I looked out over the balcony of our apartment the other day to see the neighbours below us had made an arrangement on their balcony. It was difficult to see well from above but what caught my eye was the way they’d used driftwood from Lara Bay to set their arrangement. It was a sun-bleached, very [...]
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This week I’ve bought some of yet another of my favourite flowers – Gerberas. They are so bright and bold. If a flower is red, then Gerberas are scarlet, if a flower is yellow the Gerberas are sunshine! The problem is that Gerberas don’t last long in arrangements and many florists wire them to keep them [...] It’s time for a rant now! I’m fed up seeing Chrysanthemums being abused by flower arrangers. They are used as fillers in bouquets and then arrangements or they are horrifically misused, tightly packed together in ‘pictures’ or to spell out words. I was reminded of this misuse today when walking past queued traffic and specifically a [...] Thought I was in trouble today! My wife was in hospital for a small operation and I dropped her off at the hospital but then couldn’t stay as I had agreed to fit a new kitchen in my parents’ home and I’d left them with no water and no cooking facilities. So I asked Cathy’s [...] I hope you all missed me! I went on a trip last week with some children from school and it meant that all week I didn’t have access to a computer. What I did have access to was the most wonderful plant experience I’ve ever encountered. We took the children to the Eden Project in Cornwall UK [...] Hot weather’s arrived in the UK and in Cyprus and my arrangements are suffering here in the UK. It’s fine doing an arrangement and making it look stunning, placing it in the perfect position but it’s disheartening seeing your hard work wilting within a day of its creation. So what can you do about it? - Use the [...] OK, whilst I can give you tips and ideas on what to do, there’s nothing like the real thing and I was reminded of that this week when a friend invited me to the flower arranging club she runs at our local church. She’s been arranging flowers as an amateur for years and has become [...] Apart from the obvious ones like cauliflower and broccoli, there are many other flowers that make interesting food. Here’s a few ideas… Elderflower Cordial Ingredients Shake the elderflower heads to remove any insects, don’t wash them or you’ll lose the all important pollen! Meanwhile bring the [...] I don’t get to watch much television, not that there’s usually much to watch but last night I was at a loose end and channel surfed. Amongst the usual batch of soaps was a programme that caught my eye called ‘Grow Your Own Drugs’! Now this is not what you may think so please read on…. The [...] Time spent preparing your flowers ready for arranging (also called ‘conditioning’) will be repaid by longer lasting arrangements which will show your blooms off at their best. The most common reason for wilting of cut flowers is trapped air in the stem preventing the take up of water to the bloom. Conditioning helps overcome this by removing [...] |
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