How to Use Lemons With Floral Arrangements

Tall Vases

1). Wash the fruit to remove any dirt and to get rid of any paper stickers. Fill the tall vase about one quarter full of whole lemons.
2). Remove leaves that will be underwater from the flower stems. Separate the flowers into three bunches. Cut two inches off the stems of one bunch and three inches off the stems of the second bunch. Cut only one-half inch off the stems of the third bunch.
3). Arrange the tallest flowers in the vase first, poking the stems in between the lemons. The lemons hide the stems and hold them in place. Add the stems of the next tallest flowers, the ones that you cut two inches off. Finish with the shortest stems around the edges of the bouquet.
4). Add lemons to fill the vase, working them to the outside of the vase so they're visible. Fill the vase with water.
5). Push one end of the wooden skewer through the bottom of a few lemons. Vary the height of the lemons by snipping off some of the skewer. Arrange the lemons in the bouquet as if they were flower stems. Cut thick one-half inch slices of lemons. Put the wooden skewer through the rind and arrange among the flowers.

1). Select a short wide vase for the second way to use lemons. Cut a piece of floral foam about one-half inch narrower all around than the dimensions of the vase. Cut off a piece of floral clay. Roll it into a snake and then form the snake into a circle. Press the circle into the bottom of the vase. Press the floral foam onto the floral clay. The clay will adhere the foam to the vase. Fill the vase with water and let the foam absorb the water for 30 minutes. Then empty the water from the vase.
2). Slice lemons one-half inch thick. Slide the lemon slices down the sides of the vase, pushing them down with a wooden skewer. The slices should be visible from the outside of the vase. The foam holds the lemon slices in place on one side and the glass of the vase on the other.
3). Refill the vase with water and arrange the flowers securing them in the floral foam. Orange roses tightly packed look stunning with lemons. Other flower choices might be chrysanthemums, daisies or tulips.