PRO Tips for Simple Garden Flower Arrangements

Dahlia flowers, celosia flowers, lisianthus flowers, scabiosa flowers, feverfew flowers, skyflower branches, globe amaranth, and bay laurel leaves

1. Make sure you plant a wide variety of different kinds of flowers.

You don’t need a big cutting garden to have a steady supply of fresh flowers for making arrangements.

Find out which kinds of flowers do best in your region and plant a variety of flowers throughout the year. Set aside a portion of each bed for flower planting.

Always try to have a wide range of styles for each season, like focus flowers, disk flowers, spike flowers, filler flowers, foliage, and so on.

Flowers that stand out include sunflowers, lisianthus, zinnias, zinnias, daffodils, dahlias, ranunculus, tulips, and roses.

Cosmos, rudbeckia, marigold, echinacea, phlox, strawflower, shasta daisy, gaillardia, and calendula are all flowers that can be used in disk flower arrangements.

Foxglove, delphinium, snapdragon, amaranth, stock, celosia, salvia, bee balm, and clarkia are examples of plants that have spike blooms.

Globe amaranth, Queen Anne’s lace, scabiosa, bachelor buttons, feverfew, statice, verbena, and coral vine are all considered filler flowers.

Plants used for their foliage include artemisia, dusty miller, basil, eucalyptus, lemon verbena, mint, oregano, and perilla.

There is beauty to be found in solitary arrangements (en masse), as well as in vases containing just one kind of flower. Sweet peas, roses, ranunculus, tulips, and daffodils are some of the flowers that work very well in this setting.

2. To promote the growth of many long stems, pinch back the petals while they are still young.

A number of different kinds of flowers thrive when they are pruned back in their early stages. Cutting back flowers while they are still young encourages the plant to branch out towards the base of the bloom, which results in the production of longer stems and more of them.

When flowers are between 8 and 12 inches tall, pinch them back by cutting off the top few inches above two sets of leaves. This will encourage the flowers to produce more and larger blooms. After the cut has been done, the plant will send up multiple new stems from the area below where it was cut.

Flowers, including amaranth, artemisia, basil, calendula, celosia, cosmos, dahlia, dusty miller, marigold, snapdragon, branched sunflowers, sweet peas, sweet william, and zinnia benefit from being pinched.

Avoid pinching sunflowers with a single stem, flax, stock, or celosia with a single stalk.

3. Collect the blooms at the appropriate stage of their development.

Blooms in flower arrangements will last the longest if they are picked at the correct stage. Here are a few guidelines:

1. Collect the blooms before they have had the chance to be fertilized. Pollination is the process through which flowers get the signal to change their attention away from blooming and toward creating seeds.
2. Once they have been harvested, many flowers will continue to unfold their petals. In general, flowers should be plucked when they have only opened up around one third.
3. When the bottom one-third of the blooms on a spike have opened, it is time to harvest the majority of the flowers.
4. When the stems of the leaves begin to get rigid and the ends do not flop over anymore, it is time to harvest them.

Instructions specific to the case:

1. Shaking the stems of gomphrena and zinnias to determine whether or not they are ready to be picked is a good way to do this. If the stem is still wriggling after 24 hours, the flower is not ripe and it will not stay upright in a vase.
2. Take cuttings of poppies, cosmos, scabiosa, ranunculus, peonies, and tulips while they are in the bud stage, before the flowers bloom.
3. When there are two to three flowers open on the plant, it is time to harvest the lisianthus, snapdragon, foxglove, and carnation.
4. Sweet peas should be picked when there are only two or three blossoms left unopened on each stalk.
5. When the first of the petals on the sunflowers and echinacea have separated from the flower’s core, it is time to harvest them (cone).
6. Give dahlias, yarrow, and calendula at least 75 percent of their time to open their petals before harvesting.

This recipe calls for flowers such as dahlia, snapdragon, feverfew, gaillardia, strawflower, Dara, larkspur, and scabiosa.

4. When harvesting, do it in the proper manner for the longest possible vase life.

• When harvesting flowers, be sure to use snips that are both clean and very sharp. Using dull clippers might cause the stem to be crushed, which will reduce the amount of bloom time.
• Before utilizing pails and vases with hot, soapy water, ensure that they have been well cleaned. Small dirt particles might block stems.
• Gather your produce first thing in the morning, while temperatures are still relatively low and the plants’ levels of moisture are at their peak.
• Remove the leaves from the bottom two-thirds of the stem, and then immediately set the stem in a bucket filled with water.
• Bring the buckets of flowers and leaves inside, and after they have rested for around an hour, the stems of the plants will have gained back some of their moisture.

 

Roses, foxgloves, bachelor buttons, Dara, strawflower, scabiosa, and dusty miller are some of the flowers that are included in this bouquet.

5. Use the cut-off stems from the flowers in your yard to create simple and speedy flower arrangements.

Mason jars are my go-to when it comes to selecting the right kind of vase to use. When I’m arranging flowers, I use containers of various sizes—pint, quart, and half-gallon—depending on the length of the stems of the flowers.

First, ensure that the jar is spotless, then fill it up to three-quarters of its capacity with water, and last, add one packet of flower food to the water.

Remove the stems from the flowers, and set them in a bucket of water.

Remove the flower leaves from the stems of the blooms.

Prepare the arrangement of flowers before placing them in the vases.

Arrange the flowers in accordance with their categories so that you can easily identify what you have. The next step is to cut the stems to the appropriate length (while still reviving the bloom) as you add each new element to the arrangement.

Begin with the flowers that will serve as focal points.

Include more flowers and greenery in your arrangement.

Make modifications as required.

To get started, fill the vase with the flowers that are going to be the center point. There is a possibility that you may need to keep them in place while further flowers are added. After that, place some kind of greenery all the way around the circumference of the vase.

Proceed by arranging disc and spike flowers all around the primary flowers in the arrangement. In conclusion, finish off the arrangement by adding the remaining flowers until the desired appearance is achieved.

Flowers such as dahlias, celosias, lisianthus, scabiosa, feverfew, skyflower stems, and globe amaranth are used in the following recipe.

Take a few steps back and examine the configuration from a variety of angles. In order to get a more balanced appearance in the flower arrangement, you may need to adjust one or two of the stems.

Advice on how to make simple and quick flower arrangements for your garden:

Dahlia, scabiosa, feverfew, shasta daisy

• When I require numerous arrangements, I normally create two or three at a time, splitting the flowers between the vases as I go through the process. If you have any questions about how I make my arrangements, feel free to contact me.
• Have a broad color scheme in mind, then choose the flowers you want to harvest based on the color of their petals.
• Before cutting the stems, measure their height against the jar so that you may determine how long they are.
• To maintain the freshness of cut flowers for as long as possible in a vase, it is best to change the water in the jars and add fresh flower food every few days.

Flowers such as sweet peas (on the left), snapdragons in the middle, and sweet peas on the right

Verbena, amaranth, and a flower called a strawflower come to mind.

Zinnia, coral vine, globe amaranth

Zinnia, zinnia, rose, strawflower, verbena, amaranth, and globe amaranth are some of the flowers that may be found in this garden.