Permanent Botanicals: Blanched Blossoms
Lori Lester -- Home Accents Today, 4/1/2007
As spring approaches, it seems that subtly tinted whites, greenish-yellows and pale buttery hues have started sprouting up in clean, uncomplicated containers. Outgrowing the notion that bold colors and ornate vases make more of a statement, these simply striking arrangements are an effortless breath of fresh air.
Diane James' refreshing combination of greenish-cream garden dahlias, pinnacle hydrangeas, ranunculus and light green lotus blossoms keeps it simple in a tapered square glass vase ($415).
A knot of intertwined stems showing through a clear glass vase gives CG Botanical Designs' white water lily arrangement a contemporary kick.
Vases resembling oversized martini glasses seem to toast two mixed bouquets of fresh spring greens and yellow blooms by SIA.
A contemporary, clear glass container allows for an unobstructed view of the graceful botanical from Belle Fleur's Orchid Society Collection ($190).
Varying subtle shades of blush pink and cream roses highlighted with green astrantias from Flowers Forever add understated elegance to table tops ($50).
A white rock bed adds another layer of interest to NDI's Cymbidium arrangement, while still maintaining a clean, natural effect ($458).
