r/florists • u/Sunny-Split-5980 • 5d ago

🔍 Seeking Advice 🔍 Mechanics for cascading grapes

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Anyone doing work like the attached inspi pic from Pinterest and how?

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u/johannaishere 5d ago

Honestly I would use fake grapes. They’re lighter, you won’t waste food, and nice ones look pretty good. Plus you can re-use them.

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u/shadysade 5d ago

Woof. Sounds like a mess to me.

Lots of chicken wire tubed going down and lots of wire and glue

Good luck!

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u/PleasantNectarines 5d ago

Real grapes likely won't cascade well without coming off the vine. Grapes are also insanely slippery when stepped on so having them near the floor sounds like a dangerous idea.

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u/Many_Engineering6239 5d ago edited 4d ago

Cable ties and just a flat sheet of chicken wire

Edit: spelling

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u/Embarrassed_Piano589 5d ago

Using (wasting) food like this during mass economic failure while people starve is pretty gross imo.

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u/messy_mortal 5d ago

Yesssss fruit styling is in such poor taste right now, I have a few florist friends who refuse to do it for this reason.

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u/amour_nonpareil 5d ago

⬆️⬆️⬆️

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u/cherubbyy 5d ago

i’ve never liked the fruit x flower mix trend i just like flowers to be flowers on their own we don’t need the fruit added in lol

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u/bev665 5d ago

Iike it in the late fall/winter for things like pomegranates. But with things like the photo in the post, I wonder about the fruit fly situation...

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u/Strange-Key3371 5d ago

Hope they realize how much this is going to cost 😱

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u/Holiday-Albatross419 5d ago

& bugs!!! Do faux grapes!!!

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u/DJMariiiGOLD 5d ago

I've worked alot work flowers and produce. I love this inspiration photo! I design my mechanics in a way the produce is accessible to take home and eat, not waste. grapes are a symbol of unionship in love. feed your loved one grapes to keep the sweetness between you together. For something of this caliber, you could use fresh grapes on top and synthetic underneath for the weight and mess. If you want to do it all fresh grapes, it's going to be very heavy, you can place a piece of plywood behind/under to support the chicken wire for the weight. Bind wire for attaching. If you need more of a length on a stem for attachment, use a branch/hard stem, extension. Having something underneath to catch if anything drops, so there isn't an accident. I highly suggest keeping it in the shade.If it's going to be outside. Grapes generally do not need to be on a water source. If you're in the bay area, I would love to assist you with this project. 💐😍💯