Low vases can be beautiful styled with flowers and have the benefit of not getting in your eyeline when used on a table, but they can seem an unusual shape for your arrangements. We’ve got some simple tricks and tips for making an arrangement in these types of vases.
Things to consider before you start flower arranging
Before you start consider your colour scheme. For this arrangement I chose background colours of greens, lime greens and yellows with pop contrast colours of blues and lilacs as we were looking for a spring vide. The high contrast between the colours was for an energetic spring feel however you could also choose consecutive colours such as pinks and reds for a more subdued feel.
It’s also worth considering if you are aiming for a symmetrical or a-symmetrical arrangement. If the vase is being viewed from all sides a symmetrical arrangement could be good, however this vase was for the counter at the shop and so seen from one side. As such I though a-symmetry would compliment the energetic nature of the colour scheme.
Beginning to Build your Flower Arrangement
Start with a low and bushy base flower or flowers. In this case we’ve used lilac and behind that some zingy green chrysanthemums, however spray roses. These flowers are intended so droop over the edge of the vase and provide a ball like shape to the arrangement. It’s important to cut your flower stems to size and to do this I hold them up to the vase to see where the flower will fall before cutting
Adding Colour to your Arrangement
To the base we’ve then added some low colour with yellow tulips. I love tulips as they start to age and droop – they seem to get even more beautiful and so they’re placed to allow that to happen.
Finishing your Arrangement
Finally come the finishing touches and these are the show stopper bits of the arrangement. Here we’ve used yellow Antirrhinums, blue Delphiniums and big heads of Alliums. I like flowers to be slightly wild looking like a Cornish hedge when the flowers start to come out, I’m not one for precision and perfection but rather for colour, life and vibrancy.