You can find most of the following flower-arranging tools and supplies at any hardware store or garden center. Others are available online and at most craft stores or florists.
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Knife
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A small Swiss Army knife or retractable knife is the most important and useful tool for arranging flowers.
Pruning clippers
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Garden clippers are useful for cutting thick branches and trimming the stems of a finished bouquet.
Floral wire
This green wire comes in different gauges (thicknesses) and has many uses in floral arranging, such as binding flowers together, making corsages and boutonnieres, and supporting weak stems.
Wire cutters
Use a basic pair of wire cutters to snip floral wire when making boutonnieres, corsages, and hand-tied bouquets.
Floral tape
This tape helps you to bind stems together when creating bouquets. Floral tape is particularly important for making corsages and boutonnieres.
Floral foam
Use floral foam to hold the stems of the flowers in place (soak the foam in water first). Floral foam also holds water so that flowers can continue to draw the water after you arrange them. A popular floral foam is Oasis.
Strapping tape
Use this heavy tape for countless tasks, including securing floral foam to containers.
Floral preservative: Many florists provide small packets of flower food or preservative with their flowers. This product prevents the growth of bacteria and helps flowers last longer.
