Use a drinking straw to push foliage horizontally deep into a Kenzan to leave space for stems to rest on top of them

Place a Kenzan in the middle of a shallow container and fill the container with water.

See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to place a Kenzan.

Gently press the leaves down into the Kenzan using a drinking straw or thin aquarium pipe.

This is a great way to re-use drinking straws instead of it becoming trash. Simply rinse out the straw after use and keep it handy.

... and now that drinking straws are becoming less readily available: remember to keep one in your design bag or buy aquarium pipe that you can reuse time after time.

The foliage is speared all the way into the Kenzan keeping it neatly in place under water.