That said, while we encourage you to consider flower bed ideas that have blooms perfect for cutting, there are lots of clever ways to cheat it, too. Below, we bring you our favorite flower decorating ideas, real and fake.
Decorating with flowers
Decorating with flowers
Create a gorgeous setting for entertaining, inside and out, with these beautiful flower decorating ideas.
1. Create a floral pendant for over a dining table
1. Create a floral pendant for over a dining table
You can transform a lampshade frame into a beautiful hanging arrangement with fresh and dried flowers – and hang your floral pendant inside or out.
2. Plant up a bench of blooms
2. Plant up a bench of blooms
This is a wonderfully easy idea that can be used outdoors where you want to decorate with flowers but maybe don’t have a dug border in which to plant them. And, of course, you can easily translate it into a flower decorating idea indoors, too. All you need? A collection of vintage containers, unusual pots or simply a selection of planters painted in coordinating colors.
3. Make a flower napkin tie – in minutes
3. Make a flower napkin tie – in minutes
Of course, you can use a real bloom, but for a flower decorating idea that’s a take-me-home party favor, tie a tissue paper blossom around a napkin. We used colored tissue paper (a couple of shades), plus used ribbon, string and craft scissors
4. Make a table centerpiece – dried flowers can work too
4. Make a table centerpiece – dried flowers can work too
Dried flower arrangements are having a moment. We created this one with rose buds, mimosa, flax, matricaria, daisies, helichrysum, broom, delphiniums, poppy heads, phalaris, bunny tails, eucalyptus, gypsophila, oat stems and statice. This is how.
5. Decorate lanterns with flowers and ribbon
5. Decorate lanterns with flowers and ribbon
Use real flowers or add a paper posy to a lantern for a pop of summery color.
6. Make a special occasion beautiful with decorated chairs
6. Make a special occasion beautiful with decorated chairs
Create a simple yet striking chair decoration from ribbon and flower stems.
7. Fashion a garland from paper flowers
7. Fashion a garland from paper flowers
Trim a gazebo or garden room with a pretty paper garland for year-round appeal.
8. Make a pretty fabric cachepot
8. Make a pretty fabric cachepot
The perfect use for cherished fabric leftovers, these pretty pot cuffs jazz-up old jam jars in an instant.
9. Combine flowers and houseplants for a verdant table
9. Combine flowers and houseplants for a verdant table
When it comes to flower decorating ideas, say au revoir to formal installations and give fresh, seasonal stems the space and freedom to cascade, tumble and spread wildly – embracing a variety of heights and shapes for effortless volume and untamed gorgeousness. Then, combine them with pretty potted houseplants to boost the greenery on the table so that it feels as much like a plant display as a table centerpiece.
10. Use clever tricks to boost flower decorating ideas
10. Use clever tricks to boost flower decorating ideas
These are the tricks to use to make decorating with flowers easier, and more long-lived.
With fresh flowers, the trick is to condition them to make them last longer. Cut the stems a few inches up the ends, plunge in fresh water with some preservative, and keep in a cool (not cold) room to bring the flowers out without going over. Choose woody or strong-stemmed blooms for longevity.Preserved and dried stems will give a framework on which fresh flowers can dry, keeping shape while they age. Dried flowers are ‘dried’ by removal of water, while preserved flowers are treated with silica or borax to make them long lasting. Preserved flowers keep their shape and color and are slightly more robust than dried. Cheat! Paper, preserved and dried flowers help to make fresh flower arrangements last longer.
Is it okay to decorate with fake flowers?
Is it okay to decorate with fake flowers?
It is okay to decorate with fake flowers. Fake flowers have had a bit of a rebirth in popularity recently and that’s largely down to how realistic they look. However, a room only decorated with fake flowers will not look (or smell) nearly as good as one decorated with real flowers – or a combination of real and fake.
How do you decorate with flowers?
How do you decorate with flowers?
There are so many ways to decorate with flowers – but these are some our favorites:
An unstructured posy of flowers in a vase, with blooms cut from your own flower beds is unbeatable.A wreath of flowers on the front door, over a fireplace or suspended horizontally above a dining table is perfect for a special occasion.A simple posy of flowers tied to the back of a dining table is a wonderful way of decorating with flowers for summer garden parties and special occasions, such as weddings.A single, pretty bloom tied around a napkin is a lovely place setting – another idea is to fold lavender sprigs into a napkin so that the scent is released when the diner opens it.
