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2010 Gardening meeting featured "Pot-et-Fluer"

Christine Hoagland, Master Gardener and talented floral arranger, shared tips on making a "Pot-et-Fluer" meaning "flowers in a pot" at the May 27 meeting of Gardening ... from Alpha to Omega. The pot can be a basket or a container made of ceramic, wood or metal. The major difference in dish gardens and pot-et-fluer is the depth of the container. Plants grow together in a dish garden, but in pot-et-fleur the plants grow in separate pots which are grouped in a container. Then fresh flowers are inserted into wet floral foam placed around the pots. Decorative wood pieces or bare branches are used to create line and/or height to the design.
Beginning with three varieties of potted plants, tall curly willow stems and lily bud stems were added for height and the beautiful red lily blooms for color.	Pot-et-fluer arrangements can be contemporary too as this setting of three elements shows.