How To Begin Creating Basic Floral Arrangements At Home

Florist Yi Lian Ng shares her thoughts on this year’s trendy blooms and how to begin creating basic floral arrangements at home.

You may have admired them from afar, taken a workshop for fun or tried your hand at them yourself – but one thing we can all agree on is that creating beautiful, sumptuous floral arrangements is a challenge.

Every artfully-arranged mix of blooms is the result of years of training and dedication and requires an eye for even the subtlest detail. But where does one even begin learning? Florist Yi Lian of Yi Lian Ng Floral Atelier, who holds private floral workshops, shares tips on how to approach this art as well as her secrets to keeping your blooms fresh for longer.

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT VASE FOR FLOWERS AND IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A VASE FOR ALL PURPOSES?

I choose the vase before the flowers. The vase is the vessel with a fixed structure and form. Flowers are more fluid in terms of their shapes and movements. It’s easier to find the flowers that fit the vase instead of a vase for all purposes.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP FLOWERS FRESH FOR LONGER AND IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE MYTH OF ADDING A PANADOL PILL TO THE WATER TO ACHIEVE THAT?