Add Hours to your Flowers And a little information about floral design, including bud vases Original Power Point Created by Kara Hutchinson Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office September 2005

Add Hours to Your Flowers Cut stems at an angle Keep flowers hydrated (in water) Keep flowers cool Keep flowers away from fruits and vegetables (they produce gasses that make flowers wilt) Feed flowers with regular flower food or diluted 7-up or sprite (acid kills bacteria and fungus and sugar provides food)

Important Tips for Arrangements Clean containers with bleach (kills bacteria and fungus) Add water as your flowers use it Protect from extreme temperatures Do not add aspirin to flower water (There are many old wives tales about adding aspirin or pennies to flower water to make the flower last longer, it does not work) Recut stems as needed (Stems try to heal just like when you get a scab over a cut, by recutting the flower can take up water better)

Types of Flowers Primary Secondary/Complementary Act as focal point More expensive More colorful Larger Secondary/Complementary Not always used Can use more than one type tend to be different shape or color

Parts of a flower arrangement Flowers Foliage Makes arrangements look larger, fuller and more expensive Hides mechanics Adds contrast to color and texture Helps to define shape Examples of common shapes include line and mass arrangements

Parts of an Arrangement Con’d Filler Really Cheap Adds size to arrangement Makes it look more expensive without adding a lot of cost Fills in holes Examples Baby’s Breath, Heather, Statice, Caspia

Making an Arrangement Mechanics Inorganic part of the arrangement Helps hold arrangement together Examples: Bows, wire, foam, container, decorations, card holder You will be making a bud vase similar to this in class.