Creating hydrangea bouquets for special occasions can be easy with proper trimming and conditioning to prevent wilting. Consult a florist for desired shades and use double-sided tape and ribbon for decoration.
Lush yet delicate hydrangeas can make a stunning bouquet for special occasions like weddings. With a few simple tips, making hydrangea bouquets at home can be quite easy. When creating bouquets of hydrangeas, perhaps the main concern is wilting, and it is therefore important to properly trim and condition the flowers, as well as keep them hydrated. If you’re using a florist, consult ahead of time to make sure the desired hydrangea shades are available. Finally, when assembling a hydrangea bouquet, use double-sided tape to keep the “handle” of the bouquet in place, and consider attaching extra tape for a decorative effect.
When creating bouquets of hydrangeas, the area with the highest margin of error is usually wilted. Prevention of a wilted bouquet begins with trimming hydrangeas correctly. Whether you buy hydrangeas from a florist or get them from your own garden, the flowers should ideally be cut the morning before the day of the event for which they are needed. In part, this is because flowers tend to be more hydrated in the morning.
The other reason hydrangeas should be cut back the day before they are needed is to allow time for conditioning. Once the flowers have been cut, their flowers should be soaked in water for about two hours to ensure they are firm and hydrated. Then, the bottom of the flower stems should be cut at a very sharp angle, providing them with a large surface area through which they can absorb water. Subsequently, the hydrangeas should be placed, stem downwards, in a vase or bucket of water to which a flower preservative has been added, where they will remain until the following day.
Even after creating a hydrangea bouquet, hydration remains an important issue. If your bouquet shows signs of wilting, soaking its flowers in water for about 15 minutes can restore its firmness. We also recommend letting the bouquet rest in a vase of water when not in use.
When making hydrangea bouquets for a special occasion, it’s usually best to use flowers that match the color theme for that occasion. If you use a florist, then, you should consult them ahead of time to make sure the desired hydrangea shades are available. It can be helpful to bring along fabric swatches, a centerpiece, or some other item that can give the florist an exact visual of the color you want.
The physical assembly of hydrangea bouquets is usually quite simple, especially since the large size of their flowers usually means that only a few flowers are needed per bouquet. When the flowers have been gathered into the desired shape, it helps to surround the tops of the stems with double-sided tape. The tape that covers the stems, forming a “handle”, can then be attached starting from the double-sided tape, which will keep it in place. Finally, for a decorative effect, consider tying extra lengths of ribbon around the tops of the stems, creating a bow or letting them dangle like streamers.
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