How to : create a summer meadow

How to : create a summer meadow

Alice Lines, Editor of Homestyle magazine & our very own Città Stylist Sam van Kan, share their tips to achieve a simple dining floral arrangement, with inspiration from the Japanese Ikebana art form.

Find all this and more in the latest Homestyle magazine.

Idle wild

A scattering of smaller floral arrangements provides an on-theme styling solution. Using one type of vessel keeps the look modern - we chose marble canisters. Pop metal flower frogs (sourced from florists, Asian supermarkets and vintage stores) inside, then add flowers and grasses of different heights for a wildflower effect.

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These floral arrangements were made using locally grown anemones, Queen Anne’s lace, spray chrysanthemums and wheat.


Styled by Alice Lines & Sam Van Kan, words by Alice Lines, photography by Simon Wilson.

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