To get you on your way to making a Japanese flower arrangement you will obviously need some basic tools such as a scissors which you will use for pruning your flowers and a Kenzan which is simply a metal plate with a spike in the middle. This is used to insert the stems into a container and hold them firmly in place. You will also need a Suiban which is a shallow tray used to make the arrangements. Other tools that you should consider that will be useful are things such as Wire cutters, Bending tools, Wire pliers, Tweezers, and there are also tool sets available, which you might consider if you are thinking of doing this art in depth.

There are many different types of flowers, just a quick search showed me - Aster Flower, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Daffodils, Dahlia, Daisy, Gerbera?s, Gladioli, Iris, Lilies, Orchids, Roses, Snapdragons, Sunflowers and Tulips to mention just a few! This means it?s vital you get a florist who knows there Carnations from their chrysanthemums and you get one fast as they do get booked up.

You have your heart set on lilies for your wedding but your wedding is in November and lilies are only in season December to June, so what do you do? There are a couple of different solutions to your problem. Finding out of season wedding flowers may not be as hard as you think.

Silk flowers have become extremely popular in the last few years. With there popularity has come an acceptance for silk flowers as wedding flowers. They are less expensive and last longer than real flowers. Lets say you need 50 royal size roses in various colors for your wedding. Buying them online from a wholesaler will cost you around $100 dollars while the same roses as silk will cost you about $50 dollars. By buying silk roses instead of real flowers you can save a lot of money on your wedding flowers.