Saturday, October 13, 2018

Benefits Of Floral Foam On Flower Arrangement

By Catherine Butler


Expressing beauty can be done in different ways. Using your creativity, you may express your own art by painting certain images from your mind or from what you observe on your surroundings. You can even try sketching or doing some handicrafts. Likewise, capturing images depicts beauty. You have several choices to select and one of that may be flower arranging. With that, you will also know the benefits of floral foam sphere balls in this art.

Flowery compositions are not very rare in the eyes of people. You even have probably seen it at different occasions that you visited like conventions, parties, weddings, etc. And for most, they cannot deny the pleasing effect that they received once they gazed at lovely gerbera daisies being organized so well. Perhaps appreciate doing this for it can really increase the aesthetics and ambiance of a certain place.

This art is not just use for special occasions like weddings and others. It can also be a hobby for humans especially those who are nature lovers. It has many types of arrangements which you can learn and use. But to professionally and effectively arrange those flowers, you must certainly need this material for the process.

Floral foams are very important in creating a beautiful arrangement. This was invented by Smithers-Oasis company in 1954. The material is spongy and lightweight and usually can cut in any shape that you want. It grasps its shape when it is wet and supplies water and also support to your cut flower. Its density can hold huge amount of water, thus it upsurges the lifespan of your flower. So why do you need to use this?

Despite its plain form, it can act like a sturdy base. As you put your roses on a vase with water inside, observe what will happen. Mostly, the plants will go slant or diagonal until it falls down, making it look imbalance and disorganize. With this foam, your rose will stood strongly because of its base. Moreover, it also comes in different shapes which gives you freedom to modify your artwork.

It could also hold large quantities of water. Once you soak the material with water, it absorbs the element and supplies it for the flowers you have. Because of that, you do not need to water those plants every day and not worry about withering shortly for its lifespan will increase.

Now that you know its benefits, next thing is knowing the proper way to use this. It would be a good opportunity for beginners to explore their creativity. But before drenching the foam with water, you should add some flower foods on the waters so that the foam will absorb it and subsequently provide it to your cut-flowers.

Some flowers may not also be appropriate with this material so might as well ask some advice to professional florists so you would be guided. There are also safety precautions for floral foams. Wearing gloves is recommended because these foamscontain formaldehyde and carbon black which are also toxic.

Try organizing your flowers with this material. With more practice, you may enjoy floral compositions. And probably, mastery will come.




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