
My inspiration for this design was a woodland scene. I like to think about the arrangement as a landscape in miniature. I imagine the flowers as rare sights, and you might have to part the undergrowth to find the specimens. The flowers and color are the punctuation to what is primarily the study of the forest floor. I like the blooms to nestle in the base, and then float around the periphery. Here I matched delicate with delicate, with no dominant, large-scale petals.
- corydalis fern
- maidenhair fern
- sea star fern
- ‘Chili’ leatherleaf fern
- paperwhites
- ranunculus
- chocolate cosmos
- quince
- hellebores
- alocasia foliage
- tolumnia orchids
- cast iron container
- floral tape
- shears
- wild smilax vines

“The season brings such delicate and fragile materials, so seductive in their vulnerability and tiny scale. This kind of arrangement is a lovely way to greet the unpredictability of the spring weather. I love the slight danger that one of April’s gusts could carry the entire piece away.” –EMILY THOMPSON
Produced by Abby Braswell
Photography by Booke Slezak
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