Author,
A BOUQUET OF WORDS
All in Flower Arranging
My most popular blog post ever was ‘How to Arrange Short-stemmed Flowers in a Tall Vase’. Since that was a while ago I thought I would share my suggestions again.
Here’s what you can do when you have …
In winter, fresh flowers are more important than ever, as they’ll boost your mood and brighten your environment during the long cold months. With just knowing a couple of things, you can take a few flowers, a bit of foliage, add some accents and you’ll have heart-warming arrangements that will not only be great for everyday life, but will add a sense of festivity to seasonal events.
Over the years I’ve gathered quite a collection of books about flowers. My biggest section would be on the language of flowers, the next would be on flower arranging. Here are five suggestions for flower arranging books that will not only help you learn how to arrange flowers, but are also beautiful books just to look at. Links to all books included:
After all the floral beauty in spring and summer, you may think autumn is a difficult time for flower arranging. But that’s not the case. Autumn’s bounty provides plenty for you to work with to create a beautiful floral arrangement with ease.
Sunflowers have the amazing ability to make it seem like the sun is shining right inside our own home. While it’s great to have these beauties beaming their happiness at us, they can be a little bit tricky to arrange, so here are a few tips to help.
We’re all familiar with lavender and chamomile as herbs that are edible and can also be popped into a vase to brighten our environment. But there are many more herbs that can be used both ways. This summer why not experiment with the following summer herbs in the kitchen and in flower arranging.
These days all industries - including the floristry industry - are working hard to be more ‘green’.
However, while most florists compost or green bin their natural material waste, many are still using materials harmful to the environment. Flowers are wrapped in cellophane, individual plastic packages of flower food are given out, and floral foam is being used in creating arrangements.
One of the easiest ways to brighten your environment and boost your mood is with flowers. While you can always get arrangements from the florist, why not learn how to arrange flowers right from the comfort of …
After all the floral beauty in spring and summer, you may think autumn is not a very exciting time of year for flower arranging. But that’s not the case. Autumn’s bounty provides plenty for you to work with to create a beautiful floral arrangement with ease. And the bonus …
Summer is filled with an abundance of fresh flowers. They’re fragrant and colourful and there’s nothing better than bringing some of those stems from the outside, in. But sometimes these flowers have short stems. So what do you do when you have a vase that is too tall for your short-stemmed flowers? Here are four suggestions:
