These classes are a great way to dip into the art of flower arranging and try it out. Infuse a bit of floral therapy into your month with our Summer Wildflower Workshop! Learn a larger-scale vase arrangement. We will cover composition, scale, balance, and how to make larger arrangements fit into the landscape of your home.
All the classes are held online, so they can be accessed from anywhere. If you are already part of one of our career courses, Floral Foundations, A Career with Flowers, or the full Career Bundle, you receive automatic, free entry into these live classes!
I´ve been working with dried flowers since I was a teen. I have tried nearly every way to dry frlowers from silica gel to hang drying to water drying! My preferred methods now are:
hang dry
air dry
water dry
I like my dried flowers all natural (no dyes, please!), a bit curly and crusty! I look at dried flowers as a way to prolong the life of my summer blooms, but just for a few seasons more. I don´t need them kicking around much longer than that. I see a lot of claims and statements from companies of fake flowers or dried flowers or artificial stems who use the selling point of making flowers last forever. That actually drives me away from their products and I think those sort of statements show just how disconnected we are from nature. Flowers and greens don’t need to last forever. Ít is their fleeting nature that make them so appealing to us.
Here are a few tips to make a wire-free dried wreath:
-Use flowers like statice, strawflower, or hydrangea because they retain their colors well (hydrangea might change colors but they will remain vibrant).
-Use a biodagradable twine so that the entire wreath can be composted. In the tutorial, I used a suede twine because it was what I had on hand. It can be removed and then re-used.
-You can see instructions for the wreath base and more fresh-to dry, and dried flower projects in Field, Flower, Vase.
-After you fill the wreath out, hang it up and add in extra stems to finish off the design. You can secure them with twine or free-stem it by using the grid you have already created to hold them in place.
Peonies are a favorite for most people in late spring! The showy blossoms emit the sweetest, rarest fragrance, and the fleeting time period they are available makes peonies all the more desireable. Stunning on their own or mixed in with textured, seasonal stems, peonies offer a happy, pastel note to any room.
I made this arrangement with:
peony
reflexed roses
mustard flowers
climbing roses
peony greens
rose greens
honeysuckle
privet
scented geranium
Privet is such an underrated filler! I loved mixing it in here. The Cecile Brunner climbing roses were cast-offs from a local landscaper. They have a very unruly, unkept look about them which contrasts so beautifully with the perfectly formed peonies. The climbers add a wild note to the arrangement to keep it from being overly sweet.
Be sure to conditon peonies properly and refresh water for the ultimate long-lasting peony arrangement.
Try these tips for peony arrangements:
Try using peony greens for the base of your arrangement or for accent.
If one or two peonies in the bunch is too old and falling apart, remove all the petals and use just the center of the flower for texture and interest in your arrangement.
Keep peonies away from bright sun if you want them to have a longer vase life. They are very sensitive to warmth and light.
Take a look at the full peony arrangement video here:
