Nov 10th, 2006
Natural or artificial flowers?
Long ago, the flowers were appreciated for their elegance, flavor, color and the special bouquet, the crowns, the flower garlands took the most important place into a ritual or a ceremony.
Also the flower arrangement appeared in Japan and it was a nature imitation, with themes like the seasons, the wind, the storm, the nativity, the flower’s garden and the flower designers used only the natural flowers with their natural form, height, because they used to think that an ikebana arrangement, beside the happiness for seeing it, it induce a special meditative state. And the Japanese philosophy says that “the flowers are beautiful just because they are passing”. This Japanese flower arrangement is called Ikebana and it means “to make the flower living in water”.
I love too the natural flowers. The artificial flowers have their importance, their beauty, especially if we put them in a sophisticated arrangement. But where is the emotion? The natural flowers have the special gift to influence our frame of mind. The flowers have a message, their flavor, shape and aspect mean something. They could say: “I love you”, “I miss you”, “Forgive me”, “Thank you” etc. Only the natural flowers bring the freshness into your space.
And if we talk about the wedding flowers or bride bouquet, it has to be made by natural flowers, even if they are tulips, roses, freesia or lilies. The natural flowers have the passion, the purity, the gentleness that are appropriate to the most important moment in a girl’s life. The bouquet has to complete the bride and to spread the same sense and air. It keeps only a few days, but it is full of emotion and freshness.
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[…] shop window reflects the neatness, subtlety, imagination, professionalism of the florist. Tricks and advices for you to create the decorations for the shop window: • The looker must have a general vision on the shop window• Put the flowers you want to sellquickly under the client’s eyes, on the same level.• The shop window has to be a small exhibition of numerous types of flower that there are inside.• The flower arrangements have to be fresh that you can sell if someone wants.• Don’t associate the natural with artificial flowers. That is a “not to do!”.• Don’t you prefer the artificial flower for its resistance, decorate the shop window only with natural flowers. Consider that it’s an investment for your flower shop to be noted. As we said before, the flower shop business needs time and money to be on top.• Create a point of much interest, with color contrast (a yellow flower, like freesia or daffodil in center of a lot of violet, represented by iris) or best color combination (a joyful flower arrangement made by yellow, green, orange roses).• Choose a theme of decoration than find and use the elements that compose it (freshness can suggest even a fruits and flowers combination arrangement; the spring will be recomposed with lilac, peony, daffodil; for autumn, choose to present a dry flowers, leafs and nuts arrangement).• Put your imagination to the proof to create the most sophisticated flower arrangement for the shop window. That is a step for you to select yours clients.• Illuminate it. For the flowers to maintain the natural colors, is important the light to be warm. You have to avoid the white and cold nuances of the light.Read other articles about this theme: […]
[…] shop window reflects the neatness, subtlety, imagination, professionalism of the florist. Tricks and advices for you to create the decorations for the shop window: • The looker must have a general vision on the shop window• Put the flowers you want to sellquickly under the client’s eyes, on the same level.• The shop window has to be a small exhibition of numerous types of flower that there are inside.• The flower arrangements have to be fresh that you can sell if someone wants.• Don’t associate the natural with artificial flowers. That is a “not to do!”.• Don’t you prefer the artificial flower for its resistance, decorate the shop window only with natural flowers. Consider that it’s an investment for your flower shop to be noted. As we said before, the flower shop business needs time and money to be on top.• Create a point of much interest, with color contrast (a yellow flower, like freesia or daffodil in center of a lot of violet, represented by iris) or best color combination (a joyful flower arrangement made by yellow, green, orange roses).• Choose a theme of decoration than find and use the elements that compose it (freshness can suggest even a fruits and flowers combination arrangement; the spring will be recomposed with lilac, peony, daffodil; for autumn, choose to present a dry flowers, leafs and nuts arrangement).• Put your imagination to the proof to create the most sophisticated flower arrangement for the shop window. That is a step for you to select yours clients.• Illuminate it. For the flowers to maintain the natural colors, is important the light to be warm. You have to avoid the white and cold nuances of the light.Read other articles about this theme:How to choose the perfect place for your flower shop businessHow to start my flower shop business […]
[…] Beside the bouquet, the florist can create for the bride other floral arrangements, little pieces of wedding accessories. A natural stylish bride can wear on her head a coronet made by natural flowers. Also her wedding bag can be decorated with a mini floral arrangement, a piece of her bouquet. […]
[…] When all the people want to follow the new lines, the up to date ones, we are suggesting that the natural and pure things are not to neglect. A wedding in a rustic style is what we appreciate and what we have something to tell about. What a pity for you to organize your wedding party in a closed space, especially if it’s planed to be in summer, when is warm and nice to have a good open air. Choose a terrace and decorate it with flowers and floral arrangements. You can also use purchased pot flower as geranium, petunia, pansies, poppies, especially flowing pot, pendent, having the same color or the appropriate color for the entire wedding and atmosphere. For a rustic air, choose from a flower shop specific pot for your natural flower arrangement, like clay pots, birch basket containers, metal vases (mini metal bucket would be funny), never glass or glossy vases. Our advice is to select the fresh and bright colors for the wedding flowers, as they are in open field. So, it will be all full of nature and freshness and like the beginning of the world. As regards the wedding flower arrangements, you could try some wild flowers and sunflowers and also ears to decorate the table and the chairs too. Put poppies, lilacs, sunflowers, santinis, daisies, camomile in the same vase, near the specific leaves and rustic ribbon. […]
[…] The nature is not canceling to surprise us with its deep secrets. There are over 100 plants in the European flora with caring and remedial effects on the face skin.One of these is the Wild pansy (Viola Tricolor), a plant with fragile little flower, yellow-violet colored. Viola Tricolor is a very efficient plant, treating the majority problems of your face skin because of its antitoxic therapeutic activity. The specialists especially recommend it to the persons whore dealing with greasy, acne, easy irritable skin, having an allergic sensibility or premature signs of aging. […]