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 Shopping Advice From the Epicurious Test Kitchen  The Best Vase for Every Type of Flower
 Vases aren't a one-size-fits-all deal: The best vase depends on the types of flowers and arrangements you're working with. I consulted some experts in the matter, Taylor Patterson of Fox Fodder Farms and Bia Yapp of Bia Blooms, who offered the flower arranging and displaying guidance below.
Urn-Shaped Vases
Perfect for: All-purpose but ideal for grocery store bouquets.
For that standard-issue spray of flowers that you might grab while shopping or that a friend might drop off as a gift, Patterson says that a nice urn-shaped vase with a wider base and narrower opening at the top will do the trick: "You can just plop them in and you don't have to fuss with them too much."
Narrow-Mouthed Vases
Perfect for: Single stem large blooms and sparse farmers market bouquets.
While narrow-mouthed vases can sometimes restrain multi-stemmed flower arrangements, they are quite well-suited for a single stem with a large bloom, like sunflowers or chrysanthemums. "They're great for top-heavy blooms that have some drama, like smoke bush," Yapp says.
Tall Vases
Perfect for: That giant branch you couldn't resist buying.
For those big bundles of forsythia or a branch of sculptural plum blossoms, Patterson suggests a tall glass vessel, around 18 inches, that can support the scale of the larger stems.
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
The go-to vases for every flower situation
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