How to Arrange Flowers in a Large Vase

Last Updated: May 6, 2021

Arranging flowers for a large vase takes a little extra effort compared to arranging flowers in a small vase but it is worth the effort and will result in a very attractive display suitable for entertaining, displaying on special occasions and just for brightening up the house.

Steps

1
Remove any leaves that will be below the water level of the vase. Leaves rot in water and will cause the water to smell.
- If you are using a flower with thorns on the stems like roses, carefully remove the thorns with either the blade of the scissors or vegetable knife. The thorns can pierce other stems and flowers causing them to wilt.
- If any of the bottom flowers are looking wilted or tired, pinch them off with your fingers.
2
Cut the monstera leaves. Cut off the stems of three monstera leaves.
- With the other five leaves, cut the stems to about 30 centimeter (11.8 in).
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3
Prepare the vase. Ensure that your vase is clean. Fill with fresh cold water and add a small dash of household bleach to keep it nice and fresh. It may seem unlikely but it really works!
4
Line the vase with three monstera leaves.
5
Cut the flowers. Using the scissors cut the stems on an angle, to enable maximum water absorption.
- If the flowers you are using have a woody stem like roses, slightly split the stems about 2 centimeter (0.8 in) up the middle.
- Cut the flowers to stand double the height of the vase. Measure your flowers against your tape measure, from the end of the stem to the tip of the flower.
6
Arrange the flowers. Arrange 20 flowers ensuring they are the same height and an even spread. With the last 10 flowers, cut 10 centimeter (3.9 in) off the bottom and feed them in around the outside of the vase. This will make it look like the flowers are bursting out of the vase.
7
Display. Place your vase in the middle of a table.

Things You'll Need

Large vase at least 50 centimeter (19.7 in) tall
30 flowers with stems that are over 90 centimeter (35.4 in) long - the article uses multi-colored gladioli
8 monstera leaves
Scissors or vegetable knife
Tape measure
Dash of household bleach