| Topiary With Preserved Flowers |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-142 |
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Florist Vernae Matikke shows another way to bring the garden inside by creating a maintenance-free group of topiary trees using dried flowers. Clustering a few flowers in one spot rather than covering the entire tree adds attractive bursts of color. Materials:
Terra-cotta flowerpot in desired size
Floral foam
Plastic foam ball in proportion to the pot
Twigs and sticks from the yard
Sheet moss
Utility knife
Dried flowers such as roses, phlox, etc.
Floral pins
Dried ivy or silk ivy
Ribbon
- Tightly stuff floral foam into the terra-cotta flowerpot, leaving about 1/2" of foam above the top edge of the pot.
- Cut a 1"-diameter stick approximately 14" long. Use a utility knife to whittle each end of the stick to a sharp point (figure A).
- Pierce the foam ball with one end of the stick (figure B). Push the other end into the floral foam inside the flowerpot (figure C).
- Cover the floral foam (figure D) and the ball (figure E) with sheet moss, using floral pins to secure the moss.
- Push the stem of an ivy vine into the floral foam base, and hold in place with a floral pin. Push the stem of another ivy vine into the underside of the foam ball, and let the ivy vine trail down the stick of the topiary tree.
- Cluster roses together in groups of three. Push their stems into the floral foam at the base of the topiary tree. Fill in between the roses with stems of baby's breath or other small flowers.
- Cluster roses onto the foam ball, pushing the stems into the ball. Add stems of ivy to the arrangement at the top of the ball. Tie a bow with ribbon, and secure it to the ball with a floral pin.
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