Many of these supplies can be found at craft & floral supply stores - to purchase them online, click on the item.
OASIS® Floral Foam
Green foam in a rectangular block that serves as a water source that can be shaped to fit any container. Stems can be securely placed at any angle.
Cages Foam with plastic grid around it for extra enforcement. Can be attached to any structure.
Shaped Foam Pre-shaped foam in spheres, cones, rectangles and cylinders.
Rainbow Foam Available in a variety of colors to integrate foam into color scheme of arrangement.
Floral Tape Special tape that does not stick when wet. Good for securing oasis to containers.
Floral Adhesive Good for attaching any fresh items to surfaces. Does not "burn like glue". Make sure it is applied on the surface for a few minutes, becoming tacky before attaching
Covered Paper Wire Attractive enough to use for construction designs where the mechanics will show. Used for bundling items together.
Paddle Wire Easy to hold and unwrap while working. Available in a variety of thickness. Good for bundling items together.
Hot Glue Gun or Pan Used to attach any non fresh items together. Peelable if you make a mistake.
Cling Sticky putty like substance used for stabilizing containers on surfaces or to each other.
Floral Preservative Add to warm water while conditioning flowers. Use in water soaking OASIS® foam products and OASIS® Clear for any transparent containers.
Foam Knife Extra long knife with L-shaped handle to make cutting blocks of Oasis foam easy.
Ratchet Lopper A must to cut through thick stems or branches.
Felco Pruner #2 Classic pruner with anvil blades for clean cuts on thin branches and flower stems.
Gardencut Shears General all-purpose shears by Joshua Roth Ltd. are excellent for floral and gardening tasks.
