Sunday, November 15, 2009

Designing And Presenting Bouquets

By Francis Mendoza

The word bouquet has been derived from French and means a floral arrangement. It involves arrangement of a flower bunch in varied ways, after which they can then be wrapped up and presented as gift items for particular occasions.

Bouquet making is an art that requires enormous patience and dedication to acquire and practise. It is known as floristry, and it deals with an elegant floral assortment with the help of leaves, flowers, herbs and even stems.

The first step in bouquet making is that of choosing every single flower which can go into making the bouquet and then cutting them to the right length. The withered leaves are separated and a floral design is made, and the flowers are neatly tied into a wrap.

The flowers can be arranged in different patterns depending upon the occasion; but every florist has his own unique style. Other factors which determine the design of a particular bouquet are the availability of flowers in that specific season and the desired cost of the bouquet.

When we think about cultural differences, we see that flowers of identical colours take on entirely different meanings from one culture to another. Hence, a bouquet must be chosen wisely if you want to present it to a person who hails from another culture.

But, there are a few flowers that have identical meanings across different cultures. For example, you can always gift red roses to someone you love, without thinking about her cultural background as red roses symbolize love and passion in cultures all over the world.

Bouquets have a very limited life span. The flowers wither soon, but, if you take proper care of the flowers and keep them in vases filled with water, they might last for some days.

If you visit a good florist, you usually have a vast range of bouquets to select from, which will be well suited for different occasions. You can also place orders for bouquets online as that can be easier when you have a time constraint.

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