How to Select Flowers for a Mother's Day Brunch

Any flowers you select for a Mother's Day brunch are sure to be displayed on the table, whether you are eating at home or taking the flowers to the recipient at a restaurant. Therefore, it's important to select flowers that can be easily displayed and will not provide an impediment to easy conversation. There are a few flower types that are ideal for a Mother's Day brunch.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Choose Your Flowers

1. Go with color when choosing Mother's Day flowers. Unless your mom has made a request for something sedate, such as lilies or white roses, it's good to choose vibrant, wildly colorful flowers. After all, Mother's Day is not only a celebration of mothers, but also a time when many spring and summer flowers are peeking out of the ground, and the world is freeing itself of winter winds and April showers.
2. Buy or order Gerbera Daisies, mums, tulips or roses. These are some of the brightest flowers available around Mother's Day. You can purchase flowers from a florist, at a supermarket flower kiosk or from an outdoor flower stand.
3. Buy some "filler" greenery if you are going to create your own Mother's Day floral arrangement. When flowers are arranged in short vases, the flowers and any attendant greenery look best tucked snugly into the vase. Buy as much baby's breath or other filler as you need to create a full bouquet that will fit snugly in the vase you choose.

Place Your Order

4. Order well ahead of time from a local florist or a national flower-delivery service like 1800Flowers.com. If you can, place your order at least 1 to 2 weeks in advance.
5. Specify that you want colorful flowers. If you simply say "tulips" or "roses," you may end up getting white or pale-yellow blooms.

Create Your Own Arrangement

6. Buy a short, squat vase. Since the flowers will be on the brunch table, you will want the vase and blooms to be below eye level.
7. Cut the stems of the flowers and greenery until they are about 3 to 4 inches taller than the vase. Fill the vase half full with clean water and gently arrange the flowers inside it.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you select flowers to which the recipient is not allergic. If you don't, brunch may not be as enjoyable as you planned.