This was my compromise!
I thought it best to give the lady some of what I knew she liked ........ thanks Rosa!. Maple’s post gave me some inspiration with the clustered design ..... thanks Maple!
I was too chicken to go too arty but thought this worked as a compromise.
Doing it in sections made it much easier to handle ........ I made all the sections up separately and then joined them together at the end. The collar of pink astilbe worked really well ........... it softened the whole design and I was able to make sure the short stems were in the water.
She seemed very pleased when we delivered it but she is used to getting massive bouquets so I suppose the novelty must wear off a bit .................. I’ll let you know if he comes back again
I'll post a better quality pic in the gallery.