Floral arrangements can be beautiful, mixing the right combination of flowers to make a stunning presentation. Most wonder how they themselves can make the gorgeous arrangements for their homes or maybe even as gifts. There are many ways to purchase loose fresh flowers, including at your local grocery store floral section. Arranging yourself can definitely save you money over professional floral arranging.

You would first have to decide which type of arrangement you wish to make. Maybe you’re making a bouquet as a gift or a table arrangement as a centerpiece or other decorative conversation piece. There are many different ways to present both types of arrangements and that is where you can get very creative.

Picking your flowers can be very fun. Consider if you want to make an arrangement with a floral meaning (floriography) or just a generic color scheme. You will need some key focal flowers, some that will draw the eye to a particular point. Also, the arrangement needs to flow well. That way, the eye will go to the focal point and then will flow around the rest of the piece.

Use line pieces such as Snap Dragons and filler pieces such as Baby’s Breath to creative variation, spacing and to make your arrangement fuller. You don’t want to overcrowd the arrangement because too many main pieces could overwhelm the piece. Fillers are very useful for taking up that harsh blank space that you do occasionally see.

Going back to color, it can be used to express love, friendship, sympathy, happiness, etc… This was created during the Victorian era and is growing back in popularity at this time. You really can say it with flowers.

Using some branches found in your backyard can serve as a back bone in your piece. There are certain pieces that are very fragile and may not be able to stand on their own. Maybe your piece just needs more support in it’s entirety. You can even make a simple or elaborate design by weaving the branches for another effect! Using branches with leaves can easily add some green to your arrangement as well as support. To use them, clip the branches and split them a few inches up the center (from the bottom) to allow for water absorption. This case, the leaves on the branches will not turn brown.

You want your arrangement to have a sense of balance. Using a table top lazy susan will help with this. Then, you will be able to see the piece from all angles. Try to arrange the piece in your hands primarily. Don’t arrange the focal pieces or fillers into this, just the flowers that will be around. Once you have the idea of what you want, put it into the vase. From there, you can add your focal pieces to the middle and sides of the arrangement as well as adding your fillers. Again, using the lazy susan will help you to make sure your arrangement looks full and lush.

From these very basic tips, you will be able to elaborate and make your beautiful arrangement that you thought was only possible through a florist. Give as gifts or place on your table for different Holidays, they’re fun and cost effective to create. People may even think they’re professional arrangements.

Author Bio: Looking for Barrie Flowers? Then be sure to visit Chasing Petals, one of the oldest and most trusted Barrie Florists that has served the region for over 30 years.

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