How to pick a bouquet?

What kind of flowers to choose to decorate the table? Perhaps the most enduring, reliable and durable flower at all times is a carnation. It has hard, flexible stems, so the carnation can be woven into garlands. Chrysanthemums, callas, anthurias, rudbeckia, some varieties of roses, gerberas are also preserved for a long time. Of course, the flowers are well preserved only in a room where the temperature does not exceed 20 ° C and there are no drafts; in the heat and cold, any flowers will quickly fade.

Now a few words about how to choose a bouquet depending on the type of holiday.
If the "culprit" of the holiday is a young girl, it is recommended to decorate the table with buds of roses of pale pink tones that have not yet opened. In early spring, it can also be the first wildflowers, such as lilies of the valley, violets or early lilacs. If the bouquet is high, it is better to place it on the edge of the table so that it does not obscure the guests' faces, and place small bouquets of low flowers in the center of the table.

At a celebration in honor of a middle-aged woman, the table is best decorated with her favorite flowers. You can also make bouquets of yellow and pink carnations, gerberas, roses. For such bouquets, it is advisable to use colored, crystal or artistic ceramic vases.
To decorate a celebration in honor of an elderly woman, you can make bouquets of red roses, full-blown, large carnations, chrysanthemums, lilies. Vases fit old, crystal or porcelain. If the vase is quite massive, add a bouquet with large leaves of other flowers or plants. One or two such bouquets can be put on the table, as well as candles in suitable candlesticks.

Tea and coffee tables are also decorated with flowers. A coffee table with a “classic” checkered tablecloth will decorate a small low bouquet in a flat vase. If the tableware and tablecloth of such a table are decorated in beige-brown tones, such bright flowers of one type as marigolds, nasturtium, rudbeckia, small chrysanthemum are appropriate; for the table, for example, in blue tones, - delphinium, garden cornflowers, clematis, etc .. A tea table with a traditional samovar is usually decorated with a lush bouquet of different colors. Depending on the time of year it may be; daffodils, crocuses; chamomile, dahlia, phlox; branches with berries and bright foliage. If the tea table is covered with a tablecloth with bright colors and a fringe around the edges, the bouquet is made less bright.
Table decoration in honor of the wedding celebration requires special attention. As a rule, many flowers are presented to the wedding. Do not put on the table all the bouquets. Remember: reloading the table with flowers and other decorations does not emphasize the solemnity of the moment. If there are a lot of flowers, it is better to disperse them around the room where the table is set, using floor vases. A special place is given to the bride's bouquet (by the way, white or pink flowers are usually picked for this). Bouquet set in front of the young, before the wedding cake. A few more bouquets are placed diagonally on the table.

For a children's holiday it is recommended to decorate the table with light, small size flowers. Often, wild flowers are collected for this. From them you can make small bouquets, decorated in a basket. In addition to the field, suitable and other flowers: small roses and carnations, small-color phlox and others. Instead of small flowers, take one - three large ones: for example, an iris, a rose, a garden daisy plus decorative greenery. If the holiday is in honor of the girl, use flowers of white and pink tones, if in honor of the boy - white and blue. This condition, by the way, should be observed both in the decoration of the table, room, and in the preparation of gifts.