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How to arrange flowers: Cut Clematis Wedding & Event Arrangements!

One of the Hottest NEW Cut Flowers is Clematis… and Clematis from Roseville Farms is the Finest, and Longest Lasting Cut Clematis. J shares Care & Handling Tips as well as Design Secrets and Tricks for using this Gorgeous Cut Flower!

6 Comments

  1. gerbera1 July 16, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    so pretty…I love clematis and you’re right-it’s surprisingly long lasting!

  2. fleurlady August 5, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    Hi J just viewed this video … gorgeous … I love how the design suddenly becomes light, airy & elegant when the clematis is added to it! Thought for sure some Garden Faeries would be peeking out through the long tendrils too :-)

  3. Kate Snapp June 30, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    Love this – especially the maiden hair fern in the bouquet with the clematis, and the clematis in a cyllinder vase – stunning!

  4. J Schwanke June 30, 2017 at 2:32 pm

    Isn’t it beautiful to combine Maiden Hair Fern with Clematis… both are grown in Florida and both were featured in our Florida Fresh Tour… you can check out that entire Documentary Series featuring FernTrust and Roseville Farms…. where both products were grown –

    Thanks for the kind comments… I appreciate it very much!

    J

  5. Bette Smith July 5, 2018 at 10:04 am

    Hi, I’m new at flower arranging and I’m confused. I notice that you don’t seem to follow the “rules” as I’ve heard about. In some arrangements you seem to just start sticking flowers randomly and don’t follow any lines. Are there rules for flower arranging? I do notice that with roses you follow the 7-4-1 rule.
    Thanks for your help.

    • jadmin July 5, 2018 at 11:01 am

      Hi Bette-
      Its J from uBloom – and this is a great question…
      There are many schools of Flower Arranging and Design- and it all depends on the philosophy behind the “School” as to what the rules are…
      There are indeed “Flower Arranging Rules” set forth by Garden Clubs, or the Ikebana Schools- (of which there are many)- even the American Institute of Floral Design- has a book- that features the elements and principles of flower design… and those same ‘rules’ apply to all sorts of design- both fundamental and aesthetic…
      I myself attended several schools- that taught the elements and principles of design- and passed the certification process to be a Certified Flower Designer and Member of the American Institute of Floral Designers… I also attended the Ikenobo school – (a specified school that is part of Traditional Ikebana Flower Design in Japan)…
      I believe all of these schools are helpful- and minding the elements and principles of design when creating anything is helpful- it’s not mandatory…
      And when I teach and instruct flower design- in classes- I encourage my students to follow these ‘rules’
      1. enjoy the process of flower arranging- the physical process of flower arranging allows our bodies to release endorphins that cause us to relax and can the process can be meditative and give us wellness benefits
      2. Please yourself- rather than worrying – if you are doing it right- or defining mastery- or following rules- I encourage my students to please themselves with the design process and final arrangement…
      IF you are pleased you have succeeded- if you are not pleased- then you have room to grow and you can work on the elements and principles of design to help you create an arrangement that will please you…
      3. Rules are merely created to provide a common aesthetic- and thus allow arrangements to be judged or graded… If you’re not worried about your arrangements being graded or judged- there is no need for rules- and you can invest more time in Enjoying the process and Pleasing yourself…
      4. Each culture- all around the world enjoys flowers- and enjoys them in different ways and styles- each has significance for celebrations, events or just for the sake of art… and each culture approaches flowers and flower arranging differently… while I choose to use flowers for enjoyment, well being and relaxation- some choose to make it a more rigorous and rule applied craft/art…
      5. My personal approach is to empower anyone to enjoy flowers- and the act of flower arranging… In my world… I do not enforce or subject my friends, associates or ‘students’ to hard and fast rules… for example – 7-4-1 is not a rule- it’s just a method that allows you to create a pleasing bouquet…
      I personally draw many of my arrangements before I create them… but this is not a necessary process… sometimes I don’t have time- and I simply imagine what the arrangement may look like when I am finished… I love the process and enjoyment I get personally and professionally from creating flower arrangements… and I am very familiar with the elements and principles of design- I naturally apply these to the arrangements I create… and hope they are as pleasing to others as they are to me… I do know that people that receive my gifts of flowers seem to enjoy them and they bring happiness to them…

      That’s a lot of information- and you can find many books, articles, schools and information on line- I prefer to put enjoyment, wellness, and pleasure above rules- I hope that you are able to find enjoyment and relaxation through the process of flower arranging… and that you don’t allow your fear of rules and following rules to obstruct the process- and the health benefits you may receive from having flowers in your life…

      I hope this provides some guidance and helps answer the question you posed… I wish for you- my friend- a Flower Filled Day that helps you improve your life!

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