Veggies in Table Arrangements and Bouquets
Maybe it’s because I care passionately about locally grown organic food, but I love to incorporate beautiful fruits and vegetables in my arrangements. Talk about sensory pleasure – and a chance to delve into the flower district as well as my favorite farmer’s markets. And now that the growing season is upon us, how about considering a mix of these elements for that upcoming wedding or special dinner party? I’ve come up with many combinations throughout he years, but here are a few recent favorites: Tiers of eggplant, onions squash, peppers, scallions, leeks and peppers -- gustatory cornucopias –set the tone for a memorable summer dinner party. A hollowed out watermelon was used as the base for this centerpiece of roses, viburnum and okara orchids. Peppers worked wonderfully with min-sunflowers, zinnias and asters for a country wedding. Restricted to a palette of green and peach, I made this sherbet-worthy confection of apples, oranges, pears, hypericum berries, roses and...