Just like a second love, you have to see the floral design with an entirely new set of eyes. There will be lessons learnt from the first pass. But you have to avoid those mistakes that have resulted in those lessons. You have to be gentler than ever. You need patience. You need creativity and energy to do something different.

I have found that floral arrangements can change drastically in a second pass. So tall flowers have been shrunk by me to bud vases or cluster clay pot miniature arrangements. I have lost kenzan, as the damp moss now does the trick of anchoring really delicate stems. Flowers have been moved around vases, and some vases have frankly disappeared. And I do generate a lot of compost.

You have to do this even if you buy good floral arrangements from a famous florist. You certainly have to do this if you buy flowers from street-side vendors, say every three days. You have to soak the flowers in water, refresh them, make fresh floral food, cut stems at an angle and dip the cut stems in water in a sink. And then you arrange.

No fancy courses needed for this effort. No sketch needed. You are just working with water, used, wet floral foams, and vases that were used earlier. You are banking on your basics of knowing art, design, and loving what you do and are willing to take a chance again on flowers that will certainly die over the coming days.