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Floral Foam...The Thing A Florist Can't Live Without
Before there were floral foams, imagine how florists would arrange their flowers. They even had to use newspapers. When floral foam started coming into the picture, florists all over the world were overwhelmed. It made their work easier and the arrangements they produced were better and lasted longer. There are many kinds of floral foam in the market, but what do we really want in a floral foam? Below are some the key characteristics of the floral foam that we want, that will make flower arranging easier. What We Need In A Floral Foam- A floral foam needs to absorb water quickly. We can't afford to wait half an hour for a floral foam to fully absorb water. It has to quickly absorb water and efficiently, that means no dry spots inside the foam.Then, we can straight away use it for our flower arranging.
- A floral foam must not crumble. When handling a floral foam, the fine particles that make up the foam must not fall out. If so, the shape of the floral foam will be gone before we even start to use it. The shape must maintain.
- Once a floral foam has absorbed water, it must be able to retain the water absorbed. No point of having to absorb all the water and then to easily lose it in a short time. It must retain the water for a long time so that the flowers can last longer.
- A good floral foam should have a strong flower holding power. When inserting flowers, it must be able to hold the weight of the flowers.
For tips and techniques on how to handle floral foam, click here. Types Of Floral Foam- Wet foam
Wet foam is used for fresh flowers. Highly water absorbent and very fine and compact.The wet foam is also available in many forms. Some are shaped into balls or spheres, for making pomanders or interesting centerpieces. For the use of bridal bouquets, they come with plastic holders. For the use of wreaths, they come with a plastic container in the shape of doughnut or heart-shape. It all depends on what you're making.
- Dry foam
This is used for artificial flower arrangements. Non-porous and coarse.
- Color foam
Goes under the brand name of Rainbow Foam, only available from Smithers Oasis, a reknowned manufacturer of floral foam. It comes in block form, powder form, cube form and sphere form.You can choose from the 15 colors available : baby pink, cherry, charcoal, violet, pumpkin, ivory, lime green, sunny yellow, fuchsia, blue, hunter green, royal blue, rusty red, prairie grass and plum.
Here are some arrangement ideas using color foam...- An arrangement of cherry pink anthuriums, dark pink spray carnations and green pompoms using yellow color foam and green spheres. Click here to find out more...
- An attractive centerpiece of pink roses and green block color foam. You can use it wedding centerpieces. Click here to see it...
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