Topic: u-tube

[Ivo]

I've seen these appear a couple of years ago but mostly in a nasty greenish quality. This one, however, is huge (42.5 cm = 17"), properly ground and finished. The ruby flashing is on the inside.
Question one: Swedish, Italian or Polish?
Question two: am i supposed to stick in 2 roses or is it a playtube for the gerbil cage?

[Carolyn Preston]

Question two: am i supposed to stick in 2 roses or is it a playtube for the gerbil cage?

Go for three roses (odd numbers are best) and cut the stem completely.  You don't want to buy a gerbil just so you can use it 

Carolyn

[Cathy B]

With the price of petrol these days, it might come in handy as a syphon...

Sorry, I'll go back to my cage now.

[Ivo]

Sorry, I'll go back to my cage now.

Say hello to the Gerbils! 

[Cathy B]

  I wasn't going to say that....

[Ivo]

Sorry, my mistake, Possum.  No offense meant, I assure you.

[Cathy B]

  None taken! 

[Jay]

Hi Ivo,

I think you'll find that this one is from Leonardo, so therefore Italian (!?!) ;-)

But of course it could be a 'copy'

On the second question; there's no 'right' answer, but try putting a couple of long stems of oramental grass through it. (The grass stems can be trimmed on the other end and used as a base for a second arrangement, if desired)

[Ivo]

Leonardo makes sense, thank you :hiclp:.  It means it was designed in Germany :sleep: and produced in Poland :spls:.  No relation to Italy :mus:, there.  And I'll not be using it for flowers  :spls2: