The Reasons I Garden

Growing a garden soothes my soul.  As I was walking in it this morning, gathering the flowers for this bouquet, I was thinking about the reasons I weed, water, and tend to my plants.  After I got the floral arrangement made with its whimsical fanciful shape, I knew... this is one of the reasons I go to the trouble.  There are just three plants used here and placed into an heirloom pitcher that my grandmother gave me... it is a pitcher and bowl set.  I used Tiger lilies, burgundy basil, and Baptisia for the greens.  I gathered them in a bouquet type bunch, put a rubber band around the bottom and placed in the pitcher full of water.  I have just set my table for dinner tonight and this makes the perfect centerpiece.  Summertime to me!!

Transparency Designs, July 2019

One of the design types that Garden Clubs use is the transparency.  The NGC Handbook for Flower Shows describes the type as:    

A Transparency Design

The Handbook states it is a creative design including see-through elements that permit some components to be viewed through others.  The transparent material must be seen through easily and may be plant material or man made.   

Here are a few recent photos of this design type.  These examples were obtained through an internet search and the floral artists were not identified.