Flowers are a stylist’s dream – I love fresh, fabric, milliners’, and all sorts of printed and artistic renderings – as the combinations are endless and almost impossible to mismatch. 

My approach to flower arranging is:

• If it holds water, consider it a vase. Seek out old condiment jars and bottles, antique milk glass, tarnished silver trophies – the options and shapes are endless.
• Embrace haphazard arrangements – it will make cut flowers look like they’re fresh from the garden.

The less it matches, the more I like it. Just look at the way these unusually long-stemmed, late-season hydrangeas theatrically defy the proportions of this vase.

Strung flowers appear throughout India, not just for weddings & celebrations, but for a simple and welcoming decoration. Apply this to your own interior and hang from doorknobs and keys. I use brightly coloured dahlias.  The natural beauty of flowers ensures that it's hard not to get floral arrangements right, so mixing and matching your favourite blooms is a great styling starting point for those who want to boost their confidence.