ARTISTRY, EVERY DAY

摘要

THE GREEN STRIPE To create a stunning showcase for short-stemmed gloriosa lilies, Jenny started by filling the Meryl Tray with a thin layer of wet floral foam that fills the disk completely. She planted water tubes upright in the foam, then cut abouta dozen small ti leaves in half lengthwise.She trimmed the spine and fashioned the leaves into a spiraling shape, working from the center out and stapling them together as she went. Whenthe shape was more or less complete she fit it over the water tubes and added the gloriosas. She poured gold gravel over the leaves and the water tubes, which helps to hold both of them securely in place. She inserted green hypericum berries through thegravel into the foam, and as a final touch, twists of kiwi vine sprayed copper—with a portion of the bark carefully scraped away to reveal a green stripe underneath.