You may need to trim some of the stems even further as you start to put your arrangement together. The small flowers around the perimeter should be cut shorter than the large flowers in the center. By doing this, you will give your floral arrangement a beautiful shape. After using all of the flowers, step back and examine your work.

Finding the right flowers for your arrangement is like working with fresh ingredients in the kitchen. Varner says freshness and seasonality matter to pull off the brightest bouquet. Utilize in-season florals when building your bouquet—they're likely more readily available and cheaper, too.

A wild bunch of airy white flowers, wispy grasses, and gentle greens is well suited for the bright, fresh Olive Leaf scent. For the slightly spicy, punchy Almond Flower scent, is my favorite floral arrangement out of the trio; my unconventional teapot and kale leaf arrangement.

Consider flower arrangement ideas as you would when decorating your home, creating a vision or story. Some ideas include using different types of Eucalyptus and babies breath. Green eucalyptus and babies breath are good options. Also, remember that you can make arrangements with dry flowers which we have available and they can look very real.