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37 Step 1 Soak two bricks of OASIS ® Midnight Floral Foam in FloraLife ® Express Universal 300 flower food solution. Stack them horizontally, one atop the other, in an ECOssentials ™ Rectangle Planter. Tape the floral foam into the container with OASIS ® Midnight Waterproof Tape. Step 2 Arrange stems of larkspur vertically toward the back of the container, from one end of the container to the other. Next, arrange stems of spray roses low in the design, in a diagonal line from the front to the back of the design. Arrange stems at varying heights to create depth. Step 3 Arrange stems of Ranunculus, some low, in the base of the design, and others higher in the design. Leave space between some of the flowers to expose the intriguing black floral foam. Step 4 Bind three blades of lily grass at their base (1 inch to 2 inches from the ends) with bullion wire. Next, weave the blades of lily grass together with bullion wire, starting at the ends, by weaving the wire over and under alternating blades in a zigzag pattern, until you reach the tips. Finally, bind the tips together with bullion wire. Create two of these components. Step 5 Arrange the two woven lily- grass components into the de- sign by inserting the stem ends into the floral foam and wiring small wood picks to the tips. Step 6 Finish the design by arranging stems and sprigs of heather and free-form coils of OASIS ™ Aluminum Wire. STEP BY STEP MATERIALS BOTANICALS Consolida ajacis/C. ambigua (larkspur, rocket larkspur, doubtful knight's spur) Rosa spp. (spray rose) Ranunculus asiaticus (Persian buttercup) Calluna vulgaris (heather, Scotch heather, ling) Liriope muscari (lily grass) HARD GOODS ECOssentials ™ Rectangle Planter (Bamboo) OASIS ® Midnight Floral Foam OASIS ® Midnight Waterproof Tape OASIS ® Aluminum Wire (Red) OASIS ® UGLU ™ Adhesive Dashes FloraLife ® Express Universal 300 Wired wood picks (2.5" or 3") Step 7 Arrange blades of lily grass in an artful manner on the left side of the design, to reflect and balance the woven lily-grass components on the right side.

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