Roses and Orchids basket

The flat-based arrangement in the basket holds eleven roses and nine cymbidium orchid flowers, and hypericum with glossy berries complements them. Pink roses and white orchids harmonise not only in colour but also in form: full roses alternate with slender orchid flowers. The orchid symbolises elegance, refinement and admiration, and this carries through to the overall impression of the basket.

Greenery forms the base into which the flowers are set; it adds volume, shape and colour contrast. The wicker basket serves as a container for flat-based arrangements, and inside it two pieces of floral foam absorb water and hold each stem exactly where the florist has inserted it. In Czech tradition, cut flowers, roses included, are given in odd numbers, and eleven fits this custom, so the basket suits a gift for loved ones.