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Originally Posted by treen
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. |
That looks fantastic Treen, Bit on the Heavy side!!! I think the groupings work really well as they make the whole design more defined and gives impact to each flower type. Good idea of tying the groups together first I wouldn't have thought of that one and would have had a real job getting everything to stay in place.
He's a fool if he doesn't come back.
