Presenting

Extra Features and Video Online FloristsReview.com R E A D O N L I N E 35 Extra Features and Video Online FloristsReview.com R E A D O N L I N E 35 DRIED BOTANICALS from Schusters of Texas • Gourd Dippers, 2" x 4", Natural Speckled (Lagenaria siceraria; dipper gourd, bottle gourd) • Gourd Dippers, 4" x 10", Spring Green (Lagenaria siceraria; dipper gourd, bottle gourd) • Sponge Mushroom, Natural (Armillaria mellea; honey mushroom, honey fungus) • Setaria, Light Green (Setaria italica; foxtail millet) • Phalaris, Natural (Phalaris canariensis; canary grass) • Fantail Willow (Salix sachalinensis/ S. udensis; Japanese fantail willow) FRESH BOTANICALS • Rosa spp. 'Nina' (hybrid tea rose) • Rosa spp. 'Tess' (garden Rose) • Eustoma grandifl orum/ Lisianthus russellianus (double-fl owered prairie gentian) • Ranunculus spp. Butterfl y ™ series (butterfl y buttercup, butterfl y crowfoot, butterfl y Ranunculus) • Echinops ritro (globe thistle) • Xerochrysum bracteatum (strawfl ower) • Clematis virginiana vine (wild Clematis, devil's darning needle, old-man's beard) • Viburnum opulus var. americanum berries (American cranberry bush) • Nandina domestica (heavenly bamboo, sacred bamboo) • Panicum elegans/P. capillare 'Frosted Explosion' (witchgrass, old-witch grass) • Vitis viniferous (grapevine, with leaves) HARD GOODS from Bill Doran Company • OASIS ® FibreFloral ™ Design Media • OASIS ® Brick Tray, Triple • OASIS ™ Aluminum Wire • OASIS ® Hot-melt Glue • OASIS ® Waterproof Tape STEP 3 BASE WITH FOLIAGES, GOURDS AND GRAPEVINE. Arrange sprigs of heavenly bamboo foliage, stems of fresh grapevine and the gourds into the natural fi ber fl oral foam. Pay attention to the shape and movement the necks of the large dipper gourds create in the design. Create depth and negative space by looping lengths of leafy fresh grapevine in and around the foam. STEP 4 LAYER IN FRESH AND DRIED MATERIALS. Tuck bright-colored blooms deep into the design to create depth. Add dried textural materials at different levels within the design. TIP: When inserting delicate or bulky stems into natural fi ber fl oral foam, use a knife to create a pilot hole for easy stem insertion. STEP 5 BUILD UPON THE DESIGN USING PARALLEL STEM PLACEMENTS. Continue arranging fresh and dried botanicals in a vegetative manner (positioned as they would grow in nature). Group smaller materials, including the smaller dipper gourds, for visual impact. Materials Materials

• Cover