to a trick.
late harvest
freshly
(right),
many parts
oats, barley
rather
light fires
is
The Scots
They cut a
now adopted
home-grown
The
turnips.
It
have
of Scottish
festival
at this
instead
make an
80
attractive feature.
w d
Making a scarecrow
You will need a
terracotta pot
(
I4in
foam.
35cm
in diameter, styra-
plaster-of-Paris.
sphagnum moss or
lichen, mossing wire, a
besom or twig broom.
some hay. two bunches
of dried wheat, a piece of
foam.
ith st] ra
Make a fairly
thick
plaster-of-Paris mixture.
pot.
Bind on
wood at
on
Bind bunches
the broom twigs.
of wheat stems
to
4 Cover
the
Tie
hay and
a plaited
82
tie
on with
raffia belt at
the face.
Christmas
or
Christmas,
Mass,
Christ's
has
been
December
century.
on 25th
conifer,
festive
Christmas decorations
When we
we
after
home and
that
pagan customs
ethic.
when he
German
and berries
festivities.
Father Christmas
fell
into
the chimney.
stocking
man
do
and santolina
It
next
vides an
life
when
by garlanding,
(sing rich green foliage pro
own
new
surrounded
drying
the
warm room.
colored
wilt in a
Christmas color
Brightly
down
soon
a tree decorated in
of gold
will
are
knowledge
lilac-blue
dried
hydrangea beads
83
added
ropes
made
dried
material
brilliance,
entirely
can
also
but
from
be
make
your
before Christmas.
xMaking a garland
You will need long
and short
orange, yellow
buy ready-colored
raffia
open
air.
making a boiv
to finish.
way down
this
switch.
the rope.
and down
door, then
you
will
the direction in
ingredients
lie
need
to alter
which the
in
accordance with
garland It is
Staircase decorations
The banister
is
decked
(seep.84), which
contains the same
standing on the
staircase
f
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k.
tt
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j[\
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*w?'
ji
lanterns,
hairpins to decorate
based
tree.
top.
layer the
of the ingredients
Christmas basket
Twirling tartan ribbons fly
86
and fresh
spruce
sprigs.
CHRISTMAS
elegant
8-
tree.
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Birthday
Flowers
it is
think of a
more
beautiful
gift.
dried flowers
make a
far
superior
gift,
for while
birthday
gift
give
bouquet (see
the
long
life,
7
.
is
The
a delicate
A bunch
attractive and.
<
attractive
raffia
wrapping, or simply
bow.
or satin
arrangement.
that
is
If
little
more
bunch with
to create
special. ch<
><
an
>se
Scented
gifts
in
pourri
scent
use pot-pourri
at
Or you could
ween
sign. In
red.
tie a
you want
>l
ment
ruby
if you are
growing flowers in your garden for drying, it is a
good idea to hang up some mixed bunches
flowers, foliage and seed-heads at the drying
stage, so that when they are dry yon haw some
ready-made presents. You might add some
arrangement
violet
many
simplest arrangement to
p.l6).
The
different forms.
bow
create an arrange
container and
in a glass
gap bet
and gray
and yellow with Gemini; magnolias and white and sea green
with Cancer; marigolds and
orange with Leo; lavenders and
gray and yellow with Virgo;
lilies and pink and blue with
Libra; orchids and ruby red
with Scorpio; carnations and
will
us.
is
it
be scented. Even
made
gift will
birthday
Why
pressed flowers
fix
like
pop-
look as though
A sumptuous
<
sec
j>
)0
birthday basket
89
group of
pansier
a beauti
the front?
The
be appropriate
on
to
flowers could
to the day.
BIRTHDAY
Birthday basket
A woody
pourri,
poppies,
is filled
(see p. 89).
DRYING AND
PRESERVING
TECHNIQUES
beautiful
92
here
JL he
good
ventilation. Usually,
it is
93
Air Drying
Air drying
is
the easiest
and most
position.
effective
leaves in each
is
should be
air
dried in a
and dark,
room
in
air
temperatures and in a
out a moving air current. However, it is imperative that the drying room is both dry and
dark.
If it is
such as
at
rot,
roses take a
little
months before
longer, while
Do
down
not be tempted to
Drying upright
Some
when stood
arranged
position.
all
hydrangeas
particularly well
amount of water
that
dahlias
in a small
placed up-
Hang drying
when
Hanging material
helipterum,
all
several
sedum have
flowers,
different
is
it
will
ful
to time as they
take
plants
Different
amounts of time to dry. Helichrysum and helipterum dry quite quickly- in about three weeks -
drying.
needs
larkspur.
achillea,
results.
Ammo-
Drying
this
flat
simple method.
Some
floor or in a
Make
enough
raffia
or
string,
be able
to
tie
are short
be laid on the
Most deciduous and
box
many evergreen
to dry.
sit
larger
or corn-on-the-cob on a chicken-wire
in
94
heads of
shelf.
DRYING
AIR
and
floral tape.
1
).
then
cut.
below
the
flower -head.
end of the
coul
wire,
wind
the
in
cut.
and scissors.
Cut the stalk 2. 5cm
) below the flowerbead. Cut the uire at a
1
(
in
in
<;s
and string or
raffia.
1
Cut au ay lou er
leai es
and
Bind
four
Bind
stems with
an
elastic
band. Betid
one another.
96
rotting.
the wires
AIR
DRYING
97
Pressing
ways of drying flowers
One of the simplest
to press them. You can use
and leaves
is
a flower press,
either
make
comers
holes in the
drilling
two
the press.
is
a press
all
daisy-like flowers,
full
petalled.
three-dimensional flowers
well as
it is
difficult
become bent
or
lumpy as they are pressed. However, by choosing the growing flowers carefully and setting
directions,
fit
size,
number
ful.
beauti-
such as
fern.
choisya,
stachys
leaves
from
Senecio greyi.
and
single
press.
paper, cardboard
press
is full.
until the
The cardboard
important, as
it
is
prevents the
lavers of
4
^
newspaper.
Lamb's tongue Stadyys Uinata
PRESSING
Using a press
another piece of
cardboard. Continue
until the press
is full.
bulky centers
plant material.
Place the flowers on
the bottom of the blotting
scissors,
1
in
Cut holes in
it
to
Using a book
You can press material
beta ecu blotting paper
or newspaper in a book.
Weight with other books.
Rough
chervil
Cbaercpbyttum temulentum
Using Desiccants
Most plant material can be dried effectively
alum or
lilies,
peonies,
and orchids.
in the afternoon.
way tends to
become rather brittle, so it is often a good idea
to wire the flower-heads before dning them.
Avoid dning flowers with hea\y stems by this
material dried
resembles
its
by
firmly in place, so
it
method most
this
closely
and
texture.
using desiccants.
Moisture-free crystals
You
it
enough
When
in.
water;
Firstly,
built
to place
Do this
desiccant.
Once
seal
If
it
it
lid
after
pink,
**$*
use
use
it
it.
If
immediately, store
it
material
them
in
dry.
become
very
dning
process. Borax and alum powders are best mixed with fine
material
dried
air-tight
silver sand.
silver
Do
in too long
an
The
hours.
forty-eight
still
moisture-free
to
sure that
surrounded by
is
is
this
around
large
make
in a coffee grinder or
tin
and gradually
layer
pletely dry.
need an
when
will
not leave
or they
brittle.
in
borax
100
will
Plant
or
silver
USING DESICCANTS
Using
silica gel
Peons
Paeonia
lactiflora
Peruvian lily
Alstroemeria
ligtu hybrid
tin.
spoon, paintbrush
2 Spoon
and
crystals
flower-heads.
heads
between
the flower
petals with
around
Belladonna lily
Amaryllis belladonna
Persian buttercup
Ranunculus asiaticus
J3
rose
Rosa Gruss an Aachen'
>XTiite
Golden rose
Rosa Golden Times'
Daffodil
Narcissus
Golden Harvest'
Daffodil
Lily
Wan
issus 'Sarah'
Lilium Aristocrat'
Hydrangea macnpbylla
Alt
Daffodil
I.ih
Lilium speciosum
Narcissus Cheerfulness'
rubrum
101
Using Glycerine
plant
Preserving
material
with
glycerine
plant material,
period.
small
preserved in
leaves
this
number of
flowers can be
it is
to preservation
with glycerine.
fact,
immature
so new spring leaves cannot be
them
solution
Remove
it
as
it
needs.
Remove
in a
water
much
To prevent
leaves a
tints
murky color,
some water-sol-
material turning a
simply add
much
be preserved by immersing
ine, fifty
sorbed as
summer when
uble
ciubmoss
kraitssiana
dye
the
to
glycerine
immersed in the
and stems standing in
the solution. Coppery red dye
leaves
to
solution
is
particularly beneficial
when
help
Preserving leaves
it
retain
natural color.
It
its
glowing,
though
natural-looking,
x cuchlora
y~^J
\lwl
p. 106.
USING GLYCERINE
Cider
Remove
gum
Eucalyptus gunrii
Preserving foliage
solution,
Moluccella laeris
and
/care
and wash
in
Male fern
DryoptetisfiUx
mas
Hydrangea macrcpbyUa
Crystallizing
can be preserved by
Many flowers
them, a method which captures
crystal-
lizing
fresh beauty
flowers to decorate
their natural,
some
If
tarts
crystallized flowers
to decorate
make
food with
they are of a
a common mistake to
use flowers that are too large for the surface of
scale to suit the dish.
It is
the cake.
While
it
solution
is
cooling,
to
make
The
Scented flowers
taste
of the petals of
\
Lungwort
Pulmonaria saccharata
Finally,
until
proof paper.
it
good
to eat.
made
all
the
more
luscious
*m^m
sift
completely
coated. Allow to dry on greaseterial
scented narcis-
is
not pleasant,
is
little
grow
solution.
of their
flowers that
sugar
many
although
fine sugar
much
retain
from bulbs
(230
will
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
cool.
five
nium
this
is
Almond blossom
Primus
104
eeping
Tom""
CRYSTALLIZING
Crystallizing using
egg white
white, finely
head by the
sugar over
Make
teaspoon.
surplus sugar.
an
and eat
Almond blossom
Pansy
Almond blossom
Prunus
Viola x uittrockiana
Prunus
dulcis Rosea-plena'
h
Pansy
Viola x uittrockiana
Chrysanthemum
Qryrsantbemum 'Penny Line
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
'
Squill
Scilla sibirica Spring
Beauty
Polyanthus primrose
Primula pofyantba
(
\lmond blossom
Primus dulcis
Rose petal
Rosa
'
ommon camellia
amettia japonka
Adolphe Andersson'
cv,
Polyanthus primrose
Primula pofyantba
Datlodil
Sarcissus Peeping
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
105
Tom
Coloring
arrangements benefit from the
of some brightly colored
dried-plant material, and you can enliven much
Many
inclusion
festive
enormously by coloring
methods of coloring plant
tired-looking material
it.
material,
at
water.
The
it
natural
when
It is important
should look absolutely
starts to dry.
different
dried, so try to
general, blue
looking plants.
leaves,
but that
attractive
will certainly
look
this
ivy,
way
sol-
much more
of colors.
The following
lavender,
plant
this
way
an ex-
to
ored bright
red. bright
All
Silver lichen
Cladonia sp.
dyed rich green
coriander
glitter
best to use
are
less
allit
is
striking
and more
as they
closely
will result in
be
same
material
huge range
bright sunlight,
the
which
available in a
leaving
Some
removing
most of the natural color and
in
is
seem
any case.
false
106
to
is
about
it.
COLORING
Poppy seed-heads
Papcu er r/x>eas
sprayed red
Spray painting
Glittering
K^
''nl'VS
v__s
!r\wc
*v-
****
Sea lavender
;
Umonium
ChamomUe
'/l/f
Antbemis
latijblium
,J
nohitis
sprayed pink
Silver lichen
Cladonia sp
dyed pink
I Pine cones
Abies sp
sprayed silver
|
and
glittered
Storing
you are harvesting and drying or pressing your own material you will probably
have periods of surplus, when you cannot
possibly use all your recently dried material in
arrangements. You may then need to store it for
many months, in which case you will have to be
careful about how and where you pack it.
If
Storing material
Any
where
it
is
if
in a
happy
to sell
just
material
glycerine will
some moisture in
all
them
You can
material
to
when
it
it
much
in a
foliage
the
same
box, layering
The size
material,
and
paper,
material that
some
therefore
in
way. Place
firmly
immediately.
retain
will
box.
still
moisture and
in the
be held
set in
destroying
need a much
will
Packing a box
way
is ideal.
iums,
this
dries
and
Bunches offragile -petalled roses
should be wrapped in tissue paper
before packing in
108
box.
STORING
109
ARRANGEMENTS
FROM
YOUR GARDEN
110
and
things more creative and rewarding than designing a garden. If you are fortunate
enough to be starting from scratch - a rare occurrence - you will have the opportunity to plan a
garden that will fulfil your needs exactly. So you can
plant your selection of plants in the theme of your
choice to create beds and borders that will not only
look good throughout the year, but will also provide
you with plenty of flowers and foliage for fresh
arrangements and for drying.
To achieve this you will need to create a strong
7
Ill
are well
Many of
foliage.
Bamboo
when
fresh, they
some of
the brightest
plant,
most
Of
Morse', 'Megiddo'
and
all
range
particularly fresh-looking
'Redgold',
Irene
Churruca',
Mac' are
all
'Sutter's
and 'Whisky
ieties
be
lovely.
with tight-knit
air dried,
Some
golden-leaved
evergreens
are
useful
mixed
shrub and perennial border. Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata' has boldly splashed green and
gold leaves, which can be preserved with glycerine, although the startling color will then be
lost. Euonymus japonica 'Aureopictus' and
Griselinia littoralis also provide a sunny look
plants to incorporate in the structure of a
using desiccants.
when
pompon
Limonium sinuatum
pro-
with
earlv
112
its
summer.
which appear in
Maple
Acer japonic um Aureum'
'\*vr:
Golden rod
Bamboo
Arundinaria murielae
Ivy
qfeZ>
,:*
Hedera
colchica Aurea
Golden
n yarrow
Achille?a filipendulina
W-Bi>
'.
Lemon strawflower
Helichr\'sum bracteatum
and Callistemon
citrinus 'Splendens'
Yellow yarrow
Achillea taygetca
'Moonshine'
Bamboo
Arundinaria uitida
113
can be
easily
it is
it
started to
show color so
that
it
Bottlebrush
Callistemon sitbulatus
114
RED,
Strawflower or everlasting
Helichrysum bracteatwm
Red rose
Rosa Nordia
115
RED,
arrangement
'Ibis hot.
sunny, wall-banging
117
and
Pink, Blue
There
are a
and
easily
should have
retain
lilac
their
little difficult}'
or
silver colors,
color well.
that
dry
So you
and
leaf form over a long period and supplies you
with plenty of material for preserving. If you
intersperse the plants in groups and pick only a
provides a
good
Silver Border
press well.
At the front of the bed, Stachys lanata or
at
any one time for drying, the garden will not look
sparsely planted.
foil
for the
woolly flower-heads
air
Combining plants
When
tant to
another;
how
hills
tolina
and valleys,
and
is
impor-
form
it
spires,
will
combine
to
stachys.
Hydrangeas do
thrive in almost
open
fully
air
dry
silica gel.
Pick rose
buds
the border
is
situated in a
try interplanting a
and
misty,
good
light position
eryngium.
More
Plant
del-
silver
buds.
start to
open.
planting suggestions
will
down when
it
has grown
tall.
blue-gray
and nodding
like to try
118
using desiccants.
Mop-headed hydrangea
Hydra ngea mac rof:b\ Ha
Snow gum
tree
Eucalyptus niphophila
'
border
Set groups ofpink
roses,
peonies,
and
Senecio
Senecio grv
and senecio -
Climbing rose
Rosa New Dawn
border.
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
.'
Sea holly
liryngium x olh 'eranum
Love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena
\'
$l3*^^M
i<&
Peony
Paeonia Sarah Bernhardt'
Lavender
Lavandula spica Grappenhall
Sunray
Helipterum manglesii
Lamb's
Southernwood
abrotanum
tai
Limonium suworowi,
Artemisia
Lavender
Uu andula
angustifolia
Hideo
Lamb's tongue
Stacbys lanata
|Ceanothus
eatuithus
jL
T.Johnson
-
.
..
'Climbing rose
Rosa Handel
link rose
Rosa Favorite'
rose
Rnvi Blue
i.iiai
Mm mi
l\\
Hedera
iloix* tliiMle
Ecbinops bannaticus
helix Marginata
'
.irkspiir
P
Ih'lfihnuum
Pacific
hvhnd
these pages
pink, blue
in
Silver cypress
Kochia sp.
''
Globe
thistle
Ecbinops
ritro
120
PINK, BLUE
Larkspur
GonsoUda ambigua
Lamb's tongue
Stacby lanata
;
'
f %
t
I
Mop-headed hydrangea
Hydrangea macropbytta
121
PINK, BLUE
123
oflarkspur
own
to
make
a good
grow some of the plants that do not look
so good when grown in decorative beds, or
which do not look very attractive once the
it
is
idea to
can be preserved
important, too.
restricts the
grow well.
Soil
and seed-heads
plants with
that
can be
The
Grow
be
suitable for
your arrange-
and
choose these
avoid
single-flowered
or
Of
Red
all
Blessings".
Cussons".
Silva'
and
try
'Courvoisier'.
of
achillea.
its
pink
of my dried-flower arrangements.
them
in a
is
cream
The
summer
seed-heads.
by
setting
it
in a vase in a
will gradually
evaporate.
Some
Devil',
excellent. In the
Chanelle'.
and
varieties
pink flowers.
old-
for drying
garden
No
a large
Wendy
Some good
Golden Melody'
124
garden
Although it features
only twelve types of
plants, this picking
garden looks
Sunray
Helipterum manglesii
attractive
Baby's breath
Gypsopbila paniculata
Silver-leaved everlasting
Helicbrysum angustifolium
Bristol Fain''
israjJK^&if^^
Statice
Limonium
New
Winged
sin nation
Art Shades'
everlasting
citatum
Ammobium
Strawflowcr
Hclicbn sum bracteatum
Prince
feather
Amarantbus caudatus
>
*||
Cockscomb
Celosia cristata
Love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena
1
\
and
125
Lady's mantle
Alchemilla mollis
r*^
Peach rose
!fe
Rosa
Silva'
Y
J
Strawflower
Helichr\'sum bracteatum
Cockscomb
Celosia cristata
126
Baby's breath
Gypsophila paniculata
5*
>^ Winged
Ammobitim
everlasting
alatum
^5k
Prince's feather
Strawflower
Helichrysum bracteatum
1
Quaking grass
v
.,
j^kl.
Briza
Curry plant
Helichrysum angustifolium
Everlasting
Helichrysum
127
stoei
has
maxima
pattern on
and blue
this tall,
slim jug
and cornflowers,
Thesefine-
peacJj roses
helichtysum fill
jug
this
(right).
128
gently curving
small groups
among
good planted
a variety of shrubs
in
and
sunny bed so
that
it
will
some
look
evergreens,
attractive
not
only during the flowering season, but throughout the whole year.
produce
weeks after they have
to dry.
Gypsophila
is
easy to dry.
little
in a
will
do best
Plants that
been hung up
Sedums
glycerine
(see
Remember
p. 102).
in
pick
to
dew has
evaporated.
such as anaphalis,
silver-foliage plants,
summer months,
the
perpetual
The
cream
the pink,
silver,
buds
open
evergreen. All of
them
or
semi-shaded
trees
position:
like
aucuba,
arborea)
will
grow
to
3m
when
in
10ft)
or more. Pick
hanging to
the
dry.
fatsia,
griselinia,
rhododendron
beautiful in
all
year.
129
Fatsia jiiponica
Saw-toothed hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophyUa serrata
Thornless rose
Rosa Zephryn Drouhin'
.\-
Lenten rose
Hellebonis orientalis
mr.
\
,t<
Hart's
tongue
seolopendrium
Pbyllitis
"
Female fern
Athyrium filixfemina
V
Ostrich fern
.1
fatteuccia stratbiopteris
Mop-headed hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophyUa
Plantain
Altona'
lily
Hosta sieboldii
.Common
camellia
Camellia japonica Adolphe Andersson'
Vi
Royal fern
Osmunda
regalis
and
Hellebore
Helleborus niger
lilies,
hart's
Hellebore
Hellehorus corsicus
lenten roses
and
tongue are
grouped at
the front.
a hardy rhododendron
for the fatsia. Camellia
Ivy
Hedera
helix Poetica
Mahonia
Mahcnia
Plantain
lomariifolia
130
lily
Smoke
tree
Lavender cotton
Santolina neapolitana
Cream
rose
Rosa 'ChaneUe'
Pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
.fe-
Baby's breath
Gypsophila particulate
Spectacular
Sedum
sedum
Autumn Joy'
spectabile
Bells of Ireland
Moluccella laevis
Golden rod
Soliaago canadensis 'Lem<
>re'
Lemon
rose
Rosa Northern
lights'
Featuring
Sage
Salvia splendens Salmon'
yellow flowers,
wistful,
it
Tree heath
Erica arborea
beatb
cotton
and lavender
add miusual
textures
131
ibis
Wild-flower Border
The wild-flower border or garden requires a
be
air
becuing
sites
its
place.
Miscanthus,
fish.
on
when
to
smoke imparts
bar-
glowing
more of their
a delici-
color.
grasses, euphorbias,
lilies,
nots, mulleins,
natural-looking planting
is
for a
need
It is
be
to
and would
all
be pressed or
ous
to eat,
once
crystallized (see
p!04).
be grown
on
the
132
Flowering almond
Primus
Comfrey
Common
fennel
Foetiiciilum vulgare
dulcis
Symphytum tuberosum
w.i
Giant
hogweed
Heme leu m
mantesazzianum
m
ween
hellebore
Helk'horus irfg/tsi
Sweet scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Sweet
violet
Viola odorata
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
Miscanthus
Aiiscantbus
sinensis
Daffodil
Vyrjegams
Narcissus
obvallaris
.,
Solnmnn's seal
Polygonatum
'
multijlorum
Larkspur
Consolida
Cornflower
Centaurea
cyan us
ambiguum
Marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
Stinkinp
iris
Iris foetidissima
and daffodils
line the
Poppy
Papaver rboeas
cat-tails.
i(
henopodium
Cbenopodtum
133
ftcljblium
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
AND
PLANT GUIDlUp
134
I
n
you
will find
some
helpful tips
on putting the finishing touches to your arrangements, from a simple bow for a posy to creating a loop
hanging wreath. Bows often appear difficult to
make, but you will find that with a little practice a
simple ribbon bow will soon pose no problem.
for a
flowers. Arranging
flowers
is
basically
florist
all
arranging
when
dried. Lastly,
it
provides a quick
reference to where the material is used in arrangements in the book, so that you can see the enormous
range of possibilities when arranging your own
selection of dried flowers.
135
Finishing Touches
the finishing touches to an arrange-
Putting
ment
is
just as
tie,
bow or the
ou
bow
attach the
make
bow
to the arrangement.
from
If
you
tear
Raffia, straws
right:
more
and twigs
such as
raffia,
make
it
will
Colorful ribbons
center
or
if
florist,
ribbon
tear
to
that
ends
if
it
bow
natural, materials,
or finishing decoration.
Raffia
is
my
favorite
diameter.
Make
raffia tie at
tie
to attach the
bow to
of
loops.
raffia
is
Other,
Using
florist
wire
Making a bow
Making bows
is
much
You can
imagine. You simply make one or two figures-ofeight with the ribbon, overlapping each figureof-eight. Pleat the center at the
and
back where
all
tie
to cover
If you
it
use
this
wire then
frame
ment and forms a decorative bow, or attachment for a bow. Ribbon used in this w^ay tends
to collect dust and if it is used on a more
permanent arrangement, such as a hanging
bunch, it should be replaced as soon as it
begins to look
136
tired.
FINISHING TOUCHES
Making
a straightforward
bow
1
Leave a length of ribbon to
ribbon into a figure-of-eight.
trail,
make a
and
5 Place the
the stems
137
Making
a complicated
bow
to-
make a
and
figure-of-eight.
tie
i*
and
Tie the
bow
to the
138
bouquet with
is
FINISHING TOUCHES
Making
wire loop
Making
a plaited
loop
Plait raffia strands
in the
same way as
crossover
tightly
more raffia.
Attach to a looped
with
florist
wire
and
Take a florist u
ire
left).
Making
a raffia
loop
1
Take two or
three strands of
raffia and fold the
top of a florist wire
over them. Twist the
make an
Thread
to
"eye".
the florist
wire needle
through the hase.
2 Push the ends of the florist wire into
and out of the hack of the hase.
2 Pull the needle
and
raffia
through
short
end Push
the
needle hack
through the hase in
the opposite
needle
and
tie
the
make a
to
hoiv on top
of the loop
139
Tools, Materials
Dried-flower arranging requires the use of
only a few simple pieces of equipment.
The
first
The
is
scissors
good
must be
and Containers
You can use
by twisting
around the stem or stems. To
disguise the false stem, cover florist wire and
any attaching wire with binding tape, available
in several stem colors and known as floral
tape. This will make the wire stem look like
the natural stem of the plant.
the wire
itself
and
foli-
wires.
if
the surface
either glue
p. 19).
just the
florist
or,
for
To do
this
heavier
wires
are
thicknesses
lengths.
It is
enough
head
you
artificial
it
to,
is
stem
be too
and
if
thin a wire,
in quite the
stalk.
it
This
seems
to
rigid,
will
be
hold a
position.
If
to
as
specially for
right place to
strong
just
attach
made
on prongs
that
this will
is
It
do not seem
and
of
that
the styrafoam
it
straight
range
wire
or secure
is
in position
Buy
it
it
sides.
at least
layers
140
a couple of separated
of crumpled
chicken
one
stalks:
Ceramic containers
Lentils
fill
make good
find
ments of flowers. Milk and cream jugs, casseroles and souffle dishes, a cachepot, tea pot or
coffee pot, a china soup or cereal bowl, a salad
bowl or a sweetmeat dish, perhaps a biscuit
the container
is
sensible to place
the bottom
clay at
To make sure
supporting substance
arrangement
is in place,
is not visible once the
cover the styrafoam or chicken wire with a
that the
layer of dried
sphagnum moss or
Pot-pourri
is
good
it
types of
arranging
a container
home, waiting to be
no need to worry about whether
watertight.
is
A wooden garden
sieve,
tive
dried -flower
It
is
good
material;
arrangement.
come
In
this
to
your
way.
that
be able
the clay
suit the
is
porous does
course, matter
fl(
>wer- p(
)t
at all.
not. of
A simple
or saucer, or a
si
raw
usually
dish,
container to
fired
collec-
when you
will
is
to create a dried-flower
arrangement you
terra-
earthenware clay
only once, seem to
tion.
Then,
its
idea to keep a
simply add
in
designs.
of ceramic
porous terracotta
perfectly
qualities. So,
is
is
earthenware,
for
selection sitting at
used. There
in
dried
suitable
are
flowers and
Suitable containers
different
all
container
flower petals.
An enormous number of
when
type of
can look
filled
just as effective
(lowers as the
more decorative
Ml
on some
takes
terracotta ages,
it
flower and
gift
make
excellent
lining material
Glass containers
Clear glass containers present a
problem
to the
silver
gob-
lets
ever,
in
Metal containers
flowers often
their
do not look very attractive. Howthere is a simple way to disguise the stems.
if
Baskets
p.
19
.).
You may
tainers
already"
sit
most formal,
142
in a
position.
wide range of
4-
now
available
from flower
lacquered
or linen chest
you could use. However small the decoon such a box, the colors might well
suggest a scheme for an arrangement.
that
ration
which
first
Adapting containers
Containers that are not very attractive in themselves, or that are cracked or dented, can be
adapted both to conceal their faults and to suit a
particular arrangement of dried flowers. Try
weaving some of the dried material that is to be
used in the arrangement into the framework of
a basket to unify the arrangement and container. Twigs, moss, leafy stems and groups of
flowers such as lavender and marjoram are all
a layer
Wooden
It
is
more
difficult to find
together with
containers
seem
wooden
to
containers
be highly appro-
A wooden
some
flowers.
An
ordinary, steep-
in this
way.
143
woven
matting.
Plant Guide
On
or preserved. Listed
name, each entry provides information on
growing, drying and using dried-plant material,
Acacia dealbata
Allium afflatuense
Decorative or flowering
lm
featured.
(3ft)
to use Flower-head
material.
FEATURED
p.
2~
1
onion
colors Pink
Amaryllis belladonna
Any
planting conditions
soil,
to
Summer
pick
Belladonna
sunny wall
hanging or standing
soil,
time
parts to use
lily
position
light
time
is
rounded
in well-drained
or grow
in a
pot
to pick Autumn
METHODS OF DRYING Dry with
Mimosa, wattle
parts
colors Yellow
head
For
PLANTING CONDITIONS
Any
Soil.
make
desiccant
time
to pick Spring
METHODS OF DRYING Air dlV
hanging
flowers or used
just as the
open.
an arrangement.
the
Up
HEIGHT
parts
lm
tO
(3ft)
are
Queen'
Yarrow
ments
colors Pink
light position
FEATURED pp.l". 62
time to pick
Any
soil.
Summer
Any
seed-heads
develop
to
FEATURED p.l2~
in a
60cm
Winged
sandflower
to a
Any well-
sunny position
soil,
Summer
height
3cm
(fin) flower
tagey arrangements.
FEATURED
FEATURED pp.12. 34
HEIGHT
parts
30cm
lft )
or
flat
heads of
Viridis'
height
30cm
(lft)
to use Flower
These simple little
p. 101
when
dried.
Unfortunately.
Lady's mantle
Love-lies-bleeding, prince's
flower-heads
colors Gold
feather
a carpet or rug.
light position
colors Green
soil,
planting conditions
featured p.99
time
to
height
Yarrow, milfoil
parts
colors Yellow
Lady's
Any
soil.
light position
p.
1 1
30cm
( 1 ft
filler
with
its
filigree
Its
of
bright
to pick Summer
methods of DRYING .\ir dry
other
hanging or standing
dried
flowers
arrangement.
in
soil.
the
and
tend
on
own
to pick Summer
methods of drying Air dry
hanging or standing
Anapbalis margantacea
parts
If
30cm
(lft)
For a
trailing effect,
upright.
The
straight.
dry them
144
their
stems.
Pearly everlasting
to
you
position
if
height
gold flowers.
Any
time
good
tiny
time
light
summer
hanging
varieties
PLANTING CONDITIONS
pick Early
Achillea filipendulina
PLANTING PLAN
Any
daisy
good white
planting conditions
soil,
parts
Amanvithus caudatus
Alchemilla mollis
Any
to pick Summer
methods of drying Air dry
hanging
flowers retain a
planting conditions
autumn
Summer
its
colors White
desiccant
pick
pink,
everlasting,
light position
to
bowl.
pink
time
or
Ammobium alatum
lily
time to pick
(2ft)
to use Flower-head
Although this yarrow dries
dull
arrangements
position
light
summer;'
float single
drained
parts
Soil.
start to
planting conditions
PLANTING CONDITIONS
buds
before picking.
Peruvian
shapes.
height
seed-heads.
planting conditions
their
featured p.101
Acer spp.
Maple
or
flower-
for
colors White
planting conditions
light
Any
soil,
position
to pick Summer
methods of drying Air dry
time
hanging or standing
PLANT GUIDE
30cm
HEIGHT
parts
to
The
(1ft)
Flower head
lse
delicate
of
flowers
trumpet
little
tender Aus-
this
open from
tralian plant
in
container arrangements.
a par
it
smaller arrangements,
where
fine panicles
of flowers
in
in
tive
ticular
will
a rust-
The
it
and
rust
FEATURED p .79
Anemone, windflower
colors Red.
Antbemis
\iolet. white.
Chamomile
yellow
colors White
drained
soil, light
position
time
height
parts
3.
5cm (Hin)
flower
to ise Flow er
in
pressed-flower
Otherwise,
siccant.
pictures.
if
use them
in
arrange
anemones, or
lay the flower heads on top of a
bowl of pot pourri.
featured p.99
ments
like fresh
light position
to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING Air dry
hanging
time to pick
HEIGHT
The
30cm
dense
hemispheres
p.
graceful
when used
with
other
Bupleurum
Bupleurum
colors White
time to pick
colors Green
colors Green
planiing conditions
Any
SOil,
Any
soil,
parts
The stems
tive
to
use Leafy
Bamboo
parts
medium
lse Seed
head
oats can
and
its
large
for
it
and
ripened
be dried
in their un-
when
state,
55,
t.
Birch
colors
Astilbe. goat's
planting conditions
Any
in the
soil,
Brown
Any
North
HEIGH1 5cm
line, hi
PARTS rOUSF.
lHin)
Flower spike
soil.
to
pick
METHODS OF
hanging
parts
t<
si
30cm
2m
4ft)
Twig
Fl<
>wer panicle
form
to an
145
(9in)
Flower head
si
warm
integrate
to give a tracery of
2ft
22cm
to
naturally
so.
in a
or
the
PARTS TO USE
13
Summer
60cm
>
in
pc ).sition
HFiGin
HEIGH1
parts
to PK k Winter
methods of DRYING Air dry
position
light
time
soil,
time
rust
TO PICK Autumn
METHODS OF DRYING Ail dry
hanging
TIME
beard
pi
to PICK Summer
methods of DRYING Air dry
hanging
light position
soil.
TIME
PLANTING CONDITIONS
Kangaroo paw
colors Orange
PLANTING PLAN
leaves.
colors Cream
officinalis
sunny position
KetuUi penduki
FEATURED pp.13. 29
Astilbe arendsii
Calendula
Pot marigold
PLANTING CONDITIONS Any
97
arrangements.
sized
siderable time.
AuigozantJxxs spp.
they will
be hone)' colored.
FEATURED pp.5
leaf
plant
makes
(18in)
dries easily
Ideal
dries.
to
parts
cane
dlA'
Autumn
45cm
Soil.
North
standing or hing
flat
in the
sunny position
time to pick Summer
to pick Summer
methods ok drying Air dry
hanging
Am
Oats
height
parts
sp.
Bamboo
spp. hardy in
filler.
FEATURED p.46
foliage.
to pick Summer
methods of drving Air dry
Dill
good
to flowers or
featured
time
(18in)
Arundinaria spp.
all
Qua
ture to an arrangement.
fronds of lady
light position
45cm
(1ft)
North
height
30cm
PLANTING CONDITIONS
colors White
time
Arena j'atna
PLANTING CONDITIONS
SOil,
parts
but not
soil,
by
0~
featured
The
background
Any
sunny position
time to pick Summer
me hods OF drying Air dry
standing or hanging
to lse Frond
as a
Briza media
Quaking grass
colors Green
height
(2ft)
parts
when
Dill
Any
Make
soil,
Summer
60cm
PLANTING CONDITIONS
(1ft)
Anethum graveolens
planting conditions
Soil.
time
parts
Atbyrium filixfemina
Lady fern, female fern
colors Green
PLANTING CONDITIONS Any
shady position
nobilis
make
corations or use to
wreath base.
of astilbe
flowers
dried flowers.
Anemone coronaria
will
Alternatively,
they
if
are
not
extreme care
Strong color and
handled with
Thej
look
haw
attractive
arrangements
In
informal
Caliistemon subulatus
height
Bottlebrush
formal arrangements.
to use Flower-head
These extraordinary crested
colors Red
PLANTING CONDITIONS
Any
soil.
to pick Summer
methods of dr'iing Air dry
hanging
Cartbamus
to 5E Flower,
parts
Safflower
colors Orange
30-60cm(l -2ft)
planting conditions
leaf
The
(lower.
of any dried
reds
the best
green leaves
little
offset
mens
to give
Any
more
soil,
sta-
an exotic quality
to pick Summer
methods of drying Air dry
45cm
height
colors Blue
(18in) spray
begin to
results.
Camellia
well
green
as
if
arranged
groups.
in
It is
the flowers.
featured pp.91. 9~
colors Blue
either
Up
to
"5cm
parts
The
to use Flower,
flowers retain
leaf
good color
as a
major
crystallized, as a decoration.
become
be preserved
although they
One
in
will
very dark.
22cm
colors
(9in)
of the
blue
strongest
available,
can
they
hme to pick
autumn
Early
Centaurea macrocephala
Large-headed centaurea
desiccant
colors Yellow
planting conditions
to use Flower
sunny position
to pick Summer
methods of drying Air
hanging
soil.
tlme
summer and
the
across,
flowers
and.
although
flowers
striking ad-
height
45cm
dried
they
side spikes
hme to
strong shaped
foliage.
flowers
pick
Summer
to use Flower
dry
(18in)
of the upper
Celosia crista ta
10-15cm
are one of
strongest looking
Its
(4-5in)
early
filler,
Ox>isya ternata
Any
in
parts
summer,
(-4 ft)
as a
parts
parts
height 1.2m
(1ft)
standing
colors w-hite
30cm
Autumn
pick
height
hme to
garden bouquets.
Carline thistle
standing
SOil,
in
once
soil,
Any
light position
British
Any
Cream
PLANTING COND1HONS
this
soil,
be used
Carlina acaulis
sunny position
time to pick Autumn
methods of drying Air dry
bunches.
in
The
parts
planting conditions
sunny position,
but not hardy in North
drained
spray
featured p. 105
also
bunches in an
arrangement or they can be
mixed singly in more delicate
(3in)
(1ft)
Qienopodium ficifolium
dry
to use Flow er
These intense blue cornflowers need to be dried in a
warm airing cupboard or
warming oven for best results.
flowers
height
30cm
Summer
parts
Ceanotbus
Johnson'
pick
Ceanothus
T.
height
featured p.99
desiccant. crystallize, or
air
hanging
to pick Spring
methods of drying Dry with
time
soil,
Summer
pick
height
on the stem,
they provide a good foil for
hmf to
sunny position
hme to
Any
soil.
position
light
flowers.
planting conditions
parts
Ca mellia japonica
Add
delicate effect.
Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower
hanging
to an arrangement.
PLANTING CONDITIONS
cocks-
h.me
11-4
just like a
common
tinctorius
Any
planting CONDITIONS
(1ft)
name implies,
height
30cm
parts
in
glycerine
some
These
height
30cm
(1ft)
parts
to
The
with
Cockscomb
their globular
colors Red
planting conditions
Any
soil,
sunny position
large arrangements.
featured pp.62, 63
esting
to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING Air dry
hanging
time
Ojaeroplnllum temulentum
Chervil
colors While
146
Qjrysantbemum
Tanacetum) rulgare
Tansy
PLANT GUIDE
colors Yellow
Any
PLANTING CONDITIONS
Soil,
sunny position
to pick Summer
Cortaderia selloana
Crocus chrysanthus
Pampas grass
colors Cream
Crocus
Any
planting conditions
time
brown head, or
soil,
soil,
Hist
either
.is
light position
light
hanging
time
to pick Autumn
methods of drying Air dry
time
standing
desiccant
use
played singly.
height
parts
I
45cm
to
nlike
(18in)
stem
USE Flowering
its
mum
tansy
relatives,
The
little
golden
for simple,
country
natural looking
ar-
rangements.
p. 128
FEATURED
Cladonia
parts roi SE
the mo-
sp.
Flowering plume
with
other
or
grasses,
with
their
own.
maxima
Cucurbita
colors Silver
plume and
COLORS Orange
soil,
in a
box or basket
height
5cm
to
parts
(2in)
sunny position
time to pick Autumn
Lichen
is
height
Whole
use
plant
extremely
versatile.
It
30cm
(1ft)
soil,
METHODS OF DRYING
height
FEATURED p.81
or without.
Cucurbita pepo
arrangement.
PEAT!
soil,
in
3ft
parts
to use Branch
Gourd
The
natively,
ches of
rangements
in
vase
ar-
like flowers.
if
picked
in winter.
dry only
Color them
feati
Cot in us coggygna
traveller's
joy
colors
Brown
light
pianting conditions
Any
soil,
position
light
to pick
Any
summer
methods of drying
Air dry
hanging
The
beautiful
heads of
mam
FEATURED
pi
ft
of the clematis
in
little
that
in a
dry atmos-
fruit
and
re-
of the
sp.
AM
Kl -I)
Stems
the shrub
is
lilac
Cynara scofymus
Globe artichoke
COLORS Green
iiiK.in
147
IGHT
mg
soil.
(2ft
mi
30cm
TO
(1ft)
Flower head
USE
if
air
sunny position
nvii TO PR k Autumn
60cm
p.
TO pick Autumn
METHODS OI DRYING Air dry
1
PARTS rOUSf
soil
pp.80, 81
background
dahlia
PLANTING PIAN
PARTS
Dahlia
dry well
impression
RED p.33
sunny position
Fruit
skin.
whoried seed
II
inflorescence
The
hanging
parts
head
to use
30cm
HEIGHT
to
45cm 18in)
PARTS TO USE Flowering
flowers
way they
pink,
Up
to pick Autumn
METHODS OF DRYING .Mr dry
HEIGHT
like
Either
standing
Late
pompon
position
stems of
out naturally
soil,
delicate green
to pick Autumn
METHODS OF DRYING Air dlV
parts
tree
PIANTING CONDITIONS
colors White
time
bush,
soil,
si
sunny position
height
smoke
Smoke
Any
pianting conditions
time
red p.87
107
Clematis vitalba
PARTS TO 1
make
90cm
trees or
wreaths,
(2ft) spray
position
for
60cm
light position
cladding
Air dr\
Any
soil.
hanging
The
CONDmONS Any
position
light
to se Fruit
Hollow out pumpkins and
carve faces into them to use at
parts
pianting conditions
hummock
PLANTING
Corkscrew hazel
Brown
\n RED pp.45, 96
green
colors
dis
arrangements.
shady position
time
when
Cytisus sccparius
Pumpkin
smaller
ii
to
arrangements and
Scotch broom
of
in larger
Silver lichen
use
A bowl
desiccants.
shaped
beautifully
striking,
height
pampas plumes
Pick
position
Flower head
ditioii.
cants
warm autumnal
arrangement
II \ll
US
RED
pp
Delphinium ( Consolida)
ambigua
Annual larkspur
colors Pink, blue, white
PLANTING CONDITIONS Ally
SOil,
sprays can
color results.
The
color.
cerine, but
hanging
ally in
60cm
easily
filler
parts
to
One
use Flower
"help"
the
thistle
flowers
They lend
a misty
some of
Erica arborea
or. especi-
informal arrangements,
colors
Eucalyptus spp.
w hite
Australian
(2ft)
to
id
gray blue
ful
FEATURED p.22
a green foliage
the glycerine
sunny position
time to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING Air dry
height
stem
lime free
soil, light
position
gum
tree, cider
gum
colors Silver
Dn opteris fili.x-mas
planting conditions
Male fern
colors Green
TIME
to pick Spring
methods of drying Air dry
used
PLANTING CONDITIONS
hanging
time
shady position
methods of drying
to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING PreSS
flower spray
hanging, or preserve in
for color
in
an
arrangement.
6-4,
height
60cm
colors Blue,
lilac,
ing
way,
they
ly,
when
Echinops
arrangements.
Globe
time
colors Blue
height 90cm-1.2m
(3(ft)
planting conditions
Any
set
light
to use Flower-head
Be careful to pick globe
thist-
the
maple.
feati 'RED pp.3"".
parts
when it is
spp.
soil,
5cm
to use
to
pick
Any
inter-
30cm
Any
preserve in glycerine
parts to use Leaf stem
VChen pressed, the leaves of
common and copper beech
Any
soil,
can be
(2ft)
have the
early
summer
still
ma-
sum-
60cm
soil,
to pick Summer
methods of drying Press, or
sunny position
height
leaf
variety
(1ft)
62. 103
spp.
hanging
3-F. -Fl.
planting conditions
parts
good autumn
height
latter,
time
SOll,
to give
light position
glycerine
Any
gly-
planting conditions
Dryandra
PLANTING CONDITIONS
cerine.
Leaf, flower
colors Blue
Summer
either
Sea holly
soil,
be
dried or preserved in
(2in)
air
the eu-
all
Eryngium
Elaeagnus pungens
Elaeagnus
colors Green
mother-of-pearl
Beech
time
silvery,
colored leaves of
Cuprea"
featured p.99
Dryandra
Any
arrangements.
planting conditions
58
The
FEATURED pp.11.
bill
position
height
parts
(l-3ft
to pick Summer
methods of drying Press
(2ft)
won
against
heron's
PLANTING conditions
fade.
when
bill,
time
60cm
30-90cm
parts
hanging
les
well in
height
Stork's
soil,
dry
.Air
featured p.35
or
last
Summer
an arrangement.
sunny position
time to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING Air dlY
height
love-
they will
pick
be added
derful
Handle the
Erodium cicutarium
which slowly
evaporates. They can also be
hung to dry. but the flowers
will drop more readily. The
blues, in particular, look
to dry.
thistle
up
Left alone,
ritro
drained
pink, white
parts
grow
in a
in
come
to
glycerine
used pressed
to use Flower-head
stan to
soil.
to use Frond
two-dimensional
Delphinium elatum
Larkspur
parts
(2ft)
121
SOll.
time
parts
Any
Any
effectively
preserved
when used as a
background to most flowers
and seed heads, especially the
are wonderful
parts
All
148
PLANT GUIDE
box
5cm (Hin)
Genttana sino-ornata
Gentian
basket or
colors Green
colors Blue
parts
Fatsia japonica
PLANTING CONDITIONS
Any
SOil,
HEIGHT
3.
to
Brilliant
moss make an
ideal
dried-flower trees.
FEATURED p.25
to pick Autumn
methods of drying Dry with
preserve in glycerine
desiccant
Summer
20cm
height
time
height
(8in)
parts
to
The
when
preserved
in
The
glycerine.
5cm
(2in) flower
PLANTING CONDITIONS
served
when
dried with
arrange
tians
interest
by themselves
used
ingly
featured
in a
low bowl.
103
colors Green
Any
soil,
position
to pick Summer
methods of drving Air dry
standing
sunny position
time to pick Summer
methods of drying Air dry
hanging
30cm
parts
good used
when
its
dill
informally
Grei
illea
soil,
height
drained
iimi
to
pick
Summer
to
pick
45cm
in
cli
is
to
when
dried and
/ Iclicbn
su m
METHODS OF DRYING
Everlasting, strawflower
in
rid
p.
vii
io pick
30cm
I
si
(lft)
Flower
feature
the
Strongest
plant
soil.
ioi'ick
pp
13.
125
Summer
METHODS Ol DRYING
Air dry
all
ki ii
pp
66,
79
hanging
Summer
height
Cum
sunny position
shady position
iimi
hanging
These
RED p 100
>i)soi
soil.
yellow of
listemon or fern.
FEATI
PARTS TO
soil,
um
Helicbrysum angustijblium
iimi
some
green
103
colors Green
a vase with
little
leaves
All
italic
colors Yellow
glycerine
PLANTING PLAN
ranged
soil,
Press, or
the addition of a
dye
in k.i
in
position
Grimmia pulvinata
Bun moss
Freesias
sometimes
Any
COLORS Yellow
is
it
126
II
parts
dried
86, 115,
lv\
colder
to
begin
will
desiccani
spray
just
start
22cm (9in)
parts TO USE Spray of
parts
bud
flowers
weak and
good idea
helix
height
(18in)
to pick in
the
Hedera
preserve
Summer
(18in)
own.
light
Freesia x kewensis
tender
before
beautiful, deli
PLANTING conditions
Freesia
position;
Be sure
soon
Ivy
rosmarinifolius
soil, light
Its
45cm
to use Flower
small
water, which
colors Green
colors Green
feathery texture.
HEIGHT
its
( 1 ft
in
to pick Summer
METHODS of drying Air dry
hanging
parts
hanging
(3ft)
upright
soil.
time
if left
cate
height
90cm
evaporates.
time
height
amount of
soil,
Any
30-60cm(l -2ft)
Gypsophila
Any
Summer
to pick
mi
Globe amaranth
planting conditions
planting conditions
PLANTING CONDITIONS
parts
fennel
yellow, white
sunny position
Gompbrena globosa
Foeniculum vulgare
SOll,
in
Any
sunny position
height
in pictures.
p.
Common
light
Gen-
desiccants.
in
excellent
is
HeUcbrysum bracteatum
colors White
pre-
looks very
Everlasting, strawflower
to use Flower
is
><
It
Gypsophila paniculate
name
cottagey and
k1 lem< >n
g(
Baby's breath
parts
its
of
base lor
has a
dried.
The
when
color
mounds
green
sheltered position
Silvery leaves
Hummock
use
drained, lime-free
soil,
22cm
PARTS io
149
SI
(9in
>
Flower head
Helipterum
Sunraj
itiangtesii
everlasting dabj
Any
soil,
sunny position
PLANTING FLAN pp.] 19, 125
time to pick
Summer
METHODS of
hanging
dr'iing Air
30cm
HEIGHT
dry
really
fresh-looking, especially
when
grouped
an ar
bunches
in
in
look good
they
flowers,
in
large
iris
leave
to dry in place.
it
semi-shady
position
Ixodia achilleoides
Lxodia
time
to pick Autumn
METHODS OF DRYING Air dry
colors White
sunny position
time to pick Summer
silver
to use Flower
These delicate daisies are
parts
ing
well-drained
seeds
can be sprayed
(1ft)
colors Pink,
green, white
or gold
glitter for a
22cm
lily
well-drained
position
shady
soil,
(9in)
to use Flower-head
Hydrangeas are not easy to dry.
They need to be picked just as
parts
cvs.
colors Green
or press
in glycerine,
height
planting conditions
METHODS OF DRYING
hanging
HEIGHT
30cm
(1ft)
waxy
little,
if
arranged
water,
They mix
Helleboras spp.
preserve in glycerine
height
Any moist
shady position
soil,
to
Up
45cm
to
to use
Leaf,
are
(18in)
although
have
they
in glycerine
heads.
The
pressed
make
strong
shapes
parts
5cm
6in
to use Flower,
The
flowers, ranging
white
of
sported
H.
leaf
hellebore
beautiful
greens,
to
pinks
the
and
Holly
planting conditions
light
leaves
parts
The
parts
FEATLRED p.7
Strong,
foil
lupulus
glycerine.
planting conditions
featlred p.7
sunny position
hogweed
Brown
soil.
height
30-45cm (1-Hft)
little
The
wonderful
to flowers, es-
foil
after pre-
serving in glycerine.
Lacbenalia aloides
FEATURED
Cape cowslip
colors Orange
p.
103
autumn
Iris foetidissima
planting conditions
Stinking
light position:
parts
Up
to
3m
iris
colors Red
10ft)
Pick well
moist
light
Any
SOil.
position
parts
The decorative
to pick Autumn
methods of drying Air dry
once dry
standing
used
standing
FEATURED
to
pick
Autumn
Hops
p.3~t
to
sf
Seeding stem
time
Hydrangea macropbylla
Mop-headed or lace-cap
hydrangea
to
use
Seed -head
150
soil.
to pick Winter
methods of drying Press
fall
Any
tender
time
PLANTING CONDITIONS
to use Seed-head
succulent
hanging
height
position
in
Air dry
and heavy-looking
Any
soil,
hanging
to lse Leaf
the leaves
Giant
position
sunny position
methods of drying
glycerine
Heracleum
mantegazzianum
soil,
time
ar-
summer
Any
in
sp.
colors Silver
Humulus
Hops
cypress
cvs.
to pick Summer
methods of drying Preserve
colors
Kochia
colors Green
heads of flowers,
lilacs
and
Ilex spp.
pretty
dried.
sorts of
p.-t
Silver cypress,
attraction,
white or
lilac
all
country-looking flowers.
FEATURED
seeding stem
main
their
when
well with
height
be used.
parts
Air dlV
to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING PreSS, Or
time
soil,
parts
Any
picture.
FEATURED p.99
Lavandula
Lavender
when
pressed flower
angiistifolia
PLANT GUIDE
sunny position
like flowers
to PICK Summer
METHODS OF DRYING Air dry
hanging
ments.
arrangements
Any
soil.
mi
30cm
height
FEATURED
(1ft)
to
show
signs of opening.
If
than
later
this,
drop
off.
warm
Drying them
fast in
cupboard helps to
They retain
their wonderful scent for many
months and clumps of lavender mixed with other flowers
or used on their own look
airing
the
fix
p. 26
flowers.
io pick
standing
tree
Summer
lati
lilac
apricot or lemon,
color sprayed
to
height
parts
45cm
107
Umonium sinuatum
Summer
pick
p.
(18in)
PLANTING conditions
is
in
white-
Any
height
45cm
strawberry
have
and a
leaves
silver
felry
cluster of bright
drained
(18in)
iimi
desiccant, or preserve in
Lily
seed
produces
that
specific
The triangular
sunny or
Umonium
when
desiccant, or press
Lamb's
Up
20cm
FEATURED pp.12. 33
used
Lencocioulron ruhrum
are particularly
FEATI
Sea lavender
rOPK k Summer
METHODS OF DRYING Air dry
hanging or standing
colors White
parts
/.
parts
km
sh
Leaf,
a me
stem
td
(Sin
stylishly in
arrangements.
soil.
sunny position
TIME to pick
Summer
METHODS OF DRYING
hanging
hi -k.h'i
45cm
The long
tails
of pink flowers
II
Any
Summer
METHODS Ol DRYING
and
VII Kl I)
p \1
Air drv
if
added
Mabonia japonica
Mahonia
Am
soil.
in
glycerine
iihghi
ncm
parts ioi
si
18in)
Leaf spray
when
pre
soil,
sunny position
ro PICK
yet
PLANTING CONDmONS
is
PLANTING conditions
UltlfollllDl
in glycerine,
shady position
luin
/.
can be preserved
colors Green
Air dry-
grandiflora
no dye
tail
leaves of
.1/
colors Pink
iimi
(lft)
suworowti
magnolia
magnificent
the evergreen
TIME
(8in)
The
iccants
30cm
20cm
>wer
TO si Flower
These beautiful flowers can be
dried well with desiccants and
in
HEIGHT l'p to
fl(
arrangements.
soil,
inch
a distinctive look
it
glycerine
semi-shady position
flower
summer
height
TIME
position
gray white.
soil, light
pick Spring,
parts
varieties
drained rich
silver,
filaments can
Magnolia spp.
Magnolia
soil,
sunny position
time to pick Summer
methods oe drying Air dry
hanging
gives
pinky
are
they
FEATURED
soil,
position
light
time
Any
of which
flower stem
growing
in their initial
when
hanging
planting conditions
all
arrangements.
standing
(1ft)
be used
in
Leaf,
(2ft)
Seed-head
si
Statice
look natural
colors of flower.
30cm
to use
pink,
yellow
parts
60cm
<
state
PARTS
dry-
light
if
in
lav-
Autumn
soil,
be peeled away
which
the seeds adhere. These discs
resemble mother of pearl and
look very beautiful arranged by
themselves or mixed with
star,
colors Red
Soil,
filler in
Umonium
snakeroot, blazing
gayfeather
is
Leptospernium sp
background
useful as a
ly
packed with
TIME to pick
iimi
Any
The long
Any
position
PLANTING CONDITIONS
light
Liatris spicata
equally beautiful.
30cm (lft)
PARTS TO USE Flower panicle
One of the most widely used
HEIGHT
cate
is
a strong
stem
and have
hanging or standing
Lunaria redixHva
Honest]
more rounded,
<
151
oioks Silver
FEATURED p.7
foil
sott material
to
warm
Malus sylvestris
sunny position
placed
bud begins
wonderful
colors
Brown
hunting gondii K
Any
>ns
soil,
PARTS
dry
parts
ill
(2ft)
uccella plant
(2ft)
Twig
USE
is
insignificant flowers
flowers should
ing
the winter.
have
Apple trees
shaped
interestingly
branches.
featured p.57
the
as
grow. The
be picked just
ones begin to
first
Struthiopteris
germanica)
planting conditions
PLANTING PLAN
shady
to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING PreSS
lm
which
like
under a carpet or
used like fresh fern.
then
rug,
colors
soil,
flower
to lse Flower
The flowers of most bulbs can
be dried with desiccants. Nar-
and
COLORS Cream
planting
<
>NDmoNS Rich
60cm
(2ft)
The
strong form of
same season.
for
use
in
dried-flower
soil,
colors Pink
its
leaf
only
lacks
broken
sections
in
for
one of
ferns and
It is
not
being
Any
Peony
soil,
Summer,
The
both
drained
early
soil,
height
sunny position
Summer
45cm
(18in) flowering
beautiful
easily.
The
and.
flowers,
a very pale
they
but. like
if
closely
resemble
fresh counterparts.
their
The dou-
152
by the
tiny
featured pp.47, 66
be
Phlomis frutkosa
Jerusalem sage
colors Yellow, gray
stem
seed
extremely
be dried
pick
18in)
nigella are
to
set off
gray leaves,
Any well-
and dry
which are
(1ft)
silver
30cm
parts
They are
lactiflora
time
to
height
Paeonia
autumn
hanging
planting conditions
45cm
soil,
featured pp.11, 59
height
Any
planting conditions
sunny position
time to pick Summer
methods of drying Air dry
evergreen.
sunny position
to
Christmas.
.
damascena
Nigella
poppy
height
dp,"
parts
rite
heads of
green
Summer
large arrangements or
parts
flower
regalis
into
The almost
Moluccella laevis
13
time
seed frond
p.
scent an
will
bells, shell
it
deliciously.
pick
time
parts
planting conditions
leaves
but
at
to
to
Phaenocoma prolifera
Phaenocoma shrub
to pick Autumn
methods of drying Air dry
hanging or standing
FEATURED pp.4 1 43
Love-in-a-mist
Leaf,
time
to pick Summer
methods of drying Press
height 1.2m (4ft)
parts to use Frond
to lse
(9in)
shady position
parts
22cm
SOil,
sunny position
to pick Spring
methods of drying Dry with
sunny position
time
Any
time
height
r/x>eas
poppy
colors Green
Brown
planting conditions
sunny position
to pick Summer
methods of drying Air dry
hanging
Field
the
Miscanthus sinensis
Miscanthus
soil,
light position
grows
Any
planting conditions
Royal fern
soil,
desiccant. crystallize
(3ft)
Papaver
COLORS Rust
Osmunda
Any
time
p. 131
time
height
colors Green
soil,
Origanum majorana
featured
cvs.
Daffodil
position
just as the
in any arrangement
and they seem to epitomize the
beginning of summer.
look
well-drained
to
arrangement
Mattencia struthiopteris
(
hang them
dried:
Marjoram
60cm
TO
60cm
height
.Air
position
height
airing cup-
glycerine
sunny position
to pick Winter
time
METHODS OF DRYING
in
in a
air
soil,
45cm
(18in)
head
Pick phlomis either as the yel-
PLANT GUIDE
dry
or
flowers,
wait
the
until
and
leaves
seed heads.
and has
is
a distinctly
Mediterranean look.
time
METHODS of drying
.Air
shady position
METHODS OF DRYING
standing
height
parts
60cm
PLANTING CONDITIONS
very fine
feather
FEATURED p.87
PitlxKarpa corymbulosa
like.
Pulmonaria saccharata
Bethlehem sage
colors Pink, blue
to pick Spring
methods of drying Crystallize
sunny position
to pick Summer
METHODS OF drying Air dry
parts
light position
These
hanging
TIME
height
45cm
When
spring
of physalis are
tractive
height
The
that
little fruits
The
lantern.
(18in)
time
parts
brilliant
color
The lantern
open to make the
phila,
and
for
ideal
fresh,
5cm
to
parts
The
primrose
fragile
tiny,
be equally well
flowers can
frothy arrangements.
can be cut
featured p.79
or crystallized,
Polygonatum multiflorum
Solomon's seal
colors White
a flower.
FEATl RED pp.65,
85
spruce
soil.
Any time
in
to
parts
Silver
use Spray
spruce
is
Christmas decorations, as
it
and can
other
FEATl
light position
time
to pick Summer,
autumn
Protea spp.
Protea
height
parts
Any
45cm
(18in)
30cm
height
to
soil,
Flower
parts
parts
shapes
in
make
arrange
as the
bud begins
hung
to dry:
it
will
loving
to
open and
look perfect.
Scots pine
plumoso du isilobum
sunny position
COLORS Green
Shield fern
PLANTING PLAN
position
PLANTING
<
ONDTTIONS Moist
soil.
mi
153
soil,
sunny position
riMi iopk k Early summer
Hugh 30cm
p.
Any
soil.
PARTS
TO
Related
133
iopk k Spnng
moDSOf
astatic us
PLANTING* oNDinoNs
iimi
Ranunculus
Persian buttercup
\n red p. 109
cherry
oioks Greer
to
color.
white, orange
<
the
in
begin
FEATURED p.32
particularly
or
they
as
just
summer when
green
are
they
change
Both
use
All
the leaves in
(lft)
Potysticbum setiferum
light
(2ft) spray
autumn,
soil.
60cm
hanging
I'tiius syhestris
soil,
glycerine
plants
RED pp.85, 86
delicious to eat.
desiccants, or preserve in
at
used
arrangements
they are
'
pl\nting conditions
beautiful
in
when
Quercus palustris
Pin oak
p. 104
height
position
at-
light position
time to pick
soil,
shady position
Any
planting conditions
make an
use Flower
ners of a room.
in early
crystallized, the
flowering sprays
featured
(2in)
with
plants
pretty
to pick Spring
methods OF drying Dry with
(2ft)
parts
Soil,
time
SOil,
height
Any
Primula vulgaris
Primrose
Any
PLANTING CONDITIONS
crystallized
shady position
colors White
SOil,
when
PLANTING CONDITIONS
flowers.
Miniature daisy
sunny position
TIME to pick Autumn
60cm
is
ly
set
Any
cious
Physalis alkekengi
Prc'SS
(Y\n) flower
45cm 18in)
PARTS TO USE Frond
height
(2ft)
12mm
HEIGHT
Summer
time to pick
dry
drying Crystallize
USE
to
(lft)
Mower
the
buttercup,
dried,
nunculus look
peonies Their
miniature
like
main
ra
colors
make them
exciting to use in
height
30cm
parts
(1ft)
to use Flower,
informal arrangements
parts
FEATURED
Many
to
wonderful
bract, leaf
height
parts
in
dried.
featured
FEATURED p.47
p.
101
cvs.
Rose
lilac
including
salvias,
cot
ration
on
a cake or tan.
Sedum
Spectacular
Lavender cotton
colors Pink
colors
time
to
pick
sunny position
Summer
Silver,
yellow
drained
soil,
time
to pick Summer
methods of drying Air dry
hanging
15ocm (6-18in)
all.
Hybrid tea
hung in
and
roses
double,
old-
desiccants
best
for
hanging
height
29. 50.
HEIGHT
30cm
parts
(1ft)
spray
silvery
neapolitana
tic
is
particularly
FEATURED pp.62. 63
Rumex
Scabiosa atropurpurea
(1ft)
although
it
go from the
too
brown
become
light position
hme to
sunny position
preserve
standing
time
height
hanging
This
height
30cm
(1ft)
parts
pick
SOil.
Any time
planting conditions
to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING Air dlY
to a rich, rust-
The
delicate
little
pale pink
when
campion
soil,
or
TO PICK Autumn
methods of drying Air
hanging
TLME
2in
in glycerine
5cm
dried.
light position
light position
(1ft)
to use Flower
time
30cm
parts
Solidago canadensis
parts
height
Golden rod
dry-
hanging
Selaginella sp.
scabious
soil,
soil,
Any
Any
sunny position
tlme to pick Summer
methods of drying Air
pink color.
Dock, sorrel
SOil.
daisy,
COLORS Rust
Any
Silene pendula
Campion, pink cluster
nodding catchfly
Club moss
colors Green
PLANTING CONDITIONS
dried.
planting conditions
30cm
S.
obtusifoliiis
when
colors Pink
dry-
parts
good
results.
to pick Autumn
methods of drying .Air
tlme
best
good
height
parts
60cm-lm
to
dry-
2-3fi
parts
keeps
siderably.
arrangements.
FEATURED
still
tle,
to use Flower
lution to
13
FEATURED p.9~
Squill
Sage
colors Blue
planting conditions
Am
SOil,
sunny position
to pick Summer
METHODS OF DRYING Air dry
time
hanging
it
close to
its
natural,
Club moss
can be used as a base for
arrangements or bunches can
all
rod.
some having
close-
of flowers and
knit
be used
open
them
well before the flowers open to
FEATURED
Scilla sibirica
PLANTING CONDITION--
is
sunny position
soil,
to use Flower
it
120
sunny position
parts
be
Any
planting conditions
attractive
sedum
bud
should
greyi
Senecio
spectabile
Santolina spp.
soil,
(1ft)
Leaf, flower
drained
30cm
to use
105
p.
dry-
hanging, or press
like foliage.
p.
others
having
more
plumes.
You can
also dry
use
102
"feathers''
when
green.
Senecio greyi
Any
soil.
Senecio.
German
Splxignum
ivy
sp.
Sphagnum moss
sunny position
time to pick Spring
METHODS OF DRYING Dry With
colors Silver
light position
desiccant, or crystallize
acid
soil, light
height 10cm
time
time
to
-tin
PLANTING CONDITIONS
154
to
pick
Any
Summer
SOil.
colors Green
pick
position
Anv time
PLANT GUIDE
to lse Whole
parts
plant
many
usneoides
Tillanilsui
morrison
common
lender;
in
colors Silver
SOil,
sunny position
PLANTING PLAN p
19
hanging, or press
22cm
(9in)
parts
spray.
Soil.
sunny position
dry
TO pick Summer
METHODS of drying Air dry
hanging
The papers
TIME
20cm
(Sin)
45cm
will
telle-
(lowers of
immor
damaged
height
parts
bases.
ture to arrangements.
Corn-on-the-cob
FEATURED pp.17, 33
FEATURED p.4l
like
.Air
to lse Strand
parts
Any
PLANTING CONDITIONS
Any
PLANTING CONDITIONS
hanging
height
Cream
colors
South
Any time
methods of drying
tongue
to
18in)
get
corymb
use Flower
easily,
if
dried in this
way.
FEATURED pp.12, 58
Zea mays
leaf
The woolly
silver
bud
sprays
pansy
Tulip
Violet,
colors Violet
white, purple
Taxus kaccata
planting conditions
Yew
sunny position
time to pick Spring
Any
planting conditions
soil,
light position
time to pick
Any time
methods of drying
.Air
dry
crystallize
height
flower
parts
parts
spray
parrot - can
to
ping and
it
in
time
All tulips
desiccant
hanging or standing
parts
to
in
all
plays
Tilia
cordata
soil.
position
light
TO PICK Summer
METHODS Of drying Air
TIME
preserve
height
in
dry.
or
30cm
Typba angnstifolia
Bulrush, reedmace,
RID p 102
cream
cvs.
Brown
colors
cat-tail
Brown
drained
drained
i
IMF
to
Winter
desiccant
methods of drying
to pick Autumn
methods of drying Air dry
standing
standing
time
height
as
the
Air dry
hi k,
lft)
PARTS
11.2m
(3 4ft)
together
head
of
roll
seeds
just
turns
its
ift
'
looking
lengths of about
in
form
to
wreaths.
in
Xerantbemum
sp
it
FEATUREDp.il
Bend
do
Spray the
in
into
not snap
place
bulrush with
dries
mstic
seeds
l.2m
Common
colors
155
immortelle
IjI.h
white
5cm
(2in) flower
to st Flower he-ad
These half hardy annuals from
Mexico dry very well with de
parts
height 1.2m
sunny position
Summer
position
soil, light
PICK
soil,
TIME TO PICK
surface of the
FEATI
and
Grape
material.
deposit
the
gum
using the
either
spp.
I 'itis
tints to
lized,
FEATURED p.101
lend autumnal
crystal-
Zinnia elegans
will
delicious
Zinnia
(lft)
is
has been
it
FEATURED pp.98. 99
glycerine
violet
different colored
loam, water
Flower
when
to striking effect.
to eat
(2in)
se
standing
colors
Lime, linden
5cm
to
The scented
Flower-head
se
Christmas arrangements or as
foliage
pan shade
position to
light
soil,
to pick Spring
METHODS OF DRYING PieSS, Or
Yew
Any
soil.
sunny position
time to pick Summer, autumn
spp.
'iola
colors Green
Soil,
colors Gray
time to pick
ear, lamb's
Any
sunny position
types of arrangement.
Stacbys lanata
PLANTING CONDITIONS
Morrison'
Lamb's
brownii
'erticordia
are
well
suitexl
to
autumnal arrangements
strong,
Index
bold
Page numbers
in
to illustrations
and captions
refer
borax 100
April Fools
Abies 107
arrangements 6
with bases 26-9
Acacia 62
A dealbata 144
A decurrens%
A pravissima 13
Day
bouquets
75,
75-7
blues 36,
37
C.
145
16. 16.
17
2~-9
circular 26.
bleaching 106
chestnut 106
bouquets
bowls 19
16. 16.
17,89
18-25
ingredients 10-13
boxes 108
Briza maxima 127
B media 145
canipestre
99
posies 16. 17
broom
9-4
principles of
Acer 1 44
A japon ica Aureurri
in containers
112.
113
A ageratum 58
A filipendulina 113.
124.
144
A/ "Coronation Gold'
A millefolium Cerise
Queen
A ptarmica 24
A taygetea Moonshine'
1
113. 124
Actinidia
buckets as containers
bulrush
texture 9
bunches:
Arundinaria 145
A murielae 112. 113
A >7/r/^112. 113
attics,
95-7
Father Christmas 83
43
farmhouse
Arena fatua
Lane 105
Bupleurum
54.
54-7
bush 62.
cider
Calendula
alum 100
Amarantbus 31
A Cauda tus 125
bark containers 34
baskets 47. 53. 142-3
citrinus Splendens
C.
hybridus 12
9" 125
144
I46
146
Adolphe Andersson"
105. 130
campion 50. 154
Cape cowslip 99. 150
Cape gooseberry 1 53
color,
36.
102. 104
Delphinium
bedrooms
44. 58.
58-61
belladonna
Celosia
lily
cones, wiring 15
Cofisolida
18.
24
C. cristata
101. I44
coronaria 99 145
Anetbum gravedkns I4S
ceramic containers
bladder cherrv
margaritacea I44
.4;7fwo/je89
'.
birthdays 89.
89-91
1
20
flat-backed arrangements
21
fan shapes
126
ambigua See
119. 146
summer
trees
containers 1-413
macroceplxila I46
1-41
baskets 22
24-5
baskets 142-3
cereals 40
ceramic
Oxierup/jylium temulentum
design and 34
99. I46
53
156
9.
coloring:
Anaplxilis 129
arrangement design
37-9
preparing 19
89 91
106. I48
94,
Christmas 86
beech
Ammobium 33
birthday
26.
blossom 104
arrangements 22. 23
127. I44
69
arrangements
113
C.
Cj.
131.
C japonica
bamboo
133. 153
alatumli.
citrus
Viridis'
officinalis 112,
Callistemon 117
125 126
gum
circlets 29.
Tanacetum) vulgare
58. I46
31. 145
112. 124
132.
27-9
harvesting 94
AJdjemilla mollis
7. 130.
Ovystantbemum Penny
96
wiring 15
121. 149
hang dning 94
84
150
113. 145
Australian spider
94
garlands 83.
Christmas rose
packing 109
aucuba 129
drying upright 94
133. 155
circular
fresh stems
70.91.
83-8
color 83
aspidistra 102
29
flat
146
Christmas decorations 83.
drying
91.94. 153
Qxjisya ternata 98. 102. 106.
shape 9
simple 16-1"
wiring 14-15
62
color 9
1-*1
glass 142
INDEX
informal arrangements 44
texture 40,
dill
texture 40
dining
wooden
dock
143
copper beech
10,
103
41-3
rooms
62-5
62.
132, 154
drying techniques
farmhouse
6,
92-105
95-7
Cortaderia selloana
47
rooms
50,
101
99
mas 103, 148
C.
techniques 93.
pepo l4~
Echinops 17
E.
148
egg white
crystallizing 104,
Gp.
E.p. 'Maculata'
6.
10
89
Freesia x kewensis 100. 100.
fragrant gifts
E.
D. Glorie van
Heemstede'
13
decorating with arrangements
48-69
Delphinium
118, 132
D.
D.
ambigua 12
ambiguum 133
148
D. 'Pacific' hybrid
119
100. 101
'border 112,
E.
dalrympleana 103
gunnii 62. 103
E.
niphophila 1 19
E.
pauciflora
nana
125-7
and silver
border 118, 119-23
red, orange and yellow
113-17
japonica Aureopictus'
112
everlasting 58, 113, 115, 125.
37-9
German
milfordiae 13
// stoecbas
splendidum
127
ivy 15-t
globes 26
157
irgmeum 54
//
Hclipterum 22. 38.
49
120.
29.
124 125.
149
globe
11. 148
17,
Gentiana 89
G. sinoornata 149
globe amaranth
Fagus syivatica
H. angustifolium
following nature 34
45-7
Genista 149
style 44,
Helichrysum
containers 34
location 3
Christmas 83, 84
1
113
117
148
127, 149
design 34-47
color 36.
Eucalyptus
74
colchica Aurea
H. helix \^9
gardenias 89
pink, blue
/:.
Hedera
gardens 110-33
Euonymus 129
121. L47-8
D datum 58.
112
E.
tongue 130
carnea 35
10,
30-3
149
131, 148
125
me- nots 89
pungens 148
and Pink
Bristol Fairy'
pressing 98
hart's
E.
113
Dedham' 48
preserving 102
forget
789
D.
149
Elaeagnus 102
D. Comet'
littoralisWl
arabic 104
coloring 106
fragrance
105
G
gum
gum
foliage 10
78-9
49
1(9
Griselina 129
149
Easter arrangements 78,
maxima
G. rosmarinifolius
meanings of 89
foam 19, 140
Foeniculum rulgare 133,
55
flowers,
parsley 106
Cucurbita
poppy 152
Dryopteris Jilix
grape vine
124. 149
greens 36. 37
145
fennel 106, 132, 133, 149
102
Gomphrena glohosa
gourds 80.
105
50-3
cow
54-7
103
147
cottage living
F.
attics 54,
W2, 129
Fatsia
C.c.
air
102, 103
goat's beard 145
arrangements 20
148-9
Dryandra 148
drying agents 100
hanging 31
130.
coriander 106
corn-on the-cob
Cuprea 103
F.s.
metal 142
149
119.
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9t.
18.
62
125. 19 50
124
INDEX
location of arrangement 34
130
lace
style
103. 150
H.foetidusl 32
A damascena
and 44
loops:
raffia
139
nodding
wire 139
nuts 106
lady's
133. 150
heron's bill 99.
lamb's
1-+8
honeysuckle
large leaved
H. sieboldii
130
130
106. 118.
129. 150
103 121
98. 99.
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deVibraye 119
H.m. Hortensia 58
serrata
maple 10.99.
M sylvestris 152
P.
P.
Sarah Bernhardt'
coloring 106
104
supports
14. 1-+0
lxodia
47
/ acJjilleoides
50
bamboo 66
128
lih -of-the
valley
15
mint 10+
l4~i
pastel colors
Peruvian
lih
101. I44
Plxienocoma 47
P. prolifera
66. 152
129
scolopendrium 130
Plnsalis alkekengi 62. 8*. 86
moss:
P.
drying 94.
96
153
Picea glauca 84. 86
P pungens glauca
pin oak
Sarassus
62.
-9
grass 10
36
peach 153
pear blossom 104
dyeing 106
'.
kitchens 44
I44
miniature bulrush 11
89
107
L Aristocrat 101
L auratum 60
La. rubrum 58
L speciosum rubrum 101
Japanese
123
pampas
108. 118.
119
mimosa
L rubrum 151
L meridianum 31
L stelligenum 97
10. 40.
meanings of flowers 89
milfoil
1-tl
120
152
Peony
151
113. 118.
lactiflora 101.
121. 152
133. 150
Paeonia
lentil
144
leaves:
informaliry 44
130. 152
ostrich fern 130. 152
lengthening stems
/fee 150
13. 152
Maluspumila 54
pressing 98
Osmunda
L GrappenhalT 119
L Hidcote' 119
Origanum majorana
preserving 102
130
Magnolia
118. 129
106
10, 32.
150-1
crystallizing
H. petiolaris \\S
130
H m.
laurel 102
Lavandula
oak
lungwort 104
46
lupulus 150
love-lies-bleeding I44
hydrangea 11
62 91
58.
31.83.88.94.98.
106.119.125. 152
58.
H. fortunei Aurea
Hydrangea
large-headed centaurea
129
26.
hops 150
Hostal. 129. 150
Hamulus
121. 155
honesty 151
lovage 106
144
124.125. 152
Ls.
Cheerfulness 101
N.
Golden
N.
Peeping
101
obiallaiis 133
.V.
Sarah'
nectarine 153
158
Harvest'
Tom
53
pink yarrow 12
101
10-*.
53
A'
105
Ptnus 66
P. sylvestris
153
pittosporum 102
INDEX
plaintain
lily
130. 150
rabbit shapes 75.
105
Polxgonatum multijlorum
raffia
Polysticbum 129
reds 36,
pompon
scented
10.
152
107
meaning of 89
R
R
R
pressing 98
R.
coloring 106.
Scots pine
17
birthday 89
1-tl
Darling
R.
99
98 99
primrose 72, 104. 105. 133.
153
prince's feathers 12. 125.
127. 144
privet 129
9-1.
97
33
Primus 153
P. dulcislH
storing 108.
5.
stork's
Strutbiopteris See
preserving 102
germanica 1 52
rooms 66, 669
style 44. 45-7
S.
98
studio
styrafoam 19.
Sumac 132
20-3
sunny borders
supports 140-1
swags 33
53
Swan
sweet peas 98
153
silver-leaved everlasting
silver lichen
pumpkins 147
late.
1
15
River everlasting
58
silver
meaning of 89
silver
siting
arrangements
pressing 98
and 44
small headed yarrow 58
smoke
texture:
Rumex
46 7
Taxus baccata 55
tansy 58.
terracotta containers
Lemore' 131
S.t
Peter Pan'
x byhrida
113
tl
arrangement design
9.
40,
containers
125
Mimosa
ti
Solomon's
s<
97.
seal
1
133. 153
tree 151
T.
cordata 155
x eucblora 102
fi/landsia 155
southernwood 119
tolbos
tools
1(1
neapolitana 131
special occasions 70 91
132
53
Birthday 89.
159
i()
drying 94
thistk-s.
Tilia
>rrcl
41-3
s e
S.
style
58
\iolet 133
Symphytum tuberosa 133
safflo\ver91. 146
29-33
sweet
154
54
k)
arrangements 9
container arrangements 20.
crystallizing 104
U9
Mattaucaa
silver
obtusifolius 97.
108-9
148
IS.
bill
133, 150
shield fern
Quercus palustris
kraussiana 102
iris
Pseudosasa japonica 66
Queen Anne's
Selaginvlla 154
stonng 108
108, 153
P. nerifolia
Pd
Lights'
131
126
Zephryn Drouhin 130
Northern
54
shapes:
104
pressing 98
Protect
R.
R
R
pressing 98.
153
crystallizing
P.
66
spectabile
stinking
101
103
129
Mercedes' 66
seed heads 10
17,
R.
StacbysW, 118
dyeing 106
5.
104.
squill 154
53
121. 155
5.5.
10
5.
5.
58
R Favourite' 119
R Gerda 50. 134
R Golden Times' 10.
50 66 101
R.
54
58
Chanelle 131
105
95-7
32
Bridal Pink
R Handel' 119
R Jaguar' 66
R Megiddo' 113. 117
air
spheres 26. 31
Sedum
Christian Dior'
04
89
gifts
Scilla sibirica
123
10
scissors 140
dyeing 106
posies 16,
38
poplar 10
6,
scented geraniums
ribbons 136
poppies
scent
reedmace 155
rhododendron 129
setiferum plumosa-
dn isilobum 153
scarecrows 81. 82
139
Ranunculus asiaticus 101,
136,
78-9
Easter 78,
S.a.
153
133. 153
P.
76-7
5.
89-91
75-7
(9
topbnish 151
traveller's joj
11, 147
131
Acknowledgments
Author's acknowledgments
cree&
Christmas 88
24-5
would
Sally
like to
help in producing
101
tumbleweed 17. 155
Eros'
Hilton,
29
twig circle
this
art editor
their inspirational
all
twigs 136
Raworth. Alex
Starke}-,
minima 132
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Day
72,
ertkorclia 22.
41
tola
Valentine's
72-4
55
V.
odorata 133
x wittrockiana 98, 99.
105
pressing 98
Lesli
104
crystallizing
meaning of 89
l/tol55
wild arrangements
67
windflower
133
l-t5
144
wire, florist 136. 138
wire, for lengthening
stems
1-tO
wire cutters
l-i0
wiring
delicate flower-heads
95
wood\' \ine 26
wrapping flower-heads
108.
109
wreaths 29
Xerantbemutn
X.
annuum
\arrow
10. 44,
yellows 36,
yew
55
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for his
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winged
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