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feature
designs
simple yet
specialFive easy-to-produce
Valentine's Day designs with distinctive touches.
Valentine’s Day is the most time-sensitive holiday for florists, so
maximizing every moment is essential. To do so, many florists create
menus of special arrangements on which sales efforts are focused.
We’ve
assembled a range of products for your Valentine’s Day menu, with
updated elements that will appeal to romantics of all ages. Some are
created in containers featured in wire-service specials, enabling
you to capitalize on the recognition of the container while using it
in a customized way.
budding romance
Stacked atop
chic ceramic vessels enhanced with message medallions inspired by
conversation-heart candies, bunches of salal leaves support single
roses. The roses, a long with sprouting trios of lily grass, are
threaded through holes pierced in the foliage groups’ centers. The
result is an innovative option to traditional foliage and filler use
that transforms the basic bud vase with classy updates.
ingredients,
each vase
‘Eliza’
rose 1
lily
grass 3 stems
salal
2 stems
MATERIALS: Love
It Up! Urn Vase Sentiment Assortment from The John Henry Company;
‘Eliza’ roses, lily grass and salal from favorite suppliers. To
contact The John Henry Company, see “Product Source Guide” on Page
129.
dozen-rose
topiary
Assembled inside
a fun and flirty felt planter, a dozen ‘Eliza’ roses find new,
easy-to-create inspiration this Valentine’s Day. Nine of the
feminine flowers are clustered into a pretty spherical grouping and
secured with waterproof tape while a length of satin ribbon, tied
into bows, conceals the tape and rounds out the rosy form. The
remaining three blooms are nestled into a bed of foliage atop the
lined, floral-foam-filled pot cover.
ingredients
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‘Eliza’ roses
variegated
Pittosporum
ribbon |
12
1/2
stem
1 1/2
yards |
MATERIALS:
Valentine Felt Pot Cover from burton + BURTON; ribbon from Berwick
Offray; ‘Eliza’ roses, variegated Pittosporum and floral foam from
favorite suppliers. To contact these companies, see “Product Source
Guide” on Page 129.
young love
Beloved for
Valentine’s Day, one dozen crimson carnations are traditional
favorites. Here, arranged in a fashion-forward vessel, they receive
a modern makeover with bead-adorned blades of lily grass that
coordinate with the container’s red-and-black palette. The
inexpensive plastic beads are simply threaded, in groups of three,
onto each blade of grass, completing the youthful expression of
love.
ingredients
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carnations
lily grass
pittosporum
beads |
12
4
stems
2
stems
12 |
MATERIALS: ceramic vase from BloomNet Exchange; carnations, lily
grass, Pittosporum and floral foam from favorite suppliers; beads
from craft store. To contact BloomNet Exchange, see "Product Source
Guide" on page 129.
glamorous
liaison
Featuring
groupings of premium blossoms inside an elegant jewel-adorned vase,
this stunning arrangement is outfitted for a black-tie evening of
romance. To coordinate with the bejeweled vessel, the bold scarlet
roses are decorated with trios of shimmering gems, and for dramatic
impact, a lavish spray of lily grass flows from one side of this
sophisticated composition.
ingredients
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Forever Young’
roses
Hydrangeas
miniature Gerberas
miniature
callas
lily
grass
gem pins
|
4
3
stems
6
6
12
stems
12
|
MATERIALS:
Diamonds and Roses vase from Teleflora; Lomey® Gems Diamante Pins
from Smithers-Oasis; ‘Forever Young’ roses, Hydrangeas, miniature
Gerberas, miniature callas and lily grass from favorite suppliers.
To contact these companies, see “Product Source Guide” on Page 129.
Charmed Vessel
A collection of
premium blooms—either hand-gathered or arranged in foam—lovingly
fills a charm-adorned vase. Extendi ng the mass of the composition
and increasing its perceived value, lengths of cheery plaid ribbon
embrace the floral cluster in a looping collar. If hand tied, the
loops are taped to wires and arranged among the stems; in foam, they
are attached to wood picks with stem wrap and inserted around the
perimeter.
ingredients
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'Forever Young’
roses
Oriental lillies
miniature Gerberas
Thryptomene calycina
salal
ribbon
|
3
1 stem
3
2
stems
3
stems
3
yards |
MATERIALS: FTD®
Lasting Romance® Bouquet vase from FTD Group; ribbon from Designer
Dispatch Ribbon; wood picks from W.J. Cowee; Floratape® Stem Wrap
from Alcan Packaging; ‘Forever Young’ roses, Oriental lilies,
miniature Gerberas, Thryptomene calycina, salal, floral foam and
wire from favorite suppliers. To contact these companies, see
“Product Source Guide” on Page 129.
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