M A T T W O O D M A K I N G I T P R E T T Y with Permanent Botanicals
............... Matt Wood Creative Director Winward W inward is excited to offer a stunning collection of the finest permanent botanicals available in the industry. The Natural Stem Collection is a unique program that allows anyone to become a floral designer. This brochure will give you simple DIY instructions and tips of the trade so you can impress your guests with beautiful hand-tied bouquets and arrangements that look so real they would even fool mother nature. Simply choose your stems and in minutes you ll be... M A K I N G Pretty I T
Each petal is individually handcurled so no petals are alike. Using the finest quality permanent botanicals available, Winward created the Natural Stem C O L L E C T I O N Every bloom is meticulously handassembled using up to 60 petals per bloom. Completed blooms are handpainted as they would look in nature. Special attention to detailsdetailsdetails even the backs of Winward s stems reflect the finest of quality unlike any stem in the industry.
Prepare all of your tools* and components so they are out and ready to be assembled. Using your hands acting as the vase cross stems adding a stem as you rotate the bouquet. *Tools needed: Wire cutters, scissors, zip ties, twine, garden clippers and a vase of your choice. monobotanical hand-tied bouquets Tip: Breathe life into your arrangement by simply adding water and some hearty greenery foliage to give it that freshly picked from the garden look. 3 Once you have a nice grouping of stems zip tie your bouquet and cut off excess plastic zip tie. For an organic look cover the zip tie by wrapping 4 twine around the stems and tie off in a knot. Cut off the longer stems to even out the bouquet and place in container. You can add greenery foliages for a very natural look. 5
groupstems and tie with twine. Make -4 groupings depending on the size of your container. The permanent botanicals in the Natural Stem Collection can be grouped in endless combinations hand-tied bouquets 3 placebouquets in your container and fluff blooms and petals to create a natural fresh-cut look. clusteringgrouping................................. The euro-style or nosegay is the truest form of a hand-tied bouquet. monobotanical eurostylenosegay hand-tied mini rose bouquets The key to making a euro-style bouquet is to do all prep work ahead of time. Cut all stems to a similar length and follow the hand-tying steps mentioned in step 3-4 in the monobotanical section. monochromatic Add greenery leaves below the blooms to create a collar of green for a nice contrast to the colorful blooms in this contemporary look. whitegreen
classicgarden mixed floral hand-tied designs Use a mix of flower stems to create the classic garden look. Start with the larger blooms first (hydrangeas) then fill in with the next smaller blooms holding the bouquet loosely while rotating the arrangement as you fill in the bouquet. Keep the blooms compact with alternating colors throughout the bouquet then secure the stems using a zip tie and cover with twine............................ hand-tied designs using verticallines To create vertical lines you will use the grouping method tying a few of the same variety of flower together in bunches so you have bunch of lilies, bunch of ranunculus etc. Place bunch at a time in your container rotating the bouquet as you place the different varieties of stems. Once bunches are placed fluff blooms for a natural look.
romanticpeony hand-tied bouquet Create separate cascading bouquets using 3 peonies. Use zip ties to secure each bunch. Then make two more bouquets with pink and white peonies without the cascade. Place the cascading bouquets opposite of each other in the vase then place the other groupings in the middle of the vase also opposite of each other. Add additional greenery foliages for that fresh natural look........................... majesticmagnolia hand-tied bouquet in porcelain vase Open magnolia blooms some more than others like they would grow in nature. Cut the stems to fit in the vase starting from the bottom rim of the vase and work your way up to the center. Stems in the middle should be longer than the ones around the rim. Use real magnolia foliage preferably several leaves and a bud or two and place the foliages in between blooms throughout the bouquet.
conservatory CASABLANCA LILY 95634.WW HYDRANGEA 95070.LG MAGNOLIA 9580C.WW SNOWBALL 9566C.LG DUTCHESS ROSE OPEN 95455C.WH DAHLIA SHORT STEM 95666C.LG white/green DUTCH TULIP CLOSED 95657.WH RANUNCULUS 95767C.LGBU HYDRANGEA 9569.WH DELPHINIUM 9567C.WH............................. ECUADORIAN ROSE BUD 953C.CH PEONY OPEN 95043C.CH gardenfresh multicolor CASABLANCA LILY 95634.PK HYDRANGEA 95070.BBL DAHLIA 95666C.YL SNOWBALL 9566C.LG ECUADORIAN ROSE BUD 953C.PKWH DUTCHESS ROSE OPEN 950C.PCRD DUTCH TULIP CLOSED 95657.ORGR RANUNCULUS 95767C.LGBU HYDRANGEA 9569.LB DELPHINIUM 9567C.HB ENGLISH ROSE 8503C.YL PEONY OPEN 95043C.OH All of the permanent botanicals Matt used in this brochure are from the NATURAL STEM COLLECTION by Store info sticker here