7 Tips to Help Beautify Your Home with Flowers

Using flowers even in the simplest ways can lend to the ambience of any home...

1. Brighten your home. Garden flowers can do more than just brighten your landscape — they can also brighten your home. Arrangements of garden flowers don't have to be elaborate. The simple beauty of a single rose or peony blossom floating in a clear bowl can be an attractive centerpiece.

2. Combine flowers. When combining different species, look for variety in flower form, size and texture. This can be a mix of spike-flowers; round, daisy-like flowers and dainty fillers like baby's-breath.

3. Container arrangements. Arrange your garden flowers in clean containers or vases that will complement the flowers, without being overbearing. You do not want a container to compete with the flowers for attention.

4. Container sizes. Select a container that's in proportion to the size of the flowers, their stem length and the size of the arrangement you plan to make. For low containers, arrangements should be 1 to 1 1/2 times as tall as the container's width. For tall containers, arrangements should be 1 1/4 to 2 times the container's height.

5. Care of flowers. When you're ready to arrange your flowers, re-cut the stems under water to the desired length. A flower preservative, available from florists and garden centers, added to the vase water, will help to keep the flowers fresh-looking longer.

6. Water usage. Always use clean water for arrangements. If flowers are displayed in vases, it's a good idea to change the water daily to prevent early wilting and browning.

7. Home placement. Display your vases or arrangements of garden flowers in a cool location and out of direct sunlight and drafts.

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