Hottest Floral Designers on "How to Get Creative with Blooms"
- Editor
- Feb 12
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 17
Botanist Luther Burbank ones sad: "Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." He had right.
Producing positive moods, behaviors, emotional responses and even improved memory function, research showed that gifts of flowers not only promoted instant benefits but long-term benefits, too. In addition to triggering positive responses, flowers were also shown to reduce negative emotions and behaviors.
If you plan to move flowers into your home on a regular basis, here are some tips. You can design your bouquet on the Putnam Flower Channel and see how it looks before you go shopping. That way, you know exactly which and how many flowers you need.
Famous NY's duo Putnam & Putnam book Flower color theory is also must have. For step-by-step instructions in designing a bouquet, we have chosen a video of the young florist designer Angelina Prikhodko. And of course, at the end, we brought you tips on how to make your flowers retain their beauty for as long as possible. Enjoy and stay beautiful!
Leading floral designers Putnam & Putnam, Darroch and Michael Putnam's acclaimed bestselling debut, Flower Colour Theory is the only guide that uses colour theory as inspiration for flower arrangements. The book features 175 arrangements that show myriad ways to combine flowers of different hues, all
built around colour schemes including analogous, complementary, monochromatic, triadic, transitional, and accent colours. Flower Colour Theory is both inspirational and a guide to creating lush, romantic, and effortlessly elegant creations of your own.
We should not forget to mention florist 3:5-8 rule in bouquets design. The 3:5-8 rule in floristry is a guideline that helps create balanced and visually appealing floral arrangements. It suggests using three types of focal flowers, five stems of greenery, and eight stems of filler flowers. Focal flowers are the stars of your arrangement.
Fleur Studio’s owner Angelina Prikhodko describes both as an experience where European-inspired floral artistry meets an intentionally curated venue and café, thoughtfully created so people can gather to create unique moments.
Prikhodko was born in Pinsk, Belarus, and lived there until she was 8, when she moved to Everett. Today, her roots are firmly planted on the Eastside.
As the owner of Fleur and Fleur Studio, Prikhodko wears many hats and is responsible for payroll, accounting, floral design, managing orders, maintaining the website, ordering flowers, and more. The Kirkland location of Fleur Studio mainly operates as a flower studio, coffee shop, and event venue space. The second location is in the recently constructed luxury development Avenue Bellevue and mainly serves as a high-end floral shop.
Tips for flower care at home
No matter the type of flowers you buy or receive, you’ll get the most out of them if you pay them some attention as soon as they reach your home.
Always place flowers in a cool environment, away from drafts or heating and out of direct sunlight.
Fill your vases or containers with fresh cool water mixed with the right ratio of flower food as described on the packet. For tropical flowers use room temperature water.
Unwrap your flowers. Be careful and gentle as a knock can mean your flowers will bruise. In some flower types, like a Lily, they may not open at all if damaged
Remove any foliage which will go below the water line in the vase as this will cause bacteria in the water and reduce the life span of the flower.
Using a sharp clean pair of scissors or preferably a sharp knife and cut each stem end at a 45 degree angle to allow a good surface area for the flower to take up water. Remove just a few centimetres from the bottom of the stem. Place your flowers in the water and enjoy.
Replace the water when it starts to appear cloudy (every 3-5 days as needed), at this point recut the stems too.
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