![Flower.KappiNaftel.0195 Floral designer Kappi Naftel stands in an abundant summer flower garden. She wears a green and white patterend sleeveless shift dress](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower.KappiNaftel.0195.jpg)
Follow floral designer Kappi Naftel at @kapflower. See her step-by-step tutorial at the end of this post.
—Kappi Naftel of Kap Flowers
—Kappi Naftel
![Flower.KappiNaftel.1259 A summer arrangement by Birmingham, AL floral designer Kappi Naftel of Kap Flowers featuring individual bouquets in assorted glass containers, placed a white wooden handheld container and decorated with eggplants, tomatoes, and other summer vegetables. It is displayed on old concrete garden bench in a shady garden](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower.KappiNaftel.1259.jpg)
MATERIALS
- Zinnias
- Celosia
- Dahlias
- Heuchera foliage
- Foxgloves
- Rudbeckia
- Weigela
- Coneflowers
- Chocolate lace flower
- Chaste tree
- Fig
- Hydrangeas
- Fresh herbs
- An assortment of tomatoes in different colors and sizes
- Other produce, such as squash and mini eggplant
- Small glass vases
- Twine
- Handled container
STEP 1
Prep the materials: Strip lower foliage and trim stems, and organize bundles on work surface.
![Flower_KappiNaftel_Step1_Prep_0569 2 flowers and foliage for Kappi Naftel's floral tutorial laid out on a wooden work surface](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower_KappiNaftel_Step1_Prep_0569-2.jpg)
STEP 2
Begin your hand-tied bouquet by creating a binding point—the point at which the first stem is held vertically. The second stem should cross the first at an angle. All other stems can be added in a counterclockwise angled fashion, almost as if they twirl around the primary stem. The higher on the stem the binding point, the smaller and tighter the bouquet, and vice versa. Combine colors and blooms as desired.
![Flower_KappiNaftell_Step2_BindPoint0679 1 Kappi Naftel holds her bouqet-in-progress at a bind point near the base of the flowers](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower_KappiNaftell_Step2_BindPoint0679-1.jpg)
STEP 3
Once you have created the basic shape of the bouquet, you can start to poke in other materials to add fullness, color, and texture.
![Flower_KappiNaftel_Step3_BuildBouquet0755 Step 2: adding flowers](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower_KappiNaftel_Step3_BuildBouquet0755.jpg)
STEP 4
Once you are happy with your bouquet, it needs to be secured with twine. Wrap the twine around three times, tie off, and trim the ends of the twine.
![Flower_KappiNaftel_Step4_BindingBouquet_0848 Kappi Naftel ties the bouqut with twine](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower_KappiNaftel_Step4_BindingBouquet_0848.jpg)
STEP 5
Place your tied bouquet next to the container you are using to determine where to trim the stems so the bouquet sits well in the container. Trim the stems straight across and evenly.
![Flower_KappiNaftel_Step5a_0909 Kappi Naftel holds her bouquet against a glass to judge stem length. The bind point is near the top of the vessel.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower_KappiNaftel_Step5a_0909.jpg)
![Flower_KappiNafteL_Step5b_0918 Kappi Naftel uses clippers to trim bouquet stems](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower_KappiNafteL_Step5b_0918.jpg)
STEP 6
Repeat the steps above to create enough hand-tied bouquets to fill the glass vases, and then place in the large handled container, which will serve as the centerpiece.
![Flower_KappiNafteL_Step6_0965 A shallow, flat white tray with a handle across the length of the top is filled with glass containers. Some are filled with bouquets.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower_KappiNafteL_Step6_0965.jpg)
STEP 7
Create a summer vignette by placing farm-fresh tomatoes and other colorful produce around the arrangement. When placing on a dining table, you can also arrange produce by each table setting, if desired.
![Flower_KappiNaftel_Step71203 Kappi Naftel adds tomatoes to the base of her arrangement to finish the vignette](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower_KappiNaftel_Step71203.jpg)
Produced by Alice Welsh Doyle | Photography by David Hillegas
This story originally appeared in Flower magazine’s July/August 2021 issue.