Looking to make a flower arrangement? With spring right around the corner, flowers will be sprouting up sooner than later. While anyone can plop a handful of flowers into a vase, there is a little more thought and technique that goes into the art of flower arranging.
It’s not difficult to learn how to arrange flowers in a vase and have it look like you just got it from a flower shop. Once you learn the basics, simple flower arranging is easy, fun to do, and makes finding the perfect centerpiece a little bit easier.
Ready to learn how to make a flower arrangement? Keep on reading.
Decide on a Flower Arrangement Design
Decide on a color scheme for your arrangement before shopping for flowers. For this specific arrangement, we decided to work with pinks, reds, and whites.
It’s good to have a general idea with what you need or want in terms of color, so that it is easier to choose from. There are typically two schemes you can choose from:
- Monochromatic – shows off the variety of different hues of the same color.
- Complementary – colors that compliment each other and will really stand out!
There really isn’t a right or wrong when it comes to picking flowers. Pick your favorites with different growth patterns, shapes, and sizes and see how you can make them come together.
Cut Flower Care and Prep
It can be easy to begin arranging the flowers and putting them in a vase as soon as you get home, but if you prepare the flowers first, you can make them last longer.
- Remove extra leaves and damaged petals from stems.
- Make a fresh diagonal cut to the bottom of stems. Put the trimmed stems into water with cut flower food.
Prepare Your Flower Vase
The most important flower arrangement technique doesn’t actually involve the flowers—it’s all about what you put them in. Make sure you choose a vase that will be sturdy and big enough so that the flowers do not fall out or look lopsided!
Add Focal Flowers
These are usually the largest flowers, but can also have an unusual color or texture. Make sure to add in odd numbers for a more natural look. Don’t place the focal flowers so they are sticking straight out on the sides: they will look droopy and heavy.
Add Filler Flowers
Add smaller flowers and textural elements in the arrangement to fill around the focal flowers. Don’t place all of the supporting flowers straight up or to the sides, you need to fill in all the various angles!
