By
eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Visualize a triangular floral arrangement. The back should be flat and attention should be focused on the front and sides.
Step2
Choose materials so that the arrangement is 1 1/2 times the height of the vase.
Step3
Start with long pieces such as twigs, ferns, strong spiked flowers and long seed heads.
Step4
Give depth to the arrangement by placing the longer pieces at the back. Use larkspur or lamb's tongue, for example.
Step5
Add filling material such as hortensia, achillea, tansy and statice so that they are at about half the height of the twigs, ferns and flowers used in the previous step.
Step6
Place eye-catching flowers in the center; they should hold the base color of the arrangement. For example, in blue arrangements, use carline thistles, scabious and edelweiss.
Step7
Keep the shape balanced. Try not to place heavy, large flowers on one side and light, delicate flowers on the other side.
Step8
Aim for balance without mirrorlike symmetry.
Step9
Continue inserting flowers while maintaining the basic, established triangular shape.
Step10
Accentuate colors with grasses and seed heads.