One distinguishing feature of Paris is the flowers, the florals.
They seem so much more beautiful than they are in London or Provence.
Parisians have an eye for the floral.
It might be a reaction to urban life, a need to surround their home and their work lives with nature.
That would be the most simple and sensible of explanations… Or perhaps they just adore flowers.
I have always thought the easiest way to create a beautiful arrangement and to make a spectacular show… is to use masses of the same flower.
To have the best of the best is less important than to have an abundance.
I have never been clever with the mixed bunch… they never look as I wish, or as I imagine.
What I do love to do is colour block.
The English are the masters of the mixed bunch… they somehow manage to create their ‘herbaceous’ borders inside, with their floral combinations.
The French are more dramatic in their floral style… less soft… their work has a formality, like their approach to landscaping.
Perhaps because I am enamoured with all things French, my taste in floral decorating has been influenced.
How do you like to arrange flowers?
Do you follow my train of thought… masses of the one kind? Or do you prefer to mix them up and create wonderful posies? xv
