This was our final activity for our FIS module, hence i named this arrangement as 'Our Last Hurrah!'. For our last activity, we created a bouquet that we brought home as a souvenir.

Plants/materials used:

• Gerbera

• Pompom

• Carnation

• Roses

• Hypericum

• Statice

• White Phoenix

• Onion grass

• Finger palm

• Baby's breath

• Podocarpus

• Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana'

• Pink floral rice paper

• Gold and green floral paper

• White, green and dark red ribbons

• Tape

• Plastic bags

Skills used:

• De-thorning of roses

• Removing leaves

• Spreading of petals

• Stapling and rolling of Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana' leaves

• French ribbon

• Folding of floral rice paper

• Wrapping of bouquet

• Aqua-pack

Process:

1. Roll and staple finger palm lobes. Staple them diagonally.

2. De-thorn rose stems

3. Remove leaves from the roses, carnations, hypericum and pompoms

4. Trim the Baby's breath and wrap it around the roses and carnations, securing it with tape

5. Wrap hypericum around Gerbera, securing it with tape

6. Arrange the flowers to form a bouquet, in the following order:

Gerbera - Pompom - Carnations/Roses - Statice - White Phoenix - Podocarpus - Onion grass - Finger Palm - Dracaena Fragrans (Curl and staple it)

(Ensure that the flower stalk are arranged diagonally across each other in one direction, forming a spiral arrangement)

8. Once you have achieved the desired arrangement of your flowers, tape the stalks together to secure it and prevent it from moving.

9. Cut the stems of the flowers on the same level so that the bouquet can stand.

10. Create an Aqua-pack by wrapping plastic around the ends of the stems (the plastic will be filled with water)

11.Cut the pink floral rice paper into 4 equal pieces.

12. Fold each of the 4 smaller floral rice paper in half and then half again but diagonally across the paper this time. Staple each one to secure them.

13. Wrap 3 of the rice papers around the bouquet and secure them to the bouquet with tape.

14. Wrap the 2-coloured floral wrapping paper around the bouquet. Secure it with tape.

15. Wrap the final piece of pink floral rice paper around the floral paper.

16. Tie the green and white ribbons around the bouquet handle then use the dark red ribbon to tie a French ribbon around it.

17. Finally, spray the bouquet with water and add water to the Aqua-pack to keep the flowers fresh!