WEDDING FLOWERS: eucalyptus crenulata

For a March wedding at Stonefield, just north of Hobart, the bridal party were in shades of steel grey and black. The bride and groom had a love of natives and the outdoors and wanted their flowers to reflect that, especially using juvenile eucalyptus foliage with its gorgeous blue grey colouring.

Steel grey, black and red are always a stunning combination so I teamed up the requested foliage with some proteas and banksias in rich reds and pinks.

The main flowers were a rich pinky red Protea Repens, and red Banksia Occidentalis. The bride's bouquet also had a Protea Compacta in pink and red, and a Protea White Ice.

Other flowers include flowering Brunia Albiflora, Leucadendron Discolour, and some Safari Sunset Leucos.

The beautiful silky Leucadendron Silver Tree was one of the mix of foliages I used. Eucalyptus Crenulata has a gorgeous silvery grey colour and it was the main foliage ingredient. Juvenlie Risdon Pepperment foliage was also sprinkled through.

For the floral comb, I used a mix of foliages and some smaller flowers in colours matching the proteas of the bouquets. I love to use Pittosporum berries and these are a light sage green and come from a variegated leaf Pittosporum.

The boutonnieres were all in greys, and were all slightly different. Brunia, both flowering and not flowering, gum nuts, and the purple-tinged Leucadendron Discolour.

They always look so lovely all lined up!

The groom had a bit of colour to his boutonniere, with the addition of a Leucadendron Safari Sunset. The new season's growth is always such a fresh, rich colour.

I loved playing with muted greys, greens and reds for this wedding. I always enjoy the challenge of creating something completely unique for each couple who I work with, and this was no exception.

DIY Bush Wedding in March

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In March this year, I supplied flowers for a wedding held on a local property here on the beautiful Tasman Peninsula. When I delivered the flowers on the morning of the wedding, I could see why the couple were keen to have their wedding here. A gorgeous bush property right next to the water on Norfolk Bay - a great place for a memorable wedding.

The colour scheme was pink and pretty, with native blooms, and the idea was for the bride and groom to do their own decorating and possibly the bouquets.

In the end, I supplied the brides bouquet, and what fun it was to play with such gorgeous colours and textures. Corymbia Ficifolia is the name of the gum that produces those spectacular pick blossoms. The same tree also produces the silvery grey gum nuts. Protea Pink Ice were perfect in the mix, with pink Kangaroo Paw called Bush Pearl. A locally occurring grey-leafed tea tree which was in flower, and the gorgeous pink tinged silvery jade of the Eucalyptus Crenulata were the main foliage used.

I also used Brunia Albiflora, at its peak in March in Tasmania. Silver Tree cones were used too, and a sprinkling of various leucadendrons including Jester a variegated pinky one.

To save time, I made the boutonnieres too. The E. Crenulata was the main foliage again, with added wax flower.

The grooms boutonniere also had a Corymbia Ficiolia nut, and some blossom from the same tree - this years and last years blooms. Pink Kangaroo Paw, and a silvery cone from the Leucadendron Galpinii which has lovely purple foliage throughout the year and makes these silvery cones in late summer and autumn.

The smaller boutonniere had a little touch of the feathery foliage from the Brunia Albiflora. I also love the little pink buds from the gum blossom that hasn't yet flowered. So pretty!

A floral crown for the bride was a late addition. It was to be quite large, with a loose fit and a spray of flowers of the left side of the face.

The body of the crown was made with the blue-grey tea tree. E. Crenulata softened the addition of more pink Kangaroo Paw, Corymbia Ficifolia blossom and nuts, and more of those buds that were yet to flower.

Such a pretty combination of colours and textures!

The DIY element of the wedding required a fair bit of planning. The unstructured look of multiple vases looks effortless but really requires some thought.