Dried Flower Arranging 1205787786 We do not have to go far in our search for materials, once we are aware of what Nature offers. Trees alone give us buds and branches, fruits and leaves. In winter, when branches of deciduous trees are bare, there are many interesting curves to bring distinction to our arrangements. Since form is as interesting as color, trees can contribute much through their different phases of development. Buds can be arrested at various stages of growth if they are brought inside, where they can be arranged immediately or stored for future use. And every back yard or garden includes shrubs with wonderful possibilities of flowers and foliage.

Evergreens include a wealth of material to dry or to use fresh with a collection of dried flowers and foliage. In my own mind the texture of evergreens has a certain relation to styles in decoration. For an Early American room, informally furnished, I like the leatherleaf viburnum. The aristocrat of all broad-leaved evergreens is, of course, boxwood. This is well suited to eighteenth-century decoration. Evergreens of bold design like fire-thorn or euonymus belong in contemporary rooms. The dark lustrous foliage of aucuba will be charming when used with both styles. Photinia, Scotch broom, laurel, holly, various types of privet, nandina, and spotted or gold-dust aucuba look well with many decors.




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May 19, 2012