Stems …Floral Friday

I don’t remember ever devoting an entire Floral Friday to the exclusive use of stems in arrangements. The subject came to mind earlier this week as I searched the basement for something completely unrelated to the floral arts. Just out of reach, was a large plastic trash bag full of assorted dried stems and slender bamboo stalks. The bag was laying on top of the old dehumidfier that I haven’t used in years. Naturally, I just had to utilize some of the stems right away.

I grabbed a fist full of them and marched upstairs in search of some suitable vases. Three of them got washed and polished. Then, it was simply a matter of trimming the stems to the right lengths and carefully placing them into the containers.

A weighted-bottom contemporary red glass bud vase contains a mixture of thin bamboo stalks, wild grasses, and a spring-wire accent stem.

Cone-shape pods line up on tropical grasses. They appear to be shooting out of the traditional, Indian brass vase.

Do you want some winter wheat? A blue, mid-century Fenton swung vase contains a simple bouquet of dried stems and heads.

Ciao

The Blue Jay of Happiness quotes 18th century Irish playwright, poet, and satirist, Richard Brinsley Sheridan. “To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another’s breast is to become a principal in the mischief.