Step 1: Secure the driftwood to the wood base: Determine at what direction/angle you want the driftwood to be attached to the wood base. Drill a hole into the wood base, and place one of the metal rods vertically into the hole. Screw one “L” bracket to the back of the driftwood, and place the metal bracket over the metal rod. Repeat this procedure with a second metal rod and “L” bracket on another section of the driftwood.

Step 5: Wrap each water tube with paper-covered wire, starting at the base of each water tube, adhering the paper-covered wire to the adhesive strips at the top and bottom of each tube.

Step 2: Prepare the water tubes to be attached to the driftwood: Bend individual 9-inch lengths of 16-gauge wire into “U” shapes, with each section being approximately 3 inches in length. (I used nine 4-inch water tubes in this design; you may need more or fewer, depending on the size of your piece of driftwood).

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Step 6: Drill two holes into the driftwood for each water tube (the distance between the holes should be the same distance between the wire ends—approximately 3 inches). Drill the holes in the areas of the driftwood where you want the water tubes to be positioned. Add a drop of liquid floral adhesive to the ends of the wires, and press them into the holes. Fill the water tubes with prop- erly proportioned flower nutrient solution, with a test-tube filler bottle.

Step 3: Attach each “U”-shape wire to a water tube using two- 3 inch cable ties, one tie near the top of each tube and another near the bottom of each tube.

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Step 7: Attach a “garland” of Ficus roots to the driftwood in an artful manner, securing the roots to the driftwood with paper-covered wire, where necessary.