How do you hand tie gerber daisies into a bouquet?

I am planning on doing my own wedding flowers and I am using Gerber daisies. I want to do my bouquet in all Gerber daisies but I am looking for some advice on how to tie them together. I am worried since they have such delicate stems that I might break them when tying them up. Does anyone have any advice on what to do so that doesn't happen?


Should I wire them, if so how do you wire them? I have read a lot of articles on making bouquets but I can't find any how to's about gerbers.


Thanks!!

How do you hand tie gerber daisies into a bouquet?
The florist should have stem straws available... they look like drinking straws but they fit the stem of the daisy in perfectly. if you buy them from a wholesale try and get them with bloom cups on them. This way, when you are putting them together, you won't sacrifice any petals. keep the straws on them, pull the stems together, use clear packing tape or floral tape, then wrap them in whatever ribbon you choose. Once you create the bouquet leave the entire thing in water (bucket or vase) and on the morning of the wedding, cut the bloom cups off and the flowers will spread almost immediately
Reply:I did this for my wedding. Gerbera daisies are the best, biggest, brightest, cheerist flowers! I just love them. No, you don't wire them.





1. You take a bunch of them, adjust their flower heads so it looks nice.


2. Have someone hold them about an half - inch underneath their flower heads.


3. Tie a thin ribbon or rubber band around the top (where the person is holding) and an inch from the bottom.


4. Take a wide ribbon (one of your wedding colors) and wrap it around the stems, stopping an inch from the bottom.


5. Take a straight pin or a couple straight pins (longer the better) and jab it through the stems. This should hold the ribbon and secure your gerbs.


Email if you have futher questions. Good luck and congrats.
Reply:MY FRIEND GOT MARRIED IN APRIL AND THATS WHAT SHE USED THE FLORIST WRAPPED WIRE AROUND TOP AND BOTTOM AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE USED THE RIBBON AND TIED IT TIGHT (THIS WAS DONE THE DAY BEFORE) AND PUT IT IN THE COOLER WHEN IT WAS TIME TO USE THEM WE REMOVED THE WIRE THEY HAD A LONGER STEM ON THEM AND LOTS OF RIBBON AND THEY STAYED TOGETHER ALL NIGHT
Reply:I wouldn't use wire because if you are inexperienced and do it too tight you can cut into the stems and damage the flowers.





If you want a perfectly round boquet you will need to do oasis. Take a ball and cut it in half and insert a rod for a handle. Soak the oasis in water. Trim the flowers and begin sticking them into the oasis then wrap the rod in ribbon if you want.





If you are just making a casual boquet then you will need to hold them or have a helper hold them bunched up how you want them to be. Then wrap liberally with floral tape, don't be skimpy. Hold the flower stems underwater and trim them so they are even on the bottom then wrap and decorate with fabric, ribbon, whatever you want.