Fun random fact about the Michael and I! While in college at Louisiana Tech- we both worked in a flower shop! I helped design the floral arrangements and Michael was the cute hunk who delivered the flowers!
🌺 Each week I grab flowers from Trader Joes or the local grocery store! I wanted to share some floral design tips for those wanting to add flowers to their home this summer.
Hey, when the kitchen is a mess but you have gorgeous flowers, they cancel out, right?
TIPS:
☝🏼STAY MOLD FREE:
-Absolutely no leaves go in water. It creates mold and algae, which is the enemy of your arrangement. Clean all stems first by cutting off extra leaves. You should have about 1/3 of your stem be flower and foliage for the top of the arrangement, the rest needs to be a clean stem.
All stems should touch bottom of vase. Ensure that when you cut the stem that they are long enough to hit the bottom of the vase. This ensures they get good water.
-Absolutely no leaves go in water. It creates mold and algae, which is the enemy of your arrangement. Clean all stems first by cutting off extra leaves. You should have about 1/3 of your stem be flower and foliage for the top of the arrangement, the rest needs to be a clean stem.
All stems should touch bottom of vase. Ensure that when you cut the stem that they are long enough to hit the bottom of the vase. This ensures they get good water.
✌🏼CUT PROPERLY:
You may be cutting your flowers wrong. 😉 I was. When they handed me a sharp knife in college to cut the stems I looked at them like they were crazy!
-Cut on the diagonal not straight across! This will allow full hydration & increase the length of time of your arrangement. Also, always, cut your flowers before putting them in water. If you buy them from a grocery store, they need a fresh new cut to allow hydration.
You may be cutting your flowers wrong. 😉 I was. When they handed me a sharp knife in college to cut the stems I looked at them like they were crazy!
-Cut on the diagonal not straight across! This will allow full hydration & increase the length of time of your arrangement. Also, always, cut your flowers before putting them in water. If you buy them from a grocery store, they need a fresh new cut to allow hydration.
👌🏼 OTHER RANDOM TIPS:
-Keep flowers away from sunlight and heating vents.
-Save larger leaves and stems with leaves on them to fill in around the flowers.
-Drape/ waterfall some of the greenery over the container's rim. I personal love this look.
-Use your yard! Even greenery from your yard makes for a beautiful FREE arrangement by the kitchen sink full of dishes.
-Keep flowers away from sunlight and heating vents.
-Save larger leaves and stems with leaves on them to fill in around the flowers.
-Drape/ waterfall some of the greenery over the container's rim. I personal love this look.
-Use your yard! Even greenery from your yard makes for a beautiful FREE arrangement by the kitchen sink full of dishes.
Have a wonderful THREE day weekend, everyone!