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Jenny Perillo

Jenny said," This design was inspired by the title of the  competition, 'Panache". Panache  reminded me of a perfume I remembered from many years ago and it brought out thoughts of romance and striking design"
Jenny has been involved in Floral Art for about a year, but has a floristry background having worked in a florist ship for  a couple of years before she  became involved in Floral Art. She loves being innovative, and trying creative new things  and is absolutely passionate about flowers.
She advises you to listen to the experts when you are a beginner, learn the tricks of the trade and get your mechanics right. "Once you understand the mechanics you can do anything"' she said.
"Make your designs simple and beautiful! I am still learning," she said and she advises you to constantly experiment with plant material which she is always doing, using the resources of her  own garden.

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The smaller placement in the  larger design.
The vine connected the three arrangements to become one.
 

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If you would like to create a romantic, feminine look  this floral design is perfect to try. Jenny Perillo is  guest tutor and  this is the flower arrangement  she made for the Auckland Designer of the Year 2002. To see other  flowers from this exhibition,  click here. We cover exhibitions all over the world and many of the photos are available on CD. Click here to see what is currently in stock.

. Romancing the Urn

For the design you will need :

steel grass,
buxus (also called box) cuttings, 
and 2-3 dozen roses.
For the bow you will need 
a strip of astelia or flax, and
3 rosebuds.
The mechanics are
 floral foam,
a cast iron urn,

This design is actually one of 3 placements Jenny  used for the exhibition and you can see how this fits into the romantic theme here
Soak the block of floral foam in a bowl of water until it is wet.  Put it into the urn and  cut it to  fit. Make sure it overlaps the rim of the urn by at least 2 cms. This is to allow  for plant material to be inserted into the side of the foam.
Cut the roses with short stems and pack them tightly into the top of the foam. If you want to you can create a  curve, or leave them flat
To learn how to condition roses click here..
Now add the steel grass, pushing it into the foam on one side, and over the top of the roses into the other side, front to back, side to side, to create a cage.
Create the bow at the top with a strip of Astelia.  Work it between you hands gently and it  wilt  curve, Stroke it along the length. Shape into a simple bow and  staple to the top of the steel grass cage. 
Now  cold glue 3 tightly closed rose buds over the staple and your design is complete!

Add buxus cuttings all around the rim of the urn very close together so no foam is showing. Form a collar right around the urn and them trim the buxus with scissors  so it is all uniform ~ much like trimming a topiary!

To stage it, put it on a plinth and surround with white netting.


The design added to two others to make three placements for the grand occasion.