by LF | Jul 10, 2009 | Flower Colors
When you think about it, how many products do you buy that are guaranteed to become worthless in a week or two? Sure that steak you bought needs to be eaten soon – but you could freeze it. And yes, Christmas trees are not too valuable on December 26 th –...
by Heidi | Jul 7, 2009 | DIY Flowers: How To Tutorials, Flower Care
When I used to think of Spider Mums, I always used to think of my Mom’s 1961 wedding bouquet. It looked pretty, but sort of “dated”, and caused me to never once use Spider Mums in any flower arrangements! While I was walking recently through the floral department at...
by Joan Wyndrum | Jun 28, 2009 | DIY Flowers: How To Tutorials, Flower Arrangement Ideas, Flower Care
One of the first things that come to mind when planning flower arrangements or bouquets is the COLOR. It’s one of the fundamental elements of any type of design, as important as Form (shape of the flowers and the overall arrangement) and Texture (from smooth and sleek...
by Joan Wyndrum | Jun 25, 2009 | DIY Flowers: How To Tutorials, Flower Arrangement Ideas, DIY Weddings
In recent years, trends for wedding and party flowers have moved away from elaborate, intricate, filler-laden extravaganzas to the “less is more” approach. Simple hand-tied bouquets using just a single flower variety, centerpieces comprised of floating flower heads in...