3 DIY Floral Arrangements That Look Anything But Homemade
Recreate our experts' designs in just a few steps.
Florists Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo (authors of the Flower Recipe Book) specialize in elegant arrangements, but it's easier than you think to recreate their looks.
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Light and Fluffy Accent
What You Need:
A narrow container
3 stems 'Millenium' allium
6 stems lady's mantle
5 stems white garlic
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Step 1
Trim the 'Millenium' allium stems so the blossoms rest an inch above the container's rim; arrange them in a triangle.
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Step 2
Fill in with the lady's mantle (stems trimmed so the blossoms extend four to five inches out from the rim).
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Step 3
Finish by tucking in the white garlic (stems trimmed so the blossoms are two to three inches taller than the 'Millenium' alliums) at the front, back, and right, arranging the blossoms so they arc up or out.
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Bursting With Blooms
What You Need:
A wide container
5 stems white hydrangea
4 stems thistle
7 stems dahlia
5 stems cosmos
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Step 1
Trim the white hydrangea stems so the blossoms rest on your container's rim, with a few leaves underneath; arrange to fill the container.
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Step 2
Punctuate with the thistles (stems trimmed so each one's lowest blossom rests atop the hydrangeas), arranging most flowers to the left.
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Step 3
Fill in with the dahlias (stems trimmed so the blossoms rest atop the hydrangeas). Since there are more thistles on the left, arrange more dahlias to the right.
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Step 4
Finish by tucking in the cosmos (stems trimmed so the blossoms extend one to three inches above the dahlias).
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Heavy on the Greens
What You Need:
A tall, narrow container
8 stems honeysuckle
3 branches wildplum
2 stems 'Crocodile' geranium leaves
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Step 1
Trim five honeysuckle stems so they're twice the height of your container; the stems should fill the container as shown.
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Step 2
Trim the remaining three honeysuckle stems so they're three times the height of your container. Punctuate with the tall stems, turning them so they arc up or out.
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Step 3
Fill in with the wild plum (two branches trimmed so they extend three to four inches above the rim of your container, the third so that its fruit hangs over the rim to the right).
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Step 4
Finish by tucking in the geranium leaves (stems trimmed so they extend four to five inches out from the rim) around the low-hanging wild plum branch, to the right.
From: Country Living US
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