How Do You Create A Dried Flower Bouquet?
The possibilities are endless for your dried flower arrangement. Here are some guidelines to get you started. Visualize a triangular floral arrangement. The back should be flat and attention should be focused on the front and sides. Choose materials so that the arrangement is 1 1/2 times the height of the vase. Start with long pieces such as twigs, ferns, strong spiked flowers and long seed heads. Give depth to the arrangement by placing the longer pieces at the back. Use larkspur or lamb’s tongue, for example. 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. 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. Keep the shape balanced. Try not to place heavy, large flowers on one side and light, delicate flowers on the other side. Aim for balance w
