Sunflowers, roses and lilies

The bouquet contains seven sunflowers, seven roses, three stargazer lilies, four waxflowers and greenery. Sunflowers give the bouquet its main colour accent; they have a large disc-shaped centre surrounded by ray-like petals and a sturdy, hairy stem. Roses and lilies in pink shades add a warm contrast, and the whole bouquet looks upbeat and suits a greeting.

Lilies are among the strongly scented flowers, so in small closed spaces a smaller number suits better, and this bouquet has three. Waxflower gradually drops its spent blooms in a vase, which is natural and does not harm the bouquet; remove the leaves from the greenery stems that would sit below the water line.