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How to Upgrade Grocery-Store Flowers

Transform inexpensive blooms into beautiful centerpieces

How to Upgrade Grocery-Store Flowers
Ellen Silverman
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Go monochromatic.
All the bouquet's pink blooms — alstroemeria, carnations, lilies, and daisies — are pulled out, cut short, and rearranged in a cylindrical vase.
Lesson: Assorted flowers of different sizes and shapes can be mixed when they're all in the same color family, such as reds and pinks, yellows and oranges, or reds and purples.



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