There were so many gorgeous dahlias blooming this week that demanded to be cut that I thought we’d start a new 3 part series. In this episode, I’m cutting flowers to create color palettes for the dahlias in two distinct color stories and talking about the process of choosing colors to enhance show stopping flowers. I’ll also talk about cutting with a plan for size and scale, both in the size and shape of the flowers as well as thinking about what size you want the finished piece.
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5 Comments
So very enjoyable! Thank you! I may have ordered that gathering basket. 👀👀
Such beautiful flowers and colors you have. Thank you for explaining the different sizes to use in an arrangement. Thank you for the video 🌸🙏🏼
Love these videos !
I don't know how I missed this one, it was perfect for me, as I am planning my landscaping and wondering what to do with the "Stainless Steel" rose that does not go with anything else in my yard. (Look that Weeks rose up, it might be wonderful for you.) For years I made arrangements for my grandmother every month from the flowers from her yard, now I would like to be able to do that with my yard. One note, she had those metal frogs and they were usually harder to work with than making the foliage base (something I learned from her flower arranging books from the 50's) and adding the flowers in the "web" of foliage…glad I stumbled on a good way to do it.
Thank you for your design insight!!