Joanna Gaines Revealed Her Foolproof 5-Step Formula for “Perfect” Bouquets
It’s almost time to drown in fresh florals from farmers markets and (for those lucky enough!) backyard gardens. But if you can’t wait any longer to have beautiful blooms on your kitchen table, Joanna Gaines is here to help.
The Magnolia founder and go-to lifestyle maven recently took to Instagram to showcase her stellar flower arranging skills, revealing her favorite flowers to pair together. The big twist? She’s open to using faux flowers, and her arrangement might be even better than fresh stems, as it’ll easily “last” a year long.
“Build a faux arrangement with me,” Joanna captioned a recent post. “The Flower Shoppe is back at the Silos, and I’m pulling together some of my favorite arrangements for the display. Come see us and make our own here in Waco, or shop these stems online at magnolia.com.”
She starts with a vintage-inspired pedestal bowl, which one commenter described as “perfect.” This bowl is sold exclusively in-store at the Silos, but you can pivot into any similar shorter, stout vessel. Gaines then balled up a bit of chicken wire to fit inside, acting as the frame for her stems. You can and should use this method with fresh flowers, too — the wire gives you spaces to slot in your stems while keeping the arrangement voluminous rather than droopy.
The 5 Florals Joanna Gaines Uses for a “Perfect” Arrangement
Gaines carefully selected five different flowers to fill out her arrangement, all of which bring a unique vibe to the table. She went wide with her arrangement, starting with fluffy delphinium stems near the base, and then filled out the center with ranunculus, anemone, and tulips. Then, to add a bit of scale, Joanna used lilac sprigs to bring the eye up and out.
All of the flowers used are available on the Magnolia website, and all of them are also on sale, with some bouquets starting at just $11.
“I’m obsessed! So, so beautiful!!” one person commented on Joanna’s video. Another said, “OK these are good looking silks!!” They seriously look so lifelike it’s crazy.
Use a vase from your stash, a bit of chicken wire, and faux stems from Magnolia to experiment with floral arranging ahead of spring and summer. You’ll trick your winter brain into thinking the warm weather has finally arrived!
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