Lavender by Ellen Spector Platt

Author:Ellen Spector Platt
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780811743273
Publisher: Stackpole Books

On Display

Whether fresh or dried, lavender is a delightful flower to display in the home but is rather demanding in its usage. One principle I follow is to always use clusters of spikes in any design rather than using the stems singly. A single stem, though colorful and interesting if examined closely, gets lost surrounded by masses of other flowers.

Easy and Elegant Fresh Lavender

A large handful or two of cut fresh lavender in a crystal bowl needs no embellishment and sings its own praises by wafting a gentle aroma through the room. Sometimes, however, you have but a few stems of any one plant that you can spare from the garden. I love this small vase display because it works at almost any time of year, with different assortments of flowers and different numbers of containers. And even people untrained in floral design feel comfortable with the idea of shoving a few stems of a flower into a small vase. The late-spring display shown here features peonies, pansies, globe centaurea, bachelor’s buttons, yarrow, lamb’s ear, purple bellflower, delphinium, and a few roses.

Even in late November and after several killing frosts, I can cull a few late mums, some cotoneaster berries, the silver leaves of santolina, a brave stem of delphinium growing in a sheltered location, some candytuft in rebloom, and a clipping or two of golden arborvitae for color, each in its own little container.

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