A beautiful and harmonious floral arrangement is the best
decoration of any home. A bouquet of living plants in an elegant, stylish
flower vase can become a key design element, dilute the familiar interior with
its brightness and create an airy and light mood in the room. Decorative
compositions in beautiful flower vases have never gone out of fashion, and one
of their main advantages is the ability to create an exquisite bouquet
yourself.
The art of making decorative bouquets and flower
arrangements will seem difficult to many. But if you approach this process with
a creative attitude and study the principles by which fashionable compositions
in flower vases are composed, inspiration will not be long in coming.
Choose a vase for flower composition
There are hundreds of plant species used to compose
floristic compositions. Flower vases are also striking in their diversity:
large floor or, on the contrary, squat wide - if you try to imagine the
composition in the future, then it is easy to decide on the most suitable one.
An improperly selected vessel can ruin the whole impression.
The choice of material from which the vase will be made
depends on your preferences and artistic design. Ceramic flower vases look very
natural, romantic and festive - glass. But decorators advise using vases from
metals and alloys with caution, they are better suited for dried plants.
A correctly selected vessel will add harmony and effect
composition. The shape and size of the vase must match the shape of the
bouquet:
elegant flowers with thin stems are recommended to be placed
in tall, narrowed vessels of glass or porcelain - this will emphasize their
fragility and sophistication;
for plants heavy and large, such as gladioli or peonies,
wide and high vases for flowers made of ceramics are perfect — they will help
brighten up the volume and harmonize the shape of the composition;
a small vessel is selected under small plants with meek
stems. A good solution for violets or snowdrops would be a flower vase on a
stem;
expensive and voluminous flower vases made of Murano glass
or natural stone will perfectly emphasize the nobility of lilies, orchids or
roses.
Wide vase Tulsa
Flower Vase Dreana
Marigo floor glass vase
Do not forget about the color of the vase itself. It is best
to choose natural shades - beige, black, white, navy blue, coral, turquoise, or
you can choose clear glass. Excessive variegation of colors can “absorb” the
beauty of the bouquet. And on the contrary, a successful combination of a
palette of colors of a vase and flowers is the basis of a true masterpiece of
floral art.
Plant selection and preparation
The appearance of ornamental plants to create a composition
is key. You should not make a bouquet of flowers that look unhealthy - with
fallen leaves and drooping buds, with broken stems and damaged petals. For the
perfect bouquet, only the freshest plants will do.
the best time for cutting flowers is late evening or early
morning;
in plants, all foliage is removed, as well as side shoots
that will be located in the water. In roses, it is recommended to cut and
thorns;
before making a bouquet, plants can be lowered into a large
container with cool water for a couple of hours, this will refresh and nourish
them for a long time;
it is better to cut the stems at an angle with a sharp knife
or secateurs. In plants that contain milky sap (peony, hydrangea, poppy) you
can slightly singe the ends of the stems over an open flame. It is recommended
to remove pollen from lilies, this will extend the period of their freshness in
the cut.
Little secrets of a beautiful bouquet
The flower vase should be clean outside and inside, and if
it is cracked, chipped and scuffed, it may be time to buy a new, stylish and
fashionable one. Although on the other hand, vases with the effect of antique
craquelure are in vogue today. The main thing is that the vase is beautiful and
functional.
The main secret of a harmonious combination of plants is
that you should not use more than three or four different types of flowers in
the composition, otherwise it may look bulky and clumsy.
You should not use flowers whose buds have fully opened, or
vice versa, have not yet begun to blossom. In the first case, the composition
will be short-lived, in the second - it will not produce the desired effect.
You should not make a bouquet of too many flowers - a
million red roses is good only for the song. Plants will look natural and
attractive if they are not crowded in a vase. And the flower vases themselves
in this case should have wide necks.
When using plants of different colors, flowers of darker
shades are placed in the center of the bouquet, light - at the edges.
This rule applies to flowers of different sizes - large ones
are collected in the center, and small ones are closer to the edge.
It is very important to correctly combine plants by color,
following some simple tips. The first is to use contrasting combinations, for
example, red with green, yellow with lilac, blue with orange. Or you can choose
plants of the same color scheme, but with different color intensities. And, of
course, any composition will be revived and decorated with a scattering of
small white flowers. And a graceful vase for flowers from the collections of
leading design workshops, which is represented by Home Philosophy, a
specialized store in Moscow, will become a worthy setting for a luxurious
bouquet.
Useful tips: how to extend the life of cut flowers?
Unfortunately, fresh flowers are very short-lived, and for
them to please us with their fragile beauty as long as possible, it is
necessary to create comfortable conditions for them. Flowers feel best in a
cool room. Water should always be fresh, preferably rain or melt. Stems of
plants need to be cut daily, buds and leaves are slightly sprayed with water. A
good solution would be to use nutritional formulations sold in flower shops. And
you can apply a proven "grandmother" recipe - add a little sugar and
citric acid to the water.
Flowers are appropriate in any room, whether at home or
office. They have a magical ability to calm and delight, create an atmosphere
of warmth, harmony and comfort, spreading their aroma. A slushy fall or cold
winter, a bouquet of fresh flowers in a beautiful vase can be a real cure for
depression. And any person, having glanced at this living miracle, becomes a
little happier.
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