Anatomy of a Flower Bouquet

Nothing says “Summer” like a fresh bouquet of flowers. At Wildly, we have a flower stem bar where guests can select their own blooms and make their own custom bouquet.

We'll walk you through the process of how we make a stunning bouquet that is sure to boost your mood and brighten your home.

Step 1: Gather the Flowers

We always start with color when designing, playing with a palette that we’ve curated to use all week long. This palette is inspired by the bright, vibrancy of hot Summer days. We use a balance of texture, shape and size to make a composition that offers interest.

We are making a Small Bouquet, and typically use 12-16 stems for that size. Here’s the stem breakdown:

1. 2 Cream Carnations

2. 3 Salmon Snapdragons

3. 2 Majolica Spray Roses

4. 5 Fuchsia Zinnias

5. 1 Henry Eiler’s Rudbeckia

6. 2 Cream Lisianthus

7. 1 Scented Geranium

Step 2: Design

First, we gather the fluffy/filler blooms. These are the backbone of the bouquet, giving us structure and a fluffy base to float any show-stopping blooms over the top of. Gathering one stem at a time we spiral together the spray roses and carnations.

Next, we add the snapdragons as our line flower moment, clustered together on one side.

Then, we layer in the focal, show-stopping blooms: the lisianthus and zinnias.

Next, we use the textural bits to give a gestural element to the bouquet: the Henry Eiler’s Rudbeckia.

And finally, the geranium foliage is placed asymmetrically off to one side of the bouquet, anchoring and filling it out.

We secure the bouquet with a rubber band, and place a flower food packet under the rubber band. These food packets are mostly an antibacterial helpful for keeping the vase water clean. Dissolve half in your vase with clean, cool water, and then use the other half when you dump and replace the water in a few days.

Happy Flower Day!