Got any suggestions on putting flowers in a vase?

[Anonymous]

I don't know shit about flowers. But i'm in quarantine and maybe twice a month when I'm ordering food I've taken to ordering a bunch of flowers. All I know is "no pink, no roses, cut the stems on a diagonal". And beyond that, I get what I get.

Am I supposed to be making them all the same length? How high out of the vase are they supposed to stick? I've got no clue what I'm doing but these orange and pink pom pom looking things don't quite look right.

[Anonymous]

I suggest googling "flower arranging for beginners"

[Anonymous]

Do things in threes. You can determine how high out of the vase based on what is pleasing to you.

[Anonymous]

What’s wrong with pink??? I love pink. I arrange flowers from my yard almost daily and there’s always pink in there. Agree with the other two, though if I grew roses I’d make bouquets of them all the time. Commercial roses are usually ugly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do things in threes. You can determine how high out of the vase based on what is pleasing to you.

So... you need three vases?

[Anonymous]

Actually you want to vary the length of the stems. Some short (just above the height of the vase, some just above that so that you can see the blooms, and some tall(just above medium). That way you will be able to see all of your flowers (especially if you are putting them up against a wall.

[Anonymous]

Buy a roll of 1/4 inch clear oasis floral tape on amazon and make a grid over the mouth of your vase. Or crumple up a piece of chicken wire and shove it down into the vase. Then you can arrange your stems without them flopping over.

If I get a mixed bouquet from the grocery store I like to group the like flowers together. Also don’t hesitate to add greenery from your yard.

You usually want a smaller vase than you think. Full is better than skimpy.

[Anonymous]

What is the training behind no pink and no roses?

[Anonymous]

No, you don’t have to make everything the same height. It’s actually better if you don’t. Play around with the positions of the flowers in the vase until you find the look that appeals to you. Don’t be afraid to cut stems some more if you need to. You can also take what you put in the vase apart and rearrange it again if you’re not happy with the first look. You’ll get better with practice.

It helps to have a variety of vases and containers on hand so you can choose the height of the arrangement based on the types of flowers and the purpose. For example, if you want the arrangement on a dining room table, choose a shorter vase/container to make the arrangement lower so it doesn’t block people from seeing each other from across the table. Sometimes a narrower opening in a vase helps hold flowers together, but sometimes a wider opening is better with the type, size and quantity of the flowers you have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually you want to vary the length of the stems. Some short (just above the height of the vase, some just above that so that you can see the blooms, and some tall(just above medium). That way you will be able to see all of your flowers (especially if you are putting them up against a wall.

I lay out the flowers with the stems in a row, and then slice diagonally across all the stems. It's an easy way to cut them to be different lengths. Then I just drop them in to the vase, and then tweak the arrangement.

[Anonymous]

The stems of the flowers should be two and a half times the length of the vase. Most people use vases that are too tall.

[Anonymous]

Pick off all the leaves that will be below water level.

Height - can only adjust shorter so be conservative. Put the vase at the edge of the counter and hold the flowers beside it to get a rough idea.

I change the water daily which helps

When some of the flowers start to go you can discard the bad ones and start again with a smaller vase

[Anonymous]

Once you've trimmed the flowers (stems and leaves) I was told to pick up one flower, add it to water, turn, add another, turn, add the next, etc. and that way it looks more random in how they land. I've had good success that way.

[Anonymous]

You Tube is your friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once you've trimmed the flowers (stems and leaves) I was told to pick up one flower, add it to water, turn, add another, turn, add the next, etc. and that way it looks more random in how they land. I've had good success that way.

Also -- add one, take it out, cut off more of the stem, try again.