Make a Chef's Day with an Edible-Looking Bouquet

Compliments of DK Books - Flower Arranging

Hi Friends,

Any fruit or vegetable with a very short stalk can be wired for use in this hand-tied bouquet, and those with no stalk at all can be supported on a garden stake. Keep this bouquet small; its ingredients are heavier than the usual flowers and foliage. It should last for three to four days in water with regular misting.

Materials

Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables

• 6 wired broccoli florets
• 9 spring onions tied in bunches of three
• 5 lilac dahlias
• 3 trachelium
• 5 sage stems
• 5 sedum
• 5 sprays unripe blackberries
• 8 rosemary sprigs
• 3 limes on garden stakes
• 3 cabbage leaves

Other Materials

• earthenware pot or similar
• 90 gauge wire
• garden stakes
• garden string
• florist's scissors

Possible Substitutions
Cauliflower (for broccoli); elderberries (for blackberries); asparagus (for spring onions); any fresh herbs.

An improvised bouquet of ingredients from the garden or farmer's market makes an evocative centerpiece for a dining table or kitchen table. Please feel free to share some of your flowers, fruit and vegetables options with us too; look forward to hearing from you...

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Yvonne