According to Lesly Zamor, of New York City's Bloom Florist, ''Weddings are more whimsical right now. And many other floral designers also are going beyond the flower market as well, turning to the woods, pastures and meadows for inspiration.
Green grass is just one way to add natural fauna to an arrangement.
They add wonderful fragrance and some have sentimental meaning. I love to use rosemary, which means remembrance,'' she says. Also try geranium leaves, lemon thyme, basil and lavender. The look of the table, instead of conforming to English garden formality, has turned into a dynamic landscape. Stone likes to use a different type of container on each table, including teacups, dinner bowls, silver water pitchers and other unconventional objects. ''It makes for an at-home, residential look,'' she says.