In this video lesson, you’ll learn how to observe floral elements for inspiration while adjusting your arrangement layers for a smaller centerpiece.

A lot of students in the Centerpieces & Reception have asked how to adapt to a smaller arrangement, so here I’ll show you how!

Ingredients for a Small Garden-Style Floral Centerpiece

Creating a floral arrangement is all about making room for things—especially when it comes to small floral centerpieces. It’s a constant process of building and finding a home for the flowers.

When we take the time to notice characteristics such as the gentle gradiation of color in an ingredient or the organic shape of a type of foliage, we are better able to utilize our ingredients in a way that highlights its natural beauty.

Ingredients in this particular small wedding centerpiece are the following:

• Spirea Foliage

• Gold's Dart Ninebark

• Diablo Ninebark

• Polka Dot Pippa Hybrid Foxglove

• Ranunculus

• La Belle Epoch Tulips

• Coral Bell Foliage

• Geum

Key Points When Creating a Small Floral Centerpiece

1. When making an arrangement, a big part of it is to let the "right" pieces take space while also creating a balance of making room for the focal flowers and more focal accent pieces.

2. Color must be distributed evenly, which is why I use three to four shades of greenery—even for a smaller arrangement piece.

3. I use my own yard foliage to create movement and texture in an arrangement. It's important to utilize one's yard space if possible to keep some of these great fillers/foliage!

4. Mixing in more than one type of greenery adds interest and an extraordinary look to a simpler arrangement.

5. I prefer to concentrate the color balance with light and darker colors complimenting one another, making a point to place them in certain spots.