Fresh Cut Flower Assortments To Be Imaginatively Assembled

Fresh cut flower varieties can be artistically designed by florists or home designers. There are so many flowers with a multitude of species that this article will only be able to cover a few. Your preferences will begin to emerge the longer you use your imagination to work with the various families of flowers.

Each designer has his or her preferred flowers to work with. Some designers like working with mums because they come in multiple blooms per stem giving options that a single bloom stem does not. Cushion mums and daisies, which are found in white or yellow, are commonly found with multiple blooms. They create a burst of color in an arrangement or when the blooms are separated, they can be placed in floral foam in a short container individually. Other popular mums in the family are the poms, spiders and Fuji mums.

Roses are very popular for arrangements. Available in a multitude of colors, they are also a favored flower for weddings and Valentines Day arrangements. They are grown year round in hot houses, as well as in home gardens in warmer weather. The long stem rose is the most popular for giving between lovers and for arranging by florists. These roses come with one bloom per stem, but there is another species in the family, spray roses, that have multiple blooms per stem.

Another favorite in floral designs is the lily family. These come in both single blooms as well as the stem having three to five blooms. The Asiatic family are found in orange, yellow and white. The large bloom can be used as the main flower or depending on the designer, can just be another bloom in the mixed vase.

If you are interested in showing off your talent, then designing a tropical arrangement is the way to do it. Some florists think the lily is in that family while others do not, so it is up to your choice as to whether you use them in one of these arrangements. Other popular flowers that can be used are anthuriums, ginger, calla lilies (not related to the other lily families), protea, heliconia, the family of orchids, and bird of paradise. Each of these make their own statement. Typically you will find them set in a low container with large leaves covering the mechanics and the floral foam. Each bloom stands on its own with a lot of space to show off its beauty. Study the work of others if this is something you are looking to do, to see the various ways these magnificent flowers can be used.

Some of the flower families lend themselves to certain work, such as tall vase arrangements as well as wedding and funeral pieces because they are tall and show better. While color may dictate which ones are used where, the larkspur, gladiolus, delphinium, bells of Ireland and snapdragons are all good for this purpose. The green bells can fit in anywhere, whereas the delphinium is a deep blue and may not fit in your color scheme of the design you are working on. Glads and snaps frame your piece well and come in a variety of colors that can be used.

Fillers such as gyp, also known as baby's breath, solidago or goldenrod, Queen Anns Lace, statice, and waxflower are all popular items used to fill in the empty spaces in an arrangement. Hence the name fillers. Gyp and Queen Anns Lace both come in white, while solidago is yellow. Statice and waxflower can be found in other colors such as lavender. Because of the colors, some fillers work better in an arrangement than others.

Greens can be used to cover the mechanics of your work as well as to frame your arrangement. A great green for framing large pieces such as funeral work is the palm frond. It can be trimmed down with scissors to have a pointed end or a specific shape. Other greens to be used in design work would be tree fern, myrtle, pittosporum, leather fern or eucalyptus. Using fresh cuts gives you many options that are only hindered by your imagination. Add that to a container filled with water and a sharp knife and you are all set.