Flowers

Table flower arrangements.

noreply@blogger.com (1) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:18:00 +0000

Beautiful flowering plant or arrangement of plants with decorative leaves in the center of the table significant to decorate, regardless of whether this track to decorate an empty table or be the finishing touch to festive tableware. Unfortunately, for such purposes, a few species are suitable, and most of them prefer a light place near a window, so carefully choose the plants and be prepared to change them frequently.

Table flower arrangement

Beautiful flowering plants

Okinte table decorations look designer, choosing a flowering plant, the petals of which should be in harmony with the color of the tablecloth. It can look especially elegant, if you use it as an element of tableware, and even a small instance, if carefully chosen and tasteful, able to create an excellent impression.

Tablecloth table decoration can be used for purely decorative purposes, especially if he is not too attractive. Choosing a patterned tablecloth or plain light, you can draw attention to the peculiarities of plants, and even give it a more expressive

At the bare tablecloth table cyclamen looks great, but does not inspire. But if you put it on a pink tablecloth, echoing the colors of its flowers, it will look like something special and unique

Try placing a plant with bright flowers on long, like gerbera, stems on a narrow table in front of a mirror. It reflects the high flowers, and it would seem that there are more.

Winter and spring are very good bowl of onion or hyacinth, if you create them before blooming good lighting and do not get them to bloom in the garden for next year.

Flower arrangement

Plants with decorative leaves.

It is among the plants with decorative leaves you can find most types of semi-shade, but most of them are not suitable for desktop composition. Most species of ficus grow too high, while others, like ivy, mostly curl. Choose something elastic and colorful, with a neat shape, for example Sansevieriyu three-lane (Sansevieria trifasciata gigantea "Laurentii") or variegated aglaonemu. To cool the premises, such as unheated bedroom or lounge, if there is not too stuffy, suit Aucuba japonica.

Oriental Interior Design.

noreply@blogger.com (1) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:42:00 +0000

Bonsai

Let us turn to the exotic interior design and move to the east. Bonsai - the art of using one or more of the miniature trees to show the beauty of nature in the interior design. Translated from the Japanese word "bonsai" means a tree in a pot (or plant growing on a tray). Today, these exotic plants are increasingly becoming an attribute of the modern interior designs.

Like other kinds of oriental art, bonsai in Japan - not just a tradition of growing miniature trees by certain rules, but a whole philosophy of interior design that requires the person involved in bonsai defined as personal qualities: justice, wisdom, kindness, sensitivity. A person engaged in the cultivation of plants in interior design should be both an artist to first mentally create the desired image, and a good gardener, then to translate that image into a living plant.

With proper and diligent care of bonsai may live in the interior design for many years and become a symbol, the connection between generations. "After a little to see the great" - is the fundamental principle which has been more than a thousand years using the bonsai master, skillfully into a small space in the interior design reproducing the infinite variety of nature.

Flowering bonsai

Bonsai has a long history, rooted in the culture of China, India. Along with Buddhism in the VI century it fell to Japan, where they found their further development in interior design. And already the Japanese bonsai masters have developed the basic rules of formation of the tree, refusing the slightest chance.

Interior design styles of bonsai are simple, concise, natural, as close to nature, devoid of any pomposity and pretentiousness. Moreover, subjects bonsai are not just trees, but grasses, shrubs.

Traditional bonsai in interior design must meet the following requirements:

barrel - a strong base with a distinct root system;
line branches - clear and precise;
trunk and branches are the backbone of the plant and must be clearly visible even through the foliage;
similarity of the generated tree of the same or related speciesGrown in natural conditions;
vessel - a simple form and bright color;
compositional line of wood and container.

Micro bonsai

Depending on the growth of a trunk, roots and branches bonsai in interior design is divided into many specific forms. But, despite a Japanese system of styles, each bonsaist in any country brings to the art of something special. However, he usually uses plants native flora, thus giving the art of bonsai national colors in interior design.

Bouquets

noreply@blogger.com (1) — Wed, 11 May 2011 20:25:00 +0000

The word "bouquet" - French origin, literally translated it means "beautifully assembled a group of flowers." Indians in ancient times believed that the flowers were born not for the sake of beauty and fragrance, and in order to bestow their favorite. And for this they should be grown in your own garden, as neighbors bestow flowers grown by other people, and unethical, and unaesthetic. Very wise and correct idea: indeed, to decorate with flowers the ground - hence, decorate it with love.

Flowers ennoble our lives, please the eye, gives to people with joy, soften manners, bring comfort and relaxation.

In the ancient world, Greece, Rome, and we have in Russia, bouquets are not made, and wove a wreath on his head or garlands to decorate the homes. In India and is currently wearing flower garlands on the neck of the guest of honor.

As a form of floral decoration flower appeared in Europe in the XIV-XV centuries, and in Japan much earlier. The drafters of bouquets in the past did not know the rules and principles of the bouquet. They were not trying to make arrangements, but simply put flowers in a vase.

The first rule bouquets four centuries ago, appeared in France. The rules recommended to cut off the beaters from the stems, with all kinds of lace to impale them on a wire and water fragrant oils, were forbidden to use in a bouquet of yellow flowers, because they symbolized the separation, betrayal and hatred.

In bouquets of flowers were placed close to one another. In the mid-picked head of one color, and then disposal of the color circle of other Kolerov. Such a bunch of starched lace framed or put into a porcelain box shaped dish with handle lower.

Floral bouquet

From France, "the art of making bouquets" moved to England, but only in 1900, ceased to flower growers to cut off the flowers stems, refused to nakalyvaniya beaters on a wire, rejected lace ribbon, replacing them with natural leaves and stems.

In the life of the rich people have become part lush, colorful, colorful bouquets in expensive vases. Gradually developed a custom to give flowers. In the XIX century formed styles of gift bouquets "Victoria", "Pompadour", "Bidermeer. They used a combination of contrasting bright colors, lush greenery. In the late XIX - early XX centuries, flowers have become more quiet, refined.

Gifts with flowers

noreply@blogger.com (1) — Wed, 11 May 2011 20:11:00 +0000

Gifts with flowers

They always look elegant and festive. If you give vessels - cups, teapots, goblets, vases, etc., to be treated as vases, fill them with flowers. To tie up precious little gift graceful bows from ribbons small bouquets. Flowers can be placed on a box of chocolates or perfume. If the gift is wrapped in packaging (linen cloth), then the colors in the form of one-sided bouquet should lie on the top, too tied up with ribbon.

For unpackaged gifts unusual shapes can be prepared in a special flower decoration. For example, the original looks like an umbrella with a handle attached to the flowers. Bouquet can be decorated with a floor lamp, sconces. Flowers can be put on a tennis racket with a ball in a handbag or briefcase (they parted slightly) as a drop-down bouquet. Ribbons in all cases are part of the decoration, gift, and they pick up the tone of the bouquet. They can be broad or narrow, tied a bow or down ends. For example, a box of men's shirts can put an orange-red gladiolus, elegantly tied up it is the same color ribbon.

Flower Etiquette

noreply@blogger.com (1) — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:56:00 +0000

It is important to observe the floral etiquette. For example, if you go to visit, a bouquet, and as a present? Bouquet of homemade or purchased at the store for a gift may be small, completely wrapped in paper or cellophane.

Before entering the apartment, you should remove the paper with flowers or open them in half, but you can leave the bouquet in cellophane - everything is permissible.

If a woman is accompanied by a man, he passes Flowers mistress after when the women greeted each other.

The man initially holding a bouquet in her left hand, and after his greeting carries it in his right hand and gives the hostess his right hand.

When the hero of the day - man, handed flowers to his wife.

A woman gives a man flowers at his celebration in connection with the big date, or when a significant difference in age.

If you visit the house must congratulate the young girl with flowers, give the girl's mother a bouquet of precious as my daughter.

During the presentation of a bouquet of flowers to be kept down stems, flowers upwards.

After receiving a gift flowers, the hostess should immediately put them in a vase in a prominent place.

Flowers as a gift wishes of happiness should be given as a day of celebration and no later than noon the next day.

When choosing colors, we must remember that the roses are presented in buds that are ready to open. Individually presented with amaryllis and orchids. Orchid katleya portrayed in the finished gift box. Gerber cut without leaves, so it must be supplemented with a bouquet of greens.