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Ingredients of a Beautifully Wild Bouquet
Layer these branches, flowers and leaves for a stunning DIY flower arrangement
Creating a well-structured and visually stunning seasonal floral arrangement can be as easy as an elementary school math equation. The best part is, with a little instruction and floral knowledge bestowed on us by our friends at Studio Choo, there is no incorrect result. And every time you add up the pieces you are bound to be inspired and surprised. Whether constructing a fabulous holiday centerpiece or a simply lovely bedside bouquet, just add up three basic layers for your own wild yet elegant autumnal arrangement.
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1. Base layer. Commonly treated as a filler layer, the base is actually the keystone of the arrangement and should be treated as an overall enhancement to the arrangement. When gathering materials for the base layer, look around your neighborhood as well as the store — beautiful branches and flowers with sturdy stems will hold the rest of the arrangement in place.
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This layer goes into the vase first. Studio Choo's Jill Rizzo suggests using 6-10 stems. For a simpler arrangement use less variety, while choosing many different plants will create a rich and layered arrangement.
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- Deciduous tree branches
- Smoke tree
- Chokecherry
- Scented geranium
- Amaranthus
- Sedum
- Kumquat
- Rosehips
This layer goes into the vase first. Studio Choo's Jill Rizzo suggests using 6-10 stems. For a simpler arrangement use less variety, while choosing many different plants will create a rich and layered arrangement.
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| Amaranthus, deciduous tree branches |
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| Oak and Chinese Pistache tree branches, chokecherry |
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| Scented geranium, kumquat, chokecherry |
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Sedum, rosehips, scented geranium
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| Amaranthus, sedum, deciduous tree foliage, rosehips, scented geranium, kumquat, chokecherry |
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2. Focal flowers. Use focal flowers as accents and to direct your eye around the arrangement. Begin with the largest and most prolific blooms with the strongest stems, followed by smaller flowers.
Try: Peony ‘Coral Charm’, snapdragon, echinacea pod (coneflower), tree peony, parrot tulip, ranunclus, anemone, roses.
Cluster and orient the buds around the arrangement depending on the directions from which it will be viewed from once finished. Don't focus too much on uniform spacing or size. There is no prescribed number of stems needed, but Rizzo suggests sticking to odd numbers.
Try: Peony ‘Coral Charm’, snapdragon, echinacea pod (coneflower), tree peony, parrot tulip, ranunclus, anemone, roses.
Cluster and orient the buds around the arrangement depending on the directions from which it will be viewed from once finished. Don't focus too much on uniform spacing or size. There is no prescribed number of stems needed, but Rizzo suggests sticking to odd numbers.
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| Echinacea pod |
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| Peony ‘Coral Charm’, parrot tulip |
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Peony ‘Coral Charm’, snapdragon
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| Echinacea pod |
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Anemone
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Echinacea pod
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Peony ‘Coral Charm', parrot tulip
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Ranunclus
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Ranunclus, echinacea pod, anemone
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| Peony ‘Coral Charm', snapdragon, ranunculus, echinacea pod, anemone |
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| 3. Bits and pieces. Following the base layer, feel free to add succulents and even fruit to the arrangement using wooden skewers and floral glue. The shape and texture will create a beautiful and unusual arrangement and definitely emphasize the seasonality of it. Try:
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| Tree peony, roses, grasses, viburnum berry, bittersweet, Heuchera ‘Peach Melba’, persimmons |
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| Succulents |
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Persimmons, bittersweet
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Viburnum berry, bittersweet, persimmons, Heuchera ‘Peach Melba’, ranunculus
More: How to make a bouquet with these flowers, branches and leaves
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Comments
yellowbootsandsnowshoes Thanks! perfect article for a November day!
18 months ago · Like
candie wu Wow I like it
18 months ago · Like
oldunc I'm not sure what's meant by wild- certainly there are no wild peonies in this area, and if there were they wouldn't look like that.
18 months ago · Like
DUEALBERI Fantastic flowers, thank you for sharing them!
13 months ago · Like
Ideabook updated on April 9, 2012.
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