"The Seeds of a Life with Flowers. At my grandmother's knee, I learned the rules of arranging flowers: the height of the flowers should be one and a half times the height of the vase; always use odd numbers of flowers; never mix red with pink. These rules are ingrained so deeply that even today I begin to sweat if I try to break them."
~ Rebecca Cole~
[Rebecca Cole - New York based floral and interior designer, author of Potted Gardens, Paradise Found and Flower Power.]
[Quote from Flower Power by Rebecca Cole.]
[Flowers: Hydrangea, Eucalyptus, Eryngium and Viburnum tinus berries.]
[Styling and photography by Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer.]
Have to remember these tips! Thanks for sharing Ingrid!
ReplyDeleteI know these tips too, but often I like to break all the rules. As I understand well, Rebecca Cole has grown up with flower arranging.
ReplyDeleteUsing an odd number of blooms does set up a pleasing composition, but I think I would feel free to break most of those other rules just to see what would happen.
ReplyDelete(I also learned those rules as a child.)
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This quote makes me smile, Ingrid, and the colors in this photograph are just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery good tips to know. Have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Autumn!
Beautiful quote and flowers!
ReplyDeleteMadelief x
I saw that you added me to yoor blogroll, thank you so much! I'm honord :)
ReplyDeleteGreat image - and I love the quote.
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