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MATERIALS
BOTANICALS
• Tulipa spp. (double-fl owered tulip)
• Ranunculus asiaticus
(Persian buttercup)
• Ranunculus spp.
Butterfl y
™
Series 'Phytalos'
(butterfl y buttercup,
butterfl y Ranunculus)
• Zinnia elegans
(common Zinnia,
youth-and-old-age)
• Achillea millefolium
(common yarrow, cottage yarrow,
Western yarrow, milfoil)
• Anethum graveolens (dill)
• Eucalyptus stuartiana/
E. bridgesiana subsp. malacoxylon
(apple box, applegum, but-but)
• Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'
(Diabolo
®
ninebark,
purple-leaved Eastern ninebark)
• Dried grasses
HARD GOODS
• OASIS
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BIND-IT
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Tape (Green)
Step 1
Prepare the fl owers and foliages by
removing any nodules, thorns and/or leaves
from the bottom halves of the stems. This is
crucial for creating hand-tied bouquets.
Step 2
Lay out the botanicals in groups, by type,
so you can quickly build the bouquet and
easily see the numbers of remaining materials
as you progress. Keep fl owers that are
easily water stressed—or even all fl owers—
in containers of fl ower nutrient solution
while you design.
Step 3
Begin with mass and fi ller botanicals,
placing the fi rst stem in your left hand
and holding the stem 7 to 8 inches down
from the fl ower head. Place the second
stem over the top of the fi rst stem, at a
45-degree angle, at the binding point
(where you are holding the stems).
Heads to the left, stems to the right.
Rotate the bouquet a half turn.
Step 4
Continue to place stems of mass and fi ller
materials—yarrow, tulips and Ranunculus—
over the binding point. Heads to the left,
stems to the right, and rotate the bouquet
after each stem placement. Group like
fl owers together. Trim the stems a few
inches after placing every 10 to 15 stems,
to keep the bouquet light and balanced
as you work.
MATERIALS
Step 5
Keep your left hand relaxed, and allow
the botanicals to spread outward as you
design the bouquet. Maintain the spiral
by adding stems only in the direction of
the spiral. Raise, lower and rotate blooms
to create dimension, depth and airy
movement. Finish the perimeter of the
bouquet by adding stems of linear
botanicals like grasses and Eucalyptus.
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