It’s easy to put a few fresh flowers in a vase, but there
are a few simple steps you can take to get that great professional look in your
own home. Everyone knows to play
with proportions, and to not leave any holes, but what about the specific
flowers to pair together, and their colors?
Start with the vase you want to use. This brings your focus to what the
arrangement will eventually look like.
In a traditional floral arrangement, there are three basic elements:
greens, the main flower you’d like to use, and a softer element to tie it all
together. Using different textures adds to the design and theme of the arrangement.
For a shorter vase, use a voluminous flower. Hydrangeas are perfect, and don’t
require a softer element.
Taller, narrower vases call for height and volume. This is where those three elements will
come in handy. Use a larger-faced
flower to add volume, and narrow leaves of greens and a softer element for
height.
I especially love using tall, round vases and whimsically
shaped branches with accent vases.
It’s all about whatever fits where you want to put the arrangement, and
what you want to put it in. It
takes some trial and error, but once you’ve figured that out, everything else
falls right into place (provided you don’t get distracted by other beautiful
flowers)!
