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Extra Features and Video Online FloristsReview.com R E A D O N L I N E 39 BOTANICALS • Helianthus annuus (sunflower, mirasol) • Tulipa spp. (Fringed Double tulip, Crispa Double tulip) • Tulipa spp. (Peony-flowered tulip, Double Late tulip) • Ranunculus spp. Butterfly ™ series (butterfly buttercup, butterfly Ranunculus) • Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' (snowball, Guelder rose) • Watsonia spp. (bugle lily) • Anigozanthos flavidus (kangaroo paw) • Boronia heterophylla (red Boronia, Kalgan Boronia) • Astilbe japonica (false goat's beard, false spirea/Spiraea, florist's spirea/Spiraea) • Afrocarpus gracilior/ A. falcatus/A. elongatus (formerly Podocarpus gracilior) (weeping Podocarpus, African fern pine, fern Podocarpus) • Monstera deliciosa (Swiss-cheese plant, split-leaf philodendron) • Bleach preserved fern • Moss HARD GOODS from Smithers-Oasis/ OASIS Floral Products • OASIS ® Event Saddle • OASIS ® Midnight Floral Foam Maxlife Grande Brick • OASIS ® Midnight Waterproof Tape • OASIS ™ Bind Wire • OASIS ™ Bullion Wire • OASIS ® Water Picks, 4¾" Pointed Pick (shown) or OASIS ® Water Tubes, 4" • OASIS ® UGLU ™ Adhesive Dashes • FloraLife ® Express Universal 300 vase nutrient solution OTHER HARD GOODS • Metal stand • Cylinder wine glasses • Votive candleholders and candles • Pin frogs/pin holders/ kenzans Step 2 Place the event saddle atop a riser or stand. For security, wire the saddle to the metal stand with OASIS ™ Bind Wire, using the holes on the four corners of the base of the saddle. You can do this easily on site. Step 3 Arrange branches of weeping Podocarpus to establish the shape and size of the arrangement. Step 4 Arrange Monstera leaves at the edges of the design, to contrast with the weeping Podocarpus, and then arrange sunflowers, to create the focal area of the arrange- ment. Follow those placements with stems of free-form butterfly Ranunculus and tulips, to create additional dimension and depth. Step 5 Finish the main arrangement by placing stems of Watsonia, Viburnum, Boronia, Astilbe and bleached preserved fern, as well as additional butterfly Ranunculus and tulips. Step 6 To adorn the lower portion of the stand and add interest at tabletop level, first fill two OASIS ® Water Picks or OASIS ® Water Tubes with FloraLife ® Express Universal 300 nutrient solution. Next, attach the water tubes to the lower portions of one front leg and one back leg of the metal stand with OASIS ® UGLU ™ Adhesive Dashes. For additional security, bind the water tubes to the legs of the stand with OASIS ™ Bind Wire. Place OASIS ® UGLU ™ Adhesive Dashes onto the water tubes, and then cover the water tubes with moss. Further secure the moss to the water tubes with wrappings of OASIS ™ Bullion Wire. Place a few stems of flowers into each water tube (I used peony-flowered tulips and kangaroo paws). Step 7 To create accent arrangements for the tabletop, first place a small metal pin frog into each of two cylinder wine glasses, and then arrange a few stems of flowers into each wine glass (I used tulips and, to cover the pin frogs, Viburnum blooms). Further adorn the tabletop with votive candles—and additional wine-glass arrangements, if desired. Materials Extra Features and Video Online FloristsReview.com R E A D O N L I N E 39

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