How to Arrange Flowers In Simple Ways

As one travels along the Alleppey-Changanasherry road (AC Road) there is a sight that will add cheer to your ride. You may never get tired of the beautiful homes, but they do tend to get repetitive with their constant use of a particular plant for gussying up. The Allamanda.

The flower Allamanda is a very commonly found blossom in Kerala. Popular as 'Kolambi' or the Trumpet flower, almost every house especially in the central parts of Kerala like Alappuzha and Kottayam sports a plant. It is especially favored as it needs no special maintenance or care.   This might be due to the soil which is mostly sandy owing to nearby beaches or red loam due to mountainous terrain as in the case of Kottayam.

Each of the houses, you will find, has taken care to carefully grow it over porches, around gates, or winding up porch pillars. My personal favorite is letting the plant grow around a central post and then shaping it to fall over a top umbrella-like wiring or plant support. This makes for beautiful plant showpieces around  the garden. Simply perfect for marriage occasions! If you plan in advance, that is.

Here are a few other ways you may use the home-grown Alamanda around your apartment. They add that extra color to homes. If you are using yellow Alamanda they make homes look more cheerful, sunny and bright.

And you won't have to worry about cutting your beloved plant out of shape, as just a single flower arrangement can also do the trick.

A single flower arrangement 

A many flower arrangement

How to arrange flowers by the window

The Purple Alamanda is not less pleasing a sight either. It can be used in ways shown above to add a pleasant  feminine touch to homes.

Purple Allamanda