Easter Recipe

1. Insert Sprengrei and 3 stems Ivy into floral foam and gently follow curve of basket handle tying foliage to handle with "air-taped" dark green Floratape.
2. Place remaining ivy stem in "swagged" fashion in front of basket.
3. Establish baseline of Leatherleaf Fern.
4. Place pink Snapdragons slightly to left of center and yellow Snapdragons slightly lower and to right of center leaving space between the groups.  Bombay Dendrobium Orchids are placed slightly forward at left of base with Matsumoto asters grouped on opposite side.  Group Iris at 45 degree angle to left.
5. Tuft base with Seafoam Statice and Variegated Pittosporum and insert Stargazers and Roses creating focal area.

St. Patrick's Day Recipe

1. Select small cabbage and cut into pattern of four as seen in photo, cutting only 1/2 to base (making sure bottom remains intact).  Submerge cabbage in cold water to "open".
2. Insert block floral foam into paper maché liner and cover foam with 4" strip of green chicken wire.
3. Establish primary line with tall, stately Gladioli and place Snapdragons at slight angle to the right of the Gladioli.
4. Foxtail Fern, Nagi and Leatherleaf Fern establish arrangement baseline with Variegated Pittosporum and Bells of Ireland adding dynamic, diagonal lines.  A staggered pattern of Aspidistra is placed behind the Gladioli.
5. Fill with groups of Iris, Carnations and Dendrobium Orchids, leaving room for cabbage.
6. Insert 3 - 6" wood picks into base core of cabbage and place into floral foam.  Cabbage must contact foam so it will "drink" water.  Similarly-sized Ornamental Kale may be substituted in place of cabbage.

Valentine's Day Recipe

1. Use pan-type glue to attach Saucer to Pot and insert floral foam-filled liner.
2. Bind Alstroemeria together to form topiary shape.  Finish with "ballerina lacing" and bow of sheer ribbon, ending the lacing approximately 4" above foam to prevent wicking.  cut group of stems at angle and insert into center of floral foam.
3. Wire stems of lily grass at base.  Split into 2 groups of 3 stem and loop back to form heart.  Floral tape binding point to 2" wood pick and insert heart diagonally at right of alstroemerias.
4. Frame the remainder of the design with the foliages; Leatherleaf Fern forming crescent at base, Pittosporum creating accent line and tufting at base of topiary.
5. Insert Dendrobium Orchids in similar crescent shape of Leatherleaf Fern.
6. Tuft Seafoam Statice into focal area and finish by inserting carnations.

Mother's Day Recipe

1. Prepare materials by making sure all flowers have been properly conditioned and all foliages have been removed from the lower half of each stem.
2. With the designer's left hand acting as a 'vessel', begin with two stems of Pittosporum. (Left-handed designers may find it easier to create bouquet in the right hand.) Place a few assorted flower stems straight up in the middle to create a center group.
3. All stems are to be placed in the bouquet with the head of the flower or foliage to the left of the central axis and the stem crossing over to the right. Adding stems and foliages and turning the bouquet clockwise will evenly distribute the stems.
4. Adjust the height of the stems to ensure a rounded form. Place the tree Fern stems straight down throughout the center o the bouquet and finish with a collar of Leatherleaf Fern and accents of Lily Grass. A few stems of the Lily Grass have been looped and glued with Oasis. Adhesive to create circular forms for added interest.
5. Tie bouquet off at binding point making sure no soft stems, such as Alstroemeria, are crushed by the binding material.
6. Cut stems at a n inward angle (towards the center of the bouquet) and place into vase filled with water and floral nutrient.

Secretary's Week Recipe

1. Insert 1/2 block floral foam into paper maché liner and cover foam with 4" strip of green chicken wire.
2. Trim Ming Fern and Pittosporum and place into foam creating frame into which Roses are placed. Insert Roses stair-stepping from tallest to shortest.
3. Reinforce framing with crescent shaped lines of Plumosa and grouped Foxtail Fern. Prepare bottom of basket with Nagi.
4. Loop Aspidistra to create 'ribbon effect' by piercing each leaf approximately 4" from its tip with its own stem. Make sure the stems have sharp points to pierce cleanly through the leaves. Place two loops to the left front and one to the right ear.
5. Fill in the base with Leatherleaf Fern and Nagi and place 'Stargazers' at the base line to form focal area.