Flower-arranging ideas from the Chelsea Flower Show

Wood works

feeling creative,decorating tips,flower arranging,Southeast Chelsea 09 NAFAS flower arranging ranunculus and driftwood display

A piece of sea-smoothed driftwood is used as a display base for these massed white roses and golden ranunculus.

 

This arrangement is by the Surrey area of the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies, with the theme of Embracing Town and Country.

Message in a bottle

feeling creative,decorating tips,flower arranging afw Chelsea 09 flower arranging NAFAS tree bottles Sprigs of chincherinchee are suspended in individual glass mini-vases from naturally twisty branches. You could create a similar display with twigs in a vase, or alternatively to decorate a tree outdoors.

Time for reflection

feeling creative,contemporary look,decorating tips,flower arranging afw Chelsea 09 flower arranging NAFAS mirrors The clean lines and sharply delineated angles of the mirrored containers are echoed by the sharp, pointed leaves. Using foliage only gives a bold simplicity that works well with this reflective background. Designed by Dominique Gurret, this creation in the Thoroughly Modern section earned its creator a silver-gilt medal.

Welcoming wreath

wedding ideas,feeling creative,decorating tips,flower arranging Chelsea09 flower arranging door wreath Wreaths aren\'t just for Christmas. This cheerful circlet made with yellow roses, hosta leaves and ringed with berries threaded on wire-like leaves, brightens up a front door, and would make a good celebration piece for a house where there\'s a wedding

Get creative with containers

feeling creative,decorating tips,flower arranging Chelsea 09 flower arranging Jane Packer hatbox Pretty baskets make a natural-textured container for flowers. As they\'re not waterproof, all you have to do is put another container inside to hold the water. This display by modern British floral designer Jane Packer (www.jane-packer.co.uk) features three toning colours of roses tightly packed beneath the angled lid.

Mix fruit and flowers

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A vivid colour combination, purple, lilac and green nestle together in a mounded bowl display. Among the roses, chrysanthemums and alliums, limes have been tucked in to give a fresh, green hit.

Part of the the Inside Out, Outside In display, by the Wessex and Jersey branch of the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies 

Twin and intertwine

feeling creative,decorating tips,flower arranging,Southwest Chelsea09 flower arranging twin rose vases Inside Out Outside In

Two different-sized glass vases hold tightly packed cream roses supported on a collar of gypsophila, with stems clearly on show. The vases are linked physically as well as visually with twisted twigs.

The display comes from the Inside Out, Outside In theme by the Wessex and Jersey branch of the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies 

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feeling creative,decorating tips,flower arranging,Northwest Chelsea09 Pottering in North Cumbria garden

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Find out more about the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies

 

Left: the Pottering in North Cumbria garden

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