Flowers have finally started sprouting up all over the place, which not only means the garden's looking a little prettier, but it also means I now have a huge (free) resource for designing little bouquets for every room in the house.
Being not too clever at this, I recently invested in a book on
flower arranging.
Here are some of my first (feeble) attempts:
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| His bathroom. |
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| My bathroom. |
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| Very patriotic in the entrance hallway. |
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| Dining table. |
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Living room. Okay, so I cheated - I didn't grow these. I usually have
lillies in this vase, but they always try to droop to the sides - brilliant tip
from my new book: use a grid of sticky tape! So simple! |
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| Living room (I didn't grow these either). Same here with the tape. |
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My first attempt at flower arranging. With an oasis. The rhododendron is actually cerise,
which doesn't come across in the picture - very striking against the black granite patio table. |
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| So elegant in its simplicity. |
These little arrangements have really cheered the place up. So my advice to you is: pick a few flowers and bring them indoors. You really won't miss them from your flowerbeds and they do make such a difference to your home!
Happy flower arranging!
Laura
Åh, vilka fina buketter! Jag gillar i synnerhet den i badrummet!!!
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//Linda
TACK! :)
DeleteIt all looks very lovely, Linda. I really like the the pink dahlia and ox-eye daisies in your bathroom and the dining table arrangement is very pretty too! Simple is best!
ReplyDeleteThanks Caro! I agree, like the single dahlia - so effective. Interesting post on cauliflower, I haven't grown it yet. The only brassica I've (attempted) to grow(n) is broccoli. And have only successfully harvested a few heads (for a number of reasons, mostly Swedish weather). I've just re-spaced and replanted this year's attempt - a tray of broccoli seedlings from a local nursery, which I'm protecting this year with copper impregnated collars, hopefully deterring cabbage fly and slugs. If I succeed with them this year, I'll have a go at cauli next year :)
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