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Flower Arranging
Arranging Evergreens
Winter is the obvious time of the year when evergreens are essential for arrangement, though certain evergreens are invaluable throughout the year on account of their color and shape.
Green Arrangements
The Use of Green in Arrangements The idea of using green by itself for an arrangement is almost contemporary.
Using Plants in Decoration
The role of potted plants in decoration should not be forgotten. At one time, these would never have been considered subjects for flower arrangements, but today pot-et-fleur, or the arrangement of…
International Flower Arrangement
Can anything in the world be more international than flowers, trees and flowering shrubs?
Using Occasional Tables to Display House Plants
Occasional tables of every shape and size form good bases for displays. Grouped green plants on a long side table can highlight a picture, reflect in a mirror or act as a foil to favorite objects.
Foliage Arrangements
The Value of Foliage in Floral Design The appreciation of foliage seems to depend very much on two things, first the value of green as a color (the consideration of the various tones and shades which…
Ferns, Mosses and Lichens for Dried Displays
The happy return to popularity of hardy ferns, which can be grown in an otherwise difficult and almost uninhabitable shady garden corner, where they can make such wonderful foils to hostas and other…
Flower Arranging With Eremurus (Fox-Tail Lily)
Decorative Value of Eremurus The eremurus or fox-tail lily (sometimes called the giant asphodel), is one of the most useful plants for tall arrangements, equally suitable for weddings, pedestal vases…
Arrangements With Grey and Silver Foliaged Plants
Value of Grey and Silver Foliage in Arrangements It would be difficult to over estimate the value of these plants for indoor decoration, either used on their own, or in contrast to other foliage or…