GERMANDER, GOAT’S WILLOW, JAPANESE SPINDLE & DAFFODIL
Silver and citrus leaves with frail spring blossom and pale lemon dwarf daffodils
MARCH
INGREDIENTS
Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum)
Euonymus japonicus 'El Dorado' (Japanese spindle)
Salix caprea (goat willow)
Teucrium fruticans (tree germander)
Narcissus pseudonarcissus (common daffodil)
Narcissus 'Elka' (daffodil)
VESSEL
Terracotta urn from Poterie Ravel
Chicken wire
NOTES
This arrangement is a good example of how effective a carefully chosen selection of foliage can be. I had a limited clutch of flowers - just a few daffodils and a bunch of willow, the grey furry buds flecked with yellow pollen. Blue and yellow are complementary colours that sit directly opposite one another on the colour wheel and so the silvery blue-green of the tree germander works well with the mustard yellow of the Japanese spindle. The leaves are also contrasting textures - the spindle waxy with a slight sheen, the germander soft and matte.