Fabulous flowers
Rowan Blossom, a London-based florist (with the best name ever!), specialises in dreamy and natural arrangements using seasonal flowers. Here she reveals her secrets, so you too can create glorious displays for your home, or to give as gifts to friends
Secrets from a florist on how to create a glorious display
Bowl of blooms
There is something very decadent and stylish about turning up to a dinner party with a bowl full of blooms. I remember when I was little, a friend of my mum’s turning up for a meal with an ornate silver bowl filled with floating waterlilies – it looked magical!
I like to make this sort of arrangement very flower-heavy and keep it low to the bowl, as it looks fuller and more luxurious
this way. It also means that your host can put it straight on the table as a glorious centrepiece that won’t disrupt the flow of conversation. The bowl can be any shape or size, just make sure it’s watertight.
For this bowl display, I’ve kept the stems on the flowers to give a more structured arrangement, but you could simply fill the bowl with water and float flower heads in it; the only thing that’s tricky is
transporting it without spilling all the water. If you want to float flower heads, carnations, roses and ranunculus work well.
INGREDIENTS
Decorative bowl Florist frog (optional) Oasis fix
Chicken wire
Florist pot tape
FOLIAGE & FLOWERS
I wanted to make this arrangement really luxurious and flower-heavy, so I used a ratio of one-quarter foliage to three-quarters flower.
Foliage – Berried ivy, camellia, pistache
Flowers – Anemone, double frill anemone, hellebore, ‘Kate’ rose (David Austin), ‘Carey’ rose (David Austin), ranunculus, ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ peony, sweet pea flowers and tendrils