Tips to Make Better Floral Designs | From My Cut Flower Garden

14:04I’m back with a floral design cut from my garden after my time off from being sick. I can’t believe it’s already September but it is and that means dahlias, sunflowers, grasses and hydrangea. The dahlias were a big surprise, they had such a slow start due to the heat this summer. Penhill Autumn Shades is new to me this year and it’s a surprise new favorite.

As I made the design I’ll talk you through tips to make better floral designs, there’s no shortage of people arranging flowers from their gardens on YouTube these days but as a professional, there are some simple things you can do to make your floral arrangements less challenging even when cutting from your garden. The vase is from Astier de Villatte, I got it in Paris many years ago and brought it home in a suitcase!
To see my series on planning your garden for floral designs:

To see where my garden began: https://youtu.be/wJnj6aKy33o

My favorite sharp clippers: https://amzn.to/3AZDRte
Fiskars set of 2 : https://amzn.to/3TYSINb
I started buying cheaper tools for more outdoor use since I forget them outside or lose them!

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00:00 intro
00:45 Choosing the Right Vessel
01:48 Use Enough Foliage
06:00 Do You Have Enough Support
07:02 Filler Flowers
10:01 Don’t Design From the Back
12:05 Don’t Be Afraid to Groom the Flowers
12:25 Too Many of the Same Shape
14:04 Large Spray Flowers
16:50 Removing Buds
18:09 Small Spray Flowers
21:10 Choosing Focal Flowers
22:34 Smaller Focal Flowers
23:03 Another Spray Option
23:26 Supporting Dahlia Blooms
24:39 Adding the Focal Flowers
25:29 Don’t Stuff All the Flowers in
25:59 Evaluating the Design
26:59 More than Just One
27:42 But Not TOO Many
28:30 Accent Flowers
29:20 The Interplay of Colors
30:15 Muppet and Grass
31:28 Conclusion