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Tips on How to Arrange Flowers For Your Home

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Having flowers delivered to your home is a lovely gift to present yourself. But not everyone wants a flower delivery. If you are a creative sort, you might prefer to design your own floral arrangement. Often people choose to order from a florist because it is less time consuming than doing it yourself and ensures a great display. But if you fancy giving it a go yourself, here are some top tips to help you arrange the perfect display:

Pick a Colour Theme

This is the easiest way to get started with planning your arrangement, especially if you are quite new to flower design. Simply pick a couple of colours (we'd recommend no more than three) that complement each other and begin looking at possible flower options. You can use a colour wheel if you need some help deciding which colours go with which. In terms of selecting your colour theme, you could go for your favourite colour or pick something seasonal, so white for winter, or yellow/brown for autumn. Or have a look at your local flower shop for inspiration and see what takes your fancy.

Smells

Aside from colours, one of the other things to consider is the smell of your arrangement and the different flowers within it. Some flowers are particularly scented, while others are more subtle. So think about what you’d like it to smell like - perhaps you want something fresh, or maybe more earthy. There are plenty of options, and a quick internet search will help you find the best scents for your needs. But do bear in mind that not all scents will mix well together, and part of the skill of a trained florist is knowing which blooms to mix and match for an overall stunning scent. If you’re a beginner to floristry, you might have to do a bit of experimentation, so it’s worth doing some research in this area if the scent is particularly important to you.

Don’t forget extra foliage

Any good florist will know that it’s not just about the flowers you choose. It’s also about the extra foliage you include. When you order flowers by post, you will often find extra greenery in the arrangement to help the focal flowers really pop. Not every arrangement will need this, but some will, especially if you are doing a very bold colour mix, as the greenery will help break it up and give each flower some breathing space. Again, it is worth taking a look at some examples at a flower shop to see how the experts manage it.

Choose your vase

Send Flowers OnlineThe art of flower arranging isn’t just about choosing the right flowers, it's also about choosing the right vessel to hold them. A stunning arrangement can easily lose its majestic flair if plonked in a boring vase. But while aesthetics are important, the bigger issue is making sure you have a vase that can hold your flowers comfortably. Too big, and the arrangement will lose its structure and begin to look limp and dull. Too small, and you may end up squeezing all your flowers together and risk your arrangement becoming a misshapen mess. Once you know what flowers you want, then set about finding the right vase.

Prep your flowers

This is the important bit - if you want your arrangement to look bold and bright and last for a while, you need to make sure you prepare your flowers properly. This includes cutting the stem at an angle and removing any lower down leaves from the stem. When that was done, you can start putting it together. Fill your vase with water, put in the larger flowers first, and then add your filler flowers and foliage. And voila - a beautiful floral arrangement designed by you.

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