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Oasis and staging wires being fitted into washing up bowl.

The flowers are arranged in large domestic washing up bowls, into these is placed a strong purposely made wire frame, in the form of two layers of mesh. The top layer has quite large appertures to accommodate the rather thick stems of the dahlias. The bottom layer is finer wire and mesh, onto which the stalks can be pushed to grip and hold. When Floral foam ie. Oasis, began to be widely used this made the arrangements a lot easier to do, but added a small cost to the job.