floral arrangement flowers

floral arrangement flowers

Is there ever a time when a beautiful floral arrangement doesn’t make the perfect gift for someone? No matter what the occasion is, a floral arrangement can express your feelings in a special and unique way. They show off your sense of style and creativity and create different atmospheres in a person’s home. Take roses for example. They set a romantic setting. While bold, colorful flowers carnations or irises create an informal atmosphere and a sense of calm.

A well done floral arrangement needs to always express an individual’s sense of style, so don’t feel intimidated by the idea of flower arranging if you do no think you are artistic, just because they express style, it doesn’t mean they can’t be formal or casual. One new and exciting trend is the use of fruit in your floral arrangements. Fruits like apples, grapes, lemons, and even cranberries add a touch of color with a uniqueness not found in ordinary arrangements.

• It is important to add a few different varieties of fruit with colors that complement the flowers you’re using. They should also suit the occasion. Summertime arrangements that use bright yellow and white flowers should be adorned with lemons, berries and peaches. Pink spring blossoms match perfectly with the subtle green of a pear. If you’re looking to build a nice fall flower arrangement use fruits such as pomegranate, cranberries and apples.
• Hey this is your design so go a little crazy and be creative with the choices you use for both the flowers and the fruit. If you want to add something a little different than the norm, use vegetables instead of fruit. Go with autumn gourds, eggplant or bell peppers to add the same amount of flair if not more that any color fruit to a floral arrangement.
• How do you want to incorporate the fruit in the arrangement? Some of the more popular ways are to either nestle the different fruits among the flowers, drape some grapes over the edge of an urn or you can place pieces of lemon slices in a clear glass vase which will conceal the flower stems. You can also cranberries in a similar way as you would use glass marbles in a vase.
• Try out a bunch of different placement ideas before you make a final decision on what you like best. If you find that you like one arrangement more than another, go with it even if it isn’t what you originally had in mind.
• Next, you’ll need to find some stiff, heavy gauge wire to support the fruit you are using within your floral arrangement. It needs to be thick and strong enough to hold up the weight of the fruit without bending. Stick the bottom end of this wiring into a block of floral foam which is placed at the bottom the container you used. For fresh flower arrangements, go with oasis floral foam since it will hold water longer. It keeps your flowers nice and fresh.
• Now get some fresh and firm pieces of fruit, preferably apples of pears, for a vase. Poke a few holes into the fruit with a screwdriver and set individual flower stems inside those holes.

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