Tip 1: How to choose the right flowers
Tip 1: How to choose the right flowers
Choosing flowers, buyers mostly drawattention only to the beauty and splendor of the bouquet, without thinking about what kind of manipulations the sellers are doing with it, so that it looks the most advantageous and fresh. To choose really fresh flowers, you need to consider some details.
Instructions
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When buying a flower, pay attention to its stem and leaves, they should be purely green, without brown edges and veins. The color of the bud should be bright and saturated, the petals without damage.
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When buying flowers, gently pull back from the pairbuds of petals. If they immediately assume their original form, you have a fresh, water-filled plant. Otherwise, the flower will wither the next day.
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A young rose can be identified by a tight half-open bud without pollen. In a mature flower bud is loose or there is pollen. It will live a maximum of a couple of days.
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Do not buy roses whose buds are inCups of mesh or transparent mica. So disguise the plants, the buds of which were accidentally broken. To do this, a piece of wire is inserted into the stem, a bud is threaded on it and a decorative cup is placed on top.
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If you want to buy a bouquet, do not take prepared in advance. It is better to ask the seller to collect it for you, this composition will last much longer, because you will choose the flowers yourself.
Tip 2: Flowers as a gift: how to choose the right bouquet
Live flowers, as a rule, are a win-win gift for any celebration. And you can give them not only to women, but also to men and children.
There are certain etiquette rules for choosing bouquets.
- Children are given bright bouquets, small in size. Flowers in such a bouquet should be shallow, warm shades.
- Flowers on high stems give to adults.
- If the gift is being prepared for the anniversary, then it is best to choose chrysanthemums, lilies, gladioluses, roses.
- Young girls are given flowers of light colors, as they are a symbol of femininity, tenderness, modesty.
- If the girl is a bride, then the best colors in her hands will be white flowers: lilies, roses, carnations.
- Favorite girls give orchids.
- Women in the age of being presented with "strict" flowers: gladioli, red roses, tulips. In no case should you give flowers that symbolize death, sadness: callas, red carnations.
- If the bouquet is intended for a representative of the stronger sex, then it should include gladiolus, dahlias, red roses.
How to give flowers correctly
- Before handing it is necessary to remove the packaging (paper or cellophane). Decorative wrapper is not removed.
- Sometimes flowers can be given in pots. Most often such a gift is made to someone from a close environment, the team, when they know exactly what is going to be nice to the addressee.
- In the case of an odd number of flowers are given, in mourning - even. You can hand over the culprit to the celebration and one single flower, this is not considered a violation of etiquette.
Tip 3: How to choose the right phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis - in the common folk orchid. To date, there are many varieties of this charming flower. But before you buy yourself phalaenopsis, you need to find out a lot of points that will help you grow a healthy and abundantly flowering plant.
Instructions
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The most important thing when buying orchids - carefullyexamine the root system of the plant. The healthy roots of the orchids are fairly thick - about 0.5-0.7 cm. If they are thinner, this means that the plant has been subjected to a lot of drying, and will soon die.
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The more roots the plant has, the better. Roots - this is an indicator of the vital forces of the plant, and hence the orchid will be abundantly blossoming.
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Also, the color of the roots of the plant is of particular importance. A healthy root system is usually a saturated green color. If the roots have a brown color, this indicates the rotting of the plant.
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Carefully inspect the leaves of the orchid. The healthy leaves of the plant are dark green, smooth and resilient. And most importantly - the leaves should not have any stains, holes, cuts, etc.
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It is best to choose an orchid with the smallestnumber of blossoming flower stalks. Firstly, the fewer the flower blossoms bloom, the more the orchid will please you. And secondly, the fewer of them, the younger the orchid, since the flowering period lasts from 3 to 8 months.
Tip 4: How to choose the right color for furniture
The choice of the color of furniture is the most important stage in the creation of a harmonious interior. Designers in this case recommend proceeding not only from personal preferences, but also take into account the purpose of the room.
You will need
- - graphics editor;
- - photos of the room;
- - color combination tables.
Instructions
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Take advantage of computer graphicseditor. Use the pictures of your room, changing only the colors of the furniture. The change that happens after the color change, you probably will be very surprised, and you will be able to determine what color makes the room more harmonious and cozy.
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Change the visual perception of the room. Cold shades, which include blue, blue and snow-white, make the room bigger and freer, warm colors - yellow, orange and red - less and more comfortable.
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Consider the psychological effects created bydifferent colors. Green - soothes and relieves fatigue. For a better perception of it, it is appropriate to add yellow and blue details. Red - annoying and intensifies aggressiveness, but it is great for the kitchen, because improves appetite.
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Blue color helps to remove emotionaltension and relax. Creativity and working capacity stimulates the yellow color of furniture, so it is better to choose for classrooms. Oppress and make the room gloomy purple, gray and brown.
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Very good choice - white color. Such furniture creates coziness, and it can be combined with the decor of any other shade. But black is best used only in details, otherwise it will create a too oppressive atmosphere. The children's room can be furnished with pink, blue or yellow furniture.
