Martha has been growing and arranging flowers since she was a little girl. And there is no lack of them at Cantitoe Farm, her 150-acre property in Katonah, New York.


Over the years, she's cultivated a garden filled with all of her favorites: peonies, lilac shrubs, hydrangeas, clematis, shade plants, and tulip beds.


If you, like Martha, are inspired by your outdoor garden in full bloom, you may be feeling inspired to create a beautiful floral arrangement for that next dinner party, house visit, or summer soirée.




And while you can always freestyle an organic, asymmetrical arrangement that serves as your very own work of art, there are some tried and true rules for creating a floral arrangement that looks fresh, vibrant, and even lasts longer.




First, determine where you will display the arrangement and what you're going to be using it for, says Christopher Graham, owner of Artistic Manner Flower Shop and Greenhouse in Pelham, New York.




Your choice of vase will be dependent on where you intend to place the arrangement: tall vases are great for entryways, mantelpieces, desks, and dressers, whereas shorter vases are ideal for floral arrangements that will be featured on a dinner table.




Visually, dimension plays a huge role in creating an impactful floral arrangement, whether you realize it or not. "When someone comes into a room or a space and they see a great floral arrangement, they're taking in the flowers and the composition, but what they don't know they're noticing is proportion," Graham elaborates.




"That's something that's part of the wow factor that which you really don't know you're noticing, but you're like 'man, that looks great!'"




Here, we cultivated the best tips and tricks from our most trusted florists for you to use in your next floral arrangement, ensuring a memorable result.




Originally writen by marthastewart and most pictures collected from pinterest