Giving flowers has long been a tradition ever since the earliest civilization. In the time of Queen Victoria, which is also known as the Victorian Era, tussie mussies or nosegays were the very popular flower arrangement among people who wish to send flowers and convey their message. Since then, the practice of sending flowers as gifts and keepsakes became the most effective way to express a person’s affection, sympathy, and even aversion.  The modern times perhaps have taught people to modify a bit of this practice as today everyone believes that receiving flowers from a person only means positive which may actually be true given the beautiful and lovely nature of flowers—to send flowers only means a person’s affection, sympathy, or good reckoning.

So, we all know about bouquets and flower giving, but what others may not know about is flowers don’t just always have to come in the form of bouquets, tussie mussies, or freshly-picked single stem, which, by the way, are all sweet methods nevertheless.

Modern professional florists especially in online flower delivery services and even in flower shops along the streets offer another way to send your emotionally-packed message to the person or people who are special to you. Now, they’ve come up with an equally special flower arrangement that fully expresses your thoughts and emotions in the most splendid way you can ever imagine. And perhaps at this point, you would have already guessed it.

Yes, that’s right…flower arrangements in vases and pots.

Through the creative minds of professional flower growers and florists, you now have this wonderful option which after all is practical. Isn’t it when we receive flowers we always want to savour their beauty and preserve the feelings they provoke and we always put them in a vase? If the answer is yes, then sending flowers in a vase is absolutely an innovation and provides an opportunity that allows our recipient to cherish our gift in convenience and extend time.

Flower arrangements in vases you see in online flower delivery may seem easy to make. Of course with the use of professional hands, flowers look pretty plump and lush in a bunch as if florists just do a little of sticking and thrusting as they get inspiration from an orchestral music in allegro.

As a flower enthusiast that you are, learning and understanding the art of floristry and the different flower arrangements in vases may be quite helpful. You can actually get ideas from flowers sold in shops and make one special arrangement for yourself or as a present.

So, to give you a bit of a background, flower arrangements come actually in various shapes and not just what you see in flower advertisements. These arrangements however significantly contain the elements of proportion and balance to achieve success. By proportion we mean that it has to look comfortable with its size, shape, and container, while balance pertains to the equal weight or strength where the two sides of the plane should look adequate or identical. Without further ado, here are basic flower arrangements that can help you with your choice:

1. Vertical – uses tall, narrow containers. Flowers are positioned in vertical direction with few flowers or foliage going in other directions.
2. Horizontal – uses short and rectangular vases. It positions flowers and foliage along the horizontal line with the center as the focal point and has balanced weight on all sides (common in most table centrepieces).
3. Oval – resembles a bush where no distinct points are clear on the top or on the sides. Larger blooms are usually placed in the center while smaller ones and foliage around the sides. Long stemmed flowers can also be used pointing outside the oval form. It can be viewed from all angles.
4. Triangular – an arrangement with pyramid effect or a display with height greater than its width. The focal point’s at the center but may also vary in irregular triangle formations.
5. Bud Vase – the most versatile arrangement, which flower shops normally market as gifts. It can be a vertical or oval design. It’s created using single stem to several stems of different flowers.

There may be numerous of modern flower arrangements out there and the good thing is you can actually learn to do them. You can try out doing a practice arrangement after reading all the rules and drafting your ideas, or buy flowers in a particular arrangement and study how they’re positioned. But remember, let yourself communicate with the flowers so that you may understand how they would want to look in your masterpiece.