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Designing The Perfect Mother’s Day Flower Arrangement

What mother wouldn’t appreciate receiving a beautiful bouquet of flowers on Mother’s Day? Yesterday my 3-year-old presented me with a heap of crunchy grass blades and declared the “bouquet” my Mother’s Day present. I did what any other self-effacing mother would have done: thanked her with a kiss on the cheek then placed the blades in a pretty pink bowl (where some of them continue to float this morning). Let’s face it; flowers (and other greens) are the most popular gifts to give on Mother’s Day. Whether you pick a bunch of blooms from your own backyard (preferably not the … Continue reading →

Tables, Guests and Flowers

How can floral arrangements, guests, tables and conversation all survive symbiotically at a dinner party? What can you do to create the prettiest table that is conducive to conversation and shows off your efforts in the floral department? Consider some of the following ideas. Keep the floral dining arrangement low on the table and compact so that it doesn’t block your guests’ view of each other or entangle any of the cutlery you went to all that trouble to either wash or polish. You know you have gone too far when guests have to part foliage to make a conversational … Continue reading →

Easy Floral Arrangements For The Home

The best floral arrangements are ones that don’t look as if they were deliberately arranged. As odd as that may sound, a good rule of thumb is to remember that the less propping the better. The goal is to create a more or less English country garden look. How so, you might ask. Well read on for some tips. For one thing, use cluster flowers that have the consideration to practically arrange themselves. Lilacs, peonies, and hydrangeas, for example, are so full and dense that they don’t need any company. Good quality flowers that can stand on their own even … Continue reading →