Flower Design
Transcript: Flowers or green plants bring some nature in the hotel Jeff Leatham Four Seasons Hotel Georges V Paris what are the alternative to fresh flowers ? Bouquets of cut flowers : change the water every 48 hours to avoid smelly and dirty water if possible, store the bouquet in a cold area for the night. make sure that the vase has the right size, and the stems are 1/2 in the water. Floral arrangements : fill up the container every 2 days, also if possible to store the arrangement in a cold area. Green Plants : every plant has a specific need, regarding heat, light and care (this must be checked at the purchase time). the green plants with flowers, like Orchids, azaleas, Xmas star, and some exotic flowers with a minimum of care will last long. the green plants must have 2 times per year some care, it is a valuable, cost effective solution to bring nature in the lobby area. What care the flowers need ? Where to put flowers ? Flower Decoration How to design a flower arrangement ? Why hotels are flowering the Reception or Lobby area ? it is elegant the size for tall bouquet : the high total is 3 x the vase the wide is 1.5 x the vase the next step is Monday 9h00 in Annex for the group working in Housekeeping. Mrs Aude will assist you to prepare the decoration of the Hotel de Alpes, including 1 reception's bouquet, 3 round bouquets and 18 soliflores. the size for a round bouquet : the high total is 2 x the vase the wide is same, maximum 1.5 x the vase we use the color wheel for color match, we tend to mix 20% of cold colors with 80% of warm colors. warm colors : red, orange, yellow, fuchsia, pink... cold colors : blue, purple, green, turquoise, braun... primary colors / basic colors : blue, red, yellow secondary colors : orange, green, pink, purple tertiary colors : apple green, light pink, mauve, turquoise, beige complementary colors : orange-blue, green-red, yellow-purple white and black are not colors, they are neutral. How to optimize the space ? Flowers are part of the whole aspect of the decor of the hotel in the lobby in the restaurant in the Suite in some VIP rooms How to choose the flowers vs budget ? the flower arrangement : should not be on the guest way should not hide the view, at the desk or at the table must be stable, it could fall and hurt a guest should not take too much space on a table should not have a strong smell, per ex : lilies, ... should not be dirty or sick with mosquitoes, same for the water, it should be cleaned and not smelly. Flowers must match with the room, the location, the architecture,to bring a real added value... 1st category : noble flowers, high cost flowers : orchids, exotic flowers, lilies with large flowers, long-stemmed roses... 2nd category : average cost, large production : gerbera, lilies, roses, sunflower, tulips,... for budget minded hotel keeper, it is always recommended to get seasonal flowers and regional too. some hotels have 3000 chf some others only 300 chf per month it brings fresh atmosphere