Floral Design Tips for Beginners - Floral Design
Floral design is about creativity and following your intuition rather than rules. Here are a few general suggestions that can help novice floral designers achieve their goals. The first rule is that there are no rules. Follow your instinct. ... [... more]
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A Rich Array of Citrus - Floral Design
With so many kinds of fruits available during the fall and winter months, it is sometimes hard to choose ones for floral design. However, you won't go wrong if you choose citrus of various sorts. These tend to be long lasting, and add unusual ... [... more]
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Color Trends for 2007 - Floral Design
Nothing remains the same year after year, and that goes for color as well as other consumer trends. For 2007, color experts have come up with their predictions for the New Year. Fashion plays a pivotal role in introducing new colors. However, ... [... more]
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Cures for the Winter Blahs - Floral Design
Don't let the winter blahs get you down. Do something about it. There are many floral-related activities we can do indoors while we're awaiting spring's arrival. Try some new kinds of flowers and floral materials that you haven't used before. ... [... more]
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Designs Are More than Flowers - Floral Design
Flowers are by far the most popular kind of materials we use in floral design. However, there are many other non-flowering things that are commonly available. Let's look at some and see how they can be used. Greens and other plant materials are a ... [... more]
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Easy Care Cutting Gardens - Floral Design
A lot of floral designers are interested in having a cutting garden, but have limited time for this endeavor. When that is the case, the solution is to create an easy care cutting garden that requires minimal attention. For easy care cutting ... [... more]
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Floral Trends - Floral Design
Fads are short-lived, while trends mark long-term changes in our buying habits. Let's look at some trends in the sale and use of flowers in America. A study found that the number of stems sold during a five year period hadn't changed that much. ... [... more]
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Flowers of Shakespeare - Floral Design
Sometimes there's a need for special kinds of floral arrangements. For a Shakespearan theme, here are some ideas. As a jumping off point, let's look at some of the blossoms that were widely grown and used during Shakespeare's time. He mentioned ... [... more]
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Fragrance in Flowers - Floral Design
Typically, when someone receives some flowers, the first thing he/she will do is to smell them. Unfortunately, a lot of cut flowers lack fragrance. Here is why that is the case. A good place to start is with the fragrance itself. This is a very ... [... more]
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Fun in the Kitchen with Floral Designs - Floral Design
Let's look at some floral design ideas that would be suitable for kitchens and dining areas. First, let's consider practical things like ristras. In case you aren't familiar with these, they're dried red hot peppers strung together, and hung on ... [... more]
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Garden Catalogs for Cutting Gardens - Floral Design
When it comes time to shop for flower seeds and plants for the cutting garden, mail-order catalogs differ greatly in what they offer. Here are some of my favorite ones. I tend to favor those that devote sections to cut flowers and ... [... more]
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Globalization in the Flower Industry - Floral Design
Globalization touches every part of our lives. Floral design has certainly not been the exception to the trend. This has already had tremendous impact on the floral industry in the last several decades and will continue to do so. When cut flower ... [... more]
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