Floral arrangements can be beautiful, they can easily brighten up any room or the outside of any house. When it comes to arranging flowers you might be happy with just bunching a number of different types together in a vase and leaving it at that, but you could have a much more impressive display. All that you need is a touch of imagination and creative thinking. Flower arranging isn’t difficult; in fact just following the tips below can make most people 10 times better at it.

Decide on the Kind of Arrangement You Would Like

What kind of flower arrangement do you want to make?

It might be a traditional table arrangement in a vase or a bouquet as a gift or a really imaginative conversational piece. Don’t be afraid of being creative, there are countless ways of presenting different types of arrangements

Form of Arrangement

You may be surprised to learn that there are a number of different standard forms of flower arrangement, these are:

Triangular arrangement: possibly the most popular type of arrangement. The line flowers are first of all positioned to form a triangle, the triangle should be taller than it is wide.

Vertical arrangement: very tall and slim arrangement. Should you have a number of long focal flowers you would like to show off make use of this arrangement. Make use of a tall container to put your flowers in, it is only required to be wide enough to add just a small number of surrounding flowers.

Horizontal arrangement: broad and low arrangement, good for a large table design. The length needs to be a minimum of two times the height, horizontal arrangements are classically symmetrical in form and flower positioning. The container should be shallow and broad, the focal flower(s) in the middle and line flowers inserted almost horizontally.

Crescent arrangement: somewhat difficult to get right for a newcomer though excellent for a smaller sized table adornment. An asymmetrical arrangement the crescent needs to be well balanced, not only aesthetically nut also physically so it does not fall over Along with the flowers you will probably require branches or leaves in order to form the crescent. The container or flower vase also is required to be broad as well as fairly shallow in order to keep the arrangement stable.

Oval arrangement: a great arrangement for a formal setting or a living room.. Define the shape of the arrangement initially with two to four line flowers then place you focal blooms in the centre. The arrangement isn’t intended to be looked at from 360 deg.

Minimal arrangement: as the title suggests this kind of arrangement uses very few blooms. Minimal flower arrangements should look elegant as well as understated. Picking the vase for any minimal arrangement is much more important than it is for other types – pick one that is small but stylish.

Hogarth’s Curve or Lazy S: these arrangements are probably the most complex type of arrangement. Based on the shape of the “S” the number of blooms should be kept to a minimum. To begin with position the line flowers or greenery (if preferred) and carefully curve to form the S shape. Mass in addition to filler flowers are then positioned at the center of the arrangement.

Select Your Colors:

Would you like a monotone flower arrangement of perhaps something more joyful and vibrant?
Colours are a key factor when arranging flowers which includes the colour of the container. If you’re not familiar with color theory, spend a while reading about it – there is plenty about it on the net.Understanding of color theory can be extremely useful here, have a look at a few of the guides on the net.
A few common blends include: Analogous colours – these are colours which are adjacent to each other on the colour wheel like orange, yellow and green; or you could try complementary colours – colours from opposing sides of the colour wheel; or triads – 3 colours evenly space around the colour wheel.

You might prefer to use a less academic method and just opt for the colours that you simply find appealing.
Don’t forget colours are often used to convey a number of emotions such as love, sympathy, friendship, happiness etc.

Deciding on The Type of Flowers

With so many types this may feel like a daunting undertaking at first but we can break them down into 3 different types:

Line flowers – These flowers provide your bouquet with height, width and shape. They are tall and slim typically with buds along the stem. Good examples of line flowers include delphinium, tuberose, stock, gladiolus and snapdragons. Branches and tall greenery can be used as an alternative for line flowers

Mass flowers – these are the focus of colour and interest in the arrangement, usually round face large blooms on a single stem. Good examples of focal flowers include : carnation, freesia, rose, gerbera, sunflower, lily, tulip, chrysanthemum, iris, zinnia, alstroemeria and protea,

Filler flowers – these consist of stems with a lot of small flowers and vegetation, these occupy the gaps and provide a visual connection between your line and mass flowers. Good examples of filler flowers include : ferns, aster, baby’s breath, feverfew, Queen Anne’s lace, heather, eucalyptus. Filler flowers can be excellent candidates for dried flower arrangements.

When choosing the flowers also consider the following factors:
Select seasonal flowers – these will be both more affordable (due to the fact that florists will be able to acquire them at a significantly lower price) and more in keeping with the time of year.
Floriography – (flower meanings) since people frequently use flowers as gestures and symbols for communicating with other people there are standard meanings for flowers that needs to be thought about whether it’s to express sympathy ot delight or love etc.

Arranging the Flowers

The sequence in which you place your flowers is this : line flowers first after that focal flowers and then filler flowers.
While you are inserting the flowers aim to retain a balance of colour throughout, no individual flower or colour should dominate the arrangement.

Cut a piece of florist’s foam just wide enough to fit within your vase but protruding about 1 ” above it’s rim .. Cut the bottom of the stems with a sharp knife. Cut short the size of any stems as necessary. The heaviest flowers should be positioned at the bottom of the arrangement. For most arrangements all flowers should face outwards

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