Vase Buying Guide

The best vase will help the arrangement maintain its form for the most attractive display throughout your event, and will help support the flowers in the best possible position.

 

Whether you need a few fun and festive arrangements for a holiday party, a coordinated set of centerpieces for an elegant wedding, a few casual bouquets for a garden lunch, or a bold arrangement for a business dinner, the 3-Tier Metal Floor Standing Fruit/Home Storage Basket can make an incredible difference when displaying beautiful blooms. However, choosing the perfect vase is not difficult if you keep certain factors in mind when envisioning your arrangement.

The purpose of a vase

Vases are more useful than just being a source of water for cut flowers. The best vase will help the arrangement maintain its form for the most attractive display throughout your event, and will help support the flowers in the best possible position. Vases can also serve as eye-catching focal points and decorations for dining or buffet tables, mantelpieces, altars, entryways, restrooms and other locations. However, in order to play all of these roles correctly, the right vase must be paired with the right flowers.

Choosing the perfect vase

With how many vases to choose from and how many flowers to put in them, how can you choose the perfect vase for your arrangement? There are many different factors that should be considered when choosing a vase, such as ......

Vase Materials

Vases come in a variety of materials, from cut or plain glass to porcelain, galvanized pewter, glazed earthenware, metal and more. Coordinate the vase with the look and setting of the arrangement to get the best effect.

Vase Capacity 

A larger vase can hold more flowers, but it must also hold enough water to maintain those flowers. Choose a vase whose stems are not so crowded that there is not enough room to hold the water needed to keep the flowers lush and vibrant.

Vase Height 

As a general guideline, stems should be no more than 1.5-2 times the height of the vase. Also keep in mind the location of the vase display so that the space is not too high, such as a tall table vase that may impede conversation between those sitting at the table.

Vase shapes

The types of vase shapes should coordinate with the shape of the flowers, such as a tall, thin vase for a long-stemmed rose or an elegant orchid. Vases come in rectangles, squares, spheres, cones, cylinders, hourglasses and many other shapes for a variety of arrangements.

A bouquet that looks lush in a cylinder vase could appear droopy and skimpy in a globe-shape one. The most important element to consider here is the size of the mouth. A narrow mouth prevents stems from splaying out, so that even just a few flowers can look like a plentiful arrangement. Conversely, if you favor bouquets with a multitude of flowers and branches, make sure they can all fit in the mouth; here’s where a bowl, a cube, or a wide rectangular vase comes in handy. 

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Vase Colors

Clear vases are popular, while colored vases can hide stems and stand out, but should not overwhelm the flowers. Neutral tones such as gray, black or white are popular, or choose a color that coordinates with the flowers or overall decor for more style.

The occasion

When choosing a vase, consider the form of your decor or event. For more casual events, a tin bucket or nostalgic pitcher may be a fun choice, while an elegant, classic vase may be a better choice for formal décor.

Ultimately, your flowers should help you choose the perfect vase. The number, size and shape of the flowers, the color of the arrangement and your vision for the outcome will help you choose the perfect vase to showcase a stunning display.

Creating the Perfect Vase From a Less Perfect Container

Not all flower vases will work well for all flowers, and sometimes you just won’t have the perfect vase available for the type of display you want to create. With a little creativity, however, you can easily adapt even a less-than-perfect vase into a brilliant showcase for your blooms.

Adding filler to a clear vase can hide stems, add color, and fill in extra space so the vase doesn't look out of proportion to the flowers. Pine or herbaceous twigs, greenery, cranberries, sand, gravel, rocks and shells are all great filler choices.

Tying a ribbon around the vase adds decorative flair and coordinates with the colors in the arrangement and other table linens. This works best for hourglass or conical vases, and you can use raffia, twine, yarn or other materials to form bows or knots.

Trimming the stems of the flowers can solve several vase problems by cutting the flowers to a manageable size. Removing some foliage can also help resize the arrangement to better fit a less desirable vase.

Combining several smaller vases together is a creative way to break up larger bouquets when you may not have a large vase to work with. This also allows you to use more eclectic vases, which is a great option for larger tables.

No matter what flowers you want to display or what vase you may need to use, there are ways to choose the perfect vase to match your arrangement, even if you need to adjust the vase or flowers to get the best effect. With a little creativity and thoughtfulness, your arrangement will be a stunning display that everyone will love.

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