
I love fresh flowers in our home. I don’t know that I’ve met many people that don’t. Is there anything better than a clean house, a good smelling candle and fresh flowers!? Noooot much in my opinion. I tend to always have them during the summer because often times I can cut them from my yard. I am certainly NO expert in the flower and florist world, but I just thought I would share a few things that I have learned and seem to work for me. Once again, total NOVICE and highly unprofessional over here! Haha
Often times when I first started making arrangements I would stick to 1-2 colors and then greenery. As I did it more often and got more comfortable, I started adding more color.
I love to choose a “statement” flower, which often times for me is a hydrangea. It is just so big and can make a statement all by itself. Then you can choose a smaller accent flower to work around your statement piece and then add your greenery to fill in holes.
Hydrangeas, spray roses and these (???-I’m not sure of their name) are my go-to flowers. They all seem to last a long time. As for greenery… eucalyptus and clippings from my yard are favorites. Yes, you read that correctly… I often grab greenery from my yard as fillers. Around Christmas time, I love to clip greenery from my holly bushes. The red berries are perfect for all your Christmas arrangements.
Trader Joe’s, Publix or Costco are typically where I buy flowers. Trader Joes is by far my favorite with their variety. Another tip I would say is work with a smaller container rather than a big one at first. If you want to make a big statement on a table, consider making multiple arrangements rather than just one big one. Then as you feel more comfortable, you can work with bigger containers.
I try hard to change my water every 1-2 days. Any time I do this, it’s always a good idea to clip the stems. This will make your flowers healthier and they will last a lot longer. As flowers die, remove them and downsize to smaller containers.
Have the best weekend, my friends! I hope it’s relaxing, fun and full of all the sweet little things that make life BIG!
This arrangement and the whole table are absolutely breathtaking! Seriously, these photos could be in a magazine. Lovely! And yes, I take fillers from my yard too! 😁 👍🏻
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Thank you Alinda!!
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