Why bouquets of fresh flowers should be designed by florists

Floristry is a beautiful profession that is in demand. But there are still those who consider the cost of a professionally designed bouquet unreasonable. You have also heard those statements that it takes "a lot of intelligence" to put flowers in a bundle and tie a ribbon, right?

Well, you should! And today we're going to tell you why. You will learn what subtleties about flowers and their combinations you need to know to put together a bouquet. And why "compositions" bought at the market, cause people with fine taste awe, and in a vase stand no longer than three days.

Quality of colors

At the courses of floristry, which we organized in the company Pro-buket, future masters study dozens of topics. Among them:

• the basics of botany;
• plant seasonality;
• the basics of composition;
• colorism;
• work with volume and proportions;
• vendor selection;
• treatment of flowers after purchase, care;
• techniques for arranging bouquets of fresh flowers...

That's not even half the list.

The most pragmatic have probably paid attention to the topic of "choosing suppliers". Florists and flower store owners are very picky in this case. They are looking for companies that are responsible for transportation: watch for the maintenance of optimal temperature, proper unloading (without sharp temperature changes), pay extra for the rapid passage of borders. As a result, the plants get to the florist's table in good condition and remain fresh in the vase for a long time.

If you buy a cheap bouquet on the street, the supplier was most likely chosen on the principle of availability. How the flowers were stored after purchase, what they were treated with - also an open question. If the buds today still look decent, tomorrow they may start to fall off the petals.

Dangerous Neighborhood

To make a bouquet of flowers, you need to know whether they are combined. And it's not just about harmony, colorism. There are plants that have a bad influence on each other.

For example, if you put the lily in one vase with wildflowers, then the exquisite beauty will feel great, and its neighbors - poppies, cornflowers, daisies - will quickly wilt.

Daffodils secrete sap into the water, which clogs the stems of other plants and prevents them from feeding properly. They are not recommended to be combined with any other flowers.

In our catalog you will find luxurious compositions with daffodils and ask: "How so? Don't you have experienced florists working for you?"

That's right, we have experienced florists. And they know that if you put daffodils in a separate vase for a day, most of the dense juice will come out of the stems, and then they can be combined with other flowers.

How to make bouquets, if you do not know that similar aggressive properties have and lilies of the valley, orchids, reseda, fragrant peas? Each of these plants need a special approach, the right combination.

It is irresponsible to make a bouquet of lilies of the valley and tulips. Yes, it will look tender and spring-like, it will definitely be bought, but the flowers will wilt very quickly.

But geraniums, cypress, jasmine disinfect the water in which they stand, and thus prolong the life of other flowers.

How to properly assemble a bouquet of flowers from the point of view of colorism

Competent combination of shades is one of the main conditions for a harmonious bouquet. All florists, designers, makeup artists, artists study the color wheel and its properties.

It features seven colors of the rainbow and many shades that can be combined in four basic ways.

1. Contrast. As a rule, shades that are located on the circle opposite each other are well combined.
2. Similar range. In a bouquet combine buds of shades located next to each other (for example, yellow and orange).
3. Monochromatic harmony. A combination of buds of the same color but different shades.
4. Polychromatic range. Also can look harmonious, despite the fact that it is a motley combination without taking into account the rules of the circle. Works well with bouquets of wildflowers.

Monochromatic red bouquet

How to make fashionable bouquets of flowers

Yes, there are fashions in floristry, too. And it's changing. And you have to keep up with the trends.

Florists who love the profession are engaged in self-education: they read trade publications, attend exhibitions and master classes. They will never collect you a bouquet of scarlet roses and large white chrysanthemums. After all, any modern beauty at the sight of such a combination will only snort. It is unfashionable, and you can buy such a thing only in the passage or in a cheap store, where they hire not florists, but salespeople.

The combination of roses with gypsophila is also considered old-fashioned. But a monobouquet of gypsophila is modern, tender and beautiful.

Packaging made of mica (film) and netting has long since become obsolete. Today, eco-friendly materials that quickly decompose in nature are popular, such as kraft paper, cardboard boxes, paper envelopes. The abundance of decoration (beads, rhinestones, butterflies) is also not popular - minimalism rules the ball.

That's how much a good florist should know and be able to do!

And we have not yet told here about different techniques of bouquets, their types and shapes. There is a separate article "Types of bouquets" about it.

Order flower arrangements from professionals: let them delight you and your loved ones with beauty and harmony for a long time.