We are having a dilema here at Pollination, we have done since Friday.
It all started out straight forward enough, all we had to do was create a bouquet everyone in the country would love, or at least be happy with. Firstly we had to decide on the colours for our design. Would we go for a right old mix of shades of blue, a liberal selection of yellows, or use whatever red flowers we had left in the shop?
We tried the blue flowers first, as we had more of them than anything else, but it just didn't seem to be enough. Then we went for the reds, but there just wasn't as many as there used to be in the shop. We had expected a larger delivery of yellow flowers but were let down at the last minute - seems our suppliers had decided the red and blues were the safer bets to stock up on.
As there wasn't enough yellow stems to do anything substantial with, we first decided to go crazy and mix them up with the blue flowers. This worked on a few levels but the contrast was maybe just too great. Perhaps this would be more to European taste, who knows.
So we thought about the reds mixed up with some yellow, as on paper it would seem like a more natural combination. In reality though some of the red flowers looked a little old and tired and may be past their best...
We are still undecided how we are going to put the bouquet together, perhaps we should go for broke and just proportionally represent all three colours. We don't want to get too hung up about the bouquet, but we will let you know how it turns out.
This is just typical from a florist with a London bias. Does he not realise that Scots are sick to death of then same old London-based Tweedledum and Tweedledee floral designs based on blue or red, and maybe just a dash of yellow?
ReplyDeleteIn Scotland we have a wonderful flower -- a delightful yellow and black flower -- a flower for all true patriots.
How about an arrangement using Scotland's flower?