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| Spring extravaganza with eight different materials |
Hello all,
To paraphrase John Paul Young's song - Spring is in the air, everywhere I look around
Spring is in the air, every sight and every
sound..........
After the limited materials over winter, it feels like there is an explosion of new growth and blossoms of every kind. And, I'm loving it!
Yesterday,I was surprised and delighted by this elegant visitor, who, fortunately, is not bound by the restrictions of Covid and was walking, unperturbed, around our back yard. He wasn't worried by my presence as I approached him, very slowly, to photograph him. However, our resident kukabara swooped down and with a great deal of noisy indignation, chased him away.
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| I estimated the height of this heron as 60-70 cms |
Some materials can last much longer than others and agave is one that can last for months, even out of water. So, it makes it hard to just throw it away together with material that has died. Below are two examples of reusing agave from previous arrangements with different materials this time.
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| Agave and arum lily |
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Simplified arrangement. Agave and
magnolia |
My prunus elvins puts on a spectacular display of pale pink blossoms in early spring. The flowers cover the stems so tightly that they appear crowded. It's almost as though it wants to compensate for the short duration of its flowering, using up all of its energy.
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| Close up of blossoms. |
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| Prunus elvins, hyacinths and violas |
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Cornus alba siberica, cymbidium orchids and alstroemeria
psittacina leaves |
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Using only one kind of material -
Arum lilies |
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| New Zealand flax and arum lilies |
Bye for now,
Emily
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