Things You'll Need:
- Floral foam
- Plastic film, if container is not waterproof
- Nutrient for cut flowers
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Step 1
Decide what type of arrangement you will make. Do you want a table centerpiece or an arrangement to sit on a shelf? Are you making a cut-flower gift or an herb assortment for a gardening friend?
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Step 2
Consider where the arrangement will go. The color and style of the room will dictate what type of container you choose. A wicker basket will complement a country-style room or a tropical patio. A clear vase with sparkling rocks may be the best choice for a formal dining room.
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Step 3
Decide what types of flowers you will use and how tall you'd like the arrangement to be. A shallow bowl of water in which delicate stemless flowers float may be a good choice for a bathroom. Sunflowers with long stems placed in a tall container may complement an office with a high ceiling and plenty of open space.
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Step 4
Figure out what shape your arrangement will be. Basic arrangement shapes and suggestions for suitable containers include a fan shape, which uses five long flowers and contains shorter flowers to fill and balance and works well with a wide-mouthed container; the triangle shape, which is like the fan except that the second and fourth flowers, counting from left to right in the semi-circular fan shape, are shorter than the others, working well with a round or square wide-mouthed container; the vertical shape with one long, tall flower in the center with incrementally shorter flowers around it in a tall and more narrow container; or the horizontal shape using short flowers in a basket, bowl or other container that is wider than it is tall.
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Step 5
Make sure that the container you choose is waterproof. If it is not, line it with plastic before adding water and nutrient-soaked floral foam as the housing for your flowers and greenery.
