Creating a Bloom Bud Vase Arrangement: Materials, Preparation, and Assembly, Slides of Botany and Agronomy

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Constructing a Three Bloom

Bud Vase

Step 1: Selecting Materials

• 3 long-stemmed roses or carnations
• 5 stems of leatherleaf fern
• 1 ½ yards of #3 satin ribbon
• 2 20-22 gauge florist wires
• 1 stem of baby’s breath
• Leaf polish
• A large-necked bud vase
• Floral preservative

Step 3: Inserting the Flowers

• Insert the flowers in the bud vase.
• Place the smallest flower in the center, facing up.
• Stagger the medium flower off to one side of the smallest flower.
• Stagger the largest flower off to the opposite side of the medium flower.
• Gradually face the middle and bottom flowers toward the viewer.

Step 4: Preparing the Fern

• Select two pieces of fern and hold them so that the backs of the fern face each other (image #1).
• Bring the two pieces of fern together so that the curves are straightened out (image #2).
• Spray the best piece of fern with the leaf polish.
• The best piece of fern should be an inch or two longer than the other.

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Step 6: Insert the Filler Flowers

• Insert the baby’s

breath so that it

surrounds the

carnation.

• It shouldn’t overwhelm

the carnation.

• One full piece of baby’s

breath may not be

required.

Step 7: Finishing the Vase

• Make a bow using the # satin ribbon.
• Attach the bow to a wooden pick and insert the pick into the vase so that the bow will be located centrally above the rim of the vase.
• Add a cardette if desired and refrigerate.