Be A 10-Minute Pro: The Best Flower Arranging Tricks We Know

There’s a difference between shoving flowers into a vase and crafting an artful arrangement. That difference is mostly three things: Knowledge, ambition and a bit of floral foam. Whether you’re practicing your florist skills to craft centerpieces for your DIY wedding, need a quick hostess gift, or maybe want to just dress the holiday dining room table, here are some helpful links that will help you become a pro.

Taylor Patterson, owner of Fox Fodder Farm in Brooklyn, walks you through how to create two different bouquet styles, including the in-progress wildflower bouquet pictured above.

A really great 101-style course from Farmgirl Flowers that feels like walking through a florist’s brain as they put together a wild arrangement.

One of my favorite tips is using clear tape to create a grid over the opening of your vase to keep flowers in place.

Jessica of Miss Daisy Flowers shares a bunch of solid tips for cutting and arranging flowers, including a simple tip for how to get that perfect twist from crisscrossing your flower stems.

A dollar-store hack that makes quick work of a wreath: Cut a round guide from a cheap laundry basket.

A beautiful way to up-style a simple centerpiece is with citrus slices–lemon, in this case–sandwiched between two glass vases of almost the same size.

– Re-edited from a post originally scheduled 3/30/2016 – DF