Looking for interesting ideas for a design on a windowsill at the HUMC Harvest Festival, of course I went to the thrifty woman's flower emporium, the nearest Produce Junction. After looking at the unispiring variety of cut flowers, I fell in love witht the amazing colors of this calla lily and the rest, as they say, is history. The dish is from the fifties, found at some thrift shop or garage sale long ago. Never used before, waiting for its perfect complement. No way I was going to cut those flowers, so decided instead to use the whole plant, roots and all, add mosses and lichens and let it all hang out. A stiff backing of liatris was all that was needed. I enjoyed the puzzled expression of so many people who stopped over and seemed to wonder if this was a mistake, a broken pot, an unfinished work. A card explained it all: "A Naturalistic Design" Hopefully at least a few read it and learned something new.
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