Cut Flowers and Floral Design: Theme - Candee - Sticks n Stones

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Author Content haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 10, 2008 7:58 AM Post #4645354 March 10, 2008 Since I don't have much in bloom thought I would pick something I can perhaps work with. Now I need to go an get an idea! Edited to say - of course flowers welcome! This message was edited Mar 10, 2008 8:24 AM pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) March 10, 2008 5:10 PM Post #4647455 Great idea! I'll have mine later this week! karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 10, 2008 5:49 PM Post #4647579 Awesome theme! This should be really interesting. diggerette Brooklyn, NY (Zone 7a) March 11, 2008 6:37 AM Post #4649660 Sounds good. I have lots of sticks and stones. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 11, 2008 7:16 AM Post #4649716 Sounded good until I remembered I need to do one as well LOL! Will try to put something together this eve as we are supposed to have sunshine for a few minutes! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 11, 2008 7:55 PM Post #4652065 Not the greatest show nor pic but here goes. Stones from the isle and quince branches although no blooms and a couple corkscrew willow (hard to see in back) and a bit of dried grasses. Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 11, 2008 7:58 PM Post #4652083 Not much better, think it may be time for a new camera? Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 11, 2008 9:23 PM Post #4652513 Very cool! Love the grass and enjoy the quince when it blooms! diggerette Brooklyn, NY (Zone 7a) March 12, 2008 7:14 AM Post #4653769 It is beautiful!! I (3x)love the swirlingness. :) Good Job! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 12, 2008 7:24 AM Post #4653781 Thanks Karma and Adele; however, I think it is a really "p poor" display. Think I'll see if I can't think outside the box and come up with something with a bit more pizazz. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) March 12, 2008 10:57 AM Post #4654307 Candee, I agree with the Karma and Adele. I love the movement of the display and the one long piece of ?grass is perfect. I think you did fantastic. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 12, 2008 12:15 PM Post #4654600 Thank you as well Traci, must admit I did work with that grass to get it to go where I wanted and got glue all over my fingers in the process, so ended up with the rocks for support on the bottom circles. Can't wait to see what you pros come up with! BTW anyone seen Terri, haven't noticed a post in a few days? This message was edited Mar 12, 2008 12:16 PM This message was edited Mar 12, 2008 1:29 PM terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 12, 2008 9:55 PM Post #4656575 Hi Candee, Great theme! I agree with everyone about the movement you have achieved, nice job. I like all the geometric shapes you have created, the dish and the vase are a good smooth contrast with the sticks and stones, lovely textures. I haven't had time to make anything this week yet, but tomorrow is my day off so I shall have a go at something! Oh, and thanks for missing me! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 13, 2008 7:23 AM Post #4657754 Well thanks. I only added the dish to have something to hold the stones that were holding the reeds LOL! terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 13, 2008 1:23 PM Post #4658982 I like the dish, it brings it all together, neatly! terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 13, 2008 6:51 PM Post #4660015 Haven't done mine yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing more sticks and stones from everyone! weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) March 14, 2008 11:59 PM Post #4666050 Found it! Great job Candee, man we gonna have to come up with some good ones now you've benchmarked it for us! Pressures on! diggerette Brooklyn, NY (Zone 7a) March 15, 2008 4:26 PM Post #4668007 O.K. Here is my stick and stones display. Click the image for an enlarged view. diggerette Brooklyn, NY (Zone 7a) March 15, 2008 4:28 PM Post #4668015 A close up of my favorite rocks. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 15, 2008 5:59 PM Post #4668333 Beautiful! and sleek, love the contrast in textures, very tidy! The way you have the light under / behind the display looks good and shows it off really well. I have my stones and my sticks, just haven't put them together yet! weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) March 16, 2008 1:27 AM Post #4669643 Oh nice Adele! Are they what you call "thunder eggs"? I'm going to go out and look for some inspiration! Sue karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 16, 2008 7:33 AM Post #4669923 Very nice, Adele. I agree with the color contrasts, but I find them very cohesive as well. The catkins on the willow goes so beautifully with the slate (?) tile. Awesome! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 16, 2008 9:48 AM Post #4670163 Lovely, is that quartz stone? I love the willows, reminds me I used to have a black pussy willow but it didnnt fare well after the 3rd. year and now is gone. Will have to look for another. ellesgh Humansville, MO March 16, 2008 2:26 PM Post #4670956 hi all here my stick and stone. i do no have a place to take picture so i use my washer o well here is the best pictyre i got princess kathy to all Click the image for an enlarged view. ellesgh Humansville, MO March 16, 2008 2:33 PM Post #4670981 here is the other picture princess kathy Click the image for an enlarged view. weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) March 17, 2008 4:47 AM Post #4673576 Theres that bl*%#y Princess Kathy again! She gets around! Love it ellesgh, Don't take it to the flower cafe or someone will drink it and probly get stoned! LOL (ah... I crack myself up) I know what you mean about finding a place to display for a photo. I'm no good at taking pictures inside, so I have to make my displays outside or in the window for good light. This one has taken a few days of wandering around for inspiration. Unfortunately, every time I go out in the garden, I get distracted with pruning, weeding, watering, fertilising, sitting, smelling flowers, playing with the dogs e.t.c. So I made an effort and did 2 arrangements! The first is a bunch of Gum nuts displayed on a candle dish, with a lump of drift wood over it, and African fountain grass poked into a small container of floral foam, (disguised with rocks) and the whole thing is surrounded by rocks. I had to make it on a fold out table In the gazebo. And cause I make things looking down on them, thats the way I had to take the picture too! May Princess Kathy always look down This message was edited Mar 17, 2008 7:49 PM Click the image for an enlarged view. weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) March 17, 2008 4:51 AM Post #4673579 I made this one in an old plough disc. Its driftwood again, stones and shells. Oh yeah, African fountian grass Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 17, 2008 7:52 AM Post #4673749 Great job elles, I like the idea of adding the water to the stones, it really makes them stand out. Sue, you are a riot and also a genius in your designs. They are both quite special. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 17, 2008 1:28 PM Post #4674925 WoW!! exciting arrangements...wonderful. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) March 17, 2008 6:27 PM Post #4675887 HERE!! Been out of town, but have to run pick up Teensy! I haven't done mine yet and don't have time to look at photos, but will later!! May Princess Kathy always have grand photos :oP I love you Miss Robbi!! I'll have to tell the Princess you are all playing. LOL!! diggerette Brooklyn, NY (Zone 7a) March 17, 2008 10:31 PM Post #4676806 Thank you Sue, Karma (Lana),Haighr and Terri,I used a rose quartz, geostones on a slate tile. I would love to have a few pink pussy willow trees. Sue, They may be thunder eggs, I call them geostones. They come whole and then you break them open and hopefully they will have crystals inside. Your arrangements are very artistic. I especially liked the fountain grass sticking out the drift wood. Good job! Hi Ellesgh, It's very cute! ellesgh Humansville, MO March 18, 2008 3:44 PM Post #4679335 hi all my stick are budding. princess kathy must love it. Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 18, 2008 6:00 PM Post #4679798 Ohhhhhh, ellesgh, you got little blooms of forsythia that you forced fed with the stones and water. Lovely. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 21, 2008 1:25 PM Post #4691263 Here's my sticks n stones. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 21, 2008 1:28 PM Post #4691275 closer view, using dried plant material, twigs, and Cores for the container against a pebble wall. Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 21, 2008 1:33 PM Post #4691288 sticks n stones! Thanks Candee for a challenging theme, it was fun to do! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 21, 2008 2:06 PM Post #4691415 Terri - that is phenomenal - what did you do, get concrete and make your own stone pillars? Definitely worth waiting to see, good job! Glad you enjoyed the challenge. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 21, 2008 2:21 PM Post #4691488 Yay you like it! Thanks Candee. I didn't make the cores!!! Cores are circular holes cut in the tarmac to show the formation of the road. My brother cuts these cores for site investigations in his job! He was happy to bring me a bag of them!! I already have some I use as edging around the borders in the garden. So that's what tarmac is made of!! ellesgh Humansville, MO March 21, 2008 2:49 PM Post #4691587 hi all all the stone and stick are so lovely it hard to just pick one elle princess kathy terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 21, 2008 3:19 PM Post #4691701 Thanks elle. diggerette Brooklyn, NY (Zone 7a) March 22, 2008 3:28 PM Post #4695695 I love it! Good job, Terri. I want those cores. weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) March 23, 2008 12:45 AM Post #4697675 Wow, Terri, I think we all agree the wait was worth it? Your usual talent and flair are radiating from this one. I too, love the cores! what a great idea. Mmmmm, where can I get me some of those? Hi Adele, yes your geostones are what they call thunder eggs over here (more Aussie slang I think) It was a fun one wasn't it? Have we got a new one? Never mind, I'll go and check it out now! Sue terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 23, 2008 12:03 PM Post #4698944 Thankyou Adele and Sue. Next time you see guys doing roadworks, ask the site Investigator for some cores!!!! I really didn't have a clue what to do for this theme for a long time! Sue, there isn't a new theme yet, anyone got a theme in mind? There is a new thread by Flamingo Carole who has asked for some help and ideas for making table arrangements using vegetables as the containers. Looking forward to seeing what other sticks n stones arrangements turn up! karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 23, 2008 8:45 PM Post #4700705 Candee, your theme was a hit. Look at all these creative arrangements. Sue, I have to have that African fountain grass! I was gonna ask if that's an Australian native, but duh. . .it's called african fountain grass. weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) March 24, 2008 5:20 AM Post #4701858 Hey karma, Its botanical name is Pennisetum setaceum 'purpureum' and it comes in a giant form (up to 1.5m) or a standard size (about 1m) [HYPERLINK@images.google.com] It looks crap in winter, but comes good in spring after a hard prune! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 24, 2008 4:01 PM Post #4703985 oh, oh, I have another idea, ru interested. I don't make arrangements that well but do have great ideas, may I take another turn please? Candee karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 24, 2008 5:40 PM Post #4704348 Thanks Sue. I think I have red fountain grass seeds which look similar, but the flowering part may look different. May give those a try. Candee, saw your new theme. . .sounds exciting! Here's my sticks and stones. . .late as usual. Curly willow sticks, japanese maple, flowering quince, and faux stones (they're actually votive holders). Click the image for an enlarged view. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 24, 2008 5:41 PM Post #4704354 2nd view, closeup Click the image for an enlarged view. weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) March 25, 2008 4:18 AM Post #4706562 Hey Karma, better late than never! Beautiful! I love the urn/vase. Very egyptian shape. Is the maple from your garden? I would love to have a maple, but its a struggle to keep them looking nice in our humid climate. Do you get many fruit from your quince? Are they edible? All in all, a lovely arrangement, and I think the placing of your branches gives a new dimension, as without them, it wouldn't be nearly as striking! Sue haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 25, 2008 7:14 AM Post #4706700 Magnificent - I love the placement of the branches and quince is so pretty. karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) March 25, 2008 12:05 PM Post #4707780 Thanks ladies. Sue, my garden is very new. I bought the flowering quince about a month ago and the maple 2 weeks ago. Took a lot for me to snip those. . .gritted my teeth while doing so. Thanks for the critique. Candee, some of the petals on the quince came off as I was "arranging". I'm sad to see the flowers starting to fade on my the plant as well. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 25, 2008 12:33 PM Post #4707890 Lovely arrangement Karma. nice earthy colours and perfect balance. I agree with Sue, better late than never! weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) March 26, 2008 5:23 AM Post #4710764 Oohhh, Karma, I can't believe you snipped your new plants! At least you used it wisely, and we are able to share your new plants too. Thanks Karma! jordankittyjo Bessemer, AL March 26, 2008 9:29 AM Post #4711191 sorry to butt in but thought y'all might be interested in this [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 1:47 PM Post #4712336 Thanks for the link, you are not butting in, but welcome here! Are you going to try a sticks n stones arrangement?!!!!!!!!! jordankittyjo Bessemer, AL March 26, 2008 1:49 PM Post #4712343 i'm not very talented, but love lurking here and seeing all the lovely arrangments. hope y'all don't mind terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 1:57 PM Post #4712384 Dont mind at all, nice having you around! bet you have got talent, you just don't know it yet! jordankittyjo Bessemer, AL March 26, 2008 2:02 PM Post #4712408 thanks. i think i'll stick to wht i know- gardening haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 26, 2008 2:09 PM Post #4712430 Hey I don't have a clue what I am doing either, but have some professional help here on these threads. The idea is to just have fun, least that is my thoughts on it. As far as my knowledge there is no absolute right or wrong to flower arranging, if it looks good to my eye, then away we go! terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 26, 2008 2:16 PM Post #4712458 well said Candee! we are just having fun. There are some 'real' florists with experience lurking, shame they don't come and help us!! pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) March 30, 2008 10:15 PM Post #4732965 LOVED all of them!! I hopefully will get the time later to add mine. I really want to do this theme. Karma, you are soooo zen!! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) March 31, 2008 7:19 AM Post #4734259 Hey Traci, just jump in whenever you get an opportunity. That is the beauty of a new thread for each theme, we can keep better track of what is what! pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) March 31, 2008 3:33 PM Post #4736330 How's this for sticks and stones. Hodge Podge Container 3 Japanese Maples 1 wisteria with the leaves on the top (my stick is the trunk) 4 hycynthia foliage 2 unknown bulbs foliage the stones are the lining the back porch beds. Dried oak leaves provided by mother nature HAHA!! This is my crazy pot! Mom planted the wisteria and 3 maples for ease of bringing them here. Luckily, I never took them out of the pot. She didn't know the hycynthia bulbs were in there. I have found random bulbs, rooted but just laying on the dirt under TONS of leaves. Talk about a surprise container!! ROTFLMBO Click the image for an enlarged view. terriculture london (United Kingdom) March 31, 2008 5:20 PM Post #4736754 Love this one Traci, quite an abstract idea! sticks and stones achieved in a natural setting. Land Art!!! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 1, 2008 7:23 AM Post #4739442 Very nice Traci, you did well to leave it alone in the pot, I really like the maples the color is just the addition needed to the greens. The bulbs take on the appearance of rocks not to mention the stones in the setting. Bravo! karmaplace New Orleans, LA (Zone 8b) April 1, 2008 8:25 AM Post #4739586 Niiiice suprise container Traci. I love japanese maples. Were they cuttings? If so, how were they done? pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 1, 2008 12:23 PM Post #4740789 Ya'll are cracking me up!! I figured I would use this picture so I can catch up on some of the threads :^) Karma, they were seedlings my mother planted in there last fall. They were about 8" tall when she put them in there. I just let mother nature do everything else and thought they were goners (as well as the wisteria, which NEEDS to be staked) when they just became sticks. LOL. plants will never cease to amaze me. Remember my car accident? I had to empty my truck and just threw things in bags. One was a vodoo lily and I completely forgot about it. When I was going through the bags a couple of days ago, I found this. When I first got it, it was just a ball. Need to pot this up!! Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 1, 2008 12:47 PM Post #4740925 You better get busy then Traci, don't let them in the bags too long or lord knows what you'll end up with. Perhaps your next theme will be "grab bag"! pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 1, 2008 11:35 PM Post #4744198 LOL, Sue!! If people only knew how easy gardening can be (as far as your everyday plants go, that is) I think we would see a lot more beautiful flowers out there. I am doing a fire loss at an apartment building and started speaking with an older gentleman there about it. He has never had one, but loves flowers. I bought him a "wildflower mix" of seeds and he cast them out on a little strip of grass between the apartments and a fence. He now has TONS of seedlings and is so excited about it. I KNOW not all gardening is easy and don't mean this disparaging, but throw out some blanket flower seed and let it go!! Next thing you know, VOILA, instant flowers. On a side note, I was at the same loss and doing coleus cuttings on several new plants I had bought. I ended up giving all my crew cuttings!! They do not speak English very well, but they are either thinking I am nice or CRAZY. Probably a good thing I don't speak their language. One did tell me as best he could that his wife LOVED them!! If one out of eight is happy, I can live with that number. ☺ Don't even ask about the pansies!! haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 2, 2008 7:26 AM Post #4744894 I am sure they are thinking you are nice and they would be very right! What a selfless gesture to share your beautiful plants with others. I am sure they will quickly get the "garden bug" when they see the results of your generosity. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 8, 2008 1:37 PM Post #4776599 Finally!!! Sticks (dogwood branches) and stones (river rock). First... Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 8, 2008 1:37 PM Post #4776602 Second... Click the image for an enlarged view. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 8, 2008 1:38 PM Post #4776605 Together with the stones. I love the way the branches hang. Not much arranging at all. Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 8, 2008 1:52 PM Post #4776662 Fabulous darling - I love the dogwoods and those are lovely - they do seem to arrange themselves with your helping hands. I love the double vase, great job and well worth the wait! terriculture london (United Kingdom) April 8, 2008 7:12 PM Post #4777908 Beautiful, love the two arrangements with the stones. Cutting edge in floral design is our Traci! As candee said, well worth the wait. well done! weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) April 8, 2008 10:58 PM Post #4779283 Wow. are they real flowers pupil? I've never seen them before. They look very oriental. Nice job and thanks for sharing. pupilpropogtr Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) April 8, 2008 11:32 PM Post #4779540 Hey Sue, yes, they are real. They came off a dogwood tree. Do ya'll not have those? I have always loved them and they come in a pink shade as well. It is a beautiful site in the south to see these. I liken them to the cherry trees in Japan. Here's a pink one [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] The pic below is in my neighbor's yard. Editted to say THANK YOU!! LOL! This message was edited Apr 8, 2008 10:33 PM Click the image for an enlarged view. haighr Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6a) April 9, 2008 7:44 AM Post #4780428 They are a beautiful, but fragile tree. Mine will be blooming soon if we just could get a bit of warmth and sunshine. Until you posted yours, I never really thought of them in an arrangement, they are stunning and I will try them myself when they come on out. weed_woman Coffs Harbour (Australia) April 9, 2008 5:52 PM Post #4783369 Wow, i think they are awesome. I'll have to ask at the local nursery if they have them here or can be grown here. I hope so!

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