A Guide on DIY Flower Arrangement

Flower arrangement is not about stuffing a handful of colorful flowers into a vase and wondering why it is not as pretty as the one you saw in the shop of a local florist Toronto. The reason is that floral arrangement is a lot more than that. From taking care of your flowers so they bloom longer to creating a balanced color palette, there is a lot of creativity. Don’t get overwhelmed because here is a complete guide on how you can create a DIY flower arrangement on your own.

Step-By-Step For a DIY Floral Arrangement

Gather up the essentials as you are going to create a beautiful and eye-catching flower arrangement. Yes! Like the one at the florist.

• Choose a Flower Arrangement Design

Before starting, decide on a design for your flower arrangement and also the flowers you are planning to add on. We recommend you to not get too picky about a particular flower because it makes a bouquet boring. Instead, go for a monochromatic or complementary color palette that can pop up your focal flower pattern. Get your flowers in different shapes, lengths, and growth patterns to create a texture.

• Prepare Your Flowers

You can’t start right away after buying flowers as they do need some grooming. First of all, remove the foliage that can breed bacteria when rotting in water, and remove any damaged petals or extra buds that can not be part of your bouquet. Once done, trim the stem by cutting diagonally to get rid of the dead ends and get a sharp cut of vascular bundles. Now, put your flowers in a temporary vessel containing water so your flowers stay fresh before you hop on to the next step.

• Choose a Vase 

Choosing the right vase is important as it is the key element in the appearance of your flower arrangement. The size of the vessel must be proportional to the size of the bouquet you are intending to make. A large vessel with a small bouquet will cause the arrangement to fall off while a small vessel with more flowers will suffocate them to death while struggling for the nutrients to survive. Woven baskets are trending options for a vase but don’t forget to line them with a plastic or metal container for holding water.

• Start Arranging Your Flowers

Before starting to arrange your flowers, you need to give some extra support to keep them in their place. For the DIY options, use floral tape to create a grid at the top of the vase or mold the chicken wire into small balls as an alternative to floral frogs. Move on to the flower arrangement by creating a base with ferns or other greeneries. 

Now add the odd numbers of the focal flowers to your vase for a naturalistic look. The focal flowers are the center of attention of your floral arrangement that catches the admiring eyes due to their unique pattern, size, hues, or any other phenotypic characteristic. 

• End your Floral Arrangement

End the process by adding secondary and filler flowers that give depth and uniqueness to the appearance of the bouquet. Filler flowers can come in various options like multi-flowering stems or buds that give the necessary texture to a flawless floral arrangement. At the end, observe the vase from all sides, if there are some empty spaces or gaps, fill them for a complete look. Finish with a gentle spray of water that will be imitating the dew drops. 

Final Words

DIY flower arrangement is not as hard as you might think. By choosing the right vessel and systematically arranging all your blooms you will have a tempting floral arrangement to show off.  We also recommend you source fresh native flowers like in Toronto local florist do to get flowers that stay longer.