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A flexible and
endearing art, floral arrangements adapt to a
very personal approach or a chic, florist
exercise. On the broadest of terms, floral
artwork is for outdoor, indoor or personal human
adornment. Perhaps the most readily accessible
of decorative matter, flowers can adorn a crib,
a crypt, banquet or boardroom with perfect ease
and appropriateness. Flower styles can be
European, Asian, country-style, tropical exotica
or individual picks and flicks.
Open-air arrangements are many. The natural
flower garden, landscaped to individual tastes,
climate and land contours. To green house
cultivations, flower bowers, poolside
arrangements and rock gardens that need constant
supervision. In clusters or all by themselves
flowers can festoon arches, porches, pillars and
other outdoor venues as well.
Indoor floral displays offer more opportunities
for creativity and variation. From the front
door to the staircase, hall or basement, bedroom
or bathroom, wall, window, floor or ceiling,
flowers decorations can be placed anywhere, to
appeal everywhere. Used furniture and cutlery,
old teapots, family trophies, baskets, cans,
stands, trays and fishbowls take on charming new
tones when adorned with flowers. And when
combined with greenery, fruits, vegetables,
nuts, berries, pinecones, ribbons, paper,
taffeta, faux flowers or silk flowers, flowers
exude extra life and room appeal.
Simple arrangements require basic flower sense.
Organize flowers by appearance into the
brightest, biggest, most exotic blooms, to the
lean, straight-looking ones, rounded ones, forms
other than round, and finally, feathery, filler
flowers. But florists can be your ideal mentors.
Drop by at the store to get a feel of the
flowers, style alternatives, arrangements and
price options available. Browse flower design
books for more ideas. Discuss with the florist,
the occasion, your recipient's age, personality,
home décor and your relationship, before picking
on the right flowers. Decide on the budget and
then ribbon-tie, cello wrap or customize the
selection.
Taking flowers out from their natural ambience
into other areas of human proximity calls for
skill and expertise. Fragile shelf life imposes
precise timing and clarity of purpose in the use
of cut flowers. Heat, weight, moisture,
packaging and deft handling can all dictate
flower longevity.
Dabble with flowers, and spend a lifetime
learning new things. Topiaries, spool wire,
puff, acrylic paint, pothos, floral frogs, foam,
adhesive, sheet moss, Spanish moss, moss wheat
grass, beet, cattails, decoupage, greening pins,
wilt-proof spray, watering spikes, pour
spouts…and you thought flower arrangements just
happened. |
