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Design Portfolio: May 2007

Tony Manders, AIFD, CAFA

Written by Tony Manders, AIFD, CAFA   
Tony Manders, AIFD, CAFA
Tony is the owner of Regency Florists in London, Ont., since 1998. Born in Holland, Tony trained at Sierteelt Vak School in Vught, where he earned a degree in Floriculture & Horticulture. Tony arrived in Canada in 1986.
He was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers in 1990 and the Canadian Academy of Floral Arts in 1995.  Since then, he has been the co-ordinator and instructor of floral design at Fanshawe College in London and has taught at the University of Guelph for Flowers Canada. Tony has extensive experience in international design shows and competitions.

Tony cites nature, colour, shape and form as the things that inspire him. The industry icons whose work he draws from include: Hitomi Gilliam, aifd, Canada, Jan Van Doesburg, Holland, and Gregor Lersch, Germany.

 design1_may07
Product Donated By: Flying Dutch Flowers Inc. • Highland Evergreen Supply Ltd.


White mini calla lilies with loops of lily grass and a collar of salal leaves make a sophisticated bouquet.  The design is then accented with crystal clear wired gemstones.

Fresh Floral Products
• 12 white mini calla lilies
• lily grass
• salal leaves

Hard Goods
• satin ribbon
• crystal clear wired gemstones 





















design2_may07
This bridal bouquet has an oriental flair.  The chopsticks are black bamboo stakes wrapped with gold bouillon and equisetum.  A rosette made from galax leaves has been placed as a focal point in the design. Dracaena marginata ‘Tricolor’ leaves add drama by crossing through the arrangement. The beautiful green cymbidium orchids are fashioned in place with bark-covered wire to add an interesting element to the design.

Fresh Floral Products
• 6 green cymbidium orchids
• hypericum berries
• Dracaena marginata ‘Tricolor’                                     
• galax leaves
• lily grass
• Italian ruscus
• equisetum
• dark ficus leaves 

Hard Goods
• bark-covered wire    
• bamboo stakes







design3_may07This is a stunning bouquet with deep, rich, burgundy-coloured Black Baccara roses travelling through the centre. Jade green roses, green cymbidium orchids and hypericum berries accompany this presentation. This design is then highlighted with pieces of equisetum that have been wrapped with gold bouillon to add interest and a little sparkle. Spring-moss-coloured satin ribbon completes the handle.

Fresh Floral Products
• 9 Black Baccara roses                                         
• 10 jade green roses                                             
• 4 green cymbidium orchids
• hypericum berries
• equisetum
• salal leaves
• dark ficus leaves 

Hard Goods
• satin ribbon                   
• gold bouillon











design4_may07
This is a unique bridal bouquet for the modern and innovative bride. A wreath made from curly willow branches provides the base onto which the mango calla lilies and copper wire are woven. Galax leaves and hypericum berries are tucked in for colour and texture.  Lily grass is added to the bottom for movement and drama.  A soft green, shimmering satin ribbon provides the handle for the bride's bouquet.

Fresh Floral Products
• 9 mango calla lilies  
• hypericum berries
• galax leaves
• flexi grass
• lily grass
• curly willow

Hard Goods
• satin ribbon   
• decorative copper wire










design5_may07Gorgeous all-white mixed bouquet of roses, calla lilies and stephanotis has been arranged in a bouquet holder. This design is embellished with salal-wrapped gemstones that are tucked into the arrangement.  Loops of silver-bouillon-covered flexi grass surround the bouquet to add glamour and glitz.

Fresh Floral Products
• 20 Aquito roses
• 8 white mini calla lilies                                       
• stephanotis
• flexi grass
• salal leaves
 

Hard Goods
• large crystal clear gemstones   
• silver bouillon
• bouquet holder













design_cvr_may07This elegant arm-held bouquet consists of six large calla lilies shadowed by aspidistra leaves and accented with two bands of crystal gemstones and spring-moss-coloured satin ribbon.

Fresh Floral Products
• 6 large, white calla lilies
• aspidistra leaves

Hard Goods
• spring moss satin ribbon
• crystal gemstones