This cake was done for my daughter's birthday last month. It was a cake of many firsts. The daisies are my first attempt( and quite possibly my last) at gumpaste flowers. It was also my first attempt at making a cupcake tree. Using the great ideas on here I decided to use clay flower pots between the layers in order to keep with the whole spring theme and they provided great stability as well. I placed a dowel rod through the holes in the bottoms of the pots and through the cardboard cake boards. The picket fence was purchased from a craft website. She loved it and that is what matters.