What is a Drop-In Bouquet?

We’ve been talking about the trend in drop-in bouquets and they are being shown in all the shelter magazines, but what does it mean?  In some cases it is nothing more than taking a bunch of flowers and placing them in a vase with very little artful thinking or process.  In its most beautiful sense, it is placing flowers in a vase without using floral foam, or other mechanic such as chicken wire, a frog, kenzan or tape to create an art piece.  It is a particularly good way to create designs in glass vases because there are no unsightly mechanics showing when it is complete.  While this method has its advantages, without a mechanic to hold the stems in place as they are being arranged, it can also be much more difficult.  Flipping through some of the current home magazines will provide a multitude of ideas for ways to use this style of design.