Monochromatic Colors Tints, tones and shades of any one color look great together and are classic in nature. They have a calming effect. For example: pink, mauve and burgundy or pale yellow, lemon yellow and sunshine yellow. Analogous Colors Colors … Continue Reading →

Flower design classes that are offered by local professional florists, craft stores or flower associations are a great investment! You will learn further techniques and acquire tips and tricks to make your flower arranging more fun and creative!

Everyone loves flowers and when you can say you were personally involved in making the selection of flowers or picking out the colors it is even better. Imagine giving the gift of flowers to a friend who has a creative … Continue Reading →

You should cut your flowers to be the length desired for the height, width and depth of your design. The stems should be free of leaves at the bottom where the stems will set below the water line or where … Continue Reading →

This will take some practice to achieve the look and style of arrangement you desire. The best advice is to practice and to attempt to keep your stems as long as possible. You can always cut off more stem, but … Continue Reading →

Following the steps we have outlined in Flowers 101 will help you make your flowers last as long as possible. Here are few quick steps to make sure your flowers stay fresh: Make sure there is plenty of flower nutrient … Continue Reading →

There are not nearly as many contrived rules for flower combinations as there used to be. In today’s multicultural world, you can use just about any flower combination that you wish. Conventional thinking used to dictate things like only tropical … Continue Reading →

Definitely. Professional flower designers use the elements and principles of design in every arrangement they create. By learning the elements and principles of design you will look at your creative ideas differently and make decisions based on the elements and … Continue Reading →

I’m glad you asked. Check out the webisodes of JTV on uBloom for more instruction on flower design. There are simple projects as well as more complex flower designs that will make it FUN for you to create flower projects.