A Study in Contrast

This past weekend brought two flower commissions that was a study in contrast.  One a texturally simple and monotonal perspective on succulents and the other a lush arrangement of spring flowers.  The spring flower arrangement was a combination of scented geranium, trumpet flower vines, and ligustrum berries from my garden, combined with anemones, roses, and lemon/lime parrot tulips.  It was wonderfully fragrant and evocative of spring.  The other arrangement was  a request for a long lasting arrangement using succulents.  I paired several types of aeonium cacti together in a red glazed ceramic box to form a lush arrangement.  Green moss surrounds the rosettes of succulents. I liked the succulent arrangement so much that I made one for our living room.


Does it conjure up spring in an English garden?

a tiny posy of anemone, scented geranium,  and fennel for my client


three different aeoniums


the rosettes of the aeoniums form a lush display


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