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Learning How to Make Your Own Flower Arrangements Many people feel like they have artistic ability and talent, but they don’t have a way to express it. Many
people try coloring or drawing or more traditional forms of art to be able to express themselves.
Oftentimes, however, people who are artistic are not good at drawing. When they realize that they’re
not good at drawing, then they get discouraged.
The truth is, you can still be an artist and not be good at drawing. Interior designers are artists.
Fashion designers are artists. Poets are artists.
The Art of Floristry And florists are definitely artists. Floristry is an art that takes time and patience to master, but it is
definitely doable.
If you want to learn how to make your own flower arrangements, here are a few tips on how to get
started. You will need to buy some flowers, and make sure that you have at least a little bit of awareness
about what colors look good together.
This skill may take some time to hone, but in
time you will get better at it. The first thing
you’ll want to do is put the flowers you
purchased in water as soon as you get home.
Tepid, or lukewarm, water is the best for
flowers. You could also consider putting
some floral preservative into the water so
your flowers will stay fresh longer.
The next thing you’ll want to do is cut an
inch off each stem with a sharp knife. Cutting the stems helps the flowers to absorb water and nutrients
more readily.
You will most likely want to leave the flowers in water for at least a day, so that each blossom has the
chance to open fully. You can also use florist’s foam in order to keep your flowers in place and hydrated
so they will stay fresh longer.
You should soak the foam for 15 minutes, cut it to fit your container, and then stick the stems into the
foam. Water the foam every few days to keep it moist.
When you’re ready to make your arrangement, recut the stems. You’ll also want to trim the leaves that
are below the water line.
If you do not trim these leaves, they will just get soggy. Soggy leaves are not pleasing to the eye.
If you have any large or heavy flowers, make sure to put these flowers in the arrangement first. Then
you can fill in the empty spaces with lighter flowers.
Floristry is a Personal Statement In order to make the prettiest arrangement, you’ll want to include flowers of all different shapes and
sizes. While making the arrangement, try stepping back and noticing whether or not the arrangement is
pleasing to the eye.
Many arrangements are simply based on personal preference, so if the arrangement is pleasing to you,
then you should be happy with it. It’s important to try new things with flower arrangements, so that
your talent can constantly be growing and expanding.
If you’re looking for a flower shop in Lehi, Bed of Roses has an enormous selection of quality, beautiful
flowers for your arrangements. This flower shop in Lehi can even offer you advice about how to best
arrange your flowers.
Come to Bed of Roses and let us help you with your flower arrangement ventures.