Simple DIY Tulip Centerpiece
French yellow tulips and deep purple alstroemeria fills a large white ruffled bowl. No oasis or preservative… just fresh water with tape grid to keep florals in place. Add extra greenery leaves and faux wispy greenery to help hold the tulips and add texture to centerpiece.
- Yield: Beautiful Full Arrangement
Ingredients
Scale
- Decide on container for arrangement. I used Pier 1’s white ruffled bowl
- Purchase 3 –4 dozen tulips and 3 bunches of purple alstroemeria. ( check grocery store floral depts.)
- floral tape or scotch tape for grid
- Floral snips or scissors
- Fresh wispy greenery for added texture
- Additional yard greenery to fill the grid of container. Can use lemon leaf.
Instructions
- Determine size and shape of container. I used Pier 1 White Ruffled Bowl.
- Purchase 3-4 dozen tulips and 3-4 bunches of alstroemeria.
- Make a grid across the top of the container using floral tape or scotch tape.
- Tape long strips across the entire bowl overlapping tape about 1/2″ down sides of bowl. Make sure edges of bowl is dry for tape to stick.
- Cut stems of Alstroemeria to fit the sides of the container.
- Fill grids along the outside edge of bowl first with purple alstroemeria.
- Trim ends of purple and yellow tulips (about 8-9 ” long) at a small angle and place purple tulips in center of each grid around the perimeter of bowl next to alstroemeria. Followed by the yellow tulips, filling in the center of the arrangement.
- Pack tulips in tight.. the tulip leaves and additional greenery will help provide structure for the centerpiece.
- For added flow and texture add wispy faux greenery sprigs or fresh fern type.. something soft to center of arrangement, then one sprig to the right, center and left of centerpiece. If you have ivy, insert on bottom sides of the centerpiece.
- The flowers will relax and begin to droop over time, but that is the beauty of tulips.
Notes
- Alstroemeria will last 10 days.
- When you bring flowers home.. immediately remove bad leaves and trim ends at an angle then insert into fresh cool water. Opening up the tulip and floral stems will keep them from drooping before time.
- Clipping the ends of tulips every other day and filling container with fresh water will ensure your arrangement will last longer than 3 days. ( small trim)
- To prolong life of arrangement, store your fresh cut arrangement in the refrigerator or in a cool garage. They like being cold and love fresh water.
No preservatives in water seem to help prolong the florals. That has been my experience.
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