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Françoise Weeks: Rites of Spring

Portland, Oregon-based floral designer Françoise Weeks captures the magic of new growth in five artful arrangements

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As you come out from under the layers of winter, Françoise Weeks’ spring floral designs will spark your imagination for a flourishing season. These five beauties reflect the budding exuberance of warmer days. “Each design is a reflection of my love of nature and the beauty that it has to offer, if one but stops and observes what is there for all to see,” she says.

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Flower List

  • Paperwhites
  • Ranunculus
  • Muscari
  • Hyacinths
  • Alchemilla
  • Kalanchoe
  • Cyclamen
  • Sweet peas
  • Viburnum
  • Freesia
  • Tulips
  • Maidenhair ferns
  • Succulents

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Flower List

  • Muscari
  • Hellebores
  • Anemones
  • Ranunculus
  • Sweet peas
  • Alchemilla
  • Magnolia branches
  • Succulents
  • Moss
  • Maidenhair ferns
  • Koala ferns

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Flower List

  • Witch hazel branches
  • Rosary vine
  • Tulips
  • Anemones
  • Sweet peas
  • Paperwhites
  • Muscari
  • Hellebores
  • Viburnum
  • Alchemilla
  • Freesia
  • Succulents
  • Cyclamen foliage
  • Larkspur

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Flower List

  • ‘Yves Piaget’ garden roses
  • ‘Lovely Lydia’ spray roses
  • Tulips
  • Azaleas
  • Cyclamen
  • Viburnum
  • Freesia
  • Nerine lilies
  • Sweet peas
  • Ranunculus
  • Kalanchoe
  • Aspidistra leaves
  • Contorted filbert branches
  • Maidenhair ferns
  • Sea star ferns
  • Succulents

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Flower List

  • ‘Caramel Antike’ garden roses
  • Alexandra roses
  • Paperwhites
  • Viburnum
  • Nerine lilies
  • Succulents
  • Bells of Ireland
  • Alchemilla
  • Hellebores
  • Ranunculus
  • Apples
  • Kiwi halves

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_column_text]Produced by Abby Braswell | Photography by James Fitzgerald III | Originally published in Flower magazine’s March/April 2014 issue.

Follow Françoise Weeks on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and see more of her extraordinary work at FrancoiseWeeks.com.

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