Create a modern floral arrangement

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Follow our three simple steps to create a modern grouped bouquet of flowers.

What you will need

  • White calla lillies (Zantedechia);
  • White lisianthus;
  • Burgundy Singapore orchids;
  • Arum lily leaves;
  • Magnolia foliage;
  • Green ribbon or string;
  • Scissors;
  • Vase or paper to wrap

Photography: Scott Hawkins.  Styling: Jada Bennett

Hints and Tips

Hints and Tips

Choose flowers and foliage that complement one another in colour and have different shapes to add texture and impact.

How to...

1

Gather varieties of flowers in bundles, spiralling the stems and tying each separately with a green ribbon or string. Group the foliage together and tie in a separate bundle.

2

Holding the greenery bundle first, add the bunches of flowers one at a time, making sure to spiral them so the stems all point in the same direction. Add the Singapore orchids last – they have florets all the way down the stem, so they need to be at the front of the arrangement to be seen and avoid bruising.

3

Bind the entire bouquet together with green string and snip away all other individual ties. Your bouquet is now ready for wrapping or placing in a vase for display. Once in the vase you can remove the tie and let your bouquet sit naturally in a modern, grouped arrangement.

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I love flower arrangements, but could never get them right, now I have no excuses, thanks for the tips... just love Notebook.
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