Finished design: Easy, effective and enjoyable, perfect for any occasion, singly or in groups.

Joan’s tips:

• Be sure to keep the bouquet loose so that everything is clearly visible before you tie the stems together with coloured cord or ribbon - this makes the binding point a decorative eye-catcher too
• By the way I chose the white organically shaped vase to emphasise both the freshness and frailness of the bouquet
• Why not make up several and display them together. You could sell them singly or as a group

Step 1: Wrapping a few flowers in a decorated leaf makes them look much more attractive and luxurious.

Materials used:

Step 2: Fold an Aspidistra leaf into a cone shape and, using cold glue, decorate it with ribbon or lace. Bind the stem with the soft blue ribbon. You could even decorate this by pinning a pearl to the end.

Step 3: Start with Trachelium and lilac, and any other materials to fill up the wrapped leaf, as this makes it easier to insert the Lisianthus.

Step 4: Finally add the blue coloured Betula twigs and the Lisianthus to fill the cone. I used purple and white single and doubles and two coloured white/purple varieties. Now your arrangement is ready for the vase.