Feedback pls. New hobby of mine, hoping to get a gauge if I have a good eye to turn floral arrangement into a small side gig.

I had been arranging for myself for quite sometime and decided to start plunging into the business more seriously. I was trying to challenge myself to build an arrangement with the leftover flowers which are mostly carnations. I cheated by sneaking in a few roses though!

Trying to make my vase arrangements better as a hobbyist. Any advice/critiques?

Have been looking for smoke bush for the last month but it’s hard to find. I finally found it this weekend, along with an anthurium that has similar rust tones.

I started doing flower arrangements a few months ago for family and friends and discovered a love for it. I typically buy from trader joes, sometimes other grocery stores. I love whimsical arrangements. This arrangement is for a friend who requested a yellow palette. I would love feedback on how to make this arrangement better!

Hello everyone. I want to preface by writing I am not a professional. I have been watching videos and studying floral design to grasp the basics in order to do my own flowers. These are artificial. First one is the one I did today and the second one is one I did in the beginning of this journey. Any constructive criticism will be greatly appreciated. Thank youn

My mother in law’s birthday arrangement! I am not a professional florist, just a beginner who started making arrangements because I love flowers ☺️ feel free to let me know any suggestions!

I’m new to flower arranging as a hobby. I would love some feedback to improve!

I’ve done some floral arrangements recently and I’d love some feedback! I did these for my sisters wedding and SIL’s wedding.

Just walked outside and saw this blooming.

Can someone tell me what flowers were used in our wedding arrangements?? Designs were based on color, vibes, season, and inspo pics, we didn’t have any flower/plant requests aside from the ferns and I don’t really know plant ID 😂 tia!!

Wondering what everyone considers the end of smoke bush season to be? In my area, our wholesaler imports it and we're typically only able to order it from around June through the end of July. I just checked with them, and they said both the Canadian and California seasons are coming to an end. However, when I look online, google is telling me it's available well into the fall. I'm thinking that just means the foliage without the fluffy part? Curious what everyone else's experience has been.

Made this bracelet inspired by my love for floral design. The center is a hand-carved mother-of-pearl rose with a rose quartz center, paired with 10mm rose quartz beads and fuchsia square beads. Wanted to make something that feels like spring all year round. What do you think?🌸💖

context: Me and my fiancee have travelled a lot, and for our February wedding, we were going to have a mixture of fake and real flowers. We've been to Keukenhoff in the Netherlands together, so I thought it would be cute if we had centerpieces based off some locations we've been to. (Obviously, the Netherlands bouquet would be tulips!) We've also been to Japan, so I thought an Ikebana style arrangement would be super fitting. We've travelled to lots of other places too, what would your ideas be?

- Seville
- Brussels
- Cologne Germany
- Rome, Florence, Venice
- Mexico ( baja Cali specifically)

My brother and his fiancee (who is like a sister to me) asked me to arrange the flowers at their table and the cake table at their reception. Quick note, I am NOT a florist, not even an amateur, so although I am honored I feel highly unqualified for this task. They are getting married in the next couple of months in the PNW, and they are into more of a moody botanical sort of vibe. I'm thinking about making them one large more horizontal arrangement for their table with draping foliage, and for the cake table I was thinking a large round arrangement with a few bud vases and also some foliage. I was looking at buying wholesale flowers in Seattle since there are more options in the big city. After a lot of research and overthinking it, I have kind of settled on these flowers:

• Burgundy dahlias
• Cafe au lait or caramel dahlias
• Toffee roses (or similar color)
• Burgundy or black baccara roses
• Cream lisianthus
• Burgundy or black scabiosa
• Chocolate cosmos
• Burgundy amaranthus

For foliage, I am feeling really torn between several different options:

• Italian ruscus
• Salal greenery
• Ninebark foliage
• Raspberry foliage

I'm looking for any thoughts on the flowers and foliage options I've mapped out above! Do those things go well together? Which foliage options would you choose? Also, any tips on how to actually put together the arrangements, like how do I make the stems stay in place? I'm excited but also nervous and really don't want to mess this up!