You may think that flowers will thrive wherever they are put, and when you bring home (or otherwise receive) a lovely bunch from Billy Heroman’s Flowers & Gifts , that it makes no difference where you put them. Well, yes and no. Sunflowers do best where there’s lots of sunlight, not surprisingly. Arrangements you put on the vanity in a bathroom should be humidity-hardy. A clutch of roses can be great as a centerpiece, as long as they aren’t too fragrant, and pieces with a lot of scale look smashing as a foyer accent or on a table in a more formal area of your home.

Let’s say you invest in our Summer Sunflowers and want them a) to be enjoyed by as many people possible in your home and b) want them to last as long as possible. Where should they go? Well, because they’re fragrance-free, sunflowers are a great choice for an informal dining table or a kitchen area. Since they need a lot of hydration, we love the idea of having them close to a source of water (ding ding kitchen) for easy refilling. Position them in indirect sunlight in a spot where they’ll get lots of attention.

Consider both the flower types as well as the scale of the arrangement when you place an arrangement in your home, and you’ll have a design to enjoy for as long as possible.