Some folks like it, others just raised their eyebrows in amusement. Sometimes bizarre components make bizarre arrangements. But I figure, if you don’t experiment, you don’t come up with anything new. A trip to the wholesale flower market just before Christmas resulted in a really disappointing selection of flowers I typically count on for the holidays, and I walked up and down the market three times to try and figure out what to get. After a 40 minute drive to get there, I wasn’t going home empty handed…
I noticed abundant deliveries of unusual “sagbut” as my crew member assigned to floral stuff is wont to describe them as… basically seeds, fruits, berries, new shoots, leaves, inflorescense, etc. Really what it means is “stuff or crap or weeds” – take your pick. :) At PHP100 for three bunches, you could assemble enough materiel for a fairly large arrangement for less than PHP500 or $12. This is what I ended up buying.
Native orchids, mini-pineapples, inflorescense…
…fruits, berries and thingamajigs…
Take a couple of minutes to throw it all together and leave it outdoors in a seating area. Experiment done. Not sure I would do it again. :)
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I love it!
Cute mini pineapples – come to me! ;-)
Love this!
Love it!! Exotic..will replicate;-):-) well done MM,that’s what I like about you! Now ..see if I can find something similar that won’t break the bank,there are little pickings at Pikes.
I actually like it! I wonder how long it stayed though…
Love it! Very Ikebana-esque MM!
ohhh mini pineapples! I like the arrangement because it’s very exotic. I just have to laugh though because the yellow-green grass-like leaves reminded me of the penguin’s eyebrow feathers in the movie Surf’s Up.
Those mini pineapples did the trick, a shock of 3 red ginger torches would have provided contrast. But its very eye-catching and has good flow. Yeah, kinda like some pea hen’s headdress! A wide open floweriing kale would maybe participate with its resplendedt voluminous,founced petals or leaves..
i am just wondering why i’ ve never seen a post on bonsais
Love it!
i think your experiment worked out pretty well! nice break from the usual florals. and the mini-pineapples are ingenious, it looks like a little fruit basket of sorts. if you had children in the house i’m sure they’d try to see if it’s edible. :)
It’s funky enough to like : )
I actually like it. It looks like a pot garden of some sort. It’s timely too – welcoming the new year with all those round berries! :D
The mini-pineapples are cute!
uhhmm, MM its a nice arrangement. ^_^, will try to replicate at home but with whatever thingy I can find.
mm: who are we kidding– your métier is not food! ;-)
I like the untraditional and unexpected!
it actually looks a lot better seen from a distance than the close-up views.
i remember green peppercorn …
Very creative! Nice one. ;-)
I won’t be able to come up with something like that given the few materials at hand which I associate as only fillers but you did very well….very tropical! but I would have gone to the garden and forage for some more colorful leaves to add to the arrangement. :)
love it! I like arranging sagbut!
it’s like i remember in my elementary and childhood days in flower arrangement in our tle class – flower arrangement: heaven, man, and earth..
It’s not that bad, esp if the arrangement lasts long, but maybe a smaller pot? I think the pot is too big and the arrangement not tall enough giving the whole thing a disproportional look.
Beautiful materials and superb colour combination. Perhaps it’s the photography but it sort of looks sunk in. When you have such interesting textures and irregular shapes, best in my opinion, is to have each strictly grouped and in obvious varying heights……with those ‘green peas’ even dripping down or flowing out of the pot. I guess your sensibilities told you “rustic pot for rustic stuff” but aim for contrast instead.
unexpected MM but still great! bdw, wish to click 2 or more answers on the survey…:)
we used to play with those “sagbut”… spray paint them with gold or silver (except for the tiny pineapple and the orchids) after they dried out and you can use them as an unusual decor ….
i rather like it, something different :)
mini pine apples…:D