9 Easy Steps to Flower Arranging
Arranging flowers doesn't need to be daunting. It's easy if you know the basic steps to create a beautiful flower arrangement each and every time. Just follow these 9 simple steps ad you'll feel like a pro. Let's get started!
1. Using the knife, cut floral foam to fit the container. Leave enough open space inside the container to allow you to add water without spilling.
2. Soak foam in preservative solution.
3. Set the wet foam in the container and tape it.
4. Cover the foam and edges of the container with greens.
5. Working with one type of flower at a time, arrange a circle of flowers around the edge of the container. Stems should glide easily into wet foam. If they don't, poke holes in the foam with a pointed tool. Holes should be just big enough to admit stems. Foam will not support stems if the holes are too big.
6. Insert a few more flowers in the center, trying to achieve a domed effect that looks like daisies growing on a hill.
7. Repeat steps five and six with additional colors or kinds of flowers, one at a time, to create an even distribution of color and flower shapes.
8. Add small-flowered filler or greens between principal flowers.This step is important to making the best use of every flower in the bouquet. It keeps the blooms separated so they don't crush one another, helps provide good air circulation to keep blooms fresh longer, and helps create the illusion of many flowers where there are only a few.
9. Fill the container with preservative solution.
