A hand-woven basket sets the theme of this buffet piece, a wonderful tribute to the harvest season! Using heliconia, I made directional insertions to draw the eye to a focal point of hand-tied daisy poms, clustered de-petaled sunflowers, orange lillies and solidago. Every insertion in the arrangement is directional to the focal clusters. Botanicals used are Ti leaves, oncidium orchids, red and green anthuriums, bamboo and heliconia. To complement the arrangement, I use canned vegetables, whole ears of corn, de-petaled sunflowers, potatoes and mixed nuts.

This very fragrant centerpiece is perfect for the New Year! A "roundy-moundy," which every designer knows how to make, is designed in an oversized martini glass. It consists of white and lavendar cattleya orchids, dendrobian orchids and two dozen "shocking blue" roses (which are the most fragrant "blue" roses I have ever smelled!). Notice that the only foliage I used in the arrangement is from the flowers themselves, though I did use one split Ti leaf to cover the mechanics of the wet foam, which can be seen through the glass.

#6 This long, low centerpiece is a fabulous tribute to the Christmas season!. Design the centerpiece in a utility container with one block of wet foam. To keep the oval shape, I bowed Ti leaves and inserted them as a collar. I used various green botanicals and minimal foliage, such as green sedum and Silver King artemisia. This centerpiece has a dozen red roses, green anthurium, white dendrobian orchids, cattleyas in water tubes, and filled with white/red variegated wax flower. The buds on the wax flower are so beautiful that I didn't need to use berries.