Advice please about a funeral bouquet

birduk

For my nan's funeral, my sister and I got creative (and cheap). We took a Tupperware box, then criss-crossed selotape across it in a grid pattern. We then filled it with some water and some kitchen roll to enable the flowers to live for longer. We then filled the grid with flowers cut very short and stuffed it full (supermarket flowers very cheap). In order to hide the middle we covered the outside with ribbon.

I know it sounds terrible, but it is brilliant and lasted!

I am sure the idea came from some show we watched- edit it was Kirsty's Homemade thingy! I tried to find a video to show you, but this is the best I can find to give you some idea.

http://www.howcast.com/videos/445-How-To-Arrange-Flowers-in-a-Wide-Shallow-Vase

sooz

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

I would say a Bouquet really.

I clicked on the link to the thread, but for some reason I get page not found.

Sorry, it's in grabit, under gone but not forgotten, elite 11+ thread.

mumcoll

I think funeral flowers are so expensive - I've put in my will that I want people to bring flowers from their own gardens or supermarket.

At a time when family are grieving I really do think they can feel they 'have' to buy the most expensive flowers or anything else to do with the funeral.

Abbafan1972

Thanks for that.

Sorry to appear dense, but what is "Oasis?"

sooz

Floral foam. Can be cut to any shape & very easy to stick flowers into. Holds water too, so they don't dry out.

Craft shops sell it.

Or eBay with free delivery http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Oasis-Wet-Foam-Brick-Floristry-Blocks-Fresh-Flowers-/220679892699?pt=UK_Crafts_FloralSupplies_SM&hash=item33618beedb#ht_1287wt_942

jelly7

So soory to hear your bad news_pale_

On Ebay there is a seller who does flowers in the form of a cake?, she is " floweringbasket" the cake costs £20 delivered - they also do bouquets at £22.50 delivered. Gr8 communication/service.

If you have no idea about colours or what flowers to get, just go online and search for flower symbolism / meanings. These can be very helpul in many ways
IE = Daffodils = the sun is bright when i am with you, respect, joy and happiness. The daffodil represents 10 years of marriage! :j

I am sure you will be guided to the right one for your Nan!:A

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

If she'd been in a home for some time, maybe due to illness, perhaps something more 'free' would be useful?

I'd be thinking of something like pale cream daffodils/narcissus (plus leaves for the backdrop), ivy to trail round the edges, perhaps some dicentra alba/love lies bleeding (white), some mid blue iris, some Rosemary with its little blue flowers, and perhaps the largest part of the bunch to be forget-me-nots for their lovely blue. And lily of the valley would also look nice right at the front.

Lay down the large strap like leaves in a fan pattern first, then add the longest stems, then work your way down to finish off with the forget me nots and ivy to cover the edges, bind with raffia and then trim the bases of the stems to the same length (use secateurs or a serrated bread knife).



MIL was in too much shock to notice the flowers I did for FIL's funeral. But she took them home and left them in the porch overnight, then when she opened the door the next morning, she had the scent to meet her (and as her name is Lily, the fact they were lilies she could smell was appreciated as well). She planted the pus sy willow sticks in her garden and some rooted, so she still has them now.

Savvy_Sue

I don't know if they still do, but Tesco used to re-wrap their own bouquets if you went to Customer Services ...

jackieb

I'm sorry about your Nan. x

When my Dad died a couple of weeks ago we had family flowers only, with donations in lieu if desired, to charity. (We did have a couple of people who weren't family ask if they could send flowers as well though, and we said yes.) Mum bought the big spray for the top of the coffin. Us children bought an arrangement each, but we got one pillow between all 9 grandchildren.

Could you chip in with the other granchildren? Then you could keep the grave nice when she gets her headstone and maybe plant something if the cemetery allows it?

booter

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I don't know if they still do, but Tesco used to re-wrap their own bouquets if you went to Customer Services ...

Yes, our local Tesco re-wrap their bouquets if you ask, and will put purple ribbon on the made up bouquet. I wanted to do my own thing when I last bought some for a funeral, but asked CS for some plain cellophane and ribbon and they let me have them, no problem.