flower arrangements

Your guide to creating spectacular
flower arrangements
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Flower arrangements are one of the oldest popular forms of room and outdoor
decor items. Whether you are using artificial flowers or real ones, flower
arrangements always manage to add the warmth and lively touch of spring to your
home all year round.
You do not need to be a professional to make flower arrangements for home decor
purposes or for special occasions like wedding flower arrangements. There are a few
simple rules which if combined with your creative sense can yield spectacular
displays of flower arrangements. The first step to make a flower arrangement is the
choice of the container for the flowers. A tall, slender vase can be used to hold
flowers with long stems like lilies or tulips. Short, wide vases are usually used to hold
flowers with expansive blooms like chrysanthemums. After selecting the flower
container, selection of flowers is the next step in the project. There are several
choices of flowers you can use for the the arrangement. You can select a single
flower colour and then arrange different types of flowers of the same colour. You can
also choose to select flowers of the same type and colour arranged in an interesting
manner or you may select different flowers of different colours and make a flower
arrangement from them.

The first step in your flower arrangement process would be preparing the vase by
cleaning it and then inserting a floral frog, floral foam or small pebbles inside the
base of the vase. These help to hold the stems of the flowers in place. If you are
using real flowers for flower arrangements, then it is important to remove all the
leaves from the stem part which will be immersed in water inside the vase. Leaves
dipped in water will easily rot and create an unpleasant smell. To keep the flowers
fresh for a longer duration you can use floral preservatives or snip the ends of stems
diagonally so that they absorb more water from the vase. If you are using artificial
flowers like anthurium silk plants or peony silk flower arrangements, you can snip
the stems of the artificial flowers to alter their size based on the needs of your floral
arrangement strategies.
While making flower arrangements, it is usually the larger flowers that are arranged
first. Trim the stems of the flowers with a pair of floral scissors, if deemed necessary.
Place your vase in a position where you can visualize your progress with the floral
arrangement from all sides. Add the flowers with the longest stems towards the
centre of the arrangement and the rest of the flowers in decreasing order of size
towards the edge of the arrangement. Add greenery towards the completion of your
project to prevent an overwhelming appearance of the flowers. Besides the
traditional flower arrangements on a vase, outdoor wreaths and wreaths for front
door are also popularly used flower arrangements which give a very pleasant
appearance to your outdoors and entrance.

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