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Love the look of a wildflower bouquet but don’t know how to arrange one yourself? Here’s a simple five-step guide to help you make your own. Inspired by the relaxed charm of the Hungarian blooms in our new collection, these tips will help you create wildflower bouquets for weddings, events, gifts, or home décor.
What Are Wildflowers?
If you’re unsure what counts as a wildflower, common examples include daisies, spray roses, lavender, Queen Anne’s Lace, and thistles. You can also use Hungarian poppies, cornflower, echinacea, evening primrose, or linden flower. For greenery, pick grasses, herbs, ferns, and eucalyptus rather than large tropical leaves.
Wildflower bouquets are usually looser and more casual than traditional arrangements, and often don’t focus on staples like red roses or tulips—though you can always customize to your taste. For weddings, choose colors that match your palette and flowers that are local to your wedding location.
How to Make a Wildflower Bouquet
These instructions make one medium-sized bouquet. If you need more or larger bouquets, gather extra supplies.
What you need:
– About seven larger blooms and a couple handfuls of smaller sprigs
– A mix of leafy sprays and grasses for greenery
– Floral stem wrapping tape (available at craft stores)
– Sharp scissors
– Optional: twine, string, or ribbon and straight pins
– Optional: a vintage brooch or jewelry piece
– A vase or bucket with 1–2 inches of water
Step 1: Lay Out Your Plants
Start by spreading out and grouping your flowers and greenery. Sort them by type, size, and color so it’s easy to build the bouquet. Don’t worry about stem length yet—you’ll trim them later—but remove any unattractive leaves near the stem base.
Step 2: Build from the Center Out
Choose 3–5 larger blooms to form the center of the bouquet. When you’re happy with that group, secure it with about five inches of floral tape. Add greenery and additional flowers to the outside in small clusters of two to three, taping as you go. Keep adding until the bouquet reaches the size you want.
Step 3: Trim the Stems
When the bouquet is complete, trim the stems so they’re all the same length. For a handheld wedding bouquet, leave enough stem so it’s comfortable to hold. For a vase arrangement, make sure the stems aren’t too short.
Step 4: Wrap the Stems
How you wrap the stems depends on the look you want. If the bouquet will go in a vase, the floral tape alone may be fine. For a rustic or vintage look, use ribbon, twine, or string. Start the wrap about an inch below the lowest leaves or blooms and secure the top with a pin or knot. Wrap down toward the base, leaving about two inches of stem unwrapped so the bouquet can sit in water. You can add a vintage brooch or loop a necklace or beads around the wrap and secure them with straight pins for extra flair.
Step 5: Keep It in Water
To keep your bouquet fresh for an event, place it in a vase or bucket with 1–2 inches of water. Pat the stems dry right before you use the bouquet. If you’re gifting it, wrap the bouquet in recycled parcel paper.
With this guide, you’ll be able to create a wildflower bouquet you’re proud of. Are you already a bouquet pro? Share your tips for making wildflower bouquets in the comments and tag us on social media.