Floral Centerpieces

This centerpiece is designed for a table where a meal is planned--it's petite so that guests can make eye contact during conversation.

Dale Rohman, "America's Flower Man," shows how to create beautiful centerpieces for dinner parties at a fraction of the price it would cost to buy them.

Hydrangea Arrangement

Materials:

fresh hydrangeas
floral foam
simulated silver bowl (available at flower and craft shops)
fresh roses
fresh delphinium

Steps:

1. Submerge the hydrangeas in a bowl of cold water--head down--for an hour. This will firm up the petals.

2. Once the hydrangeas have drip-dried, give them a 45 degree-angle cut and place them in a deep bucket of warm water overnight. Once this is done, the hydrangeas will be "conditioned" and ready-to-go.

3. Soak a block of floral foam until completely saturated, then place in the faux silver bowl.

Figure A

Cut the stems of the hydrangeas short, again at a 45-degree angles, then poke into the foam at 45-degree angles so that the petals hang over the bowl (figure A). The shorter the stem, the longer the flowers will last.

Figure B

Once the perimeter is full, add fresh roses. Again, go with short stems and mist the roses with warm water, which will give the rose a fuller, showy look (figure B). Work in a circle, building to the center. Fill in the gaps with beautiful blue delphinium.

Sunflower Arrangement

Materials:

newspapers
8 sunflowers
pipe cleaners
floral foam
clay pot

Steps:

1. Line the pot with newspaper so that the floral foam fits snug.

Figure C

Group the sunflowers together and secure near the top with a pipe cleaner. Hide the pipe cleaner with ribbon or straw-like material (figure C).

Cut the base of the stems at angles from two sides, creating a point, then push into wet floral foam.

Keep the floral foam in a plastic container so that the newspaper isn't soaked. Hide the foam and newspaper with moss.

Resources
OUT OF PRINT (from Beyond Concepts Inc.)--"A Time for Flowers," by Dale L. Rohman
by Dale L. Rohman
This title is no longer being printed. However, online booksellers can search used bookstores for the selection.


Proflowers.com
Proflowers.com is a website offering delivery of fresh flowers, live plants, holiday arrangements and preserved florals. The company offers next-day delivery, flower tips, flower encyclopedia, promotional specials and a reminder service.
Proflowers.com
Toll-free: 800-776-3569
E-mail: WeCare@ProFlowers.com
Website: www.proflowers.com

Tricks of the Trade
by Dale Rohman
This booklet may be ordered through Dale Rohman's website, www.americasflowerman.com

Beyond Concepts Inc.
7212 Kingsbury Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: 314-725-2522
Website: www.americasflowerman.com
Guests
Dale Rohman
Entertainment and Floral Expert
Website: www.americasflowerman.com
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