Flower Arranging in 5 Easy Steps

Summer is here already and with the great weather, a beautiful, colorful flower arrangement will accompany it perfectly.

You might wonder though how can you do anything when you have no clue of flower arranging. And going now to an online or offline flower arranging course might not be in your budget - or even mood.

Well, luckily it doesn’t take much to create your next beautiful flower arrangement, even if you know close to nothing about subject. It will only take you 5 main steps (and a few small in between).

First thing, you need to consdier what the flower arrangement will be for. What will be its purpuse, what place in your home shall it brighten up. You might think of a gorgeous buquet that goes on your dining table. Or something small that you can place on your bathroom shelf, or something that you want to give away as gift.

Next, you will need inspiration. What do I mean by that? If you’re anything like me, you will have a visual learning capacity. I learn by watching, by seeing, by getting inspiration from beauty. Go to your next flower shop and see some of their arrangements. They are pros at doing it, so you can get quite a nice feast for the eyes there.

Once you’ve been there, go to another flower shop and see if you can get any additional ideas from there. Everybody is different and people having different ideas, talents and visions, you will find some nice unique flower arrangements wherever you go.

Once you have your vision, go get your supplies. You will need a couple of things, but nothing that it’s not easily to be found either around the house or at your nearby supermarket or flower shop.

From your local flowershp, pick up a few simple flower bouquets. If yiou’re getting several different types, make sure you’re getting flowers that either complement each other in smells, or some that smell and some that don’t. You don’t want to get many different flowers, each smelling strongly so your guests will get headaches from the mixture!

While you’re at your flower shop, ask for some floral foam, some floral wire and flower tape. Scrissors and other small tool you alread have lying around at home.

As step four, you’r ready to put your arrangement together. You’re ready for work! Grab a nice sharp pair of scissors you have at home as you will need to cut your flowers. Make sure that you always cut at an angle. Right after cutting, put them in lukewarm waterr.You need to do this right after cutting so that the air doesn’t go up the flower tissues and destroy the flowers prematurely.

Next, group the flowers together. For example, if you have smaller flowers, group them in a cluster,so they don’t get lose below a large pack. Use some flower wire and floral tape to wrap them around the stems, so the flowers stay together in place. You will find it so much easier to finalise your arrangement afterwards in a wase if you folow this last step.

Step five means get creative! See what you can find as a container for your arrangement and use it. You have an old teapot or coffee pot that you no longer use for their original purpose and think they would make some great containers for the flowers? Well then go ahead and use them! Also grab some flowers that you originally think might not go well together. You might just be surprised!

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