Category: Centerpieces

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How To Make Your Own Modern Rose Arrangement

Valentine’s Day is just two weeks away, which means the flower lovers here at Cascade Floral Wholesale are rolling up their sleeves and prepping our fetching florals for their debut. In the spirit of the season, we thought we’d show you a simple way to make a serious statement with your red roses this year.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with having a beautifully-designed arrangement of roses or other florals sent to your sweetheart, but there’s something extra special about creating a rose design yourself. This piece works as the main event (AKA your V-Day gift) or as the centerpiece to a romantic dinner. Either way, you’ll score major brownie points for having conjured it up all on your own. Here’s what you’ll need to make this little beauty:

  1. A dozen roses 
  2. A cube vase
  3. Rocks (we like black for contrast)
  4. Water!
  5. These greens
  6. Scissors

Clear yourself a space to work in and you’re ready to create! Watch our demo below for step-by-step instructions. 

Step One:

Put Rocks in the bottom of your cube vase and cover with water that has floral food in it. 

Step Two:

Circle the Bear Grass around your hand and drop into the cube vase.

Step Three:

Cut 9-12 of your roses to be about 4″ long and place with stems tounching the water so the heads are just touching the edge of the vase.

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Blush & Bashful: Winter Wedding Inspo

If you think winter whites or rich reds and greens are the only two ways to go about a winter wedding, think again. 

Cascade Floral Wholesale had the pleasure of participating in a cold-weather wedding shoot recently that left us swooning. The signature color? Blush. It’s a palette that always feels fresh and just a touch vivid, full of warmth and yet cool enough to blend in with a stark wintry scene. Just a shade shy of rosy, blush offers the kind of softness that’s perfect for layering, especially when it comes to flowers. Luckily, a variety of them come in the shade. 

Blush signals that spring, while seemingly far off, is ever on the horizon. A mounded bouquet of roses is a delicate accessory to a sweeping gown and a sweeping of snow. Build with Bombastic and La Perla roses. 

A glittering beaded bodice is all the sparkle you need. A clutch of pale pink and creamy flowers brings dimension to the bridal look. Craft the perfect bouquet with Quicksand and White O’Hara roses.

You can easily create this dreamy effect using one of our Vintage Blush combo collections, which come in standard and luxury mixes. A rich variety of florals—among them lilies, rose, waxflower, carnations, protea and hydrangea—allows you to create bouquets and other groupings that elaborate on a blush color theme. 

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Make A Fall-To-Winter Centerpiece

DIY Fall Flower Bouquet

It’s not hard to create a gorgeous fall-to-winter centerpiece that will set the tone in your dining room and wow your guests this season. In fact, it’s fun. There’s nothing like being able to point to your centerpiece and take credit for making it, along with the turkey, yams, and stuffing. You’ll need a few basic items to get started, a good clean working space, and a riot of richly-hued flowers, of course. 

In this quick tutorial, we’ve used peach roses, marigold, protea, eucalyptus, red berries and Japanese maple, all seasonal signatures that bring a lot of warmth to the table. Otherwise, all you need is a floral foam block, floral scissors, and a container of water big enough to accommodate your block. Choose your favorite vessel (we’ve gone with a simple, long and low holder) and make sure that your block fits inside it (if not, cut to scale).

DIY Fall Table Arrangement

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Posted by Cascade Floral Wholesale on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Once you’ve sufficiently soaked your block, set it into your vessel. Then, place your greens and stems to define the scale of your design. Place your biggest flowers first. Remember that your centerpiece will be viewed from all angles of the table, so distribute for symmetry and balance. To create space, remove excess leaves. Add in your most colorful, vibrant flowers to really give your arrangement a lot of visual appeal. Pop in your berries and leaves near the end, wherever you need a little extra interest and texture. Use the eucalyptus to further frame and define your design. Voila! You’re done.