decorating with dried flowers
DRIED & TRUE
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“MIX DRIED FLOWERS AND BRANCHES WITH HAND-CRAFTED OBJECTS TO CREATE A NATURAL, MINIMAL LOOK. A SINGLE STEM OR SCULPTURAL LEAF IN A SIMPLE VESSEL CAN MAKE THE PICTURE.” - Hilary Robertson, stylist, author, Bloomist collaborator
Story by Diana Keeler | Photography by Kate Mathis |
“I like things that retain a shape. If they’re too small, they look like dust catchers,” explains Hilary. “When you’re working on an arrangement with smaller, more delicate things they’re always slightly brittle, which is why I lean toward larger blooms. A dried allium has a nice, sculptural shape. The leaves you get from the Caribbean are sculptural, and they’re more interesting to work with. Another dry favorite is bayberry. I absolutely adore it – a grey berry on a branch. I always have them at home and you don’t need more than 1 or 2.”
HILARY HAS HER FAVORITE STATEMENT BLOOMS. “I LOVE LARGER BLOOMS AND THINGS WITH SHAPE AND STRUCTURE,” SHE SAYS, “LIKE DRIED ALLIUM AND GIANT LEAVES FROM THE CARIBBEAN”. |
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![]() "I particularly love dried Cecropia leaves as they are double sided and monochromatic and dry into interesting sculptural shapes. You only need a couple of these to add height to a still life." |