Florists' Review Presents: An Artful Approach to Valentine’s Day

As you prepare for Valentine’s Day, consider offering a few modern takes on the language of love, using colors other than red-like peach, pink and lavender. Red roses will always be popular for this holiday, but many consumers, especially younger ones, prefer designs that are more artistic, unique and personal.
Floral design by Jasmine Corzo Bath
MATERIALS
BOTANICALS
• Rosa spp. ‘Princess Maya’,
light peach (garden rose)
• Rosa spp., white (garden rose)
• Hydrangea macrophylla
(hortensia, French Hydrangea)
• Scabiosa atropurpurea
(pincushion flower, scabious)
• Veronica spp. ‘Pink Potion’
(spike speedwell)
• Hypericum androsaemum
(tutsan, St. John’s wort)
• Daucus carota
(Queen Anne’s lace, wild carrot)
• Lepidium campestre
(peppergrass, pepperwort,
field pepperweed, field cress)
• Ruscus hypoglossum
(Israeli Ruscus, Holland Ruscus, Florida Ruscus)
• Cordyline fruticosa
(ti leaf, good-luck plant leaf)
• Graptopetalum x paraguayense
‘Ghosty’
(ghost plant, mother-of-pearl plant)
HARD GOODS
• OASIS® Floral Foam Maxlife
• OASIS® Waterproof Tape
• OASIS™ Florist Wire
• Floratape® Stem Wrap
• Green Glo® Plant Polish
• Wood skewers
• Round ceramic container
(8” diameter or larger)