The cool-season flowers in my cutting garden got a late start and most are nowhere near bloom-stage yet. While I still have plenty of the flowers I've featured in recent weeks, anything I did with them would likely be a repeat of what I've done before so instead I focused on succulents. I've used succulents before but, as best I can recall, I haven't used them as centerpieces in an arrangement this year. With succulent cuttings as my springboard, I filled in with plants suitable to the season.
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| I used the heavy green and red onyx vase, which doesn't hold water well. The succulent cuttings don't need water and, after seeing Leucadendron used to create wreaths at an Orange County garden center earlier this month, I decided to test its staying power in a dry vase. |
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| Back view: I did use water-filled floral tubes to hold the Coprosma and berries I included |
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| Top view: The red flower-like stems of Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' and 'Blush' ended up taking center stage away from the succulents |
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| Clockwise from the upper left: Aeonium haworthii 'Kiwi', A. haworthii 'Kiwi Verde', Coprosma repens 'Plum Hussey', berries of a noID self-planted Cotoneaster, Leucadendron salignum 'Blush', L. salignum 'Chief' and, in the center, Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' |
I didn't create a second vase this week. I'm holding aside more of the blooming
Hippeastrum I featured two weeks ago to create an arrangement for a holiday gathering this coming Saturday. This week's new arrangement replaced the last vase I created with the same Amaryllis, while last week's purple mix moved to the kitchen island when Christmas decorations filled the front entry.
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