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FloristsReview.com 43 BOTANICALS • Paeonia intersectional hybrid × 'Bartzella' (Itoh peony, intersectional peony) • Rosa spp. 'Akito' (hybrid tea rose) • Paphiopedilum spp. (lady-slipper orchid, lady's slipper orchid, slipper orchid, cypripedium) • Alstroemeria aurea/ A. aurantiaca 'Bali' (Peruvian lily, lily-of-the-Incas) • Ranunculus spp. Butterfly ™ series 'Litai' (butterfly buttercup, butterfly crowfoot, butterfly Ranunculus) • Sarracenia alata (yellow pitcher plant, yellow trumpet) • Limonium sinuatum 'Sinuet ™ Honey Apricot' (statice, sea lavender) • Leucadendron galpinii (Galpin's conebush, hairless conebush, silver balls) • Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow' (doghobble, switch ivy, drooping laurel, fetterbush) • Begonia spp. leaves HARD GOODS • FibreFloral ™ Design Media from Smithers-Oasis • OASIS ™ Foam Cage • OASIS ™ Florist Netting • OASIS ™ Florist Wire (22 gauge) • Gold enamel wire (24 gauge) • UNNI 100% Compostable Bags with Handles (1.6 gallon/6 liter) MATERIALS STEP BY STEP STEP 1. Soak a brick of FibreFloral ™ Design Media in flower nutrient solution until it is thoroughly saturated. Next, allow the brick to "drain" for a minute or two, and then place it into a compostable bag. The bag will help retain moisture in the Design Media brick, and UNNI-brand compostable bags are thin enough to pierce easily with flower and foliage stems. Finally place the bagged Design Media brick into a floral-foam cage. STEP 2. Wire crumpled chicken wire to the floral- foam cage, in a formation of your choice, with florist wire, to extend the dimension and establish the shape of the design. Arrange fresh floral materials that will hold up for a time without water into the chicken wire portion. STEP 3. Prepare the floral- foam cage for hanging by spiraling or braiding three lengths of 24-gauge decorative wire, to increase the tensile strength, and then wiring the spiraled or braided "cable" to either the floral- foam cage or the chicken wire, or both. STEP 4. Arrange foliage to establish the shape and size of the design and to camouflage the mechanics. Place a bucket underneath the hanging construction to catch any dripping water. STEP 5. Arrange flowers, establishing and maintaining physical (and visual) balance as you work. This finished design measures approximately 48" x 14".

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