What are some new directions in floral design?

What are some new directions in floral design?

There are many different new floral arrangement trends hitting LA, which is pretty exciting. I think the hottest thing is this thing called candy rock, where we use lots of wood and minerals and crystals and it's really hippie, but it's done in a way that it is artistic, modern and clean. You're not getting a messy bunch of herbs, like you might have in the sixties. Nowadays, it's gone beyond; you'll use the wood in a different way or you'll paint it or you'll treat the floral arrangement more in a artistic format. You'd get rid of vases - that's one thing that's happening these days. It's more of a still life. People seem to be asking for a lot of bud vase arrangements when they order flowers now; they just want one flower and one container and that's it. They'll have a collection of bud vases on their table. This is like half of my weddings: they want something very simple and cheap, so you use the best flowers just on their own. I think that's a really nice way to see flowers. It's not very expensive, and you can see each flower and it makes them more important that way.