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Floral Containers and Forms

Choose a container that accentuates the line, shape and size of your floral composition.

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Wire Basket

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Baskets: Baskets are available in a never-ending supply of shapes, sizes, and colors. From baskets made of natural materials to beautiful, elegant wire and brass creations, all are readily available at reasonable prices. Wire baskets allow you to insert floral materials into the container at a myriad of levels, creating endless design possibilities.


Bowl
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Bowl

Bowls: Bowls are great containers to use for dried or silk arrangements. The dry foam is placed into the bowl and secured with a hot-glue gun or sticky tape. Bowls work best for placement on round tables or small coffee tables.


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Foam shape

Foam Shapes: A wide variety of foam shapes is available for floral arranging. For swags, wreaths, topiaries, and other floral pieces, foam makes designing quick and easy. Simply use picks to attach moss, leaves, and flowers.


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Ceramic vase

Glass and Ceramic Vases: Always popular and the most common containers for flower arrangements, these vases are available in every shape and color imaginable.


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Grapevine form

Grapevine Forms: This is one of the most popular forms used in floral arranging. Inexpensive and easy to work with, grapevines are readily available in a wide variety of sizes and shapes.


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