How to make a bouquet
Special pleasure may give a woman flowers from own gardens. It is preferably to cut flowers early in the morning and before that a few days or at least in the evening, they should be abundantly watered. You should make a cut with a sharp knife, it must be long and oblique: a flower so freely receives water and nutrients. You cannot break off or flatten the stems, including wood. Dishes with freshly cut flowers are better to put in the shade or in a dark cool place. Before you move the flowers into a vase, you need to remove all leaves from the bottom of the stems. It is useful to pour over boiling water for 30 seconds hollow stems delphinium, solid stems of sunflower, lignified shoots roses, stems bell and poppy. Mimosa can be placed in hot water, but only sprinkle with cold water. Boiling water helps to remove air bubbles from the stems, preventing the flow of water. Cut flowers are afraid of direct sunlight and drafts. You should never stand near their fruits that produce ethylene, greatly reduces the lifespan of plants. At night, flowers prefer cool, so the evening is better to move the vase in a cool place. You must take into account four points in the preparation of a bouquet: a form of a bouquet, number of flowers in a bouquet, compatibility of color selected species and the principle of the layout that defines the very purpose of a particular flavor. Bouquet for a woman should have a rounded shape and may be small and a bouquet for men are more drawn out from the flowers on long stems. Whatever the shape of the bouquet, the flowers in it should be configured freely and naturally. Bouquet will look bad if the flowers held tightly to each other. The pot flowers are not suitable for bouquets. Number of colors should always be odd. One of the main elements of the drawing of a bouquet is a color that creates harmony. If in the bouquet only one color is dominated, then it is best of all to make it on the basis of a monochromatic harmony. Especially exquisite in a bouquet looks delicate combination of pastel tone. Joyful mood creates by yellow flowers. Multicolored compositions allow a combination of blue and red, red with yellow, blue and pink colors. But in any case, these flowers are best divided green foliage or small flowers of intermediate colors, which will provide a smooth transition from one active color to another. The most harmonious combinations are orange with blue, purple and yellow, red and green colors. White color goes with almost all colors and shades. The pot flowers are given only if you know the recipient loves them very much and do not mind to get them as a gift.