{"id":11037,"date":"2011-10-01T07:45:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T14:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11037"},"modified":"2011-10-01T07:49:51","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T14:49:51","slug":"olympic-torch-floral-arrangment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/house-greenhouse-plants\/floristry-house-greenhouse-plants\/olympic-torch-floral-arrangment\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Torch Floral Arrangement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Olympic Torch by Michael D W, Vancouver 2010\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/michael-wong\/4355692190\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4055\/4355692190_2ff433d690.jpg\" alt=\"Olympic Torch\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have been asked for ideas to create a floral arrangement that fits the description Olympic Torch.<br \/>\nI am not even a gold medal winning gardener, although I do aspire. Nor am I much of a flower arranger!<\/p>\n<p>The spirit of this site is to encourage others to go above and beyond our horizons so I will give it a go with these tips!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Protea family \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/5591428211\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5303\/5591428211_51092d453e.jpg\" alt=\"Protea family\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nProtea<\/p>\n<h3>Design Criteria<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The winter Olympics flame pictured above would be hard to replicate in a floral tribute so I am banking on the summer Olympics as being the reason for the display.<\/li>\n<li>Flowers, foliage, greenery, wood and organic matter seem appropriate materials. The Olympics is inclusive of country, sport and to an extent ability.<\/li>\n<li>Size may be important but I will settle for making a statement in a home setting.<\/li>\n<li>Metaphors like a Burning Bush or Torch Lily are to be avoided.<\/li>\n<li>Warm colours should be in vogue despite the crystal blue above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Baby Myrtle Bottle Brush\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/2988245083\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3223\/2988245083_7fd280e7ca.jpg\" alt=\"Baby Myrtle\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBaby Myrtle Bottle Brush<\/p>\n<h3>Plant Recommendations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spikes and sword shapes will for the basis of a long thin arrangement.<\/li>\n<li>Red Hot Pokers are available in a range of colours including the yellow above and the traditional red and yellow two tone.<\/li>\n<li>Representing each continent may be a theme worth pursuing and Bottle Brush from Australasia, Proteas from Africa, Alstromeria from South America, a yellow rose from Texas may be too metaphorical, a white Delphinium spikes from Europe and Pieris japonica from Asia for texture and fire red leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Pieris japonica \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6083651174\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6209\/6083651174_1b9b0737fb.jpg\" alt=\"Pieris japonica\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPieris japonica leaves.<br \/>\nAs n alternative to red-green leaves you could opt for smokey grey such as Eucalyptus (but they are full of flammable oils and you may end up with a real torch!)<br \/>\n<a title=\"Kniphofia Bees Lemon \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6195547374\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6127\/6195547374_1a6ce38364.jpg\" alt=\"Knipfolia Lemon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nKniphofia Bees Lemon<\/p>\n<p>See other <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/grow-red-hot-pokers\/\">Kniphofia Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"White Delphinium \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3942380634\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2577\/3942380634_1a8d2aea5f.jpg\" alt=\"White Delphinium\" width=\"229\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhite Delphinium<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/delphinium-spires-to-aspire-too\/\">Growing Delphiniums<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Just Joey Orange Yellow rose\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/2989103612\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3214\/2989103612_f216dc11c0.jpg\" alt=\"Just Joey\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJust Joey Orange Yellow Rose<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Olympic Torch Relay by Teligence, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/teligence\/4924837670\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4120\/4924837670_fb8d9a248b.jpg\" alt=\"Olympic Torch Relay\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=418\">Olympic flowers and plants<\/a><br \/>\n<em><\/p>\n<p>Olympic torch relay by Teligence, on Flickr and Winter Olympic Torch by Michael D W under creative commons license.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Encouraging others to go above and beyond our normal floral horizons has given birth to this post to create an Olympic Torch Floral arrangement with flowers originating in every continent. 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