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Step 3 Arrange stems of bells-of-Ireland vertically next to and behind the Delphinium placements. Arrange stems of stocks and Calathea leaves to extend horizontally from one side of the design, and arrange stems of Mokara orchids, Goanna Claw ™ and laua'e fern to extend horizontally from the opposite side of the design. Incorporate additional color and texture by arranging, in groups, stems of chocolate lace flower, silver Brunia, Hypericum and hanging Amaranthus into the base of the design. Extra Features and Video Online FloristsReview.com R E A D O N L I N E 31 Step 1 Thoroughly soak one brick of floral foam in properly proportioned flower nutrient solution, and place it into the liner provided with the wood planter. Arrange Japanese aralia leaves atop the surface of the floral foam. Next, arrange stems of Gladiolus and Delphinium vertically and parallel to each other, with space between the flower types, to create the two main vertical lines. Step 2 Arrange Dianthus, Hydrangea, roses and lotus pods, clustered and grouped, into the base of the design. Cut one lotus pod in half, and hot-glue both pieces to the front of the planter, to create an extended terraced effect. Arrange pheasant feathers vertically above the lotus pods, to create another vertical group and to extend the line of the terracing effect. Step 4 Arrange stems of Anthurium in the front center of the design, and place stems of Flexi Grass ™ to create dynamic curvilinear lines in the design. MATERIALS BOTANICALS • Anthurium andraeanum 'Gypsy' (flamingo lily, tailflower) from Green Point Nurseries • × Mokara spp. (Mokara orchid) from Green Point Nurseries • Rosa spp. 'Mondial', stem dyed (hybrid tea rose) from Virgin Farms • Gladiolus spp. (sword lily, corn flag) • Delphinium × Belladonna (larkspur) • Moluccella laevis (bells of-Ireland, shellflower) • Matthiola incana (stock, gillyflower) • Hydrangea macrophylla (hortensia, French Hydrangea) • Dianthus barbatus (hybrid sweet William) • Hypericum androsaemum (tutsan, St. John's wort) • Daucus carota (chocolate lace flower, chocolate Queen Anne's lace) • Amaranthus caudatus (love-lies-bleeding, tassel flower, foxtail amaranth) • Berzelia albiflora (formerly Brunia albiflora/Brunia laevis) (silver Brunia, knob bush, coffee bush) • Fatsia japonica (Japanese aralia, glossy-leaved paper plant) • Calathea insignis (rattlesnake plant) from Green Point Nurseries • Microsorum grossum 'Laua'e', syn. Phymatosorus grossus (laua'e fern, wart fern, musk fern, maile-scented fern) from Green Point Nurseries • Schoenus melanostachys (Flexi Grass ™ , black bog-rush) • Caustis recurvata (Goanna Claw ™ , curly sedge, pubic hair sedge) • Nelumbo nucifera, pod (lotus, sacred lotus, Indian lotus) HARD GOODS • Woodland Planter (White, 9.5" x 4.5", 64847.01) from Accent Décor • OASIS ® Floral Foam Maxlife • OASIS ® All-temperature Glue Sticks • Pheasant feathers Step by Step

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