The Enchanted Rose for Saint Valentine
Happy Saint Valentine’s Day! To celebrate the festivities, I wanted to create an inspired look from the cherished story book, Beauty and the Beast. There was something about the end scene where the last petal falls from the enchanted rose, all hope is lost, and then just kidding, everyone magically turns back, but with more humility and personal growth. For some reason, I always felt like something was missing. In my mind, the sad lonely rose magically transforms into a beautiful cascading vine of rose blooms. So that’s what I did here. I created my own ending for the enchanted rose and I think it is pretty winsome. Using spray, garden, and black magic roses in shades of red create a perfectly monochromatic aesthetic you didn’t know you needed. Roses and anthurium are hearty plants and with the occasional refresh of water, this installation of cascading roses should last a while, give or take 5 to 6 days.
‘Enchanted rose’ Florals
FLORALS + SUPPLIES
Large 24” glass cloche
3 low vessels or clear LOMEY dishes
Sticky tack
25 stems of red velvet garden roses
12 stems of black magic roses
1 bunch of Rubicon red spray roses
1 large stem of red anthurium
1 medium stem of red anthurium
STEPS
Secure the floral frog pins to each of the low vessels using the sticky tack.
Fill the low vessel with water so that the base of each stems will be submerged.
Prepare the black magic roses by opening up the petals to create a large ruffled bloom.
Arrange a mix of the black magic roses and red garden roses to create a sculptural shape.
Fill in the holes with the spray roses and leaf clippings from the roses.
Keep the main arrangement tight to ensure that it will fit into the cloche.
Add the anthurium for added depth and texture to the arrangement.
Top off the low vessels or LOMEY dishes with water to ensure the stems stay hydrated.
