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💐 Build Your Own Bouquet 💐

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I love creating floral bouquets! Use these steps to build your own:

• 1. Prep ✂️

  Prepping your flowers and container is the most important piece of building a long-lasting floral bouquet or arranagmet. Trim the stems of the flowers to the desired length and remove any leaves or thorns that will be below the waterline in the vase.
  
  Note: use a sharp pair of scissors or floral shears to avoid crushing the stems

• 2. Greenery 🌿

  Greenery or foliage act as the base of your arrangement and support the weight of your other flowers. Start by adding 3 stems at a time. The bottom of the stems should create a criss-cross pattern.
  
  Example greenery: Eucalyptus, Ferns, Lemon Leaf

• 3. Focal Flowers 🌹

  Your focal flowers are the main attraction and typically the largest flowers in your design. Aim to have 1-2 focal flowers. These should be larger than the filler flowers and greenery and have a more prominent place in the arrangement.
  
  Example focal flowers: Roses, Sunflowers, Peonies, Ranunculus

• 4. Filler Flowers 🌸

  Filler flowers will fill in any gaps in your design. These should be smaller than the focal flowers and be used to add texture and depth to the arrangement.
  
  Example filler flowers: Baby's Breath, Statice, Stock, Lisianthus