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• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

1 Fill the vase 3/4 full with cool water. Mix cut flower additive with water to extend the life of your flowers. The warmer the water, the faster the roses will open. Colored roses open much faster than red roses, which are generally treated to take longer to open.

2 Arrange the greenery by taking the tallest plant in the center of your palm and adding the rest to both sides until the green looks like a hand. Cut the stems flush from the bottom and place in a vase. The greens must be firmly fixed. If the stalks of greenery are not firmly fastened together, the whole bouquet will disintegrate. If you need to add stems, add. For a bouquet of 11 roses, you need, on average, half an armful of Rumora fern.

3 Take the tallest, straightest and most closed-bud rose first. It should be 1 - ½ times the height of your vase. It will determine the height and width of your bouquet, remember this. Submerge the stem in cool water and then sharply cut it off with scissors at an angle so that the rose is the perfect size for the height. Place it in the center hole of the mesh.

4 Select the next 5 roses in terms of bud closeness, stem height and evenness. Remove any large thorns before placing the rose over the greenery. Hold the roses right next to the vase and move them vertically until the tops of the buds of those 5 roses are aligned with the base of the first rose in the vase. Cut all 5 flowers at an angle to the same length so that they stand in the vase to the desired height. Place them around the center rose at about the same distance from each other.

5 Measure the height of the remaining five roses 16-20 cm shorter than the tallest rose. Roses should be at the same distance from the base of the central rose bud and from the edge of the vase. Cut them at an angle to the same length.

6 Distribute five roses at the edge of the vase so that there is no void left and so that in the finished composition the roses in the vase are visible from any angle. Not all roses by this time may be where you would like to see them, no big deal.

7 Choose the most beautiful, lush and most open rose and place it in the center of the front of the composition. Despite the fact that the composition is composed "in a circle", it should have a front side. You can even, if you want, cut this rose a little shorter, since it will be the main accent, accordingly, it should be the shortest rose in the vase.

8 Fill any voids with filler plants. Divide them and distribute in equal parts throughout the vase. It is not necessary to fill the entire space with them, otherwise the composition will become too plump and heavy. It is important that there is space for air and an even distribution of color. Pay special attention to the accent flower. Filler plants will frame and accentuate all other flowers. Moreover, they should always be lower and sit deeper than the main flower, that is, the rose.

9 Move some distance away from the composition and take a picky look: are there any "voids" left that need to be filled with color. Take a look at the composition from the angle from which it will look later. If it will stand on a half-meter high table, look at it from this point of view, and you will see more of the upper part than the lower one, respectively, the emphasis should be placed there. If you are sitting around a bouquet, consider it from this position, from all sides. If it stands tall, make sure the bottom of the bouquet looks good too.

10 If technical details are visible in the bouquet (ribbon, stems, etc.), add greenery, but do not forget about the space for air.

11 Enjoy your composition!

Tips

• Trim the stems at an angle downward about five centimeters from the end of the stem, or above where the stem is colorless.
• Never cut the stems with scissors. They pinch the feeding channels in the stem. Use only a non-serrated knife edge.
• If you already have the flowers, and the bouquet is required only a couple of days later, they must be cooled so that they retain their appearance longer. Food gives off ethylene gas, which is deadly to flowers, so do not put them in the refrigerator for too long. It is better to find a dark, cool place for them and place them in cool water.
• The ends of the stems dry out instantly and begin to draw in air, so place the flowers in the water as soon as possible.
• You can create a beautiful composition without flowers, using only one greenery, composing several of its varieties.
• Use a sharp knife to trim the roses at an angle. Contrary to popular belief, it is not necessary to prune the stems in the water. Keep the roses in a separate container until you are ready to cut the stems. The water flowing around the outside of the stem prevents the formation of air pockets that can prevent the flower from absorbing water.
• Garden roses, or roses grown for florists, may retain so-called "transport petals". These are the outer petals that are left so that the flower heads are not damaged during transportation. Before you place the roses in the composition, or afterwards if you forget, remove one or two of the outer "ugly" petals by grabbing them between your thumb and forefinger and swinging them from side to side to separate them from the base.
• Change the water every two days, adding fresh and cool, nutrient-dense water. On the fourth day, trim the ends a couple more centimeters and place the flowers back in the container. In order not to alter the composition, you can take it out of the water entirely and cut off the ends of the plants at the same time, and then put it back in the vase.
• If you have ivy or any other garden plant, it can be a more interesting addition to your composition than standard greens.
• Experiment with different filler plants, ferns, berries, green twigs, and more. You can use greens from any already old and faded bouquet.
• Use lukewarm water to speed up the opening of fresh buds. For the preservation of flowers, cool water is best.
• Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 drop of bleach to the water in the vase if you don't have other flower nutrients.

Warnings

• Be careful not to spill lime on your clothing.
• Be careful with the thorns on the roses!
• Some flowers and plants used as greens can be poisonous, so be careful if children or pets are around.
• To prolong the life of your flowers, do not place the bouquet on a TV or in direct sunlight, or in front of heating or cooling appliances.

What do you need

• A medium-sized vase, with or without a pattern, preferably at least 40-50 cm high.
• Thin transparent adhesive tape (optional)
• 11 roses with the longest stems available.
• A bunch of smaller flowers, for example, gypsophilia, clove, goldenrod, etc. - any plant with small flowers or inflorescences that can fill the space between roses and greenery. The more rare and vivid, the better.
• An armful of greenery. Fern is the main product of the florist, but greenery grown by you near the house or in the garden will look much more stylish.
• A flexible stem of greenery that could be wrapped around the bottom of a vase and longer, sturdier shrub branches to decorate a bouquet between roses. If you are using fresh herbs you grow, let them soak in cold water while you prepare other plants.