Artistic Flower Arrangements

Keeping up with my tips as promised heeeeeere’s number 3:

Sometimes Single is Sensational

These days, huge flower arrangements seem to be the norm.  Everyone thinks that the bigger the arrangement the better.  Sometimes that’s true.  But, sometimes they are a little out of hand and inappropriate.  There are times when a single flower is the perfect arrangement.

Take, for instance, the single red rose.  It says more than any large arrangement can.  It says “love at first sight or I still love you.”

Single flower arrangements are simple, elegant, and stylish.  They can be placed in small vases and containers, used to float in wineglasses, teacups, and other tiny containers for smaller blooms, and used to float in bowls or big containers for larger blooms.

Single sometimes says it all.

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Here’s your 2nd tip on flower arranging:

Floral frog, that is.

Rather than use floral foam, which is difficult to use, go for floral frogs.  Floral frogs are flower holders, arrangers, or blocks.  They are placed at the bottom of your container, just like floral foam, only they don’t come with the same problems as floral foam.  Sticking flowers into floral foam often causes the stems to break or bend, which can be costly and inefficient.  Also, when arranging flowers you tend to move the flowers around a lot, trying to find the best places for each flower.  This can cause the floral foam to break apart to the point where it is unusable.  Floral foam also weakens the capability of the floral stems to absorb water and nutrients and shortens their life.

Floral frogs, on the other hand, do not cause these problems.  They are also reusable, require less waste, and less cost over time.  Additionally, floral frogs are decorative, make excellent collector’s pieces, are inexpensive, and come in a variety of different styles, shapes, colors, and sizes.

Below I have added two arrangements sent to me by Christine. They show the use of frogs in floral arrangements. Well done! Christine

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In my next few posts I’m presenting ten tips on flower arranging that I think will be helpful to anyone interested in the subject.  So with that said here is your first tip:

Flowers.

Beautiful.  Colorful.  Delightful.

They are the perfect décor to your home, the perfect touch to your wedding, and the perfect gift for that someone special.  Flowers, in both small and large arrangements, are a surefire way to light up someone’s life.

And you don’t have to spend a small fortune to do it.  With a little know-how, you can create your very own flower arrangements that are just as great, even better, than your flower shop.  It just takes a little knowledge, a good eye, and some creativity.

Go with Your Gut and Toss out the Rules

There are hundreds, even thousands, of books and articles about flower arranging.  Every one of them will give you rules—what you should and should not do, color combinations to avoid, types of flowers that just don’t match, and kinds of containers you should never use.

Don’t listen.

Flower arranging is all about your own creativity.  If you think something is going to look good, it probably will.  Just like all art forms, you have to go with your gut.  Do you love the colors pink and orange, but every rule says you should never mix pink and orange?

Forget it.

Go with your instinct and mix your favorite colors.  It surely will be aesthetically pleasing to you and definitely will be a display of absolute creativity.  You might not want to use your pink and orange arrangement for a wedding and maybe not everyone will like it, but your out-of-the-box thinking will give you complete enjoyment and personal satisfaction.  You will have created a unique and extremely beautiful arrangement for you to treasure.

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With the Christmas season upon us I thought some facts about Poinsettias might be of interest.  So here they are:

For example, did you know that the poinsettia’s main attraction is not its flowers, but its leaves? The flowers of the plant are the yellow clustered buds in the center. The colored leafy parts are actually bracts or modified leaves.

Red is the most popular color, accounting for roughly three-quarters of all sales nationwide, followed by white and pink. Poinsettias come in a variety of colors from red, salmon, and apricot to yellow, cream, and white. There are also unusual speckled or marbled varieties with several colors blended together. New varieties are introduced yearly with even more variation in height and colors.

Did you know that in the wild, the poinsettia can reach heights of 12 feet with leaves measuring six to eight inches across? It is actually a small tropical tree belonging to the Euphorbia plant family. Its botanical name is Euphorbia pulcherrima although in English-speaking countries it is more commonly known as the poinsettia. A native of southern Mexico, the poinsettia blooms in December and has been used in that country to decorate churches for centuries.

Here’s another bit of information. December 12 is National Poinsettia Day. The United States has observed this official day since the mid-1800s. It honors the man and the plant he introduced, Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett, who died Dec.12, 1851.

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Oh dear, what to blog about.  I have not done this before.  Should I talk about the weather?  No, I don’t think people really care to much about that.  Maybe politics.  That could be a really hot subject, but I’m not into it, so its a no.  Maybe I’ll just stick to flowers and flower arranging and once in a while throw in a bit of what it is like to live in the Tennessee mountains.  Yes, that seems to be it!  Flowers, wonderful, beautiful, amazing flowers. So folks looks like you’re going to be stuck with me and my flowers and flower arranging.  If you have any questions or comments just drop me a line.
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