Pot-et-Fleur

The pot-et-fleur is a Victorian idea which combines potted plants and cut flowers which gives a lasting and colourful impact.  The pots and cut flowers can be replaced according to the season to give the design many weeks of beauty.

Kate demonstrated this idea using a wooden crate in which she arranged pots of evergreens with differing forms and colour: Libertine with its sword shaped leaves, the black grass Ophiopogon, Hebe ‘Red Edge’, Pittisporum, Heuchera ‘Caramel’, Pachysandra and Polyanthus.

Other ideas were using tubes, tiny jars or oasis to add cut flowers to the arrangements and using shower caps to line small baskets.

Other arrangements created by Friday Forum members:

Norma's charming arrangement finished off with moss from the garden

Linda's container includes silver Artemisia, black grass

Christine's sunny arrangement includes the tree sapling grown by Eric

Peter's dwarf conifers of various shades with a succulent in flower

Ann's arrangement with Hellebores, double Primulas and Solenum

Liz's arrangement includes Hellebores, yellow and white giant pansies and muscari

Judith's gold and yellow theme includes Euonymus Emerald 'n Gold

Margaret M's pot with Bellis, Ivy and Thyme

Janet's arrangement with blue grass, ivy and thyme

Sug G's Snowdrops and muscari

Display Table

Sue G’s vase contains the fragrant Daphnes Jacqueline Postill, Brouillard, Viburnum Dawn, Lonicera – Winter Honeysuckle.

Maggie brought Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem’, and low growing Viburnum tinus ‘Gwenllian’ and bodnantense ‘Charles Lamont’

 

Kate brought a spring of  Edgeworthia chrysantha

Caroline brought some books on container gardening

Marjorie’s bright Jasmine nudiflorum

Next Meeting

16th February: Presentation - Building a Chelsea Garden. Martin Wright