How To Use Your Yard To Create Flower Arrangements | Art of Gardening

Wedding floral arrangements are a big part of that special day, as they add beauty, style, elegance, and color to the celebration.

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🌹 The roses for the wedding were purchased from Costco and are being prepared by cutting the bottoms, removing damaged leaves, and placing them in fresh water with preservative.

🌿 The Garland for the head table is being made using pine tree branches as the base and extending it with longer pieces, zip tying them together every six to eight inches.

💧 The floral foam for the live floral arrangements is being soaked in water to hold the water for the flowers, and then the trellis pieces are being created using soaked raquettes with plastic trays to prevent water leakage.

✂️ Branches like magnolia, holly, euonymus, winter berry, and pine are being collected from the yard to fill the trellis and make boutonnieres for the wedding.

👰 The bride wanted a red and white theme, so 100 red roses and 50 white roses were purchased from Costco for the Garland and arrangements.

🌟 The trellis is being assembled and filled with pine, winter berry, baby's breath, Arborvitae, and roses, as well as various foliage from the yard like magnolia, euonymus, and holly.

💐 The Garland is being built by extending the base with longer branches and zip tying them together every six to eight inches to keep it tight.

🌸 The finished Garland for the head table looks fragrant and beautiful, with Arborvitae, roses, and pine filling it out.

🌿 There will be some final tweaks to the Garland, including removing or adding individual elements, to perfect it for the wedding.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 The video starts with the speaker showing the packaging of roses that arrived for a wedding floral arrangement.

00:13 The speaker mentions that the wedding is less than two days away and they need to have everything delivered and set up.

00:23 The speaker is unpackaging the roses, cutting the bottoms, removing damaged leaves, and putting them in fresh water with preservative.

01:50 The speaker starts assembling the Garland for the head table using pine tree branches as a base.

04:58 The speaker is about to create the trellis piece for live floral arrangements.

06:31 The trellis piece is shown after adding Arborvitae, Magnolia, roses, and pine.

08:12 The speaker mentions the possibility of making tweaks to the arrangement and asks for feedback.

09:18 The final trellis piece is shown with added foliage and flowers.

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Q&A

What is the purpose of soaking the raquette in water?

The purpose of soaking the raquette in water is to allow it to slowly absorb moisture so that it can hold water for the live floral arrangements.

Where did the roses for the wedding come from?

The roses for the wedding were purchased from Costco, as they had the best pricing.

What is the process for creating the Garland?

The process for creating the Garland involves using long branches of the pine tree as a base, and then extending the Garland by adding shorter branches. Each section is zip tied together every six to eight inches.

What flowers and foliage were used to fill the Garland?

The Garland was filled with Magnolia, Holly, Euonymus, Winter Berry, Baby's Breath, Arborvitae, and Roses.

What is a raquette and how is it used for the trellis?

A raquette is a plastic tray with wet floral foam inside. It is used for live floral arrangements and is attached to the trellis to hold the flowers in place. The raquette is soaked in water before use.