This is helpful!!! I found a milk crate of these cleaning out my MIL's basement! Planning a small backyard wedding next summer and I want to use these instead of floral foam. I practiced with them a little bit using flowers from the garden and it was so fun and easy! I think these really add some oomph to an arrangement, rather than just plopping them in a vase.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart5 күн бұрын
What a fabulous find - you lucky thing!
@OakTree-LandScapeOnFacBook6 күн бұрын
👍
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart6 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@joanmuldrew882110 күн бұрын
Wee question Julie, firstly may I say your arrangements are beautifully created. When thinking about the floristry rule of smallest flowers to the outside and larger flowers to your focal area, how does this compare to each other when doing all types of arrangements? In other words does it not apply for doing all designs? Thanks
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart10 күн бұрын
Great question Joan. The rules are there to guide you. They're a great starting point As a confident flower arranger, you can break them. With traditional arrangements the rules work well. For more modern/contemporary work you may find yourself breaking the rules more often What I would say, if you decide your arrangement needs that something else, add it! Try setting yourself a challenge. Screenshot arrangements that catch your eye online and then take a really close look - do they follow the rules, or are they rule breakers?
@joanmuldrew384110 күн бұрын
Great answer Julie, just like you have done with yours. Thanks for that information.
@AnonymooseCanadian10 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing such a helpful (and relaxing) tutorial on using flower frogs! Your flowers and arrangements are beautiful and inspiring. Hugs from Canada! 😊❤
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart10 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 🇬🇧💐🇨🇦
@devina110016 күн бұрын
Newly subscribed so hi from Ireland 😊 Carnations are my favourite flower. Their scent is always so lovely. The second arrangement is my favourite but they're all fantastic.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart16 күн бұрын
Thanks for subscribing Devina! Carnations seem to have fallen out of fashion in recent years - here's to their return to being chic 💐
@devina110016 күн бұрын
@@JulieDaviesFlowerStart No worries. I'll cheers to that!
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart16 күн бұрын
@@devina1100 🥂
@dustinstrid119919 күн бұрын
Ty for sharing, i loved this😊
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart19 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching
@joanmuldrew384119 күн бұрын
I love your deck chair, beautiful colours, and lovely wee pillow. You should get lots of use from it in the garden. You should get more geraniums by the springtime, my husband thinks. I kinda laughed when you went to sit in your chair. That's the way I would have sat in it, too. My fixing probably wouldn't have been as good as yours..😂
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart18 күн бұрын
@@joanmuldrew3841I'm so pleased with the way the chairs turned out. I really don't know how I could have got the upholstery pins any straighter. I guess practice makes perfect!! And yes, I was nervous when I first sat down in them ... 😂
@feeonaghchambers740322 күн бұрын
I used to dislike spray carnations but now I appreciate their longevity . Your video really shows their versatility 😊
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart21 күн бұрын
I'm with you there Feeonagh 🌸
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart22 күн бұрын
Spray Carnations - do you love 'em or loathe 'em?
@devina110016 күн бұрын
Love
@terriashby575227 күн бұрын
Just found you, what a pretty arrangement, I would be delighted to find something like that on my bedside table. Lovely clear instructions so I’ve subscribed.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart26 күн бұрын
So pleased you enjoyed the video Terri - look forward to chatting with you in the comments in the future. What videos do you enjoy? Flower arranging tutorials, thrift hauls, flower festivals, crafts ... or perhaps a bit of gardening?
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart29 күн бұрын
Did you watch the Paris Olympics opening ceremony? What did you think?
@joanmuldrew8821Ай бұрын
So tell me Julie is ragwort also known as Achillea, commonly known as Yarrow? Thanks very much. A very informative video..
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
It's the same acid yellow colour, but a different plant
@joanmuldrew3841Ай бұрын
@@JulieDaviesFlowerStart Good to know, thanks so much.
@pinkdaisy5934Ай бұрын
brilliant - thank you =) really enjoying your videos.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Glad it was of help - thanks for watching! 💐
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Ragwort. Love it or loathe it?
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Do you have any tips for arranging sunflowers? 🌻
@greeneyedmimibostian3013Ай бұрын
❤❤ love walking with you
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
That's great to hear. Have you watched my other charity shop videos?
@joanmuldrew3841Ай бұрын
I love your lavender. I would really love to know how to care for it and which one is the mostly scented one to purchase? Is that the yarrow in your Garden too? Bindweed, spray it with a wee killer that sprays through the leaf, but it still comes so when you find out let us know too. loving your Rudbeckia flowers, so pretty. Sadly we don't have many flowers in our garden at the moment, apart from the roses.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
In my experience all lavender is highly scented. I think you need to decide whether you want a compact plant, or something looser. Flower head size, shape and colour also varies - so there are plenty to choose from! 💜
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
It's been a good year for the roses. Hope they're bringing you lots of joy 🌹🌹🌹
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
I always tell friends we hold the National Collection of bindweed - but perhaps you do?
@lisadegen5158Ай бұрын
This is beautiful Julie xx
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
The moss is such a great replacement for flower foam ❤💜
@joanmuldrew8821Ай бұрын
Is Yarrow a weed or known as a weed 🤔 or not ? I only see it over here on the road sides.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
The white (shorter) variety is a wild flower. The yellow ones shown in the video are cultivated varieties
@joanmuldrew3841Ай бұрын
Thanks Julie, good to know.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Have you got Yarrow in your garden?
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Do you think you'll be using moss as your mechanics in your next flower arrangement?
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Do you think you'll be making your own chicken wire?
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
How are you getting on with your foam free flower arranging?
@kateciccarillo8544Ай бұрын
Library
@kateciccarillo8544Ай бұрын
All varieties of hosta
@kateciccarillo8544Ай бұрын
Dwarf hydrangea
@kateciccarillo8544Ай бұрын
Hi Julie! From what you've described (your location and size) and sun exposure, I'd suggest 1-2 drarf hydrangea bushes. Once established, you'll quickly get loads of reliable blooms with minimal maintenance. Make sure to plant the right variety. Niko Blue is a lovely color but depending on your soil aciidity, may turn pink or purple. Painted ferns would also grow well into light as will all varieties of hosts. To get zinnias and other sun-loving a. Unless plants you will have to remove over hanging tree branches. Your local li rare has loads of gardening books to browse at no cost. Good luck and I'm happy to k ow that you are ot giving up on your dream. One thing, grass and gardens will compete vigorously for space, so be aware grass typically wins! Kate Happily gardening in CT USA
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Thanks for all your advice Kate (and your typo corrections). I'm starting to make and mental note of what the slugs like - which rules out hostas. I've tried again with Zinnias this summer - planting them at the sunny extremities of the garden (outside the tree canopy). They are proving very slow to get established. In fact I'd say overall, I have a very "late" flowering garden. I'll look into your hydrangea recommendation (we're on pink soil) 💐🌱💐
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Are you dead heading your roses too? 🌹
@joanmuldrew3841Ай бұрын
Yes my husband does, but he just twists off the dead heads with his fingers rather than cutting them off. you certainly know your plant materials, my garden isn't showing too much colour yet.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
@@joanmuldrew3841I'll have to try that technique next time - sounds like it would be better than using my nail scissors!
@sierraflorez5015Ай бұрын
Love the added decoration ! Those scissors do give the cloth a pretty cut. Will have to try it out.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
The decoration was my favourite bit!
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
What exhibit inspired you to get more creative with 5 flowers?
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Too many! 😂
@feeonaghchambers7403Ай бұрын
Lovely Julie, think it’s wonderful to be foam free.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Hi Feeonagh! Haven't heard from you in ages - how are you? I hardly ever use flower foam now. Much better for the environment, and creatively a very 'freeing' opportunity 💐
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Is a Hanataba for you? 💐
@joanmuldrew3841Ай бұрын
Yes at some point I hope to have a go, once I buy one. Did you buy yours on Amazon?
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
@@joanmuldrew3841 looking forward to hearing what your thoughts are, once you've had a go
@joanmuldrew3841Ай бұрын
Love your green vase. My fatsia plant died on me. Yours looks very healthy.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStartАй бұрын
Oh Joan - what bad luck. Are you going to buy another and try again?
@joanmuldrew38412 ай бұрын
Love your jug.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart2 ай бұрын
Are you battling bindweed too? And will my Nigella catch up?
@joanmuldrew38412 ай бұрын
Lovely. I wonder what the members would think if I used a few wee jars like yours and added in a few flowers just for something different?
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart2 ай бұрын
I think they'd love it!
@joanmuldrew38412 ай бұрын
I actually made something similar today for our church flowers and put in a vase as church only likes to spend so much on church flowers. So I went outside into the garden and picked a few flowers from the grounds and made a hand tied bouquet for the vase and added in 1 bunch of shop bought flowers to make it look fuller in the large glass vase. no photos as in church now.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart2 ай бұрын
Great idea to mix bought flowers and things you've cut from your garden
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart2 ай бұрын
I'd love to hear what's on your charity shop shopping list
@joanmuldrew38412 ай бұрын
What florist awards have you won Julie as a florist. Are there any Chelsea metals you have won? That's a great wee video. You explained every thing very well and nice and slow. Thanks ❤️
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart2 ай бұрын
I've won several flower arranging awards locally, including a First and Best in Show at the Kent County Show and in terms of my business I've won Florist Tutor of the Year (from the BFA) and been a finalist in the Kent Women in Business Awards several years in a row and a finalist at the Kent Creative Awards
@joanmuldrew38412 ай бұрын
@@JulieDaviesFlowerStart Excellent Julie. Great achievements. Its funny the way I never asked that years ago.
@robertahenry19572 ай бұрын
Lovely and colourful. Most inspiring.
@JulieDaviesFlowerStart2 ай бұрын
Thanks Roberta - have you treated yourself to flowers lately? 💐