Topiary Trees

Together with my friend and my sister, I recently attended a workshop run by Driftwood & Daisies to learn how to create a beautiful floral topiary tree arrangement. The session began with a demonstration from Jo and a cuppa before we were let loose to create.

To begin, the ball of oasis was positioned on top of the pole and marked lightly into quarters vertically and then in half horizontally.  These lines were the starting point to begin inserting small sprigs of foliage and lavender.

Once all the lines were complete, the next stage was to begin to fill the areas between the lines with more foliage and to start adding some flowers.

This process was repeated, adding more flowers to fill gaps, interspersed with standing back to assess the shape and check for bald spots!

Eventually, you have to stick a fork in it and call it done!  Knowing when to stop with these kind of things is always a challenge.

The final task was to decorate the top of the pot with some moss and a small arrangement, to tie in the colours with the main ball.

Here is my finished topiary tree - I was really pleased with the result!  As well as looking lovely, it also smells amazing due to all that lavender.