Flower Recipes
Store Some Stems - Recipe by Jill Slater

Materials:

Store Some Stems
  • 3 Glass storage bowls with lids
  • Pasta, coffee, cereal, beans etc. - any 2 condiments for bottom two stacked storage bowls
  • 3 stems pink daisy chrysanthemums
  • 2 stems rosemary
  • 1 dracaena or tea-leaf
  • 1 brick of floral foam
  • Floral clippers, scissors, knife and flower food/preservative
Directions:
Step 1 - Soak the floral foam for at least 30 minutes in water that has been treated with floral food/preservative.

Step 2 - Cut the foam to fit 1 glass storage bowl and then wrap the dracaena or tea-leaf around the sides of the foam. Now insert the wrapped foam into the storage bowl. Fill this bowl with more water that has been treated with flower food/preservative.

Step 3 - Cut the individual flower stems to about 4" in length. Insert the first flower into the center of the floral foam. Now begin encircling this flower with more blooms. Continue until the foam is covered with flowers.

Step 4 - Cut the rosemary to approximately 8" in length and insert them into the side of the arrangement.

Step 5 - Stack the storage bowls and place the floral display on top.

Step 6 - Keep the floral foam moist, adding the water/flower food solution as needed.

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