Chances are you’ve come across these functional garden gadgets before.
Learn how to use a flower frog for picture-perfect arrangements.
Carson Downing
Tired of blooms, foliage, and branches slipping out of place in yourflower arrangements?
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Theres a simple, sustainable solution, and its far from new.
What Is a Flower Frog, Anyway?
Modern versions may be made with plastic as well.
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How a flower frog functions exactly varies slightly by the equipment.
Beatriz Da Costa
Why Did Many Florists Stop Using Flower Frogs?
However, the green, spongy innovation wasnt doing the environment any favors.
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Its a single-use plastic and it put an end to the creativity of flower frogs, she says.
Floral foam gets thrown in the landfill when youre done.
Flower frogs are cheap, and they can be used over and over again.
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However, Prinzing adds that theres a flower frog renaissance underway.
They are most often used either in a wide-mouth vase as an alternative to floral foam.
To start your floral arrangement, consider using a small bowl or vessel.
As far as the best flower frog to use, the material and size will depend on personal preference.
Or create a centerpiece down your table by arranging small flower frogs in clusters.
It just takes playing around with, she says.
Ive been collecting vintage flower frogs over the years and even have a few that were my grandmothers.
