Picking a Vase for a Tropical Flower Arrangement

Video Transcript

"GREG HAREM: There are several different types of containers that you can use for your tropical arrangement. Several different glass types which is a cylinder; glass square or what we call a short cylinder, short, fat cylinder. With this, using oasis, you must cover your oasis with either a tea leaf or horsetail, which I'll be discussing later through the show. Ceramic is also good. Also a wooden box is also good. Metal is also very good, too. You just want to make sure you're not going to ruin the container. You should always line it with either plastic or something to protect the actual metal from rusting. Again with the metal, ceramic, or wood, you do not have to cover your oasis, which cuts your time down just a little bit. But to me, using the clear and covering the oasis adds more interest and another kind of element to your design. So next, I'll be telling you about dealing with your oasis."