Floral Foam Handling Techniques

Floral foams have good water absorbency. The water that it absorbed can be transferred to the flower for a long time.

Floral foams are also useful because it can be cut to any shape to fit your needs.

Below are some floral foam handling techniques and advice that you can refer to.

When absorbing the foam with water

First, let the foam sit on water. Let the water enter the foam by itself, naturally.

Do not attempt to push down the foam into the water or apply water from top.

When you try to make the foam absorb water from the top, the air in the middle will be trapped and this will make the inner part of the foam dry.

When setting the foam in the container

Cut the foam using a special knife (foam cutting knife), according to the size of the container.

After the foam has absorbed water, place the foam into the container.

After the foam is placed into the container, use the foam cutting knife to cut away the edges of the foam.

When pushing down the foam into the container, avoid pressing too hard as it will cause the absorbed water to exit the foam.

To fix the foam in its location, use a tape. From one end of the container, run the tape across the foam, to the other end of the container.

When running the tape across the foam, the tape can be folded and inserted into the foam. This is to provide larger surface area for flower insertion.

Another tip is, try to use a single block of foam in an arrangement. If you want to save and use multiple pieces of foam, it will not hold the flowers as strong as a single piece can.

When inserting flower into the foam

Avoid inserting the same flowers many times. This will cause unnecessary holes in the foam and thus loss of water.

Also, avoid inserting flowers in the same place. This will create a bigger hole for the flower and may not hold the flower strongly.

When creating an arrangement with height and volume

When you want to create an arrangement with height and volume, you must leave some foam with considerable height from the opening of the container.

So, have your foam cut so that half of it is placed inside the container and the other half, above the container for flower insertion.

When you want to save foam

When your container is big, you might not want to fill up the whole container with floral foam.

What you can do is place something inside the bottom of the container, then place the foam on top of it for flower insertion.

This way, you can save at least 1/3 of the foam.

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