intriciate collages

DIY PROJECT
big blowsy arrangement
YOU WILL NEED:
• A large vase or container
• Various greens
• Three large focal flowers
• Five or six secondary flowers
• A few smaller spray flowers for fillers
FLOWERS:
• Assorted green foliage
• Hydrangea
• Japanese maple leaves
• Astrantia
• Garden rose
• Poppy
• Peony
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When using a large container make sure that your
greenery and flowers are tall enough. They should
be at least as tall as the height of the container.
Double if not two-thirds height is a good guide.
The last thing you want is your beautiful bouquet
looking like it is being swallowed up by the vase it
is in! If you make a lovely arrangement of greens
first, you can get away with fewer flowers – a
great way to save money. We added a few types
of green leaves, then some creamy hydrangeas
with their own leaves.
We then added in some rusty Japanese maple
leaves. Do not worry too much about structure
– you want your flowers to look casual, as they
grow in the garden.
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We then added some pale pink astrantia, which
have small flower heads with a nice long stem.
A variety of fragrant garden roses adds colour
and brings scent.
Finally, a couple of poppies were placed in up
high and a few magenta peonies a little lower.