30 varieties to make beautiful bouquets

Tips for enjoying beautiful bouquets

Tips for buying flowers:

While there is a wide choice of flowers that will allow you to make bouquets, it is important to choose them carefully.

• Favor quality flowers that hold well in a bouquet.
• The plants should also be chosen according to the type of soil in your garden, the exposure, etc.
• Plan to install them in a location sheltered from the wind to prevent it from damaging them, as well as near a water point to be able to water them easily.

Tips for making and storing bouquets:

• To pick the flowers, it is best to do this in the morning. Use a clean, carefully sharpened pruner for a clean, clean cut.
• Favor plants or floral spikes with buds to let them flourish in the vase and therefore, keep them as long as possible.
• Once the flowers are cut, it is necessary to put them in a vase as soon as possible.
• To keep your bouquet longer, change the water when it is no longer translucent or place a piece of charcoal in the water, for example.
• In fine weather, you can take out your bouquet at night to allow it to benefit from the humidity and freshness outside.
• Do not place your bouquet near a heat source or behind a sunny window.

Tips for growing your flowering plants:

• You can use mulch to prevent weeds from invading the space and choking your plants.
• Also remember to bring compost in the spring for an even more sumptuous flowering.

Perennial flowering plants for your bouquets

These plants require little maintenance and will come back year after year.

• The baby’s breath with its clouds of white and vaporous flowers brings an airy side to the bouquets for a romantic style.
• The Daisy or the leucanthemum, which is none other than a large daisy, will easily find its place in your bouquet.
• The delphinium comes in different colors depending on the variety. If the flowers are picked when they are about to bloom, they last a long time.
• The chrysanthemum offers pompom-shaped flowers that bring a touch of fantasy to your bouquets. In addition, you can choose from the many colors.
• Theechinacea evokes a brightly colored daisy, but its more graphic shape is ideal for floral art.
• The peony will easily find its place in a large romantic bouquet. It comes in pink, red, white or salmon color.
• Theiris with its unusual shape brings a touch of elegance to your bouquet.
• Theeyelet is a flower that lasts a long time in a vase and allows you to enjoy beautiful colorful bouquets.
• Thearum is a plant that keeps very well and will look great in a large vase. Its foliage can also be used in bouquets.
• The golden rod is a plant that forms long panicles of small, bright yellow flowers.

Annual flowering plants for your bouquets

If annuals do not come back every year, they do have the advantage of providing abundant flowering that blooms quickly from the start of sunny days until the first frosts.

• The cosmos flowers have a simple charm and can be picked for 6 months.
• The snapdragon is a plant that can be found in different colors to appeal to all tastes. The flowers are gathered in upright clusters.
• The sweet Pea is also available in a large number of colors. We appreciate its delicious fragrance and delicate flowers.
• The nigella from Damascus seduced by its singular star-shaped flower.
• The marigold flowers are those which hold the longest in vase. In addition, they will illuminate your bouquets.
• The sunflower is a fascinating plant, symbol of summer. Its flower will allow the realization of large bouquets.

Bulb plants for your bouquets

Among the bulb plants, some also allow you to enjoy very beautiful flowers to cut.

• The lily with its sophisticated and very fragrant flower can hold up to 2 weeks in vase.
• The dahlia allows you to create opulent bouquets. In addition, the more you cut, the more flowers will grow.
• The tulips are simple and beautiful. There are all colors and they allow you to make beautiful spring bouquets. One drawback, however, is that they do not hold in a vase for long.
• With birds of paradise and their original flowering, you can enjoy beautiful colorful bouquets.

Flowering shrubs for your bouquets

For your bouquets, you can also plant flowering shrubs in your garden to use their flowering branches for your floral creations.

• The Japanese quince offers woody stems that make it possible to create large bouquets that will have good vase life.
• Thehydrangea and its impressive flowering will allow you to create opulent bouquets. You can find blues, mauves, pinks or even whites. Its flowers also lend themselves well to creating bouquets of dried flowers.
• The rosebush flowers are, of course, welcome in the bouquets. If they may seem trivial, because widespread, they are all the same the most beautiful effect and are always appreciated. The number of rose varieties is so large that you will be spoiled for choice.
• The lilac with its abundant fragrant flowering will allow you to enjoy beautiful bouquets. However, we regret the somewhat short lifespan of its flowers since they will only last a few days.

Leaves to enhance your bouquets

For a perfectly successful bouquet, it is essential to add a few touches of greenery to the flowers. They allow you to create volume in your bouquet and to play on textures. Many solutions are available to you to create all kinds of beautiful bouquets.

• The fern brings a very graphic touch of green. It will allow you to give volume to your bouquet and give it a country touch.
• Theeucalyptus and its gray-green foliage will bring a touch of originality to your bouquet.
• The grasses are graphic and their feathery inflorescences of the most beautiful effect.
• The white snowberry is a very robust plant that gives white clusters for a bouquet that is out of the ordinary.
• The coleus, as for them, allow to add a colored foliage.
• The holly can also be of interest for bouquets, thanks to its variegated leaves or colorful berries.