Let's go to France shall we?

Here are a few basic French terms you can use if you are hosting French speaking guests. 

Bonjour! which means: Hello


Bienvenue!  which means: Welcome

Au revoir! which means: Goodbye

Bon Appetit! which means: Enjoy your meal

Merci! which means: Thank You

Hope you all enjoyed our mini French lesson. Next, we go to China

Flower Power II

In today's post we will show you how to create a flower stand.
You will need: 

A Clay Pot
Floral Foam
Binding Wire
Scisssors
Bird of Paradise Leaves
Lilies
Mini Monistera Leaves
Anthurium Stems

The floral foam is cut into a  square that adequately fits into the clay pot. 

It is then soaked in a lot of water to give it more density and weight. 

Once this is achieved, the binding wire is wrapped over the floral foam, and secured firmly to the clay pot.  

Only then will it be strong enough to hold the additional weight of the flowers.

Step 1
Ensure that the stems of the leaves and flowers are diagonally cut
Step 2
Begin with inserting bird of paradise leaves firmly into the floral form, in a triangular shape

Step 3
Insert the colour lilies into the form, in a circular manner

Step 4
Use the mini monistera leaves to fill in the gaps between the bird of paradise leaves and the lilies

Step 4 
Add the anthurium stems next, in our case they are green and red. They contrast beautifully with the lilies don you think? 

Step 5

The flower stand is now ready for presentation. It should be placed in an area away from the sun, more or less in a corner position. An arrangement like this can last for about one and a half weeks. Due to the thickness of the stems of the leaves and flowers, the plant can be watered once a week.

Insider Tip

Always ask florists for flowers in terms of quality. Different qualities tend to have different prices.