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Container Grown Plant with Flowers
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Materials needed:
Potted plant, prefer a full, single plant such as Pothos or ivy
Basket to sit potted plant in
Water picks
10 stems Liatris,
5 stems Alstromeria
7 stems carnations
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Directions:
-Place potted plant in lined basket
-Fill water picks with water that has had “flower food” added
-Begin by placing 3 stems of Liatris together for the main line
(tallest piece is 1 1/2 width of basket/pot plant; using 3 stems makes
bolder, heavier main line – may need to unobtrusively wire these first
3 stems together); then, in a roughly triangular fashion, place the
other Liatris, forming the outline of the design (see first photo
example)
-Reinforce and begin to fill design area with Alstromeria, placing
stems/flowers so that they are inside the triangular outline of the
design made by the Liatris. You may find that you need to
“prune” out some of the flower stems of the Alstromeria and use them
separately in water picks. (See second photo example)
-Place several carnation blooms in each water pick and fill in spaces,
placing so that the triangular feel of the design is carried by the
color and placement of the carnations. (See photo example)
This design will work with any combination of colors and flower
types.
Example is in basket/pot measuring 10” across and has height of 28”.
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