Follow along with Tom Bowling AIFD, PFCI as he demonstrates a quick texture-rich technique using the Perfect Pastel collection from Pioneer Imports & Wholesale – a color palette ideal for springtime and a technique that can be used anytime. 

Tom begins with a silk Garden Lace Ivy selection from Pioneer, creating a casual perimeter around the container. He trims each piece to a different length before making his placements to ensure a breezy lifelike look. 

Right away you may notice that Tom does not have any moss or heavy material covering the floral foam, even though the foam comes right below the edge of the container. Instead he covers the mechanics organically as he works – this allows for a lighter looking composition. 

After completing the perimeter, Tom moves on to the silk lavender. The selection he chooses comes with several pieces, so he trims away only the parts that he needs. 

Tom lightly adjusts the silk lavender after every insertion. He gives them a slight spray pattern and occasionally twists the stems to create a lively dynamic shape. 

For his next insertions, Tom begins by mentioning how much he enjoys using the bush material format from Pioneer – he likes how these selections provide him with a nice assortment of product to choose from. 

He notes that while he may not use every bit for any specific composition, he will generally keep the leftover pieces handy so that he can make multiple arrangements in the same color combination at once. This prevents any product from going back on a shelf or put into a box and forgotten. 

In this case, Tom uses about half of the bush. The most prominent silk flower for this arrangement is the bright pink silk dahlia. He takes the stem and gives it a hairpin bend, then pushes it into the foam. The hairpin helps lock it into place – a technique that is especially useful for larger and heavier pieces. 

Now he begins adding other pieces, starting with the medium-size purple silk flowers. He pushes some of these deep so that the permanent foliage comes right down to the surface of the foam, helping to conceal the mechanics in place of any moss. 

As he works, you will notice that Tom makes his placements in groups. This grouping technique allows each type of silk flower to prove more impactful so that the eye does not immediately scatter around the composition.

Now he demonstrates a sophisticated texture technique. He selects a smaller counterpart to the silk lavender used at the beginning of the video, placing it into the body of the arrangement to draw that form and texture toward the bottom. The result is balanced and visually cohesive throughout. 

He continues making placements with other pieces from the Perfect Pastel bush. His final selection is a standalone silk helleborus – a beautiful complement to finish off the styling. He begins with three stems and comments on how loose and airy they appear to be, how effectively they dance the eye. He layers these at different heights to create more depth within the arrangement. 

Tom rotates the design and notices that there is a hole in the front. He chooses to add a bit more of the silk helleborus here. He chooses this specific selection because it does not compete with the other materials he has used so far. Rather, it complements the entire range of silk flowers with ease. 

The result is a wonderful centerpiece with balanced texture, bold color grouping, and plenty of character for springtime occasions and more. 

Explore the Pioneer Imports & Wholesale catalog to find each of the wholesale silk flowers used in this demonstration – including the fantastic Perfect Pastel bush that lends its color so effortlessly to this design.