How to: Make the perfect centrepiece with Forest London

• A selection of mini bottles & vases – we like to use an odd number and a mix of sizes
• A sharp pair of scissors
• A few stems of foliage – we’ve used Myrtle & Parvi Eucalyptus
• A mix of flowers, approx. 15-20 stems for 5 bottles, some focal flowers and a few filler flowers - find a seasonal selection from Forest here!

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   Arrange your bottles & vases on the table, bearing in mind that any taller bottles might obstruct your view of your Valentine, and fill them about half way up with water.
   
   
   
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   Once you’re happy with the placement, we can start arranging! We always start with foliage, so take your greenery and cut it down into manageable sized pieces. It’s important to cut the bottom of the stems, even if they’re already the right height, so the flowers/foliage can take up water – they’ll wilt and die in a couple of hours if you don’t!
   
    

1. Fill each bottle with a nice mix of foliage in different heights to create texture. Keep adding until about half the neck of your bottle or vase is filled. This will also create a sturdy base for your flowers so they don’t move around once you’ve placed them.
   
   

1. Next, pick your main/focal flower (we’ve chosen purple anemones as ours) and divide between the bottles. You can get creative here – perhaps you want to group two or three of the same flower in one bottle and have none in another! We like to have them at different heights in each vase to add depth to your bottle arrangement.
   
   
   

1. Continue to add your flowers, one type at a time, until you’re happy with how the vases are filled. We used the spray chrysanthemums to fill out the arrangement, and we split each stem of clematis between two vases to make it go further. We added our ranunculus at the end to give a pop of colour to our arrangement.
   
   
   

1. Stand back and check your vases, looking for any gaps or flowers that need trimming down, and that you’re happy with the placement of the bottles.
   
   
   

1. Et Voila! You have your finished piece. To get the most from your flowers post valentine’s day make sure to change the water and re-cut the stems every few days. Enjoy!