AND SPING RETURNS... by Philippe Fouché Master and teacher in floral art www.cultureettechniquesflorales Spring is an intense source of * the same habitat→ the side of a countrytrack, a forest, a water body, etc. inspiration and a time when Mother Nature reasserts control. *the same origin →region, country, etc.of Spring is an intense source of inspiration and a -Respecting the values and aspects time when Mother Nature reasserts control. movement (tropism) It is easy for floristry businesses to adapt to -Respecting nature's obedience and springtime demand by offering designs done with "reproduction": the impression that plants seasonal plants. are growing (photropism, geotropism) However, decorative and natural styles must not Whenever possible plants are placed as they be mixed up. The decorative style consists of would naturally be when growing in the wild to using items such as rope, string and wooden give an impression of continued growth. pearls, whereas the natural vegetative style is an -Perspective idealisation of nature with her strict -Depth characteristics, such as: -Relief -An informal assemblage -Transparency -Working with asymmetry (with the application Benefiting from gathering is very important:-Respect the aura of plants of the golden rules) (stones, trunks, creepers, mushrooms, different -Being able to be seen from all sides mosses, berries, leaves… powerful and delicate -Respecting cultural aspects related to plants elements: for surface finishing) -Respecting the biotope: A habitat's smallest -No manufactured items (pearls, ribbons or subdivision, characterized by a high degree of coloured stones). Just use NATURAL elements uniformity in its environmental conditions (as in -No leaf shining products, but use cleaned its climate, in its distribution of biotic and abiotic plants components), and in its plant and animal life. -Work with parallel expression. 48 | nacreLA REVUE | n°67