Lilac crown

You can create this effect by arranging green guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) around the edge of a low, round vase. Then add greyish-green leaves - here bunnies' ears or lamb's ears (Stachys lanata) - and fill in the centre with purple lilacs.

Other spring flowers with similar shapes could be substituted. Cutting the long stems short like this draws you into the arrangement, enabling you to look closer at each individual flowerhead.

windflower vase   spring greens   lilac crown   cool bouquet

minimal chinz   twin tazetta   hyacinth bend   purple haze

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