Scrap Makes it to Brunch....

Took a bit of scrap steel that my buddy and I created which added some interest to Sunday brunch....

A Leaf's Moment as Metal

Continuing the thread of incorporation of metals with floral design, I was recently asked to 'mimic' Chlorophytum comosum which we commonly know as spider plant. A spider plant and Dendrobium orchid island adornes the black pond of the Tropical Terrance here at Longwood.  I acquired a few scrap pieces of aluminum, cut into long slender shapes, and gave them a brushed look that is both clean and modern.  A great way to brighten up the space with something delicious and unusual without distraction....below are some images from start to finish. 

the finished piece

several pieces make up the design

               the 'brushed' look

holes drilled/90 degree angles formed

attached with one common wood screw

pieces of aluminum become a leafy reality

Longwood Splendour

Happy New Year! A little late posting.  Included in this post are images of from Longwood's Professional Gardener grad dinner as well as an Xmas display for a tree in the Longwood's Cascade Garden.  Amongst the moving boxes, visits from family, and loosening up tight ends, I managed to teach one final last time. Amazing to take the ideas from the brain and paper, and allow my class to execute the designs with their own creative twists!   The results were fabulous and funky!.....enjoy the glitter, seed heads, spanish moss, cranberries, cymbidium orchids, echeveria, and amaryllis!