Common Focal Flowers Common Secondary Flowers
Calla Lily Alstromeria
Carnation Freesia
Cox Comb Godetia
Gerbera Daisy Japanese Aster
Hydrangea Lizianthus
Iris Mum
Lily Pixie (mini carnation)
Peony Poppy
Rose Scabiosa
Sun Flower Tulip
Filler Flowers Greenery
Babies Breath Box Wood
Blue Lace Eucalyptus
Calcinia Flat Fern
Heather Huckleberry
Lemonium Italian Ruscus
Leptospurum (Lepto) Lemon Leaf (Salal)
Monta Casino Aster Pine
Queen Anne’s Lace Pittisporum
Solidego Plemosa
Statice Seeded Eucalyptus
Vibernum Tropical Leaves
Wax Flower
Tall Flowers Bridal Flowers Fragrant Flowers
Bells of Ireland Calla Lily Carnation (white)
Birch Branches Freesia Casablanca Lily
Cat Tails Gardenia Freesia
Curly Willow Lilies Hyacinth
Delphinium Orchids Lavender
Forsythia Roses Lilac
Gladiolus Stephanotis Mint
Larkspur Rose (lavender)
Liatris Rosemary
Orchids Star Gazer Lily
Pussy Willow Tulip (yellow)
Snapdragons
Stock
Tube Roses
Tips for Longer Lasting Fresh Flowers
1. Use a freshly cleaned vase.
2. Fill the vase with lukewarm water.
3. Remove all foliage that will be under the water line. Foliage under water decays,
creates bacteria and shortens the life of the flower.
4. Cut the stems under water. This will prevent air bubbles from blocking the
nourishment to the head of the flower.
5. Cut the stems about 1 inch from the end, at an angle, making sure the end of the
stems is not flush with the bottom of vase. This will allow the stem to drink fully.
6. Add fresh flower preservative.
7. Keep flowers away from direct sunlight, hot and colds drafts, and magnetic surfaces
such as a TV.
8. Check the water level frequently and remember to change it every 2 days.
9. To clean a nice crystal vase, fill with warm water and a denture cleaner in tablet
form.
10. ENJOY
*** When planning an arrangement, here are important things to think about
when deciding on what flowers to use.
The Occasion: Thinking of you, hostess gift, birthday, baby or bridal shower.
The Setting: Where will it be placed? Dinner table, buffet table, office desk,
or hospital.
The Container: Tall or short vase, basket or bowl.
The Colors, focal flowers, secondary, filler and greenery. Is there a theme
or season of the year for the arrangement to reflect?
Brighten the Day with Flowers
A basket full of yellow tulips is a great way to say “Thank you for a wonderful dinner”.
Fill a vase plentiful with glowing orange and candy apple red gerbera daisies topped off
with chartreuse green button poms to insure high spirits.
Place hyacinths in a jar on a night stand and awaken to a lush aroma.
Fun Color Combinations
Visualize this:
Bright Orange Tulips- Lavender Lilac
Violet Purple Sweet peas- Soft Pink Zinnias-Wispy Grasses
Chartreuse Green Hosta Leaves- Crisp White Lilies
Gentle Yellow Tulips- Cobalt Blue Iris
Candy Apple Red- Glowing Orange- Electric Hot Pink Blown Open Roses
Seasonal Combinations
Spring: Pastels, any bulb flower, white daisies, viburnum, and peony.
Summer: Bright and bold colors. Sunflowers, blue delphinium, red poppies,
orange zinnia, pink roses, blue delphinium and dill.
Fall: Yellow yarrow, red cox comb, black eyed Susan, wispy grasses, branches of maple
leaves and purple statice. Plus add some produce; oranges, yellow squash, red, green
or yellow apples, eggplant and kale.
Winter: Birch branches, holly, cedar, white pine, white daisies, red roses, red amaryllis,
white carnations, and Star of Bethlehem.
Design Tips
• For tall vases cut your stems twice the height of the vase or higher.
• Place light colors higher then dark colors for balance. You may also place light or
bright colors deep in-behind or next to dark colors to carry the movement of your eye
throughout the arrangement.
• Establish a focal point. You can do this with a light or bright color or with a large
flower or with a cluster of flowers in a local area in the front of the arrangement.
Then add a secondary flower and filler if needed.
• Place the flower according to its’ natural angle. If a snapdragon naturally curves to
the right then place it in the right side of the arrangement with the blooms aiming out to
the right.
• Place larger, wider flowers below tall, narrow ones. Example: Place a pink rose
below a white snapdragon.
• Use tall branches and grasses to carry your eye up or out. This gives the
perception the arrangement is larger then it actually is.
• A mass of all one type of flower, all the same color gives a simple or dramatic
statement depending on the flower of choice. Example: A mass of light blue hydrangea or
a mass of hot pink gerbera daisies.
How to smell a rose...
Look into the face of a full open red rose and explore God’s divine work in the
details. Close your eyes when you smell it and get a whiff of Heaven.