This dramatic, textural flower arrangement is presented in a contemporary ceramic bowl. The flowers used are cardoon, bearded iris, aquilegia, camomile and allium, in a cool colour palette of silvery greens, purple, cerise and lilac.

An Ikebana-inspired floral arrangement of sorrel, allium and bearded iris, placed in a shallow footed dish using a kenzan (“spiky frog”) for structure. The peach-toned iris is reflected in the tips of the dock leaves, while the allium provides form and textural interest.

A linear floral design in a modern, footed ceramic bowl in dusky, muted tones of mauve, lilac and rust. The flowers used are delphinium, fern, clematis, nandina and verbascum.

These floral arrangements of early summer flowers (garden rose, California poppy, strawberry, tobacco flower, corncockle) are displayed in antique brass vases. The soft, glowing colour palette is in cream and peach, with overblown roses and unripe strawberries from the kitchen garden.

An exuberant urn arrangement with flowers from an early summer garden: foxtail lily, martagon lily, garden rose, giant scabious, peony, deutzia, toadflax, and California poppy. The colour palette combines soft blush pinks and peach, with accents of fiery orange and yellow for a 'glowing' effect.