Flowers are one of the most popular gifts anyone can receive.
Flowers can bring a lot of freshness and great personality to your table. There is one main piece of advice we should follow regarding flowers at the table—make sure they’re low enough not to block guests' views of each other.
1. Center piece—keep it simple. Use no more than three colors. Odd numbers work best; in some cultures even numbers represent funeral arrangements, so you need to consider who will be your guests for the occasion. If you are looking for more exquisite ideas, you can definitely use colors that are close to each other in the color palette.
2. Be inspired by the season—during the summertime, you can use a lot of yellow, bright orange, and generally sunny flowers. Most of the time I add green—this is a great decorating color. Many times you can match your flower arrangements with the color of your walls, or as a great platform you can use the color of your kilim or carpet. For fall, use warm colors like orange and a lot of gold—all very warm colors that create a very cozy, pleasant atmosphere. For winter, you can use a lot of white and red or dark green to compliment the Christmas tree. Very festive! For spring use a lot of pale, but beautiful colors.
3. Use flowers with a soft scent—we always need to consider the fact that some flowers with a very strong scent can trigger allergies or headaches. At the same time, this lets everyone smell the food you’ve prepared. With a very strong flower scent, everything from the sole to the creme brulee might smell and taste the same.
4. You can put a few small vases throughout the table with floating large pieces, or you can use just only one center piece. It depends very much on the size of the table.
5." Flower symbols around the world—flower symbolism has been a significant part of cultures around the world. Flowers are used on every single continent, and finding the right flower to give to someone is an art. You can even include a note with the meaning of the flower". according to Living Arts Originals
6. "Ancient roots of flower symbolism—flower symbolism began with many ancient religions. Many flowers were linked to the reflection of the divine, representing Venus, Diana, Jupiter, etc. Like many other beautiful things, the flower symbolism was developed further in the Victorian era. Back then, emotions were strictly controlled according to the norms of etiquette between men and women, and this how the language of flowers was developed. Every flower had a meaning. During that era, flowers decorated literally everything—plates, walls, clothes, hairs, shoes, furniture, stationery—everything". according to Living Arts Originals
7. In our modern society flowers still represent certain messages. The most popular gifts for any celebration or event. They might be in the form of a bouquet, or just fresh flowers. If you bring flowers to a host, always make sure to bring them with a vase, because you do not want to inconvenience the host by making her have to look for one. At the same time, the vase can be a great addition to your lovely flowers.
8. World Horticultural Expo—every ten years, the Dutch select a beautiful venue of open land and plant tulips and hosts of other flowers. They create stylish venues and invite countries from all over the world to present their beautiful flower creations. The last time it took place in 2012.
P. S. I’m sending a virtual rose to all of you. Flower arranging is powerful!
Maryanne Parker is the founder of www.manorofmanners.com , company for business, social and youth etiquette in San Diego, CA.
Contact us at imanorofmanners@yahoo.com
Flowers can bring a lot of freshness and great personality to your table. There is one main piece of advice we should follow regarding flowers at the table—make sure they’re low enough not to block guests' views of each other.
1. Center piece—keep it simple. Use no more than three colors. Odd numbers work best; in some cultures even numbers represent funeral arrangements, so you need to consider who will be your guests for the occasion. If you are looking for more exquisite ideas, you can definitely use colors that are close to each other in the color palette.
2. Be inspired by the season—during the summertime, you can use a lot of yellow, bright orange, and generally sunny flowers. Most of the time I add green—this is a great decorating color. Many times you can match your flower arrangements with the color of your walls, or as a great platform you can use the color of your kilim or carpet. For fall, use warm colors like orange and a lot of gold—all very warm colors that create a very cozy, pleasant atmosphere. For winter, you can use a lot of white and red or dark green to compliment the Christmas tree. Very festive! For spring use a lot of pale, but beautiful colors.
3. Use flowers with a soft scent—we always need to consider the fact that some flowers with a very strong scent can trigger allergies or headaches. At the same time, this lets everyone smell the food you’ve prepared. With a very strong flower scent, everything from the sole to the creme brulee might smell and taste the same.
4. You can put a few small vases throughout the table with floating large pieces, or you can use just only one center piece. It depends very much on the size of the table.
5." Flower symbols around the world—flower symbolism has been a significant part of cultures around the world. Flowers are used on every single continent, and finding the right flower to give to someone is an art. You can even include a note with the meaning of the flower". according to Living Arts Originals
6. "Ancient roots of flower symbolism—flower symbolism began with many ancient religions. Many flowers were linked to the reflection of the divine, representing Venus, Diana, Jupiter, etc. Like many other beautiful things, the flower symbolism was developed further in the Victorian era. Back then, emotions were strictly controlled according to the norms of etiquette between men and women, and this how the language of flowers was developed. Every flower had a meaning. During that era, flowers decorated literally everything—plates, walls, clothes, hairs, shoes, furniture, stationery—everything". according to Living Arts Originals
7. In our modern society flowers still represent certain messages. The most popular gifts for any celebration or event. They might be in the form of a bouquet, or just fresh flowers. If you bring flowers to a host, always make sure to bring them with a vase, because you do not want to inconvenience the host by making her have to look for one. At the same time, the vase can be a great addition to your lovely flowers.
8. World Horticultural Expo—every ten years, the Dutch select a beautiful venue of open land and plant tulips and hosts of other flowers. They create stylish venues and invite countries from all over the world to present their beautiful flower creations. The last time it took place in 2012.
P. S. I’m sending a virtual rose to all of you. Flower arranging is powerful!
Maryanne Parker is the founder of www.manorofmanners.com , company for business, social and youth etiquette in San Diego, CA.
Contact us at imanorofmanners@yahoo.com