When you make flower bouquets and arrangements without the help of a professional, there is a chance that they might end up different than originally planned. Don’t let this get you discouraged. You may think that it is a difficult and time consuming process to arrange flowers; but in this blog we will give you tips to make your creating process much easier.
- Have enough people: Bouquets and Arrangements can sometimes be time consuming and get stressful if you don’t ask for help. You should try to find a friend that has some experience working with flowers. If you don’t know anyone, than you can ask a few friends to help you out. This will help you avoid common mistakes when creating and will speed up the process.
- Do an inventory of the products/ flowers: You will have to figure out how many of each flower will be needed and all the supplies that go along with it. Once you figure out how much product you will be buying, then it is time to buy, count everything out, and get it organized. An organized inventory will make the creating process much easier.
- Make sure the bouquets are solidly constructed: Using floral tape, oasis glue and oasis foam are crucial in keeping the bouquet or arrangement upright and intact. Make sure you wire-wrap fragile flowers like Gerbera Daisies.
- Don’t let flowers get Ethylene poisoning: Placing flowers in your refrigerator at home can be deadly for the flowers. Fruits and other foods can poison the flowers and cause them to wilt. For best results, keep flowers out of the refrigerator. Instead, just put them in a cool dry place with fresh water.
- Order flowers in time for them to open up: Flowers have particular times of blooming and you must plan ahead for this. Different flowers will open at various times. No flower will be exactly the same. If you are in the San Diego area, come in and ask us! If you are not close to us then just ask your local flower shop or florist.
- Watch the temperature of your surroundings: Keep flowers out of direct sunlight and in the coolest place possible. Do not put them near fans or wind drafts because the flowers will wilt and dry up as a result. It is important to keep fresh water for the flowers, changing old water every day or every other day. Increase the life of your flowers by using AquaPlus flower food.
- Organize a production line: When making centerpieces organize your helpers into a production line and give each person a certain task that they do on every centerpiece. Make sure everyone has a job that they can do well and won’t have problems with.
We hope these tips will help you out during your arrangement construction and your centerpieces or bouquets will look beautiful.