1. DIY Floral Workshop
During this hands-on workshop, Kaitlin Grubbs will teach you some floral basics and how to create a simple and beautiful floral centerpiece for your next event.

2. Local Wholesale Florists
Capital Wholesale Florist supplies, artificial flowers
Geny’s Flowers supplies, fresh flowers
Import Flowers fresh flowers
Metro Floral Wholesale supplies, fresh flowers
Roy Houff Company supplies, fresh flowers

3. General Steps for DIY Centerpieces
Decide on an approximate budget and know how many centerpieces you will need
Find an attainable inspiration picture or choose a color scheme
Select an appropriate container, pay attention to width and height
Meet with the wholesaler to discuss floral availability and pricing, bring container
Do the math with wholesaler
Place floral order and supply order, generally 2 weeks before event
Pick up flowers the day before the event, request water buckets or bring your own
Make a sample centerpiece first then arrange others to match
Pack centerpieces for transport and store in a cool room
Bring extra flowers to event to fill in holes

4. Flower Tips!
Roses: open early, strip the stems, give them a fresh cut, leave out of cooler so that they open
Hydrangeas: soak petals under water if it wilts and the flower will perk back up
Tulips: continue to grow after cut, follow the light source
How to keep flowers alive longer:
Keep the flowers cool (38°-40°), not in a refrigerator
Cut stems diagonally about 1” from the bottom
Use clean, lukewarm water
Cut off all foliage below water line
Transportation: Take the flower boxes to pack your vases in for delivery (cut “x” in top)
Roses – Some wholesalers will do this for you “strip & dip” for $5 charge, can also manually and gently open petals
Hydrangeas – Big Green Hydrangeas can be separated and dry beautifully

5. Floral Foam & Accessories
Floral foam – how to soak
Bulldog tape (waterproof)
Cages
Lomey Dishes
Floral foil
Knives
Crowning Glory

6. 1. Measure & Cut Foam 2. Soak Slowly 3. Place in Vase

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9. Supplies for Arranging in Water
Clear Tape
Snips
Water pitcher
Rose stripper

10. 1. Cut off Low Foliage 2. Measure Stem 3. Cut at an Angle

11. 4. Add Flowers at an Angle 5. Rotate Vase & Add Flowers

12. Fish Bowl | Glass Rectangle
Spring Centerpiece
Fish Bowl | Glass Rectangle
Flowers to use:
Tulips
Calla Lilies
Bear Grass
Curly Willow
Add clean Water
Place flowers gently in a circular motion with stem only in water
Have 1 or 2 blooms break through the top rim of the vase
Crossing stems holds the blooms in place

13. Most any container will work
Summer Centerpiece
Most any container will work
Flowers to use:
White Hydrangea
Blue Hydrangea
Mini Green Hydrangea

14. Fall Centerpiece Variety of Pumpkins, Pinecones, or Lanterns
Greenery - Seeded Eucalyptus or Magnolia
Flowers - Big Green Hydrangea or other sturdy flowers
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15. Winter Centerpiece Potted Orchid - Phaleonopsis
Find a container slightly larger than the plant and add moss to the top to give a finished look.
Floating Orchid – Cymbidium
Cut a bloom off the stem and place in a cylinder with water. One stem has about 10 blooms.
Cut Orchid - Dendrobium or Mokara
Place a couple stems in a bud vase or inside a large cylinder. Dendros have a longer stem than Mokaras.

16. DIY Time and Questions
Step 1: Make sure vase is dry and has plenty of water
Step 2: Tape the vase opening, 2 strips across each way & 1 around edges
Step 3: Add 3 or 4 Salal stems around the edge of the vase
Step 4: Add a Mini Green Hydrangea at an angle on the edge of the vase
Step 5: Add a rose stem at an angle on the edge of the vase
Step 6: Add the Alstroemeria at an angle on the edge of the vase
Step 7: Add a stem of the Italian Variegated Pitt at an angle on the edge
Step 8: Add a little Salal in the center or where there are holes