Mixed Flower Centerpiece

This arrangement was made for my parents' 29th wedding anniversary. I love the colors, and it lasted for a long time.

What you will need: salmon colored roses (these were called big fun) (if you can get short stem or spray roses buy those), purple carnations, 2 small green hydrangea, green hypericum berries, dark purple tulips, leatherleaf, 2 tropical leaves, round vase, wet floral foam, and clippers.

1. While you soak your floral foam in water take the 2 tropical leaves and cut off the stems. Take a floral knife and remove the spine of the leaf so the leaf will bend easily around the vase.

2. Wrap the 2 leaves around the inside of the vase so the floral foam will be covered.

3. Insert the floral foam and add water to the vase. If you want the flowers to angle down more on the sides make sure the floral foam is a bit taller than the vase.

4. I decided to have the hypericum berries as the center of the arrangement. Make sure this is your highest point. Because the hydrangeas are small I angled them to either side of the vase. If you don't like the look of the large area of hydrangea you can break it up by adding flowers in between the hydrangea stems.

5. Add the tulips in next as they are very fragile. Make sure to put each at a different height and angle around the vase.

6. Add a few roses around the vase. Make sure to have different heights to make the rounded look. 

7. Start to add the carnations to fill in gaps between flowers.

8. Add some leatherleaf to the arrangement to add more texture. Make sure to break the leaf up into smaller pieces.

9. Make sure the arrangement looks rounded and the flowers cover the rim of the vase.

Enjoy!