The following is a list of items that are the most important items to have on hand when doing a flower arrangement
or attending a flower arranging workshop:
- Scissors for flowers
- Scissors for paper
- Pruner for woody stems
- Small needlenose pliers which have wirecutting feature
- Floral wire
- Knife for cutting oasis
- Small watering can
A more comprehensive list, suggested by Linda Ladd, would include the following:
- Flower scissors (Joyce Chen style with short blades and long handles preferred)
- Small pruner
- Small wire cutter
- Roll of medium gauge green floral wire
- Waterproof green tape
- Corsage tape
- Regular scissors
- Knife to cut oasis
- Needlenose pliers
- Green wooden picks with wire attached-medium size
- Awl
- Stapler - Arrow 1/4" - 6mm staples
- Greening pins
- Bamboo skewers 1-12" length
- Green twine
- Fishing line
- Roll of sturdy twistem
- Water picks
- Matches or a lighter
- Glue gun and glue sticks
- Small watering can
