Bring the freshness of spring into your house with blooms from your garden.
The informal air of spring makes it seem like you're at the florist. Your garden will
provide all that you need this season. Colorful flowers
arranged in generous bunches with fresh greenery will add a splash of color to your rooms.
Gathering the Blooms: Pick garden flowers slightly before they are completely
open. Trim their stems and excess leaves. Make sure the stems are immersed in
water when trimming. For 'filling' the arrangement, choose from the available
greenery in your garden.
Scent: The fresh scent of many blooms is enough to leave a lingering trace of
scent in your rooms and hallways, but if you want more of it, add twigs of
scented herbs like sage, mint, thyme or rosemary to your arrangement.
Large Arrangements: Large vases or urns filled abundantly with seasonal small
blooms look stunning. You can fill the vase with flowers of one single variety
or color, or use bunches of mixed flowers.
Small Arrangements: Small containers with a few blooms or even a single bloom
are exactly what your windowsills and side-tables need. Get creative with the
containers and put to good use all your vintage cans and teacups.
Shaping: Spring blooms look most beautiful when left to flow naturally from
any container. Leave the formal arrangements for luxurious Winter Holidays and
fill your vases with informally arranged bunches, allowing them to trail
naturally.
Placing the Arrangement: Place large vases in safe and open areas but go for
small, practical arrangements for small spaces, bathroom, cloakroom etc.
Transform hallways and dark corners with the introduction of a vase of flowers.
Cleaned and polished Fireplaces and Mantles can be cheered up with flamboyant
arrangements whereas a single bloom or small baskets will beautify
empty windowsills. Tussie-Mussies can be used to adorn all
doorknobs.
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