Making A Statement At The International Floriculture Expo
I was thrilled to design the statement arrangements for The Elite Bouquet both during the International Floriculture Expo convention. I know Elite always has amazing product to work with and the team is fabulous, so it was going to be a great experience. I was asked to design two very different moon gates to reflect the themes of the both.
Let’s start at the very beginning…
The first design was to showcase their red rose varieties. I started with the base of the moon gate and added red birch branches and seeded euc dyed red to create the armature. I then attached Oasis cylinder garland to the frame to provide a water source for the roses.
Roses are red…
Next, I inserted 450 red roses to the design. I framed the design with palm fan foliage, aspidistra foliage tied into knots, and red Oasis flat wire for shine.
It certainly did stand out!
Moon Gate #2
The second moon gate I designed was a reflection on an ice cream shop. I started by attaching smilax around the moon gate.
Orange, yellow, hot pink, and cream
I then added the Oasis cylinder garland onto the frame to provide the water source for the floral. Next, I inserted the 600 roses (orange, yellow, hot pink, pink, and cream) into the garland.
Add orbs and ribbons
I suspended Accent Decor orbs with #3 double satin ribbon (orange and yellow) and #9 satin ribbon (hot pink) from the structure. The orbs were filled with assorted color roses and sprinkles.
Et voila!
The finished design was certainly a statement piece!
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