FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20844, 30 June 1939, Page 3

FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

EXPERIMENT WITH COLOURS

You seldom see a vase of all yellow flowers, and that is a pity, because a yellow group can be very effective in certain rooms, comments a Sydney writer. In a room with duck-egg blue walls, for instance, flowers in tones of yellow will look indescribably lovely. Another gorgeous colour combination is a vase of yellow flowers in a room with deep plum-coloured hangings. Do not use one kind of flowers, but mix all the yellows you can And. There are many yellow flowering shrubs which can be used to great advantage, but strip off the leaves, otherwise the green will disturb your group. It is a great pity that the lovely yellow wattle does not last well. It can be used, however, if only wanted for a special occasion. If you have the wattle in your garden, pick it last thing before arranging, and put some sugar ir. the water in which it is standing. If you buy the wattle, keep it wrapped in paper or in a box until you are ready to use it. The fruit of the persimmon on its brown stem lends an exotic note to your group. Let the fruit trail over the edge. Laburnum (without leaves; is also good when used drooping over. The long trusses of. flowers are a lovely yellow, and are not used often enough. At this time of year an all-yellow’ arrangement is fairly difficult to obtain, but by mixing some of the more tawny shade you can achieve great harmony of colour. The buffs and the orange tones mix in well, but do not be too lavish with your orange unless your room is on the severe side. A white or ivory background is best for this. Iceland poppies are used far too much in vases by themselves. A few grouped together in an orange and yellow arrangement add a colourful note, but alone, in mv opinion, they have too much sameness. Try an arrangement of red hot pokers, tall Hayonante chrysanthemums in buff , tones, some creamy pampas grass, the shorter spray chrysanthemums in yellows and tawny golds, a few gladioli, creamy yellowroses, Iceland poppies in a small group, a few sprays of cassia, and some persimmons on thetr branch.