I love orchids. I can still remember walking into the Ralph Lauren Store on Rodeo about 20 years ago, and in the entryway they had a massive orchid arrangement. Swoon. Of course I bought nothing in the store and did plenty of googly eyes, and always remembered the orchids.
I’ve bought several orchids and they are gorgeous for a month or two, and then I can never get them to rebloom. After trashing several $20 orchids that have dropped their blooms, I finally decided to get a fake. Well, one quick internet search and I was turned off…The price of faux orchid arrangements can range from $350-700, depending on the size. And who wants a small one?!
After a little trial and error, I’m SO HAPPY with my faux arrangement. People are always blown away when I tell them that they are fake, and that they cost under $50! Here’s how it turned out:
here’s what you need:
- faux flowers
- orchid leaves with roots
- moss
- stakes
- foam flower discs
- a bowl (your choice!)
- Or a fabulous chain link pot
- white pebbles or any old rocks (I had some left over from another project)
- some rope or twist ties to secure the stems to the stakes
Here’s what I did!
Step one – selected an awesome container. Mine is grandmillennial in style. I also used a massive clam shell bowl. This is the part where you get creative, but here are some suggestions if you don’t already have a bowl: blue and white bowl, brown wood bowl, pink terracotta bowl.
Step two – seat the foam disc at the bottom of the bowl. I used a few white rocks from home depot to weight it down.
Step three – start adding your stakes and stems, right next to each other, in the foam. Use the rope or twist ties to tie the orchid stems to your stakes, maybe two per stake.
Step four – stick the orchid leaves/stems into the foam disk around the base of your stems and hide the foam disk
step five – garnish with a few more rocks and the faux moss to completely hide the disc.
Holy Mackerel House 