I don’t know how it happened, but since my passion for cooking has grown, so has my love for centerpieces. Whether I’m using a type of food, for example, lemons, limes, or flowers, they need to be simple. Nothing, over the top, or crazy. Fowers, Your Table’s Centerpiece is the answer.

As the weather has begun to get cooler, and the Fall season nears, the flowers are amazing. I think just having a simple arrangement of flowers in the house can brighten your day.

I learned that when making an arrangement, it’s important, no matter the type of flowers, to keep the same color palette. Like this one, I have bright yellow sunflowers, making them the star of this arrangement. Then I just built it up from there. I used yellow “mums” and small yellow daisies as the fillers.

I learned that since flowers can be pricey, I want them to last as long as possible.
When I bring the flowers home, I remove them from their plastic packaging and then separate each of them on a table. Next, I stand them up next to different-sized vases to see which one is the best. Once I’ve figured that out, I take a pair of scissors and cut them to the length I want for the vase I plan on using.  Next, I take a small paring knife and cut the very bottom, on the bias, so that the flowers can drink up as much water as possible.

As far as the water goes, there are so many ideas on how to ensure your flowers stay and look fresh. One of the things that I’ve found works is to prevent the water from turning cloudy. Keep it as clean and as clear as you can. Remove the water, at least, every other day, and replace it with fresh water.